Star Ridge Acres Miniature Horse Farm

Star Ridge Acres Good As Gold
2008 World Top Ten (open & ammy)
PQd/Microchipped

Height:	30.25"
Color:	Solid Bay, faint star
Foal Date:	06/16/2006
AMHA / AMHR:	A 174338 / 273048 T
Sire:	Trey Acres Bo Bo
Dam:	OMP Mighty Aphrodite (by Johnstons Gold Boy by Gold Melody Boy)

Height:	Expected to mature approx 30"
Color:	Solid Buckskin
Foal Date:	04/24/2008
AMHA / AMHR:	A 186687 / pending
Sire:	KHA Heritage Buckeroo Time Two (BTU grandson)
Dam:	Sundance Magic Dancer (FWF Legionaire granddaughter)

Height:	27.5"
Color:	Solid Chestnut, wide blaze
Foal Date:	04/01/2000
AMHA / AMHR:	A 112606 / 243386 A
Sire:	Sids Husker (by Dippers Duffy)
Dam:	NXS Double Vision
Price:	Corona has been sold

Corona is the epitome of perfection in a tiny package! His head is gorgeous with a gentle slope from forehead to muzzle, a flashy blaze very soft eyes, and tiny, close-set ears. In addition he has a level topline, straight legs, a nice hip and a well-angled shoulder. But his most appealing physical characteristic may be his long, slender neck that is set nicely on his shoulder and arches into a tiny throatlatch! It is very rare to find such a long, slender neck on a 27.5" mature stallion/gelding. His gentle personality is just icing on the cake!

I had the pleasure to show Corona as a senior stallion. At age 7 I sent Corona to a trainer for conditioning. The result was awesome and his show record proves it. Corona is a 4X World and National Top Ten champion. He earned these titles in both open and amateur. In addition to his World/National titles, Corona was named the UNANIMOUS Champion Amateur Senior Stallion at the 2007 Eastern Regional Show. This was before the classes were split by height so Corona was showing against 34" horses! Also in 2007, Corona was named National Area IV Reserve Champion Senior Stallion - Under. This was also against 34" horses - all shown by trainers while Corona was shown by an amateur. He won his 30" & Under class and then went on to place Reserve in the Champion class. Needless to say I was so pleased to have such a tiny stallion that held his own against much taller horses in the show ring - against very tough competition.

In the spring of 2008 Corona's first foal was born. He was a gorgeous chestnut colt with a beautiful head and was the perfect twin to his father. Sadly, the little colt was born under unusual circumstances and although the mare was being watched on camera, the little guy did not get out of the sack in time. It was devastating. In the spring of 2009 Corona's second foal was born to an outside mare and the unthinkable had occurred...she was a dwarf. The poor little angel only lived for one day, but it was a blessing in disguise as she was believed to be both a type 1 and type 3 dwarf. I was heartbroken but knew what needed to be done. The foal as well as blood samples from Corona and the mare were sent to John Eberth for study and then Corona was gelded. It was a very sad time - all the hopes and dreams of the previous three years were gone in an instant - but as all who know me well understand that I believe any horse that produces a dwarf should be removed from the breeding shed.

Corona can now make some youth very happy by going in the ring and winning for them. Corona is very well-behaved and knows how to set-up and show! He also knows how to roundpen himself and is very easy to keep at show weight.

Below are some additional photos of Corona. Some are professionally done; others are candids taken by us.

This shot above is of Corona with his Champion ribbon and plaque from the Eastern Championship Show.