Minis are like potato chips...
you just have to have more than one!
1991
The Beginning
of
Carousel Ranch Miniature Horse Ranch
Home of
AMHA National Champion
Thunders True Copy
Our introduction to miniature horses was in 1989 while we were on vacation in North Dakota at the Fargo Fair. We were walking through the horse barns and found the minis. For "Roger", it was love at first sight. At that point in time we lived in a city in California with no room for livestock.
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In 1991 we decided to move to Roger's home state of North Dakota. A relative found us the property to buy. Then we started looking for miniature horses. At a miniature horse show and play day at Fessendon North Dakota, we met Jim and Sheryll Fike. From them, we bought a pregnant mare named "Buffy", her weanling filly, "Fike's Almost Midnight" (AM) and "Foxy's Hershy's Kiss" (Kissy). Two months later at another mini show, a tiny foal caught my eye, named "I'm A Husky Bali" (Bali). We met Leo and Lola Zink, and I asked if he was for sale.
Our garage was turned into a mini barn. Our 3/4 ton maxi van turned into a mini horse van. Our back lot turned into a corral.
Leo & Lola Zink, Faith & Roger with Bali | Our first horse van-it hauled 6 horses, 1 foal, 1 cart, 1 bale of hay, 2 dogs, 1 driver, 1 passenger and pulled a small camping trailer |
| Faith with Sheryll Fike,
bringing home Buffy and AM |
Our backyard paddock in 1991,
1 year old Jessica with our dog, Crackers | Our backyard paddock 20 years later,
in 2011 with our yearling fillies | Our first show-the ND State Fair in 1992
3 yr old Jessica, Roger with Kissy & Faith with AM
Kissy was 1st in the open trail obstacle class |
In memory of Buffy, Kissy, AM, and Bali
now gone to greener pastures in Heaven, but remain forever in our hearts,
along with all the fun and adventures we had with them!
Roger & Faith Fink
439 Mundy Avenue
Manning, ND 58642
finkster@ndsupernet.com
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