CLOUD 9 WALKERS

"A Texas/National Gaited Horse Experience"

Barefoot or Lite Shod Quality, Sane Pleasure Tennessee Walking Horses For Sale With Extensive Camping and Trail Riding Experience, Natural Horsemanship Training

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All of the following horses have current (within one year) negative coggins, and all are on grass hay as well as a quality pellet feed similar to Purina Strategy (14% protein, 6% fat). They are stalled during the daytime and turned out to pasture at night for freedom and socialization.

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"Diva" -- 5-yr-old blue roan Tennessee Walking Horse mare with excellent bloodlines, sweet disposition, beautiful conformation, the whole world ahead of her. She meets you in the pasture to put her head in the halter, loves people, performs a fun racking gait but will slow down and trail walk, also canter. We have camped with her in TN, KY, TX. She is a spirited, fun ride that takes things in stride, not out looking for scary things. Crosses water, climbs hills, and we are using her to pony the youngsters, as well. She's not lazy and not the horse for someone looking for a mellow horse that you have to kick three times to make go. Pick up the reins, she moves off. Not hard to stop, flexes, moves off leg pressure, sidepasses, pivots, forehand turns. She's always going to be the flashiest horse in the crowd. Click on her photo to see more info. $8500

"Yoder" -- Super people oriented, affectionate, sweetheart, gentle 14.2H gaited mule gelding, 7 years old, most people would feel comfortable on him. Will cross obstacles, we have camped with him KY, TN, MS, TX, WY and MT, and he hauls great, ges along with geldings or mares. On our Montana trip, I hauled him in the same compartment with my stallion, tied right next to him and they got along great. He loves to b groomed, fed treats, have his face scratched, ears scratched, and doesn't mind you picking up his feet. Nice easy walk, sweet smooth gait, and a fabulous rocking Quarter Horse type lope. $8750 Click on his photo to see more info.

"Hank" -- Beautifully marked, head full of sense, big boned, wide chest, big rump, one nice buckskin tobiano Tennessee Walking Horse colt! His sire is a silver dapple stallion and his dam is a buckskin tobiano mare with stout, big bone structure, wide chest, big rump. Hank is learning how to pick up his feet for hoof cleaning, load in a trailer, walk over obstacles on the obstacle course, halter leading, stand tied for short time right now, and later he will be ponied by another horse, be ponied by a 4-wheeler, stand tied while tractors haul round bales by and move dirt. He has is growing up with cattle, goats, a pig, other horses in a natural environment, crossing creeks and traveling through muddy areas at will. I will be hauling him to the vet when I take other horses, just to give him the experience, short trailer rides. His price includes TWHBEA registration, vaccinations, and negative coggins. $2500 Click on his photo to see info and videos.

"JW" -- Beautifully marked, head full of sense, big boned, wide chest, big rump, one nice Tennessee Walking Horse colt! He is Jackpot's 'uncle', born out of Jackpot's granddam, Kitty. This is going to be one sane, gentle, family-type horse that will be rugged enough for the biggest man, and gentle enough for the youngsters in the family. His markings are so flashy and beautiful, and I particularly love his big bone structure. He will have a beautiful smooth gait with a slow, rocking chair canter. JW already knows how to pick up his feet for hoof cleaning, load in a trailer, walk over obstacles on the obstacle course, be ponied by another horse, be ponied by a 4-wheeler, stand tied while tractors haul round bales by and move dirt, and he has had several baths in his life. He has grown up with cattle, goats, a pig, other horses in a natural environment, crossing creeks and traveling through muddy areas at will. I have hauled him to the vet when I take other horses, just to give him the experience. He is weaned and ready for his new home, and his price includes TWHBEA registration, vaccinations, and negative coggins. $2750 Click on his photo to see info and videos.

**SOLD** "Sadie" -- beautiful big-boned, stocky, sweet, four-beat-gaited buckskin tobiano Tennessee Walking Horse mare with excellent bloodlines and natural sure-footed athletic ability. This filly's parents are all proven on the trail and some even in the show ring. No sloppy pacing in her background and you can see in the videos on this page how natural and easy she gaits. Sadie will make a lifetime kind of horse for a family. We have raised her sire, her dam, her grandparents and even great grandparents. She comes with vaccinations, TWHBEA registration, lots of training, including trailer loading, tying, hoof trims, obstacles, exposure to highway traffic, 4-wheelers, tractors, dogs, goats, cattle, and ponying training. $3500 **SOLD** Click on her photo to see info and videos.

**SOLD** "Tomahawk" -- Smooth, smooth, smooth! Beautiful sorrel roan tobiano spotted saddle horse gelding with the most awesome, perfect four beat gliding gait. He will shake his head and walk like a Walking Horse, and he will rise up in the bridle and float along in a single foot racking gait, as well. Then, there's that nice, easy athletic fairy tale rocking chair canter. Nice, nice horse with his whole life ahead of him! This is a really fun to horse to ride, because he has a very pleasant spirit and he's sure footed, which makes him very dependable in the mountains. Side passes, pivots, forehand turns, has won many pleasure championships in the show ring, including National level, does obstacles, proven on the trails in Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, at the lake, at the Gulf of Mexico, just a lifetime, bucket list kind of horse. $15,000 Click on his photo to go to his page for more info. **SOLD**

**SOLD** "Kitty" -- Extremely smooth and athletic tall drink o' water! She is 16.1H of gentle spirit, and on many occasions, she has been turned out to pasture for months and months, and then with no prep, we just bring her back up and throw a saddle on her and take a ride, or even throw her on the trailer and haul to the trails. She has had two beautiful colts, the first which is a gorgeous bay, and the second is on her side now, a beautifully marked robust bay and white colt. Kitty was put through our training program when she was started under saddle and is trained to back, side pass, pivot, forehand turn, move off leg pressure, step over logs to be mounted in the woods,ride by highway traffic, tractors, 4 wheelers, cattle, chickens, turkeys, goats, and will stall or pasture, but has spent much of her life in the pasture. She rides beautifully smooth with no trick to shoeing -- she has spent most of her life barefoot and performs a super smooth four beat racking gait, as well as a smooth canter, barefoot. Delightfully athletic, she'd make a great mountain horse. She is for sale in a 2-for-1 package with her TWHBEA spotted colt for $6500 for the pair. **SOLD** Click on her photo at left to go to her page for more info.

** SOLD ** Congratulations to the Bertinot family in Louisiana! Do you want a horse that has been home bred, never been sold before, had an extensive ground training and saddle training, been hauled, sound and sane? "Salsa" -- Gorgeous, thick mane and tail, coming 4 years old, 14.3H, crystal blue eyes from her daddy (not glass eyes like some paint horses), dark chocolate color, sweetheart, people loving, affectionate personality. We bred and raised her, and we hauled her parents all over the nation and to horse shows. She has been through our extensive round pen and trail training program, including obstacle course training. She has been to the ocean (even when she was a foal following her mama!), the lake, the forest, across creeks, logs, down the busy highway. She carries herself with class, with a sweet, soft racking gait and an easy, soft, smooth, slow canter. Salsa is a wonderful, gentle, sweet-natured family type forever horse. $6500 Click on her photo at left to go to her page for more info, and check back from time to time for additions to her page, including videos.

** SOLD ** Congratulations to the Minier family in Minnesota! One NICE horse!!! "JJ" -- Perfect age, trained so nicely, over 16H tall -- He looks like a draft horse but is gaited and really smooth with a long, silky white mane and tail. He performs a smooth four-beat rack, a nice slow lope. Will get up and go if you ask, but mellow is okay, too. He backs, side passes, pivots, forehand turns, loads, bathes, and is an awesome pony horse for helping us train young colts. You can open and close gates from his back, and he will cross creeks, water obstacles, swim in the lake or ocean, and we have taken in him local parades, as well. $8500 Up to date on all shots, worming, teeth and sheath, farrier Click on his photo at left to go to his page for more info.

** SOLD ** Congratulations to Christine in Texas! "J-Lo" -- There is absolutely no way to take a bad photo of this classy, stunningly beautiful mare. Everything she does is just gorgeous, whether it's coming in from the pasture in the morning to be haltered and led to breakfast, sailing down the trails through the forest, cantering in the surf at the ocean, high steeping in the shallows at the lake, swimming in the deep, mothering her beautiful filly, or strutiting around an arena carrying our American flag. J-Lo is delightfully spirited and fun to ride, whether english or western. She has excellent bloodlines and has proven herself on the trails, in the show ring and as a wonderful producer and loving mother. She gets along well with others in the pasture, whether geldings or mares or a stallion. Loads, bathes, sidepasses, pviots, forehand turns, canters, racks, does obstacles, knows cattle, dogs, chickens, turkeys, pigs, goats, tractors, 4-wheelers. This mare is just about the prettiest horse anywhere we go, with so much natural presence and pride. A fairy tale beautiful, nice bucket list kind of horse. $12,500

***SOLD*** Congratulations to Lucy and her grandchildren in Brenham, Texas! "Tater Tot" -- Cutest little guy EVER! Miniature buckskin 10-yr-old gelding trained to cart. Probably anyone of any age can drive this guy -- he's very willing and not spoiled, as you can see in his video. This is one that will teach you how to drive. He is also a pretty good lawnmower -- we turn him loose in the front yard or stake him out in different places in the yard to 'weed eat'. Cutest little leather harness with brass accent and knobs on the hames comes with him, as does his cart. The kids drive him, even kids who have never driven a horse before, and he is so gentle and well behaved that we used him to visit the elderly at the nursing home. In the parades that we put him in, he was a huge crowd favorite. We are busy raising colts and training, and don't have time to enjoy him as much as we'd like, so it's time for him to go to a family who will love him as much as we have. $2750 Click on his photo at left to go to his page for more info.

***SOLD*** Congratulations, Kathi! "Sam" -- Gorgeous, stocky like a Quarter Horse, huge, round rump, big wide chest, sloping shoulder, big bone structure, between 15.1 and 15.2H (but not over 15.2H), dapples in his coat, dark golden color even in the winter . . . and as a bonus, probably anyone would feel safe riding him. He performs a fun smooth racking gait with white tail streaming out behind him, and if something scares him, he spooks in place. He comes from top bloodlines in the breed and is a perfect age at 10-1/2 years old. He has been barefoot for almost all of his life and has excellent rock hard hooves of steel. We did put front shoes on him only to get him ready to take to the mountains. Sidepasses, pivots, forehand turns and is doing really great on the obstacle course. Very sweet, people loving, trusting gelding with a willing heart. Great family horse, great forever horse. This is the horse that you can put your whole family on and friends who drive up. Sam is only available for purchase because of his owner's family's health problems and having to dedicate time to being a caretaker. $12,000 Click on his photo to go to his page for more info.

**SOLD** "Sophie" -- Classy, Drop Dead Gorgeous Black & White Spotted Tennessee Walking Horse with top bloodlines. Perfect age (7 years old), great size (15.2H). We raised her! We trained her, and we've hauled her across the nation, camping in Texas, Colorado, Montana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, etc., ridden her in parades, won in horse shows with her, and won at obstacle competitions with her. She has a fabulous head shaking Tennessee Walk, and will also sit up in the bridle and perform a thrilling racking gait. Her canter is the dreamiest rocking chair canter you've ever ridden. She side passes, pivots, forehand turns, backs, and most anyone would feel comforable riding her. She has miles and miles on her odometer yet is a relatively young horse (7 years old) with a lifetime to offer a family or person. We bred her to our stallion and she had a gorgeous filly, which we knew would be spotted because she is homozygous for tobiano, and we look forward to raising and developing her filly (Salsa) to be a great horse like her gorgeous mama! $9500**SOLD** Click on her photo at left to go to her page for more information, photo and video.

Congratulations to little Liv from Washington State

on the purchase of our beloved Alen's Painted Desert!

"Alen's Painted Desert" --**SOLD** Meet our sure-footed, four-beat gaited, rocking chair cantering, easy, gentle Spotted Alen Again bred buckskin tobiano gelding. Gentle as a puppydog and most anyone can ride him and feel safe. Head-shaking Tennessee Walk, slow carousel canter, side passes, forehand turns, pivots, water obstacles, can pony colts off of him, hauled across the nation on camping trips -- click on his picture to see more info and video. This horse is ready for competitive trail competition, hauling across the nation for trail riding, working cattle, or anything you might want to do with him. $15,000 Click on his picture for more information and his history. **SOLD**

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" Go Boy's Champagne Pride", known around the barn as "Gunsmoke"

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Want a Tennessee Walking Horse that looks like this? Check out our baby page to buy your own Tennessee Walking Horse colt/filly sired by this stallion and other beautiful stallions.

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WARNING: This stallion ( "Go Boy's Champagne Pride", also known as "Gunsmoke") may not be exciting enough for your taste. (Click on his picture to go to his page.) This is the first time (on 9/1/05) that he has been ridden in two years, and Jennifer chose to ride him bareback. She thought (actually hoped) that he would challenge her riding skills, and after a 20-minute workout with no misbehavior for her to practice her horse whispering on, she couldn't decide whether to challenge him herself or hug him, so she did both!!

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Congratulations, Hannah and "PattyCake" on your FFA Showmanship Grand Championship!

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(Why our horses are happy and well-behaved!)

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All of the Tennessee Walking Horses are registered with the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' & Exhibitors' Association, unless otherwise stated. Some are also registered with the Racking Horse Breeders' Association and/or the Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders' & Exhibitors' Association (or National Spotted Saddle Horse Association), and all have current negative coggins report (within one year).

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NOTICE: We are not a 9-5 business, and since we work and travel a lot, we show horses on an appointment basis. Please be sure to call and set up an appointment before driving out here -- we'd hate for you to make the drive and then us not even be home for a few days! (We state this now because it has happened a couple of times already.)

Click on either picture to see weanlings/yearlings for sale!

What does the elephant and the Tennessee Walking Horse have in common? Wanna see proof that the Tennessee Walking Horse is an all-natural gait, not man-made? Click on the elephant to find out!

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These wonderful companions help us train these horses to ensure that your new pleasure mount is not afraid of dogs! Click on DJ's picture to spend some time with the dogs we ride with!

Click on George's picture ABOVE to see a page of our trail rides, parades and camping trips.

October, 2010 NWHA show: First horse show for this duo! Hannah wins several blue ribbons on Joy (click on her picture to see more) October, 2011 NWHA show: Second horse show for this duo (different judge)! Hannah wins several blue ribbons on Joy and this time, she does it on her own, without my supervision! This is a dynamic team of talent, for sure!

2010 Year End Champion Horseman Division Texas Trail Challenges

riding "LV King Tuck", a beautiful stout bay horse she purchased from us in 2006. Click on their picture to see video from our recent weekend on this competitive trail ride and for more info on Texas Trail Challenges.

Announcing: "Peddlin' The Gold"

4-yr-old Beautiful Palomino Tennessee Walking Horse Mare

*** NATIONAL SUPREME VERSATILITY CHAMPION***

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Congratulations to Becca and caitlin on their championship wins this weekend (3/3/12) at the lone star gaited pleasure association show in lufkin, texas! click on leo's picture to see their story.

These pleasure Tennessee Walking Horses are ridden daily through neighborhoods around traffic, dogs, 4-wheelers, 18-wheelers, school buses, cattle, emus and we take them through the National Forest, to the Gulf of Mexico to play in the ocean, the river, organized trail rides, parades and even an occasional show or two. We have relied on honesty, quality and integrity for the last 15 years to maintain a solid reputation and these horses will be exactly what we tell you. All vices/personality traits are disclosed up front before you meet the horse. Weanlings and yearlings Tennessee Walkers have been imprinted at birth, taught to lead, stand tied, handle their feet, be clipped and load in a trailer. If you desire, we can arrange for a vet check on the horse you are interested in, and for out-of-state buyers, you can check to see what your state requires for shipping a horse (from anywhere) into your state, as well as a list of equine transport companies, by clicking on the animated "Hobo Horse", above left. (Most of the time, all that is required is a negative EIA (neg. coggins) within 12 months and a health certificate within 30 days.) All sales transactions are the jurisdiction of our barn in Hardin, Liberty County, Texas.

Please note that a review of these pages does not constitute solicitation of sales.

Lunch break at a restaurant on the way to the Angelina Forest.

If you would like a video of one of the above referenced horses, please specify which one(s) on your check or in a separate note , and send either click on the Paypal button at the bottom of this web page, or mail $10 (per tape, not per horse) to:



Cloud 9 Walkers

P. O. Box 878

Hardin, Texas 77561-0878

(55 minutes east of Houston)

281-726-4545

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