Here are a few Sweet Grass Farm horses that have stayed in South Carolina, and are doing great in the show ring!
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Congradulations
to Ashley in New Hampshire. Best of luck in the show ring with "Slick"
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Clusive Dream
Maker: "Slick" is Terry's gelding, and is only being
sold due to the cancer circumstances. He is a great riding
woods/cow horse. He has a great handle, and is quick, but
gentle, has no bad habits, easy keeper, he can be trail ridden
one day, then shown 2 days later. He is a loud medicine hat,
has a nice conformation with a QH head and tiny ears. Slick
could easily be a major youth/amateur performance prospect. He
spins and stops if asked, but will easily quiet down for trail
riding. He is a great all around horse. To a good home...SOLD |
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 ...I
recently purchased a horse from Sweetgrass Farm. Slick
is an amazing animal. During my Febuaury vacation on
our way thorugh South Carolina my family stoppped at
Ms.Cathy's farm to look at her horses. She and her two
daughters are some of the nicest people I have ever met.
They were every helpful and kind, giving us a tour of
there farm and showing us all the horses. Ms. Cathy brought
in two horses she thought I might like and showed us
her babies too. When I saw Slick I knew he was the one.
A month later
my dad drove from our farm in New Hampshire all the way
down to South Carolina to pick Slick up and bring him
back home. He has since been home for about a month and
has recently particapated in his FRIST western pleasure
show and placed 4th out of 8 horses in the Senior equation
and pleasure classes...
He is respectful,
loving, and extremly willing to do anything I through
at him. He was so good he was falling alseep in the picture
of us at the line up. We will be participating in a 4-H
county show on June 22nd and hope to make it to states.
I'll let you know how it goes. In the meantime we'll
keep practcing, having fun, and maybe a few more shows.
Ashley
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I
am writing to update you on “Belle” and “Summer”.
Summer was Belle’s ’04 colt (Sired by Magnum)
when we bought her (we call him Shiloh now). They are both
doing great. We weren’t quite sure what we were getting
ourselves into by buying horses. I had not ridden since
I was a child and my husband was not a horse-person. Catherine
immediately said that Belle would be perfect for us and
she asked if we would like to take her baby too. Well, we
did not know a thing bout horses, let alone BABY horses.
She said “take him home, have him gelded, and do EVERYTHING
with him”. Well, we did. My kids, then 4 and 1, walked
him around our yard on a lead rope. We rubbed him with plastic
bags. Our dogs chased him and he chased them. He would have
come in the house if we would have let him. He did get up
two steps to the deck one day.
There
was one particular incident that revealed to me that we
had an extraordinary horse. It was September 2005 and my
son had started school. It was almost time to go down the
driveway to get him off the bus. I had a few minutes though,
so I went in the pasture and gave Belle and Shiloh some
water and hay. As I headed down the driveway to get Trey,
I saw that Shiloh had come to the fence line and was watching
for Trey. Trey got off the bus and we headed back down the
driveway, but I didn’t see Shiloh. I heard the fence
rattling and I saw Shiloh on the ground. Immediately I knew
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I started running and yelled to Trey to go inside and get
his Dad. I ran to the fence and talked to Shiloh, telling
him to stay still. When my husband came out, I jumped the
fence. We got his feet out of the fence and I held them while
my husband jumped the fence. Then he took the back feet and
I took the front feet. We rolled him over and he stood up.
I don’t think I breathed the entire time all of this
was happening. When he got up and was walking fine without
a scratch on him, I started crying. I knew that if he would
have struggled at any point during any of this, we probably
would have had to put him down. For a 16 month old horse to
be restrained like this and to react like that was phenomenal.
I knew this horse had personality and brains,
but it wasn’t until he went to the trainer on September
10, 2006 that I found out he had talent. Shiloh wasn’t
there 10 minutes and the trainer spotted the talent in him.
Shiloh spent 30 days there and captured their hearts. The
trainer told me:
- He is one of the best horses he has ever
ridden
- He starts 50 colts a year and this is the
best one he has seen in two years
- He needs to be shown western pleasure
- We can put our kids on him with no problem
- He told us that with one phone call, he
could get us $5,000 for him
- He said that if we put him in a few shows,
we could get $25-35,000 for him
- He wants a baby out of Belle and Magnum!!!
Shiloh
is not for sale. We may show him, we may not. He is our
family horse. My kids adore him. He truly is a part of our
family. We will breed Belle again to Magnum. We hope to
get another baby as smart, personable and talented as Shiloh.
We can’t thank Sweet Grass Farm enough for providing
us with such joy in these two horses. I proudly tell people
where I bought my horses and I always recommend that they
call the Wimberley’s if they want a great horse. Thanks
Sweet Grass Farm…We Love Ya!!! Love,
The
Hensing’s - Rob,
Kelly, Trey (6), Chase (3) and Drew (1) |
(Photos of Laura Beth and Magic)
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Black Nugget Bar, aka Jazz, and Lindsey from Sinrab Stables are doing great in the show pen. She has Jazz jumping really well also! They are another great team! Keep it up!
Jessica and Lacey: Well we sold Laceys baby and then pulled her out of the pasture 9 days later! We took her to the show and Jessica decided to give her a shot. (She hasn't been in the show pen in over 2 yrs!). She took her to the beautyshop!! ...then put her in a hunter under saddle class. They took 5th out of 22!! Wow, you guys are great together, and shocked me to death. Keep up the good work, and we will see how you guys do jumping in Oct! Love ya Jessie!
Ruthie the awesome! I just had to get a photo of you making Clone do his thing! You look great as usual! Thank you for being the special friend you are! You inspire me!:)
Customer Comments
I cannot thank you guys enough
for giving us the opportunity to own our Bandit Jr. (JSM Doc Bandit). He
is without a doubt, the smartest, sweetest horse we have ever own. People
are shocked when they watch us do things with him and then realize that he
is a stallion. This horse has brains!!!
He
does it all...from drill team work, to hours and hours on the trails, and
now is going to begin a career as a roping horse.
In 2007, we were blessed with
two BEAUTIFUL babies from Bandit. I just cannot say enough good things
about him!
Again thank you for giving us
this opportunity! May God bless you and see you through your hard times!
Keep The Faith!
Donna and Randy King
http://Painthorsesforsale.blogspot.com
My husband and I recently purchased Callie (Cal's Triple Coy) from Catherine at Sweet Grass Farms and couldn't be happier! Everyone made us feel very comfortable and welcome and we enjoyed the tour and getting to meet the Sweet Grass Farms Family. Since this was a first horse for me, it was important that the horse be well-trained, safe and gentle. Callie is that and more. Everyone thinks she is absolutely beautiful! I wanted to send a photo to show she is settling in nicely at her new home and doing great! We love her - She is very sweet and so easy to handle and take care of. She does like to eat, but then again, she is eating for two! : ) We can't wait to meet her little one in May and see what beautiful pattern/color shows up. We will definitely be taking a lot of photos of Callie over the next several months and will keep everyone posted on her progress.
Thanks again for selling us such a wonderful horse!
~Sandra and Mark Smith
Catherine
I
wanted to send you some updated pictures on the "boys" so that if you
wanted you could forward to your webmaster for your News page, it also has our
correct e-mail address in it, so maybe you can just replace what's there with
this. I've attached pictures of both Santana and Charlie for you to use.
We've
really enjoyed these boys!!! Again, thanks so much!!
(July 2004 Update-Santana
McCue)
We just wanted to let you know how the 2 stallions we purchased from
Sweetgrass Farms are doing. We couldn't be any happier with them. Santana McCue
(the black tobiano who is out of Black Onyx McCue x Sir Mickey McCue x Buck McCue
Jr.) is now a 3 year old. He is open for breeding here at Double C Stables, with
limited bookings to him. His first baby is due this month here at our farm. He
is close to 16 hands, and still just as gentle and willing as he has always been.
Santana has participated in numerous halter classes, has placed first in trail
classes, he has team penned and even tried his hand at roping. Santana is so willing
to do anything we've asked of him. We've had hours and hours of trail rides on
him. He trails with geldings, mares or whatever and does it as a gentleman. He
has been a wonderful addition to Double C Stables' breeding program, and most
of all and has been an absolute pleasure to own and we have enjoyed him thoroughly.
We look forward to many more years with Santana here. He is a sweetheart and I
couldn't be any happier with any other horse. We are so thankful we were able
to purchase Santana from Catherine and Sweetgrass Farms! He is just one of the
many quality paint horses that you've had, and he is truly a part of our family.
Jody, Dawn & Jessie Cook
Double C Stables
Blairsville, GA * 706.745.7520
www.doublecstables.com
* doublecs@doublecstables.com
(July 2004 Update-Penny's Lucky Charlie)
Penny's Lucky Charlie (Charlie), the buckskin tobiano stallion, was our second
purchase from Sweetgrass Farms and again, we couldn't be any happier to have him
as part of our family here at Double C Stables. Charlie has a beautiful confirmation,
gorgeous head, and is a very well bred stallion. His bloodlines include Two Eyed
Jack; National Champions, The Invader, Dual Image and J Bar J, and also Painted
Robin and Impressive. He has too made a wonderful addition to our breeding program
here. Charlie is now 3 and has started his breeding this year, again with limited
bookings.
We are truly grateful for allowing us to purchase yet another quality
paint horse for you.
We've put a lot of trail rides on Charlie. Charlie has
had a lot of training going on and when he catches on to something, he puts his
whole heart into it and gives 110% and does it well. Charlie is participating
and placing in his halter classes, he's done several of the local team pennings,
and done them well, and has been started this year in beginner walk-trot and western
pleasure classes and is doing very well. There are so many stories we could share
with you about both of the stallions we've purchased from you, and in time, I'm
sure you'll hear them. We are just so pleased with Charlie and Santana both, and
we look forward to more paints from you in the future. Thank you again for selling
us such honest, good quality, wonderful horses who have become family members
to us!!!
Jody, Dawn and Jessie Cook
Double C Stables
Blairsville, GA
* 706.745.7520
www.doublecstables.com * doublecs@doublecstables.com
Once again my friend and horsewoman extraordinaire "Ruthie"
wins at the World Show! You go woman! Can't wait to see what
you do with Lacy!
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CUSTOMER
COMMENTS:
...My
husband and I just paid our first but most certainly not last
visit to Sweetgrass
Farm. We are absolutely in love with Catherine and her family!!!
From the first return phone call to the actual visit we received
exceptional service! We are purchasing one of the colts from Carolina
Sunrise. He is a handsome little fellow and just as soon as he
is weaned we will bring him home. The hospitality that Catherine
and her children showed us was just wonderful! Terry was not at
home but we look forward to meeting him the next time. We felt
right at home even though it was a first time visit. If anyone
is looking for a fine well cared for loved horse, Sweetgrass Farm
is the place to go! We are telling all of our friends about Sweetgrass
Farm and we know that some of them can hardly wait to visit the
farm themselves. We look forward to doing business with the Wimberly
family in the future!
- Cynthia & Vincent
Hamilton, Savannah, GA
We
have been searching for the perfect horse to add to our herd
for
quite some time. After several forays across the Southeast, we
were fortunate to find exactly what we wanted from Sweet Grass
Farms.
Jewel is one of the rare, "to good to be true" horses
that everyone wants to own. She is safe and sane with incredible
ground manners. Three smooth gaits, a responsive demeanor and
a
strong desire to please. And, what a great producer! This mare
has awesome foals. We couldn't be happier with our new horse.
Thanks,
Catherine for raising and training such intelligent, sound and
correct horses. We appreciate your candor, honesty and efforts
on our behalf.
We look forward to future interactions with the Wimberlys and
their horses.
- Ealy
Quarter Horses Archer, Florida
Thanks
to Catherine and the gang at Sweetgrass Farm for another perfect purchase! I recently
purchased my third baby from Sweetgrass (Coriander, formerly Buttercup) and as
usual, the only surprise was that she was even better than promised. She is an
absolutely gorgeous filly that wants to please, is highly intelligent and very
calm ( she followed a friend of mine up two steps and right into the house, and
is only three and a half months old!) Finding a calm "sensible" horse
is very important to me, since I have severe heart problems. I wasn't sure that
I would ever be able to have horses again, but I knew that if I were to ever get
another one, it would be from Catherine. Everything that I have purchased from
Catherine has been SUPERIOR, and I purchased my first baby from her seven years
ago. I plan to bring Corie back to her birth place when she is old enough to breed
her to one of the awesome stallions standing at Sweetgrass Farm. Thanks for another
wonderful experience guys!! We hope to get to see you soon!
-
Kelly and Craig Malton
"For
the last 8 months I have been actively searching web sites, tack shops and feed
stores for a horse - the perfect horse for me. I finally found 'Merlot' at Sweet
Grass Farm. She was honestly represented in the ad (which I found is many times
not the case) and does everything that Catherine said she would. I very much look
forward to my partnership with Merlot and will keep Sweet Grass Farm posted on
our progress and show career.
Not only did I find a great horse but
I also found southern hospitality at Sweet Grass Farm! I had a great time visiting
with Catherine and Ruthie. Not only did I leave with a new horse but have also
made 2 new friends!
Thank you, Catherine, Ruthie and Sweet Grass Farm!!
Karen
Quesenbury
I
wanted to write and thank you and your family for the warm hospitality and kindness
you showed me during my recent visit to Sweet Grass Farm. I came to look at horses,
and left with a great respect for you, your family, your horses, and the job all
of you do on your family farm. I
came to you a few weeks after taking a severe fall off a horse. Being such a beginner
rider, I was pretty naïve. I didn't realize how much of an effect that had
on me until I got up on a horse and admitted my fears. It was clear to me that
I needed to get my confidence back before I bought a horse. I was amazed at how
understanding and encouraging all of you were to me. You could have tried to talk
me into buying a horse, but you didn't. You definitely cared much more about me,
my feelings, and the match between the horse and rider, than about making a sale.
I cannot tell you how much I respect and appreciate you for that.
I'm
taking lessons now, to get my confidence back. Sometimes I still wonder if I should
have bought that horse. She was so sweet and gentle, and probably would have been
just what I needed to work on my confidence with. But I know that when I'm ready,
there will be more Sweet Grass horses who are also sweet and gentle. I can't get
over how I could walk through your pastures with horses and how every single one
would come up to say hi, with respect for my space and excellent ground manners.
And to see stallions so well behaved that your kids can handle them…well,
the handling and training they get there really shows.
I
am going to tell anyone I know who is looking for a horse to call Sweet Grass
Farm. I can tell them how great your horses are, and how nice you, Terry and your
kids are, but they will have to experience that for themselves to know that I
am not exaggerating. It was such a pleasure to spend time with all of you, and
I look forward to doing it again soon.
Sincerely,
Nancy McKnight
Again,
we want to thank Catherine and all the crew at Sweetgrass Farms, for yet again
another purchase we’ve made from them for an addition to our Double C Stables
family. This time we brought home to Georgia, a beautiful, 20 month old, buckskin
tobiano stallion, “Penny’s Lucky Charlie”. He has such a wonderful,
willing personality and is very easy going. He was certainly well worth the 5-hour
trip to get him. Charlie has a beautiful confirmation, and is a very well bred
stallion, with his bloodlines including Two Eyed Jack, National Champions, The
Invader, Dual Image and J Bar J, and also Painted Robin and Impressive, he will
make a wonderful addition to our breeding program here at Double C Stables.
Thank
you again for allowing us to purchase yet another quality paint horse from you.
We look forward to more paints in the future. Keep up the great work you do with
your horses! They truly are a wonderful testament to the work you put into them!
[October
Update] We've been putting lots of time on Charlie and Santana this summer and
both are doing so great. Although Charlie is a completely different horse as for
as training goes compared to Santana (who just does what ever you ask of him without
any fuss at all). Charlie on the otherhand, has to be carefully guided through
training situation because if he gets confused about the lesson or cue he just
freezes up but when he figures it out you better hang on cause when he gets it
he puts all the heart and effort he can into it atleast 110%. Anyway there both
great horses in their on respect. Theres so many stories we could share about
the two of them and in time you'll probably here them all. Here is a picture of
Charlie at a local team penning. He's doing really great on the cows.
Jody, Dawn
& Jessie Cook
Double
C Stables
Blairsville,
GA 30512
Stables
Phone: 706-745-7520
DoubleCStables@hotmail.com
"I
finally got around to taking some pictures of "deuce" as I call him.
I thought you might would like to see him. He's turning out to be a very good
horse. He still has his manhood so he can be a handful at times, but more often
then not he's a true gentleman. Ihope all is well at sweetgrass farms. Thanks
again for a wonderful horse."
Jay
Parler
