Regardless
if you are interested in a White German Shepherd or Foundation
Appaloosa with their natural smooth gait, our
horses and dogs excel in disposition, temperament, intelligence and
performance, and are suitable for all activities. If
you want a 4h project for your child, or a trail pal for yourself, a
performance horse for barrels, racing or sport horse for jumping we have
a diversified breeding program to fit every need... Our horses are
sound, hand raised, handled daily, very family friendly animals whom we
love as our own.
We hope you visit us soon, we
believe you will feel the same way about our horses as we do.. we
are located with in a half mile of Lake of The Ozarks in beautiful
Missouri............
Joe and I
have always had a special love for horses. As children we were both raised in
the city where having a horse was an impossibility. Our love for horses
continued to grow as we grew. At a young age near Chicago, Joe took a job
at a boarding stable cleaning stalls, feeding horses any odd job he could do
just to be near the horses. While at the same young age near Los Angeles I
myself was scurrying to find odd jobs, baby sitting, paper routes, cleaning
houses just to save enough money for my weekly horse back riding lesson.
No matter how hopeless it seemed at the beginning of the week I always had
enough at the end of the week to pay for that weeks lesson. As things happen in
life, we grew up to be adults so came having responsibilities. Having
horses was now put further and further back in the list of priorities. Yet it
was always on our minds when we thought of something pleasant or when we would
see riders along the roadsides proud on their mounts. Joe started raising
horses when he moved away from the city as an adult in his mid to upper 30s.
Although I never had the opportunity to raise horses about the same age as Joe I
had moved from the city and purchased a few smaller horses for my children to
ride. As time passed on we stayed in our love for horses. Today, we share with
each other and you our guests that long road from past to the future in what we
call MASTERS CREEK APPALOOSAS .
Our goal
at masters creek is to breed a beautiful calm
gaited colored Appaloosa or Walkaloosa for all ages to ride. Why gaited? Gaited
horses are naturally easier to ride. The movement of a gaited horse lets the
rider enjoy a smooth balanced ride with each and every step. No bounce, no
back aches, no arched necks or sore muscles. See the below article on the smooth
gaits. The color of the appaloosa has always been a favorite for us. Each
Appaloosa marking so unique in pattern and color you are guaranteed to never get the same
markings twice. Each birth is
a true work of art. Not one being exact as the other. It has been stated in
history that the appaloosa had the Indian shuffle gait yet with the different out
crossings over time it became almost extinct to the breed. Yet from time to time
you see a foal exhibiting this natural shuffle along side her out crossed mother
and know the natural gait of this breed that was, still is. We at Masters Creek
Appaloosas are trying to preserve and breed for that Indian shuffle that is
almost lost to its breed. ,
