Hi! We're Rich and Rae Mitchell, owners of Lumbertown Farm. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and get better acquainted. We have both had a love of horses for as long as we can remember. Our experience with horses at Lumbertown began in the late 80's with several "backyard" horses that we rode on the trails around the farm. In the spring of 1990, we read an article about miniature horses. We were all fascinated with these diminutive equines and sought out a breeder not too far from our home. We made arrangements to visit their farm and while we were there, the owner picked up a few day old foal and handed it to Rich. The foal simply laid his head on Rich's shoulder and we were hooked. While not all mini foals are this relaxed, they are by nature very people-friendly. With heavy hearts, we found ourselves without any miniature horses in 2005 with the passing of two of our originals. We closed one chapter in our lives and moved on to others.  Our introduction to Tennessee Walking Horses came quite by accident while we were at a miniature horse show. During the same weekend, the Walking Horse Association of Michigan (WHAM) was holding their Little Celebration show in an arena on the same fairground. We went over on Saturday evening to kill some time and check out the horses. What we saw was truly awesome. These beautiful, powerful and graceful animals exhibited both kindness and easy-going personalities.Their "no bounce" gait intrigued us even at this brief introduction. In the spring of 1994, we went to visit a nearby breeder. By the time we left after the second visit, it was clear that Walking Horses were going to be a big part of our lives. We are pictured here on a Michigan Trail Riders Shore-to-Shore ride in 1997. The smooth, ground-covering gait and generally easy-going personalities of the Walkers make them naturals for long distance trail riding, which we enjoy immensely along with horse camping in the National Forests around our area. We currently own a Gold Champagne Walker/Racking stallion, a Classic Champagne Tobiano Walking stallion, 9 Walker or Racking mares and 2 yearlings fillies, a weanling colt and have at least one foal coming. As the TWH slogan says:  Tennessee Walking Horses for the Ride of Your Life!! Our slogan is: To ride one is to own one! But stop by and decide for yourself Stop by some time...the coffee is always on!! click on the coffee cup to drop us a note. We would love to talk horses with you anytime!!!