Our sires
HAWKS EXPO ON ICE
2022 AMHR 33" grulla
In 1988 or 1989, I had a legendary once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help show miniature horses for Mel Wittmaack at that year's Nebraska State Fair. Until then, I had never even SEEN a miniature horse! Little did I know that on that weekend, we were showing some of the top miniature horses in the WORLD, bred and raised by the aforementioned man who many consider to be the “godfather" of the breed/type of perfect little horses we love and enjoy in the US today. Mel Wittmaack had an incredible, perfect-in-every-way, young little blue roan stallion by the name of Prince Buckingham at that State Fair….. who left hoof prints on my heart forever. He was breathtakingly beautiful and had the right amount of feistiness, he was muscular but delicate, and he was sired by the great Johnstons Gold Boy by the legendary founding sire Gold Melody Boy. In an instant, I was in love!! But when the weekend came to an end, I would never see him again although I would think of him often over the years to come.
Fast forward thirty-five years to 2022, when I caught glimpse of a photo…. unique and lovely grulla-almost-blue-roan stud colt raised from a very “typey” grey Loomis-bred mare and sired by a black/white Champion Farms Nighthawk grandson. I fell in love in an instant and a few months later our sweet “Expo” came home to us. Every day he reminds me a little more of Mel Wittmaack's lovely Prince Buckingham whom I admired so much, and I could not be more excited about this young stallion’s future as a sire!
Hawks Expo On Ice made his debut in the AMHR show pens in 2023 earning hundreds of All-Star points and dozens of Hall Of Fame points in Yearling Stallions Under 34”, as well as Junior Stallions Under—earning multiple First placings and two Reserve Grands. And that was all just in his FIRST TIME OUT!! In 2024, Expo competed in Halter classes again and earned TRIPLE the amount of points as the year before with multiple Grand Championships and Reserve Grands. In 2025 he will show in Showmanship classes and Trail classes….. and perhaps even some Hunter classes, too. He is not only a gorgeous horse, but he is incredible smart, too and we are excited for him to be able to showcase his talents in the ring!
HAWKS EXPO ON ICE will begin standing at stud to a VERY limited number of outside mares in 2025…. so start making your plans now! His availability WILL sell out quickly!! STUD FEE: $325/LFG and "mare care" is FREE!
Fast forward thirty-five years to 2022, when I caught glimpse of a photo…. unique and lovely grulla-almost-blue-roan stud colt raised from a very “typey” grey Loomis-bred mare and sired by a black/white Champion Farms Nighthawk grandson. I fell in love in an instant and a few months later our sweet “Expo” came home to us. Every day he reminds me a little more of Mel Wittmaack's lovely Prince Buckingham whom I admired so much, and I could not be more excited about this young stallion’s future as a sire!
Hawks Expo On Ice made his debut in the AMHR show pens in 2023 earning hundreds of All-Star points and dozens of Hall Of Fame points in Yearling Stallions Under 34”, as well as Junior Stallions Under—earning multiple First placings and two Reserve Grands. And that was all just in his FIRST TIME OUT!! In 2024, Expo competed in Halter classes again and earned TRIPLE the amount of points as the year before with multiple Grand Championships and Reserve Grands. In 2025 he will show in Showmanship classes and Trail classes….. and perhaps even some Hunter classes, too. He is not only a gorgeous horse, but he is incredible smart, too and we are excited for him to be able to showcase his talents in the ring!
HAWKS EXPO ON ICE will begin standing at stud to a VERY limited number of outside mares in 2025…. so start making your plans now! His availability WILL sell out quickly!! STUD FEE: $325/LFG and "mare care" is FREE!
SHADOW LAKE STORMY
1996 AMHR/AMHA/PTHA 32”
Palomino pinto
This beautiful mini palomino tobi stallion was the perfect replica of the most desired classic stock horse conformation, with an extremely quiet disposition to boot! His pedigree was chocked FULL of the greatest bloodlines from the famous Whittmack, Johnston and Vant Huttenest herds. He earned his own Grands and Wins in Halter and Color classes with the ISHR, and his son Shadow At Moonlight is still currently excelling in show rings, earning High-Points, Grands and Reserves in a variety of events from Halter to Performance. Shadow At Moonlight is a multiple World Champion and former National #1 High-Point Leader in Obstacle Driving!! Stormy had sired a very limited number of foals through the years when he came to us in 2015 as our very first miniature stallion, and we were quite blessed to produce some very nice crops with him between 2017-2021.
majestic jewel thief
2016 amhr/ISHR 35.5”
leopard pattern
This very loud mini leopard appaloosa stallion is simply beautiful and boasts a personality just as colorful as his coat! We called him "Omaha" and evervone who met him loved him. He was owned and trained by Stefanie between 2017-2021 and with limited showing in 2018, earned many Grands and Wins with the ISHR in Halter and Color classes. We began breeding Omaha in 2019 and raised two crops of foals from him in 2020 & 2021, loud appaloosa AND pinto patterns as expected!! While we absolutely loved him, Omaha really did not fit into our Pinto-based breeding programs and we sold him to a wonderful family in 2021, so he could go on to fulfill his destiny.