Dan & Stachia have been at the Hill City location since 1998, raising horses, donkeys, mules, zorses, a zebra, Texas Longhorns/ Longhorn crossed cattle .  With raising registered Paints and Quarter Horses they have always had a passion for uniquely colored/spotted animals.  Ready to retire and slow down to just a few personal trail horses, they ran across a picture of a Peacock Leopard Appaloosa, that sparked their interest and the search was on to find one of their own. After many conversations with Charles Potts of Blue Creek Appaloosas, their passion for 100% Foundation Appaloosas with the goal to raise the elusive Gap 8 led to the purchase of BCA Chats Nuksay, 2019 Black Peacock Leopard Stallion, and immediately started adding foundation mares to breed him to.  Raising foals with Foundation Bloodlines, these babies are smart, easy to work with, gentle and a real joy to train.   This is an exciting and rewarding journey that has produced GAP/F6, BCA NUKSAYS NOOKSAK 2022 stallion and GAP7/F7, PAPAS C N SPOTS 2024, both stallions

                                                                                        standing at stud at Primed and Painted Acres aka: "PAPA"


  They are concentrating on raising & selling foals, raising Grass Fed Beef Cattle and making hay when the sun shines!  When they get a break from doing that ~ horse camping is where they will be!


Dan and Stachia would like to congratulate all the families that have gotten involved in the Appaloosa community through the purchases of PAPA horses and foals.  We enjoy and appreciate receiving photos as the foals grow up and all of the horses training updates. 

Enjoy visiting the website and in person visits are always welcome at PRIMED~N~PAINTED ACRES.