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Snowberry Farm has come a long way since we entered our very first miniature horse show in 1995 and winning our first blue ribbons.  (We had never owned horses before)  We were Arabian-type, conformation and pedigree specific when we went on our search for the next several horses to call our own.  We have maintained this quality and scrutiny as we have grown and developed throughout the years producing show horses, usually a National Champion, year after year.    Jim created and Becky is now managing the Training Center, adding new barns and an arena.  Get an inside view of the  new barn and arena.    We are making every attempt to improve our  breeding programs with beauty and movement.   We've come a long way...and plan on going further.

A closer look.......

Jim comes from a competitive sports background, hockey, football, triathlon/biathlon, to name just a few.  He attended Ferris State College and earned a Bachelor Degree of Science focusing on criminal justice.  While in college he was fraternity president and dorm RA. His path led him to California where he modeled for a few years, but came back to Michigan and worked at Dow Chemical's Fitness facility as an exercise consultant.  Business and sales drew his attention where he has made a career in the Petroleum sales industry. 

Jim has a large R judges card for the Miniatures, Classics and the Moderns.  He has successfully groomed, trained, shown and has a quality  breeding program in progress for all of the above breeds.

He is also a respected miniature horse trimmer.  It has been said that he is one of the better corrective trimmers in the MI area.

In his spare time, he is also the leader of a pop-rock band called The Shaydes.  Take a look www.the-shaydes.com

Becky went to college and earned her Associates Degree for legal secretarial and started working for Dow Chemical in Michigan.  Along the way, she showed cats for 9 years under the name Ever-Eve Cattery with many prominent Regional and National wins and noted breeding contributions (first blue-tabby and white Exotic Shorthair Grand Champions, etc) with her last show/companion cat of 20+ years passing away only a few years ago (GR CH & GR PR Ever-Eve's Vanilla Garilla).  She had always wanted a horse, so when she bought a couple of mini's from Lee Crutchfield, her competitive and breeding background from the cats carried over into the small horses.  She has always had fun and has set the standard in the miniature/pony performance industry for "style".  She found her niche' in training and driving performance horses.  She Loves it and it Shows!

Becky has been very successful in "running" races, marathons, biathlons and triathlons.  Tenacity and personal effort was a major part of the training schedule.  Becky and Jim were continually  interviewed by local papers, as it was unusual to have a couple come into a race and both win their respective age groups, or the overall race.  They are both use to hard work and personal commitment to excellence.

Becky is now working at My Secret Garden's Boutique as a fashion consultant and has been traveling and buying apparel for a number of years for the above Boutique.  It has given her the opportunity to be in local fashion shows during the year.  She loves everything about fashion.

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To start any story about Snowberry Farm, I always have to highlight the Egyptian King line because it was our first miniature horse choice in 1996. We purchased a Blue Boy mare bred to NFC Egyptian King’s Topsider, an AMHA National Champion Sr. Stallion – which produced a winning colt, AMHR National Champion Snowberry EK’s Goodside.  Goodside was our first foal and had a consistent and very successful show career.  He has a very LONG list of accomplishments.  Goodside's first son, Good Time, has produced his first show foal.  Goodside has been retired and sold to become the head of his own mare band, but that is where the story started.......

Michigan's Sharp As A Tack is probably one of the most exciting horses we own.  He is breathtaking - Beauty - Power & Elegance Personified.  Sharpie continues to prove all of this and more every year in the show ring and now in the breeding shed.  He again burned up the show ring with major wins at the 2009 World Show as a Classic Pleasure Driving Pony and again took the National Grand Champion Title at Congress in the Foundation Driving classes.  He will continue to make his mark both in the ring and with his foals.  Watch for his 2010 sweepstakes and futurity foals.   "Sharpie" will move us forward during the next few years in our small shetland breeding program.  We have collected a special group of beautiful mares to compliment him and the program.  If you are looking for a beautiful "B" horse to show or own, watch SBF progeny during the next few years.   A luminous slate grey stallion who has won in Halter and Driving at Pony Congress and AMHR Nationals.  He was a 2004 Hall of Fame Halter  and a 2005 Hall of Fame Pleasure Driving winner.  He is now working on several others (Foundation Halter, AMHR Park Harness, etc...)

Establo Aztec is more than another exciting horse.   From his first infamous step in the show ring as a weanling at AMHR Nationals, he has proven time and again that he is a true show horse.  He won his Hall of Fame easily by accumulating Grand after Grand.   We see great things in his future and are pleased to own and show this young colt.  Aztec made it into the driving arena this year with great diplomacy, flat tire and all.  He became one of our herd sires this year with charm, grace and accuracy - it has been exciting to see his first foal crop.   The two foals listed on the sale page were worth the wait.  Besides the tiny arab heads, large eye, short backs and BIG trot, they are flashy and a "chip off the old block".     Aztec has been bred for sweepstakes and futurity babies for 2010.  See you in Tulsa with his herd. 

 Snowberry Farm Stallions - Attitude, Power, Performance, Beauty...We've got them all ---- You Choose!  Please review our Stallion page and click on any stallion photo for further information.

Snowberry Farm Mares - An exquisite band of broodmares has been cultivated for over 10 years.  We are still adding new bloodlines and proven producers to use with our stallions to improve our breeding programs.   - It is just beginning to get exciting!!!

Snowberry Farm Foals - Raising equine with charisma and elegance.  Every year, producing National Top 10 quality.  Let one of our foals put you in the spot light.  All AMHR, AMHA or ASPC registered.

Snowberry Farm Facility - We have a show barn with 20 stalls built for the miniature horse, along with a barn for breeding, foaling, pony stalls and a new indoor arena for year-round training.

Snowberry Farm Training - SBF provides drug-free halter and performance training for the miniature horse or pony, with National Champions and Top 10's to our credit for clients, as well as, our own horses.  Becky has been very successful with her Performance training.

Snowberry Farm Fun - Raising Equine with Charisma and Elegance -- We try to keep the fun in showing, training and breeding.  We love what we do!  Call or e-mail.