Brookstone Farms

06/30/2024

Cuteness overload!! If you’ve ever had your own foal, this is a familiar thing! 🥰😂❤️

05/29/2024

Oh my goodness!! This baby is so darn cute!!! 🥰

05/15/2024

Back in the mid to late 90’s, Don and I used to trailer our horses out to Wyoming and ride in the Bridger-Teton Wilderness. We had friends, who were outfitters, in Moran, WY. We’d stay in our horse trailer, on their property, and keep our horses in their paddocks. We’d usually help them with their clients on rides, or just ride out together, or with other visiting friends or family. Sometimes we’d do a day trip, to ride in Yellowstone NP, or Grand TetonNP.
Those were good times! We’ve documented this in a YouTube video, if you’d like to watch.

Wyoming 1996

This is our trip to the Tetons and Bridger Teton Wilderness in 1996. We took our horses from Brooks, GA, all the way to Moran, WY, so we could ride them in t...

05/12/2024

My friend, Nestor, who owns Night Diamond Arabians, and is a dear friend, had a miracle! It also made the news for Mother’s Day, so wanted to share.

03/24/2024

Need a laugh? I think this is one of the cutest things I’ve seen!!! 😆❤️

03/06/2024

Back in November, in the midst of our move, Monica Honea contacted me, letting me know that she now had Dublin. She is the 2005 daughter of Donnermeyer and a beautiful Quarter Horse named Sunny, who was owned by my good friend, Margaret Sisson. I was remiss in posting this back then…I guess my mind was elsewhere.
Monica purchased Dublin, aka Clover, last summer and was already 100% in love with her by the time she contacted me in November. I always enjoy receiving pics and info, as to how these babies turned out. Dublin did well! She looks great for 19, too!!
Dublin is another great example, as to how well Donnermeyer stamped his offspring, even when the dam wasn’t another Warmblood or Thoroughbred mare. Thankfully, he lives on through all of them! 🥰❤️

03/03/2024

I was just contacted by Tommasina, the “mom” of Dasani, our 2003 homebred mare by Donnermeyer’s and out of my personal mare, Baby. She loves Dasani so much, she was hoping for another one from her breeder.
I love when owners and clients contact me with updates and testimonials of their Donnermeyer babies. It’s so neat to see how they turned out. Dasani was especially a surprise!
You see, her dam, Baby, is/was a registered Appaloosa, but was a solid chestnut. If you looked at her pedigree, she was 100% Thoroughbred, on her sire’s side and her dam’s side was a mix of TB, QH and Appaloosa. She was bred to be a racing Appaloosa, but never raced, because I was able to buy her from a defunked breeder. She was the best horse I’ve ever had or ridden. She was actually a 5th generation Man-O-War daughter!
So, you can imagine my surprise, when Tommasina sent me close up pics of her spots !!! When I sold her, at 13 months old, she was a solid black/brown, other than her star. Genetics are an amazing thing!
Dasani has been ridden as an Eventer, but will soon be retired, since she will turn 21 in May. Tommasina has done a terrific job with her! Im so thankful for her reaching out to me.

02/28/2024

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02/12/2024

This would be a great job for someone living near Fort Lawn, SC! Suzanne and Chuck are good people and great horse trainers. Pass this along, if you know of someone that might fit.

12/24/2023

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! 😁🎄🎁🎊🥳🎉

12/01/2023

It is with a very heavy & broken heart, that I have to tell you that the most special stallion, Donnermeyer, has passed away. 😭💔😢

It was July of 1998 when I first met the 3-month-old Donnermeyer, in Sweden. He was beautiful and moved like he had springs on his hooves. I was in love! We arranged the purchase and then had to fly home and wait. He spent the next 3 months with his mama, then at 6-months-old, boarded a plane and flew to New York. It was my dream coming true, like waiting for my own baby to arrive! We picked him up from quarantine, where he willingly stepped onto our horse trailer, and traveled like a champ to his new home with us in Georgia.

It seemed to take a month for Donnermeyer to begin to understand English, but he soon learned and we bonded. His training was so easy, because he was so willing and intelligent. Starting him under saddle was just a matter of climbing on and teaching him his cues. He never tried to buck or hurt me. In fact, once, while riding in the round pen, he was done. Most young horses would pitch a fit or buck, but not Donnermeyer. He simply stopped in the center of the round pen and bowed, sending me forward, so that I had to step off. I had to laugh, but got the message, so only had him go one more time around, after I climbed back on.

I was so proud of the fact that Donnermeyer never ever attempted to bite or kick me. This is something to be proud of with a breeding stallion, especially because I was the only one who handled him. I trained him, started him under saddle, showed him and bred him. (I did have Scott Armor train and prepare him for his stallion testing, but he still lived at home and continued to breed.)

In 2009, I severely broke my ankle, and couldn’t bear any weight on it for 3 months. Unfortunately, this was right before breeding season. Donnermeyer was the perfect gentleman, through it all. I got around on crutches and driving the John Deere. He’d run to the gate and lower his head, so I could put his halter on, then he’d slowly walk with me as I lead him to the barn. Then, he’d wait for me to get my crutches and he’d walk slowly next to me, as I hobbled down the isle. When it came to teasing my mares, to see when they were ready to be bred, he’d let me lead him beside the John Deere, down to the mare pasture. He’d prance and show off to the mares, all the while being careful not to hurt me. He was amazing!!

I had 19 years with Donnermeyer, showing him, breeding him and loving him. When we decided to move to Tennessee, I had to make a hard decision; either geld him or sell him. Fortunately, I had a wonderful couple, that I’d been friends with for years, and who’d bought a top c**t from me as a stallion prospect, that wanted him. So, the end of November 2017, Suzanne & Chuck Green purchased Donnermeyer and Winsome (my best broodmare), and began breeding them, continuing what I’d started so many years ago.

Donnermeyer turned 25-years-old on April 4th and still looked amazingly young. Unfortunately, earlier today he experienced a form of colic that took his life. He had a good life and I feel so blessed to have been his person for 19 of his 25 years. My heart is broken, as is Suzanne’s and Chuck’s. Today we lost a wonderful stallion, who produced some amazing intelligent, talented and willing offspring. He will forever be one of the best horses I’ve ever had in my life and I am so thankful that The Lord gave him to me for that time. 😔🙏🏻❤️

11/27/2023

Love these boots!! They’re a great way to protect your horses hooves from bruising & chiping, without having to nail a shoe on. Check the out, but remember to measure your horses hooves before ordering. Also, they make different styles to accommodate different shaped hooves.

11/01/2023

Another beautiful, sweet and talented Donnermeyer son. He’s been in training since he was born. This, along with the willing Donnermeyer personality, makes him a steal at this price!!

10/07/2023

This is a great mare! If you’re in the market, she’s one to check out.

10/07/2023

Gorgeous sculpture in Serraville Scrivia, Italy

10/03/2023

Too cute not to share! 🥰😆❤️

07/19/2023

These will make you laugh and smile!! A few will remind you of some of your own experiences. I know it did that for me!! 🥰❤️🤣❤️😂❤️😁❤️

07/01/2023

Happy Birthday, to my sweet girl Jazz!!! 😁🎈🎂🥳
Hard to believe she’s 7!!! 😱 Time went by so fast, since the first day I met her, 7 years ago today. I knew she would be mine and she turned out to be the best horse!! I’m so thankful to Kristen for giving her so much love and for taking such good care of her!! 🥰 she’s even baking a cake for her!! 🎂 Love it!! 😁💗

06/13/2023

This pic was posted 9 years ago!! Donnerprinz (Donnermeyer x Winsome) at just 3 days old!! 💗 What a cutie, who turned into a beautiful boy! Hard to believe he just turned 9!!😱

05/18/2023

It is with a broken heart that I have to tell you that our home-bred mare, Winsome, passed away from colic. 💔 She’d just had a beautiful c**t 2 months ago.

Born in 2002, Winsome was 3rd generation of a long line of my best broodmares and gave me 5 wonderful foals. She went on to give Chuck & Suzanne Green, of Fishing Creek Warmbloods, 2 beautiful foals.
My heart goes out to them, as I know all of our hearts have been broken. 💔😢

05/01/2023

Got to see my kids and ride Jazz last week!! 😁❤️ Kristin, their new mom, who I refer to as my daughter-in-law, is sooo sweet! Not only is she so good to them, she invites me to ride whenever I’m in north Georgia. So I usually get to see them and ride a few times a year. In between visits, Kristin keeps me updated with pics, stories and video. She’s the best daughter-in-law anyone could ask for!! 😁 We had a great ride and it was so good to be with them again!! 😁💗