We love our mares. 

See our FULL LIST of Mares here or read on: Annual Sales Event!  Several quality mares for sale at very reasonable prices!

We are very partial to our Tennessee Walking mares. The mares for sale are of the upmost quality. Each of these mares are hand selected. In other words, we did a lot of traveling in America to collect these mares. We believe that a lot of people that sold me these horses had NO idea what a diamond that they had. They have just bloomed here at Rise and Shine Walkers, the home of quality Tennessee Walkers. We can tell you everything about these mares.

I, Micki Haendiges, am the one that personally went to see every mare before she was bought. I did most of the hauling of my girls. Now, there are some that were brought here by the best horse transporters. However, 95% of the time I was the one that went to get them off of the farm and brought them home. Why is this important? It is important because these are not mares that were culled at a Tennessee Walking Horse Auction. My girls are well researched, their lineage and history is well known to me, and I know their personal story. Each of these mares has a personal story. I have some that are rescued. I will tell their story to each person that comes here because I am proud of how well that they have done since coming to Rise and Shine Walkers! I have a thorough knowledge of color genetics. I first sought quality mares to match with quality stallions. From there, we put together the best crosses that will work. We are constantly perfecting the match. If we think we can improve on that match, the next year we will cross that mare to a different stalliion.

Our mares are fed the finest feed and hay. I am a Nutritionist by profession and I am certain that they are getting a far superior diet to any horse out there. Our mares allow us to imprint their foals extensively. In fact 90% of them draw some comfort from our presence in the barn when they are in labor. Now that is not to say that they want us in there personal space, they just like to know that we are around. Our mares are fantastic and calm during foaling. We are in attendance for nearly 100% of our births. We believe that this is the most important time to be around. I have found that if you are there for the birth, both the mare and the foal will accept you as part of “their family.”

Our mares have never been mishandled, starved, abused, not vaccinated, or not trimmed. Our mares are handled with respect. Our mares get regular dental work. We have a fantastic equine dentist, Lee Follett. I will add his link as soon as I get it. I highly recommend him for your work if you are anywhere near. However, I know he flies all over the country doing his dentistry. He is THAT good. Our mares are the truest example of their breed and their color. Look around and enjoy. We have many mares for sale. If you have questions, please call!