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The Ladies of Carter Acres
Here are the producing broodmares of Carter Acres.
Click on photos for individual pedigrees and progeny.
Without a doubt one of the prettiest mares we've ever raised. She injured her shoulder as a foal and after a host of vet work, massage, MagnaWave, and chiropractor visits, we have determined she has too much scar tissue to ride. However, she is a gorgeous mare with a pedigree to produce some outstanding versatility prospects.
Peanut, as Jewel is more commonly called, is the spitting image of her mother, Karat. From the looks of it, she's going to be a stellar producer as well. Dispositions on her foals have been amazing and we have photo evidence of the first being so quiet a little 5 year old was leading him around a week after weaning and the second as a yearling had a two year old little girl leading her around!
We found Lexus in the Kist sale in Mandan; her mother originated at the Lazy JS Ranch and traces back to some early Stearns breeding....horses that have excelled in the rodeo arena for years. Lexus is producing beautifully balanced and athletic foals; her first is competing well in the Northern Lights Versatility Ranch Horse Association earning 5th place for 2025 among 40 participants! She also placed 3rd in the Open Trail at the Dakota 50/50 Maturity in Valley City, ND in October 2025. As a young mare, she has already raised a couple sale toppers!
Sheba is our first riding and producing daughter of CA Skye Blue. She was a dream to start and was able to be ridden at a futurity with just a dozen rides under her cinch. She handled the environment beautifully. Her first foal in 2026 (stillborn in 2025) was a gorgeous smokey black filly that was the 2nd high selling foal in our sale -- promises good things to come!
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If there was a contest for the most beautiful mare, Karat would win. Faultless conformation and a talented athlete, this mare is proving to be a wonderful broodmare as well. She was used for a training clinic as a 3-year old and behaved better than many of the seasoned horses there! CA One Karat Jewel is a daughter and the first blue roan filly she has had, CA Duckie, was born in 2025 and retained. She has perfect conformation and has cowhorse written all over her! Can't wait to get her under saddle!
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We picked "Tonda" up at the Kist Sale as a weanling. She came to us scared and untrusting but has blossomed into a big "Black Beauty!" She injured a hock and we actually thought we might lose her. She got so many shots she should have hated us, but through it all, she just took it in stride; a testament to how far she had come since we brought her home. She is kind and quiet; loves attention and raised just an outstanding filly in 2026 as a maiden mare. Her future is very bright!
JoJo has been our most productive daughter of Queen Jessamun. She hadn't missed foaling until last year but hey, she's currently 23 years old! She frequently has the high seller in our sale. Her colts have gone as far west as Idaho and as far east as Maryland. We also have two daughters in our broodmare band and hoping for another to keep in 2026!
Champagne is one of the quietest mares on the place and is proving herself in the broodmare pen. We were excited when her 2021 daughter CA Piper placed 6th in the Ideal Ranch Horse Class at the Ranch Horse Extravaganza in Mason City IA! We have actually kept three daughters but have been talked out of two of them! CA Bubblr, a daughter is justing beginning her broodmare career, having raised her first foal in 2025.
Kitty is the result of pairing our best producing broodmare with Cat Smart Boonsmal. She was supposed to be blue...but she's pretty fancy regardless. She placed 12th in a yearling futurity in a class of 47 and with limited riding is quiet enough for most anyone. She did a nice job with her first foal in 2025 and we're eagerly awaiting her 2026 crossed with Hondo!
Everyone loves Scoria. She is the first choice for anyone who doesn't ride much and she takes care of them well. She can "flip a switch" so to speak, though, and get a day's work done when more agility and athleticism is needed. CA Champagne is a daughter.
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Ellie came in with her first foal in 2023 as just a three year old. She did a great job taking care of him and promises to be an excellent broodmare, just like her Grandma Queenie!
Charm is one of only two producing daughters we kept by Sweet San Dually that we used for a number of years. She came in with her first foal in 2025 and did a stellar job raising him. She is super quiet and loves attention; her 2026 blue roan stud colt was the high selling colt in our sale.
One of only two Fancy Cut Diamonds daughters left on the place, Vixie has proven an exceptional broodmare, outproducing herself. She was kind and quiet enough for our teenage daughter to start for a 4-H youth training project that advanced to the MN State Fair.
Aspen as this young mare is affectionately called, is a stocky, beautiful mare. She was a bit of a challenge to start, largely because we made some pretty big mistakes with her training. She has since come around but if you're going to ride her, you better be dang handy in the saddle or you won't stay on! With three foals to her name, she promises to throw her beautiful dun factor in a fancy athletic package!
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Lady Collins is a big, beautiful dun broodmare. She has some legendary cow horses in her pedigree. She was injured in wire and has scars on her back legs, but gets around fine. Now owned by our son, Quincy. Kyerra and Hunter have two foals out of this mare that they are enjoying a lot.
We sold Minx as a foal and are so excited that Quincy was able to buy her back. 2023 was the first foal she raised for us and she is such a beauty that we kept her as a replacement filly! Two foals by Skye have been just stunning and we look forward to crossing her with Hondo soon.
Beautiful producing daughter of RC. She is crossing beautifully with Skye and we're hoping for a blue "something" in 2026!
Sale Pen
Due to planning to move nearer our children in the next couple of years, we are attempting to reduce the number of horses we need to move with us so the following mares are for sale. We are proud of the job they have done for us and they will be an asset to any program. All are halter broke, lead, tie, trailer load and our generally easy to handle. They have all been routinely dewormed and vaccinated for eastern/western tetanus so they know what that is all about. They've had their feet trimmed although not often. Click on each photo to be taken to their own page with their foals. Priced to sell! Package deals and delivery options available.
Sangria was purchased from the Lee Elliott ranch in Wyoming. So far three foals that we know of have been selected to be used in breeding programs; pretty high praise! Check out her foal page for some of her progeny all grown up!
Nissa is our first producing daughter of RC Calcetas. She was started at the Houlihan Colt Starting Clinic in 2022 and handled beautifully. She is now relegated to the broodmare band and is showing exciting promise. Current plans are to show her 2025 filly, CA Naella, in the 2027 Dakota 50/50 Futurity.
Sapphire is the only daughter of Diamond and has a special place in our hearts. The night Sapphire was born, Nada woke bolt upright in bed. Seeing nothing wrong, she went back to bed only to be awoken again. She checked the barn and Sapphire had been born but hadn't nursed....she was mad as a little hornet. God gave us just what we ordered. He is Good. We eagerly anticipated the 2025 cross with Hondo, hoping for a special blue filly we can keep and got exactly that!
Bubblr is one of only two producing daughters we kept by Sweet San Dually that we used for a number of years. She came in with her first foal in 2025 and did a stellar job raising him. She is quick as a cat and will get down on the ground; definite working cowhorse potential if you want to start her and go to the arena!
Sophie is a young mare that had some tough luck and banged up a back leg. However, she is fully capable of raising babies. Her first foal in 2024 was third high selling filly at the Dakota 50/50 Sale in Valley City, ND and her filly in 2025 is currently retained to participate in the 2027 Dakota 50/50 Futurity.
Pip Squeak is an absolutely gorgeous broodmare. Keen headed with big doe eyes and a HUGE barrel, she is a powerhouse! If she can't raise a team roping horse, nothing will! Her 2025 colt was snatched up by our daughter in law and we kept her 2026 filly!
We picked KitKat up at the Kist sale from Solo Select as a bred mare in the fall of 2024. She was bred to Plain Catty (Bet Hesa Cat), earner of nearly $200,000 as a Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion. She foaled a solid black colt in 2025 that we will be retaining as a future stallion prospect if all goes well.
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