Tradewinds Farm

Tradewinds Farm Promoting and breeding quality Percheron horses as well as a few well broke riding horses suitable f Operated by Tyrel and Amy Frey.
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We are a small family farm raising and promoting our homebred Percheron horses at the National and World Levels. We attempt to stay away from the pedigrees more commonly found at sales and show barns around the country, hoping to produce quality outcross horses who are capable of showing and winning at any level and produce the next generation. We must be doing okay, our horses are competing in mu

ltiple disciplines and excelling! We are very proud of what we have accomplished and hope to continue to produce attractive, well conformed, well mannered Percheron horses that anyone would be proud to own. We're always happy to show off the residents here at the farm, please feel free to give us a call and set up a visit

Look who's finally starting to look a little grown-up! We took a few updated photos of Tradewinds Wallace this afternoon...
09/15/2024

Look who's finally starting to look a little grown-up! We took a few updated photos of Tradewinds Wallace this afternoon to share. This son of BP Crossfire looks like he might want to be a show horse in a few years! Wally is out of a big, 18.3 hand, Zodiac daughter, and appears like he's going to take after her in the height department.

He is weaned and in kindergarten lessons currently; broke to lead and tie and learning body control cues. Wally is available if someone were looking for a big pretty prospect to grow up and start their way. Please pm us for particulars.

Wandered to the bottom of the field today to check the level of the irrigation pond and had a few girls tag along. There...
09/13/2024

Wandered to the bottom of the field today to check the level of the irrigation pond and had a few girls tag along. There's supposed to be water directly behind that fence - clearly, we're a little dry.

All four mares came down and snorted at the water trickling in from where it fills from the cistern by the barn. But all were happy for the handfuls of fresh clover and grasses from the edges.

In all, they were excellent company for a quiet 15 minutes at sunset.

We took a few new photos of this guy while he's still clipped and polished from show season. Lucasia Ragnarock accompani...
09/11/2024

We took a few new photos of this guy while he's still clipped and polished from show season. Lucasia Ragnarock accompanied us to the summer shows and competed in the yearling stallion classes. He placed 3rd at the National Percheorn Show, 4th at Iowa and finished his year as the rsv Champion stallion at LaPorte.
This guy is going to make someone a really cool partner in the future! He is available if someone were looking for a stallion or gelding prospect to bring along. Pm us for particulars.
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Thank you and congratulations, Mandy on adding Tradewinds Sherlock to your pastures!Sherlock loaded up this afternoon an...
09/08/2024

Thank you and congratulations, Mandy on adding Tradewinds Sherlock to your pastures!

Sherlock loaded up this afternoon and is off on his next adventure. We are sure he will be a fantastic partner for the future adventures his new family has planned!

Congratulations Justin on your purchase of yearling filly, Lucasia Eva!Eva came to us from our friends at Lucasia Ranch ...
09/03/2024

Congratulations Justin on your purchase of yearling filly, Lucasia Eva!

Eva came to us from our friends at Lucasia Ranch early this spring to add to the summer show string. Her best showing was at the Iowa State Fair, where she placed second.

We are excited to watch this filly continue to grow and mature and are looking forward to cheering her on this fall/next season with her new owners!

There's one troublemaker every season. That foal. The one who is into Everything! They're a monumental pest who 'assists...
08/07/2024

There's one troublemaker every season. That foal. The one who is into Everything! They're a monumental pest who 'assists' the humans with redecorating one minute and demands dinner in bed the next.

This year, that c**t is Wally.

He takes great delight in pulling all the polo's down and wearing them as scarves while they play in a different stall during the day. In the evenings though, he can't possibly stand up to eat dinner. He instead will reach as far as he can for the feed tub and then drag it closer so he can snack.

He ought to be extra entertaining in the next few years!

With temps forecasted in the high 80s with the added fun of high humidity for the next couple weeks, we've spent the las...
07/28/2024

With temps forecasted in the high 80s with the added fun of high humidity for the next couple weeks, we've spent the last couple days introducing the idea of body clipping to some of the jr foals who haven't shed their foal coat yet. That heavy coat will trap the heat and causes the youngsters to sweat a lot more than a short coat would and it takes forever to dry on those hot and humid days, if it dries at all. The constant moisture next to the skin can cause additional problems, so we like to remove it to minimize the chances of a potential issue and also to help keep them more comfortable.

For miss Dizzy, clippers are not something to be concerned about. They're basically a heavy-duty massage gun that attacks all the really itchy spots. The bonus? We get to get a really good look at her conformation without the distraction of all the extra fuzz distorting things.

The most important thing we teach the youngsters who reside here is standing tied. In their stalls, in a field, in cross...
07/25/2024

The most important thing we teach the youngsters who reside here is standing tied. In their stalls, in a field, in crossties - wherever. It's a life skill they'll require no matter their eventual career.

The yearling fillies who have been turned out to grow this spring and summer have been enjoying grain tubs out in the fields. But it's time to come back in and revisit some of those life skills again to freshen them in their minds before they move to the next phase - whether that's moving on to a new home or coming in the barn for a more intensive training schedule late fall/early spring.

They enjoyed the fancy hay with their grain and fans keeping them cool for an hour before they were turned back out to play as a group in their field.

Tradewinds Benchmark has been modeling the unkempt look for most of the spring season, but there were finally a few quie...
07/11/2024

Tradewinds Benchmark has been modeling the unkempt look for most of the spring season, but there were finally a few quiet minutes with nothing else pressing demanding our attention. So we used the time to clean up his bridle path, tidy his mane and give him the extra attention he so obviously deserves.

Benny likely won't head to any shows himself, but he ought to have at least a couple of c**ts from his freshman crop head out to some shows this year. We will post photos and results of their endeavors as the season progresses!

We've finally finished up the bulk of breeding and foaling season! Thank you to all our friends and customers who used o...
07/05/2024

We've finally finished up the bulk of breeding and foaling season! Thank you to all our friends and customers who used our stallions or had us foal out your mares this season.

With only one mare left to breed this season, we've been able to turn our focus onto some of this year's foals. To say we're pleased with the first crop of Benchmark foals would be an understatement. The whole group of them have begun stretching and unfolding into quite impressive youngsters.

Pictured is Tradewinds Sherlock (Tradewinds Benchmark x Tradewinds Shine, by Blooming Grove Midnight) on his first real outing since weaning began last week.

We will have some foals available, as well as a mature mare or two later this season. Please pm if you're interested in further info.

Our final foal of 2024 made his appearance early Thursday morning. He needed some extra help to get going, but has hit a...
05/12/2024

Our final foal of 2024 made his appearance early Thursday morning. He needed some extra help to get going, but has hit all his milestones and got a chance to go outside this morning. He is by Tradewinds Benchmark and out of DLF Miss Macy (Cedarfarm Ontario x SG Malinda, by Windermere King Cong).

We have been very impressed with how the Benchmark foals look and grow in this, his freshman season. This c**t has all the earmarks to be just as nice once he has a chance to stretch and unfold.
We're deliberating on a name for him and welcome any input. The only requirement is that the suggestions start with the letter M

Special Delivery! She's here! We'd all but given up on having any fillies this season; thankfully, Ash came through for ...
05/02/2024

Special Delivery! She's here!

We'd all but given up on having any fillies this season; thankfully, Ash came through for us.

This pretty girl arrived at nine pm yesterday. She is by Tradewinds Benchmark and out of one of our favorite homebred mares, Tradewinds Diamante (Blooming Grove Midnight x DLF Demitasse, by Windermere In Command).

Now the deliberation begins on settling on her name!

It's always one of our favorite days of the year when we can turn mares out in fresh green fields. These two girls are t...
04/19/2024

It's always one of our favorite days of the year when we can turn mares out in fresh green fields. These two girls are two of the three matriarchs who live here.
They both have daughters in our program who are producing the next generation and while these two are beginning to show their age, we are hopeful that we will get to welcome at least one more foal from each of them. The black mare is Lucasia Lady Destine, the grey is Black Prairie W View's Jet. Between them, they can claim direct influence on four of the horses within our program, with a few others being a bit more distantly related. They have certainly earned the right to be the first mares turned out in the fresh grass!

Look who made it to the front field today! Wyna and baby Wallace got the priority pasture space today. They spent the mo...
04/10/2024

Look who made it to the front field today! Wyna and baby Wallace got the priority pasture space today. They spent the morning exploring all the extra room to run! Wyna continues to be an exemplary first-time momma and has done a great job keeping track of little Will in this large space. Maybe tomorrow we'll turn them out with some friends!

We've had a few new faces in the barn this spring! We had a few youngsters make their way into our barn the last couple ...
04/10/2024

We've had a few new faces in the barn this spring! We had a few youngsters make their way into our barn the last couple months from our friends at Lucasia Ranch in Alberta.
We are always thankful that we're entrusted with such nice young stock to promote and show/market during the summer season, especially when they look like this girl!
This is Lucasia Eva (LD's Legacy Yammer Hammer x Lucasia Evelyn, by Lucasia Caltain T). Eva is an extremely pretty individual, with a lot of excellent qualities that should make her an asset to a lot of different programs. We're excited to see how she continues to progress during her kindergarten lessons and into the summer season!

He's here! Our only maiden mare of the season decided to lay down early this morning and delivered this guy. It's always...
04/06/2024

He's here! Our only maiden mare of the season decided to lay down early this morning and delivered this guy.

It's always a little extra stressful waiting for a maiden mare to decide today's the day. Will they take to their foal or hate them? Will they need extra help learning their new career? Will they stand and let us help them and their foals get a good start?

Thankfully, this particular girl quickly relieved our worries and has taken to her new role like she's done this a hundred times before.

Meet Tradewinds Wallace! Little Will is out of our girl Tradewinds Wynona (Lucasia Zodiac x Ryan Day Flash's Willow) and by BP Crossfire. He has hit all his milestones so far! He needs a few days to straighten out a little and then we'll post some more photos of him and his dam.

Congratulations Jim and family on your purchase of DLF Dynamo d/s! This met his new family midday and is on his way ho...
04/06/2024

Congratulations Jim and family on your purchase of DLF Dynamo d/s! This met his new family midday and is on his way home to hopefully create some fancy, correct riding partners in the future at his new home. We are look forward to hearing updates and seeing him in future years.

After making us wait 365 days, he's finally here! SanLan First Degree (Raona Commanding Knight x Little Bow Spitzie, by ...
03/26/2024

After making us wait 365 days, he's finally here! SanLan First Degree (Raona Commanding Knight x Little Bow Spitzie, by MEF Hotshot 2nd) had this extra large c**t by Tradewinds Benchmark early this morning.
In typical Kandy fashion, she wanted no help with getting him started. So once we made sure he had made it out safely and had his navel dipped, we headed back in to observe them on the cameras. So far, he has hit all the milestones we like to see and looks like he's about ready to demand to go out and play!
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Halter school for Hawkeye! He is very unimpressed with our efforts to domesticated him. His favorite thing to do is run ...
03/22/2024

Halter school for Hawkeye! He is very unimpressed with our efforts to domesticated him. His favorite thing to do is run and this containment device is going to make it too easy for the people to keep him a bit closer.
We are so pleased with our two Benchmark foals so far and can't wait to see how they look in a few more months!

We hope everyone had as relaxing and fun a St. Patrick's day as Sherlock did! After exploring outside in the blowing sno...
03/18/2024

We hope everyone had as relaxing and fun a St. Patrick's day as Sherlock did! After exploring outside in the blowing snow today, he was happy to have his momma tuck him into the hay pile for a nice nap.

Finally! He's arrived! We welcomed our second foal of the 2024 foaling season early this morning. This big c**t, dubbed ...
03/16/2024

Finally! He's arrived! We welcomed our second foal of the 2024 foaling season early this morning. This big c**t, dubbed Hawkeye, is by Tradewinds Benchmark and out of A&E's Heather Lyn. She certainly made sure he was "well done" before she decided it was time to have him.
He's going to need some time to unfold those extra-long legs, but he looks pretty cool so far!

Poor Sherlock! It's tough when you're a baby and your humans keep picking up a camera and pointing it at you. We are enj...
03/10/2024

Poor Sherlock! It's tough when you're a baby and your humans keep picking up a camera and pointing it at you. We are enjoying watching this guy unfold and stretch the last couple weeks!

It's been a busy few days for these two! There are a few youngsters here in the que to get some halter lessons, so we go...
03/03/2024

It's been a busy few days for these two! There are a few youngsters here in the que to get some halter lessons, so we got started with the most curious one. Sherlock is rethinking being friends with his humans. But he has taken to halter school very quickly! We're really impressed with this c**ts mind and enthusiasm so far.

Every afternoon, without fail, this grumpy face makes its way to the gate to await the humans retrieving her for the tri...
02/29/2024

Every afternoon, without fail, this grumpy face makes its way to the gate to await the humans retrieving her for the trip inside for dinner. Miss Lexie has some very serious concerns about our time management skills. If you're a couple minutes behind the schedule she deems appropriate, she'll let you know; in the form of gate rattling or bouncing the fence boards. She makes her presence known in all kinds of fun ways. And even when her antics are driving her humans crazy, we are so glad that she made the return trip home last spring to spend her golden years here with us.

While half the crew ran off to the Mid-America Draft Horse Sale and visited with friends we don't get to see often enoug...
02/23/2024

While half the crew ran off to the Mid-America Draft Horse Sale and visited with friends we don't get to see often enough, one of us spent some extra time with this baby and his sweet momma. They had a chance to head out to the roundpen and stretch their legs while their stall was cleaned and rebedded, and then came back in for a well-deserved nap.

And he has a name! Meet Tradewinds Sherlock (Tradewinds Benchmark x Tradewinds Shine, by Blooming Grove Midnight).

We kicked the 2024 foaling season off this morning! Tradewinds Shine presented us with the very first foal by Tradewinds...
02/21/2024

We kicked the 2024 foaling season off this morning!

Tradewinds Shine presented us with the very first foal by Tradewinds Benchmark at chore time. We're liking what we see so far and are looking forward to watching this one grow and unfold in the coming weeks. He's hit all his milestones thus far and is happily exploring as much of the area around him as momma will allow. Now to come up with an appropriate name!

It was a little chilly this morning during turnout! The coming yearling fillies have a new paddock they're headed to eac...
02/19/2024

It was a little chilly this morning during turnout! The coming yearling fillies have a new paddock they're headed to each morning, which has caused a little hysteria. There are new things to look at and a donkey to greet in an adjoining field, so they tend to get a little bit of a showmanship school on the way out each day to remind them of their manners. The last girl headed out of the barn this morning was Tradewinds Saphira (Maple Groves Gamblers Ace x Tradewinds Shine, by Blooming Grove Midnight). She has grown a lot over the winter and has become quite a cool young mare to have in the barn!

There's a new face in the barn this week! This sweet yearling c**t is DLF Dynamo D/S, a Shady Lanes Abner son out of DLF...
02/05/2024

There's a new face in the barn this week! This sweet yearling c**t is DLF Dynamo D/S, a Shady Lanes Abner son out of DLF D'Eleanor, an HF Cassius Clay daughter. Mr Merlin came to visit in the hopes we could find him the perfect new home.
This dude is very cool! He has a happy disposition and is a very pretty mover with a lot of natural lift. He could be a fun partner for virtually any discipline. He's expected to mature in the 17hh range. Please pm the page for particulars.

Is that.... the Sun?!? We had a few minutes of sunshine this evening during chores! It finally peeked through the clouds...
01/16/2024

Is that.... the Sun?!? We had a few minutes of sunshine this evening during chores! It finally peeked through the clouds after days of gloom and cold. It will probably be even colder now, but it sure made a beautiful backdrop for photos tonight. This is our own Tradewinds Benchmark posing for photos. We are expecting his first crop of foals a little later this season.

The frigid temps are starting to get to the humans around here, but the horses seem to be weathering it pretty well. Ton...
01/16/2024

The frigid temps are starting to get to the humans around here, but the horses seem to be weathering it pretty well. Tonight, we walked Glenview Connie's Birdman out of the barn and he obligingly set up and stood for a quick update shot of how he's matured this winter. He clearly hasn't matured out of the stage every kid goes through.... if there's a giant pile of snow pushed back from the driveways, someone ought to climb it!

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Woops! Benny might have misjudged his reach while showing his enthusiasm at turnout time. Thankfully, his humans are used to such antics and could patch it until we get a chance to rebuild the entire wall a little later this year. #Benchmark #BarnRemodel #HesSoMuchHelp

Finally! We have the wagon put back together so we could take the girls for a drive down the road. #HorseshowPractice #MondayFunday #BacktoWork #Jubilee #Ash

Baby Saffy on her way in for dinner last night. Pretty soon she's going to start exploring with the bigger kids, but for now she's happy to follow momma Shine into the barn. #Saphira #BabyDragon #PercheronFoals #BlueBaby

Happy Day of the Horse from our biggest troublemaker, Benny. He's graduated from his halter to trying out for the MI DOT for traffic cone placement. He needs to perfect his technique yet, but he's definitely practicing! #Benchmark #ZodiacFoals #jrstallions

Without fail, if a halter is left on Benny, at some point in the day he is going to very helpfully remove it. These are not the sorts of skills we were hoping for from him, but he's definitely entertaining! Thankfully, he has not taught his neighbors this particular skill. Yet. #Benchmark #ZodaicFoals #thenextGeneration #jrstallions #smoothmoves

We have been hard at work the last few weeks prepping horses for our first show of the year! When our friends over at @learnthehunt offered to take some footage of the prep work we jumped at the opportunity to share a 'Behind the Scenes' peek into what prepping these guys for a show looks like. We have some more work to do to get them #RingReady but they are definitely getting closer! #ThatsWhyWeCallHimBig #Big #ShowPrep

First day of group turnout for the three oldest kids in the big field. They spent quite a bit of time inspecting their new digs, but we're confident their mommas were just as excited about all the new sights. All three mares spent time splashing in the puddle at the bottom of the hill, but Kandy had to up the game 🙄. #TheyreAllJustBigKids #WhoCanResistSplashing #PercheronMares #Kandy #Foalsof2022

It was chilly today, but Daicee Mae and her momma had a turn outside anyway. They both seemed to enjoy their trip outside to explore and play in the sunshine. #Daicee #StackedDeck #FoalingSeason22

Happy National Day of the Horse! We are so blessed to have this life and these horses. Its hard to pick just one or two photos, but we managed to limit our choices to a few of our favorites from this year. Enjoy!

Home again from the World show. Turned out the babies today for a chance to play. They were most appreciative! Keep an eye out for photos and results from our week.

We've made it through the worst of this spring storm! Babies had a chance to go out for a few minutes today while we were cleaning stalls and we took this short clip of our youngest colt, Tradewinds D'artagnan and his momma, Tradewinds Diamante out for a trot. As soon as the sun comes back and the snow disappears we will get some nice photos of Dart to share! He's quite a nice baby :)

There's not many sounds sweeter than a new momma whickering to her fresh-born foal. We apologise for the video quality, but are happy to be able to share this joyful noise on this Easter holiday. This video is brought to you by the ever accommodating May, owned by client and here to foal. She had a filly.

At least someone is enjoying the return of winter. Tradewinds Stewart is enjoying the snow and playing outside!

The daily update on Miss Winter. She is enjoying getting to spend some time outside with her momma each day!

Someone is a lot more excited about the snow and cooler temperatures than the humans around here! This is Tradewinds Diamante (Blooming Grove Midnight x DLF Demitasse by Windermeres In Command) this morning as we were turning mares out. Ash is in foal to Lucasia Zodiac for an early April baby. We are so excited to see what this cross gives us!

Took some video of Grace last week and finally had a chance to put it together. This sweet girl is available if someone were looking for a riding partner!

Black Brook Zeke's First Edition helped us out today getting our homebred mare, Tradewinds Diamante (aka Ash) hooked for the first time in a team today! That's Zeke on the left, Ash on the right. It wasn't exciting, which is always a positive the first trip or two, but neither horse took a step wrong!

Here's the video compilation for Zeke that we completed today. The footage is of his first drive in quite a while and of his first ride ever. The footing was (and continues to be) a little iffy outside, anywhere but on the road! It's a good thing he's such a cool horse or we could've had trouble.

One of our favorite pastimes this time of year is spending time of the pregnant mommas, in the hopes that one of the foals will shift enough for us to see signs of life. Poor Lexie has got a future lead horse in there! This foal is going to be 100 mph at birth, if its antics in utero are anything to go by.

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We are a small family farm raising and promoting our homebred Percheron horses at the National and World Levels. We are attempting to stay away from the pedigrees more commonly found at sales and show barns around the country, hoping to produce quality outcross horses who are capable of showing and winning at any level. We must be doing okay, our horses are competing in multiple disciplines and excelling! We are very proud of what we have accomplished and hope to continue to produce attractive, well conformed, well mannered Percheron horses that anyone would be proud to own. We have recently branched into the occasional Percheron cross, they will be held up to the same standards that we have come to expect.

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