I have been interested in horses as far back as I can remember. When I was little, I dressed up in a cowgirl outfit and my Mom could not get it off of me. When I was 8 or 9, I would walk to a friend's house where her sister would educate us on the different parts of a horse, using a diagram on the wall. I was mesmerized! By the time I turned 16, I saved enough money and bought my very first horse, a grade horse from a dude ranch.

Fast forward several more years; I got married. Since my husband was in the Marines, we lived in California for a while. Eventually, we moved back home to Minnesota and started a family. I took riding lessons intermittently at different stables. And despite living on 20 acres in the Minnesota River Valley, as I grew older, I decided I might have to give up on ever owning a horse again. But life has a way of changing things.

We went to the Minnesota State Fair in 2006, and as usual, I compulsively ran to the horse barns and judging arenas. It was that moment I discovered minis! I was so excited I could hardly breathe. My daughter voiced her prediction, "mom's going to buy a horse." And sure enough, I bought Ebony, Sar and Goldie: just the beginning of a wonderful herd. We have since added a more and love them all!

Welcome to Wildflower Miniature Horses!

To select and train quality Miniature Horses and Shetlands from champion bloodlines and show them in competitions at the local and national levels.

In Loving Memory

Silverleaf Rock N Thunder died at the end of Summer 2009. The causes of his tragic death were unknown. He was young, a true champion with mountains of potential. He will be sorely missed.