All the King's Horses

All the King's Horses A small farm dedicated to breeding quality Gypsy Vanners and European Brabants and nurturing relationships with the people who love them. Faith~Hope~Feather

A family owned and operated farm dedicated to breeding quality Gypsy Vanners and European Brabants. We offer foals from our horses as well as occasionally adult mares who are being retired from the breeding herd. Our horses are also used in our Logging with Horses operation in the winter.

Our trusty Magnolia [Jenka van de Boterhoeve] took us on a sleigh ride this afternoon. It was the perfect weather for it...
01/13/2025

Our trusty Magnolia [Jenka van de Boterhoeve] took us on a sleigh ride this afternoon. It was the perfect weather for it- cold, frozen ground with fluffy white snow but not unbearably cold. This was Corwynn's first sleigh ride and while he got a little fussy when we hit nap time he did great all bundled up with us :) Love these versatile girls who can do it all- Maggie has gone logging, sleighing, and riding in just the last week, in addition to being a great mother, a trail challenge competitor and just an overall sweetheart throughout the year. She's a special one, for sure!

Yesterday was a big day- Pinecone had her first trip to the woods! You can read the whole story at Logging With Horses ...
01/10/2025

Yesterday was a big day- Pinecone had her first trip to the woods! You can read the whole story at Logging With Horses but the short version is that she was a rock star :) AKH Pinecone is out of Dehan's very first horse, grade Percheron mare Sequoia, and is sired by our senior Brabant stallion Chris uit den Blommendaal. She is a very special girl and represents a step into the next generation of our breeding and logging programs. Seeing her grow from a cute foal into a gorgeous mare with a good mind and willingness to work is incredibly special and we couldn't be more excited about her future. Stay tuned for more, as she's expecting a foal sired by Kyro van de Fossa Eugenia in March!

Heads-up AKH Brabant fans! If you're on our email list for available foals be sure to check your inbox. An email just ...
01/07/2025

Heads-up AKH Brabant fans! If you're on our email list for available foals be sure to check your inbox. An email just went out about our 2025 pairings... if you don't see it please message us and I am happy to help troubleshoot. We are looking forward to 10 Brabant foals this spring, including 6 out of Kyro, and we can't wait to make some Brabant dreams come true :)

Not on the list but interested in adding a Brabant to your family? Message us with your email address and we will get you added!

The final stallion in our lineup standing publicly for 2025 is FHF Shot o Whiskey. 'Jack' is our senior Gypsy herd sire...
01/05/2025

The final stallion in our lineup standing publicly for 2025 is FHF Shot o Whiskey. 'Jack' is our senior Gypsy herd sire who has been a staple of our breeding program since his arrival in 2016. He stands 14.1 hands and is generous with his feather, gorgeous movement, and cute head. We've had several foals sired by Jack over the years who are now successfully showing, breeding, and fulfilling their callings as faithful family horses and companions. Jack is GVHS registered and tested PSSM and FIS free, color genetics Ee, aa.

Although Jack is currently listed for sale, I am in no rush to move him as he is such an easy boy to keep around and throws incredible foals. Jack breeds live cover only, which limits his use publicly, but if we have interest for the 2025 season we will take him off the market to use on our farm for the year :) Jack's stud fee is $750, plus $7/day mare care charges. Message us for a copy of his breeding agreement and to get on the books for 2025.

***For the right home looking to cover multiple mares we may also consider a breed lease option- contact us for details***

All the King's Horses is thrilled to offer an imported European Brabant stallion for limited public breedings in 2025! ...
01/04/2025

All the King's Horses is thrilled to offer an imported European Brabant stallion for limited public breedings in 2025! Kyro van de Fossa Eugenia is a blue roan 2021 c**t who was imported from the Netherlands. We're expecting six foals from Kyro in 2025 and can't wait to see what he produces. In addition to his desirable coloring (tested EE, aa, nRn) he is PSSM free, sound and correct in his conformation and stands a modest 16.1 hands with plenty of room to bulk up. Kyro will be joining our logging teams this winter for his first season of real work and offers a sound mind in addition to his good looks.

We're accepting limited mares for fresh cooled semen due to his age and the need to cover our own girls as well. Kyro's stud fee is $1000 plus $250 collection and actual shipping charges. Frozen semen can be obtained at a discounted rate if the contract is returned before he goes to the freezing clinic. Message us for a copy of Kyro's breeding agreement and to reserve your spot with this fantastic up and coming stallion.

RGR Boondock Saint is standing to outside mares in 2025! This GVHS and GHRA registered Gypsy Vanner stallion has beauty...
01/03/2025

RGR Boondock Saint is standing to outside mares in 2025! This GVHS and GHRA registered Gypsy Vanner stallion has beauty, brains and such an easygoing demeanor. He stands 14.1 hands, is tested PSSM and FIS free with color genetics EE, Aa, nCr (meaning that he can produce black, bay, or buckskin foals but never a sorrel or palomino). Boone's stud fee is $1000, plus $250 collection and actual shipping charges. Message us for a copy of his breeding agreement :)

It's just about logging season so Dehan brought home the Brabant boys today :) There was minimal running and fighting bu...
01/02/2025

It's just about logging season so Dehan brought home the Brabant boys today :) There was minimal running and fighting but they enjoyed staring at the girls a few fences away. Love these handsome goofballs! Now to see how things go with the addition of the Gypsy boys in a few days....

2024 was quite a year here at AKH. Like all years, there were ups and downs but overall we were incredibly blessed in o...
12/31/2024

2024 was quite a year here at AKH. Like all years, there were ups and downs but overall we were incredibly blessed in our farm pursuits. We had excellent success this foaling season (and a lot of fillies!), bred several of our girls to Kyro for his first foal crop, successfully harvested hay on all of our hay fields, found wonderful homes for all of the foals that we wanted to sell, and met some amazing people. Oh, and of course the addition of our newest farmhand Corwynn in September was extra special :) Farming is always hard work and can be very emotionally draining at times so we definitely don't take for granted the years when things go well and we thank the Lord for his abundant provision. We look forward to seeing what is in store for 2025!

What is something you are looking forward to in the new year? Comment below and on January 2nd we'll draw a winner to receive an AKH calendar! (And we have a few extras available so if you'd like to purchase one for yourself or as a belated Christmas gift be sure to message us)

I know it's not as pretty a picture as I often post but It's hard to explain just how happy this view makes me. Having a...
12/29/2024

I know it's not as pretty a picture as I often post but It's hard to explain just how happy this view makes me. Having a designated winter area with a solid feeding pad that is easy to use and clean was a great addition last fall. But now, with real, solid fencing I finally feel like we have things well set up. When the girls are in Winter confinement they tend to push fences and we were having issues with them getting out and causing trouble so I am beyond thankful to my amazing hubby for putting in the time and work to make this happen before winter really sets in. Next year maybe we'll think about some mud control grids since I can already tell our attempts at just planting more grass aren't as effective as we hoped....

It was a balmy 55° and sunny today so Dehan decided to take Elwynn for a ride. My wonderful brother was at the farm and ...
12/29/2024

It was a balmy 55° and sunny today so Dehan decided to take Elwynn for a ride. My wonderful brother was at the farm and willing to hang out with Corwynn for a bit so that I could go too! What a fun way to spend the afternoon after. Hubby has been working so hard on fencing lately and I've had limited time to even see the ponies. I look forward to more rides in the future, both with Elwynn and with Corwynn as he grows :)

Our third and final Gypsy filly of 2024 was AKH Jasmine. This stylish lady found a home with our friends Mark and Jessic...
12/27/2024

Our third and final Gypsy filly of 2024 was AKH Jasmine. This stylish lady found a home with our friends Mark and Jessica Reed in Ohio. We had the privilege of meeting Mark and Jessica, early in their Gypsy adventures and sent two fillies home with them to start their program off. We've been blessed to see their Farm grow, expand, and succeed in so many ways. They have some amazing quality horses and we always enjoy seeing where they take things. We couldn't ask for a better home for Jasmine than with Mark and Jessica and her half-sister AKH Fable. Fable has been a star in the show ring and we are excited to see her sister follow in her footsteps. In the meantime, she's buddies with their 2024 c**t Cisco who is out of one of their original two ladies that they puchased from us... Fun connections!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! We hope you have time to celebrate with family and friends and take in the full ...
12/25/2024

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! We hope you have time to celebrate with family and friends and take in the full glory of the Christmas message.

He who is mighty has done a great thing
Taken on flesh and conquered death's sting
Shattered the darkness and lifted our shame
Holy is his name!

The other Gypsy filly who left the farm last week was AKH Quizzical. Quizzy was one of my favorite foals from day one an...
12/23/2024

The other Gypsy filly who left the farm last week was AKH Quizzical. Quizzy was one of my favorite foals from day one and I really wanted to keep her but in the end it didn't make sense so I listed her... Little did I know what an amazing adventure was in store for her. I was contacted by SO many people about this adorable girl but nothing ever worked out. Until I had a call from Melissa...

Melissa is a friend who we met several years back when she was searching for a Brabant filly. Her husband, Geert, is of Dutch descent and his family has a history with the breed in Europe. Her hope was to get Geert a Brabant for his birthday and we were thrilled to help out. In the end, they took home purebred filly Acadia, full sister to our 2024 keeper filly Juniper, and 50% filly Adagio.

This year, Melissa called to inquire about Gypsy fillies. We chatted for a while and she couldn't quite decide whether Peppermint or Quizzy would better meet her goals. She decided to take some time to think it over. A few weeks later, I had a message from Geert. Melissa had decided that Quizzy would be a good fit for the family but wasn't quite ready to take the leap. Geert took matters into his own hands, deciding that he would surprise Melissa with a Gypsy for her birthday just like she had found his Brabant girls. Several emails and a couple of haulers later we loaded Quizzy on the trailer and boy was Melissa surprised when she showed up at their house!

I think this is just the sweetest story. I love that Melissa and Geert are both so thoughtful as to know what would make each other happy and go for it :) I'm thrilled to follow Quizzy's journey and watch her mature along with her Brabant 'sisters' Sometimes it can be hard to figure out why a super special foal just doesn't find their person... Until they do, and you see that they are headed exactly where they were meant to be!

Yesterday we said goodbye to the last of our 2024 foals. It's really special when we have repeat buyers and this year al...
12/22/2024

Yesterday we said goodbye to the last of our 2024 foals. It's really special when we have repeat buyers and this year all three of our Gypsy fillies went to owners of other AKH foals! There were some really special stories so check back while we share them this week :)

Peppermint has the privilege of being a Christmas pony for a very sweet young boy! His mom has two of our Brabant girls and we love getting to see their updates throughout the year. This one made me a bit nostalgic since I received my first horse as a Christmas surprise many years ago :) We are so happy for Peppermint and Jeb and wish them all the best on their adventures together!

When we poured our winter feed pad last fall we had to remove a chunk of fencing. It was replaced with some sketchy poly...
12/15/2024

When we poured our winter feed pad last fall we had to remove a chunk of fencing. It was replaced with some sketchy poly wire fence until we could get around to putting up a woven wire run in the permanent winter area. Things went ok over the summer but lately the girls have been a bit naughty so we have to brave the cold and get this fence up :/ Tried out the new post pounder today and hit a few snags so tomorrow we troubleshoot and try again... Farm life is always an adventure!

Peppermint is looking lovely on this cold, snowy day. There's still time to put this powerhouse under your tree! Coggins...
12/12/2024

Peppermint is looking lovely on this cold, snowy day. There's still time to put this powerhouse under your tree! Coggins is in hand and a CVI can be arranged for travel anywhere Santa's headed ;) Peppermint is a smart, personable lady with mass and a gorgeous build. She should mature around 14-14.1 hands and has GVHS papers. Message us to learn more!

Somehow I forgot to post this yesterday but we enjoyed doing something that's been on my list for a long time... Using a...
12/09/2024

Somehow I forgot to post this yesterday but we enjoyed doing something that's been on my list for a long time... Using a horse to bring in our Christmas tree! Typically we don't get much snow this early in the year (it's actually already melted with today's rain) so we seized the chance to make it happen! In true Courtney fashion we were not as prepared as we should have been... All of Dehan's harnesses and chainsaws were in his logging trailer at the other farm :/ But Maggie was a good sport and allowed us to thie off to the saddle horn while she brought it in. It was a little crazy but we all had fun!

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Ares is the youngest 2024 foal out of Sequoia. He won't be heading home until late November but in the interest of getting as many tests out of the way as possible at this week's vet check we brought him up to the barn to get Coggins drawn with the others. The cool , rainy weather has everyone feeling frisky and he is no exception!

A fun clip of AKH Bia (Paprika) going above and beyond in her session with our foal trainer! This awesome lady is sired by TF Red Chief and out of Cherry. She'll be heading to her new home along with brother Perseus (Basil) later this week.

This is the first I've seen our goats and foals interacting. Looks like they are becoming good friends!

When they hear the dinner whistle ;) Totally unrelated but we sure could use some rain. This spring I'm not sure anyone thought we'd ever be saying that again but such is the life of a farmer....

We've been a little quiet on the farm side of things just because we have a ton of family in town and that's been the focus lately (along with another round of hay, but I'll let Dehan share about that!) But this morning I had fun doing some photos and video of Dill for someone who is interested in him. Enjoy this short clip of our sweet boy chilling and appreciating some loving :)

This morning we ran an IgG test on our newest foal. The test measures how well the foal has absorbed the antibodies in their mother's colostrum. Because foals are born with no natural immunity, getting that colostrum in them is critical to protecting them early in life until they can build their own antibodies. We test IgG levels at around 12-18 hours after birth. If the results are low we still have time to supplement with stored colostrum before the 24 hour mark. After that point the only way to get the antibodies into the foal is through a plasma transfusion. #akhbred #horsebreeding #foal #horsecare #healthyfoals

Elwynn is getting to be quite the farm hand! He's figured the basics for the skid steer and only took out the barn once or twice ;) Good thing daddy is on hand to help keep things running smoothly ...

Ash (Brabant) and Jack (Gypsy Vanner) getting re-acquainted
Ash (Brabant) and Jack (Gypsy Vanner) getting re-acquainted

***Quick note for those concerned about the safety of these studs... Stallions on our farm live together in a herd, far away from the mares. Yes, stallions can be dramatic and introducing (or re-introducing) a new stud to the herd makes for some crazy noise and antics like you see here. However, note that aside from sniffing there's no actual physical contact going on. Ash and Jack know each other well and after about 5 minutes of yelling at each other they're off to do their own things. Yes, injuries can happen (I've nursed my share of battle wounds) BUT that's true for any horse, in any herd and knowing our boys and their history together we believe that the benefits of life in a herd setting, with friends, outweighs the challenge of an occasional scuffle, bite mark, or squealing. Many stallions live their lives all alone but knowing our horses and having plenty of room for everyone this system works for us. You're welcome to ask questions and we're happy to share more, but please keep any negative or rude comments to yourself as just because it's unconventional doesn't mean it's wrong!*** It's always an adventure when we put the stallions back together after time apart. Ash and Jack don't always get along the greatest but Jack is coming off a hoof abscess and is a little slower than usual so we figured now was as good a time as any to try to keep the drama to a minimum. This was actually pretty good, believe it or not! No actual violence, just a lot of yelling and showing off....

We're back to an insane amount of rain so no new photos. But enjoy this one of Quizzy celebrating some out-of-stall time earlier this week. She's a peppy one!

We finally saw the sun today! And it is much warmer this week so the babies got to go out and stretch their legs. It was fun to see them bouncing around the field. They are super hard to capture on video but we got what we could ;) and by this afternoon they had worn themselves out and were ready for a good nap... Love seeing the youngsters enjoying life together

Elwynn is enjoying getting to know the baby ponies. They're just the right size for him ;)

The Brabants are officially on the books for 2024. Chestnut gave us a lovely bay roan filly this morning at 9 am! Oh, how I love daylight babies ;) This spunky lady was eager to get going and was on her feet and nursing with no issues. She needs some time for those long legs to unfold but I bet she'll be a stunner. Now to see who decides to follow along next....

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Our Story

Like many, we spent years dreaming of a Gypsy before we finally owned one. Our first mare came to us in 2014 and we quickly discovered that they really are the gentle beauties that they promise to be. We quickly added 2 more mares and a stud in order to have the joy of investing in our own breeding program and sharing the breed with others. Our Gypsies are used primarily for breeding and trail riding, although we are also trying to increase their time in harness to take advantage of their versatility.

In the fall of 2017 our herd expanded, through marriage, to include full size drafties. Our draft horse focus is on the Brabant horse- the foundation for the Belgian breed but now rare in the states. We find them to be a wonderful complement to the Gypsies with their stocky draft build, quiet temperaments and people-loving nature. They are used not only for breeding but also in our horse logging business and to pull wagons for farm events.

We offer purebred Gypsy and Brabant foals as well as occasionally some crosses, and stand out both our Gypys and Brabant studs. We also do carriage events on a limited basis. Contact us for more details on any of our horses for sale, breeding stock, events or logging opportunities. We feel incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to work with these two amazing breeds and love sharing what we have learned with others.