TEMPTING WILLOWS

Tempting Willows... odd herd name, right?

There is a story in how our name came to be. Before there were Nigerian Dwarves, there were horses. Two horses in particular - Tempting Tandis Jet, or Tandy, and Willows Forever Beauty. Tandy came into Anna’s life when Tandy was a yearling and Anna was just 14. The pair of them inseparable for years. They taught each other so much about life, responsibility and love. Tandy is the reason that Anna and Stephen met. Now Tandy is 28 and can no longer be ridden due to arthritis, but is the Princess of the Pasture.

Willow came into our lives when Stephen’s first mare, Tilly, had a foal. We imprint trained Willow and had her inspected for acceptance into the American Warmblood Registry, which she passed with flying colors and got a “Preferred” designation. Willow is a family horse now carrying the girls in open horse shows and through years of 4H.

As our human kids came along, a friend introduced us to these adorable little goats. Our herd grew over the next several years from 3 to currently about 40. It is what we do as a family. Dinner conversations revolve around shows and breeding plans now. We have watched our children grow up in goats - Learning about responsibility, life, loss, and love.

Our past is paved with horse hoof prints and because of that when we named our farm, we wanted to pay tribute to the horses that carried us to where we are today. So it is with humble pride we’d like to introduce you to TEMPTING WILLOWS!