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05/13/2021 updating
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Visitors by appointment only
Please remember that although you see minis on TV commercials coming through
pet doors, riding on airplanes, or having breakfast in the house with a
superstar, miniature horses are livestock. The minis on TV and social media
have had specialized training by professionals. Don't get me wrong,
miniature horses are great companion animals with the proper training.
We do have some horses for sale, but most are older. Sadly, we will not have
any foals this year and don't have any broodmares. Most of our older horses
are not suitable for small children since they have had no training with
children.
I'm always happy to visit on the phone or via email with people to see if a
miniature horse is the right choice for them. Be prepared, I will ask
you a lot of questions, and hope you will do the same. Thank you for
visiting our site.

Fashion Design, foaled in 2011, 34" - 34.25" gelding, $750 no
registration papers

HCM License to Thrill, 2004, 33.5" AMHA & AMHR
Registered gelding, $650
NOTE:
All sales photos of
minis - brought in from the pasture, body clipped (maybe), and photographed the next day
by an amateur photographer with an amateur handler. These photos are not a
result of fancy photo shoots and gimmicks;
just quality minis. Yes, the motion shots are the horses' natural way
of going thanks to 30+ years of breeding top quality stallions to top quality
mares. The horse you purchase from us will look this good once you have
him at your home or farm.
These beautiful stallions were purchased from our website. Please visit
our miniatures "For Sale" pages for your next
champion.
Important reasons why you should purchase your miniature horse from
us:
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Have you always dreamed of owning a
miniature horse, let us put you at ease by sharing our knowledge with you.
We have always assisted newcomers to the
breed. Whether this is your first miniature horse or an addition to an
established breeding program, we are interested in helping you find the
right mini for you and your budget.
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First, anyone new to mini ownership should
ask a lot of questions before they buy their first miniature horse. It
is very easy to fall in love with a mini and/or a professional photo; but, if
you will do some homework first, you will find happiness as an owner of a healthy
horse that looks as good as the photos.
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Why do we leave SOLD
horses on our site? It is important to you as a purchaser that we are
breeding for and producing consistent quality.
Ask yourself, how many other miniature
horse farms have 30+ years of experience
with a true breeding program; we retain quality individuals to breed and
produce the next generation of Champions. We never have and will never
buy horses just to resell and we don't dump our old non-reproductive
broodmares. Many of our original broodmares are nearing 30 years old
and
living a life of leisure here; they deserve it. Take the time to find
out more about our history.
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Are we AmericanMiniatureHorse.com or High
Country Miniatures, Inc.? Yes to both! "HCM" is
the prefix before our horse names. HCM is for High
Country Miniatures, Inc., and AmericanMiniatureHorse.com is
our farm website.
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We have never relied on placing our
horses in AUCTIONS or having herd reduction sales; in 29 years of
breeding we have sold
ONE mini through auction, fortunately to great home. We prefer
to place our minis through private sale so we know they will be cared for
properly. That being said, I may ask you
questions about the living accommodations that you will be able to provide
for your new mini.
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We offer you beautiful and correct miniature horses
for sale. Our miniature horses are sold at reasonable
prices and we will consider all reasonable offers. Whether you are looking for a
colt,
filly,
mare,
stallion, gelding,
driving prospect or a family pet we have a mini that is right for you.
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Our
miniature horse breeding has succeeded because we rely on producing quality, not quantity, while breeding
for conformation and motion. For 26 years, our breeding program has always been based on
outstanding motion couples with beauty and correctness for halter;
this has taken us to the top in the industry.
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WE HAVE PRODUCED OVER
75+
MINIATURE HORSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Not 75+ Championships, 75+ minis that earned championships. See our
HCM
Champions page for more details and photos.
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Our Arab-type miniature horses are bred for
athletic ability, beauty, disposition, intelligence,
motion, and refinement.
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International
Sales, no problem, let us help you with quarantine and transportation planning;
we have year of experience with export sales of miniature horses to many
international destinations including Thailand, Australia, New Zealand,
Mexico and many European destinations: Switzerland, Belgium, England,
France, and Germany to name a few.
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We are overly cautious
representing the heights on our minis being sold internationally. As a
buyer, you should familiarize yourself with your country's guidelines for
height and at what point on the body the measurement is taken, it varies a
great deal from country to country. If we feel a mini will be too
close on height at maturity - I will not send them to you.
Breeder of 2
consecutive National Grand Champion Senior Stallions:
National Grand Champion Stallion,
under HCM Thunderstruck and National
Senior Champion Stallion, under HCM Navajo's Dream Catcher
Who is High Country
Miniatures, Inc.?
We fell in love with
and bought our first mini, NFC Sweet Dreams, in February of 1988. In July of that year, we purchase
X-Caliber's Little Navajo (left), and he gave us a super start by producing
quality foals that still win top honors today. Navajo passed away in March
of 2005, but his legacy lives on in all of his progeny. Visit our
HCM History page and learn our secrets to success.
Miniature Horses really are like Potato Chips, you can't have just one.
What does
High Country Miniature horses breed for?
Our Texas based American Miniature Horse Farm breeds
miniature horses for correct conformation, performance, driving motion,
refinement and beauty. We have
consistently produced
AMHA
and
AMHR National Champion
halter, futurity halter, performance futurity and performance Champions, since
1988. We only produce 10 - 20 foals a year
preferring to produce Quality, not Quantity.
Our
miniature breeding program began with one stallion, X-Caliber’s Little Navajo. He was a
twelve time National Champion and became Reserve National Grand Champion Senior
Stallion; his titles were in halter as well as harness. To this day,
Navajo sons and daughters, grand, and great-grand get are still winning top honors in the show ring. Over the years we have
added select stallions to our program that have passed on quality traits to
enhance the horses we started with.
2009
World Champion AOTE Single Pleasure Driving
HCM WAR PAINTS FEELIN' GROOVY, Shown by KIMBERLEY LOCKE - Sired
by Landry's War Paint (left).
Congratulations and thank you to all
of you for doing an outstanding job showing HCM horses. Watch for updates
on the HCM Champions page.
You be the Judge!
View our miniature horses for sale.
View our beautiful miniature horses on our For Sale page and judge for yourself why High Country Miniatures, Inc.
has been so successful with breeding, showing and selling quality miniature horses
for the national show ring, international export markets, and great family pets. You
will find included in our pages mini horse sales information from this breeder of
National Champion halter and performance minis. High Country Miniature Horse Farm
offers for sale show and performance miniature horses, all of these little horses are
bred for top quality conformation, refinement, motion, and color.
You will find many Top Ten quality minis for sale on
our sales list.
Ready to
purchase a Mini Horse? We have a great selection of miniature horses for sale.
Although our
miniature horse farm is in Texas; we are experienced with
domestic and International sales. We have AMHA and AMHR miniature horse for sale.
Many of our horses are double registered with AMHA and AMHR and may be
registered with the Pinto Association.
If you would just like a miniature to
love, not to show, we usually have some Pet Minis available too. All of
our pet minis are good quality and healthy. All of our miniature horses
receive the same quality treatment and care whether they are a top show horse
prospect or a pet.
Where is High Country
Miniatures?
Our miniature horse
farm is located 50 miles northwest of Houston, Texas and 20 miles from Brenham,
home of Blue Bell Ice Cream. Visitors are
always welcome by appointment.
Watch for the
"HCM" miniature horse at shows near you. Watch for the get, grand get, and
great grand get of these magnificent studs winning
in the show ring.
We have
used only stallions and mares which produce and pass on superior traits.
The
stallions we started our breeding program with: X-Caliber's Little
Navajo, Landry's War Paint, Little Kings Almighty Buck (left),
Sooner State's Big Deal, and Cross Country's
Waterford, go back to some of the finest contributors of great motion and conformation in the
breed: Bond Showboy, Chianti, Gold Melody Boy, and Shadow Oaks Paul
Bunyan. Sooner State's Big
Deal and Cross Country's
Waterford have recently been sold to make room for three exciting new breeding
stallions: HCM Navajo's X-Caliber, HCM War Paint's Fashionation, and HCM War
Paint's Stars n Stripes 4EVER. Unfortunately, we lost X-Caliber's Little
Navajo in March of 2005 to cardiac arrest. If you would like to view more
information on our breeding stallions, follow this link to our Reference Sires
page.
What is a
Miniature Horse ?
Visit our Miniature Horse page
to find
information on our Breed registries and definition on what it takes to be a miniature
horse. You can also see the Standard of Perfection, breed definition of correctness, and what the
judges are looking for on that page.
Want to find our
more about Mini Horses? Here a two quick links to
miniature horse breed registries:
AMHA - American
Miniature Horse Association - 34" and less at the last hairs on the mane
AMHR American Miniature Horse
Registry - 34" and under, "A" miniatures and over 34" - 38" "B"
miniatures.
Enjoy the
Horse
Links
to fun and informative sites about minis, horse health, transportation, other mini
breeders, tack, equipment and other related items.
email:
miniaturehorses4U@gmail.com , phone (979)865-5840,
1476 Graham Road, Bellville, TX 77418.
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