Welcome to Prancing Pony Farm! We are a retired Navy family living our dream on our 9 acre farm located in Central California (Lemoore). We have many types of livestock on our farm but we are focused on miniature livestock breeds. We specialize in ADGA/AGS Nigerian Dwarf and MDGA/TMGR Mini Nubian Dairy goats. We also breed Maremma Sheepdogs, which are a outstanding livestock guardian dog breed originating in Italy and well suited to protecting all kinds of livestock on both large operations and small family farms.
Although we primarily breed miniature dairy goats we named our farm after our “Prancing Ponies”, our Miniature Horses and our full sized horses. And, as we are HUGE JRR Tolkien fans in our family, the farm is also named after “The Prancing Pony Inn” from “The Lord of the Rings”.
We are striving to make our website a useful resource not only for those wishing to learn about our farm and the animals we breed, but for anyone looking for useful information on animal husbandry, particularly goat care. We have pages devoted to animal health and care (particularly goats) where you’ll find how we feed, milk and care for our herd as well as links to products and useful websites on goat husbandry. We also have links to many products and companies we use and love on our dedicated links page as well as sprinkled throughout our pages and articles. The website is a work in progress which we will continually work on to make it useful and user friendly to our customers and animal lovers everywhere. Enjoy!
Although we primarily breed miniature dairy goats we named our farm after our “Prancing Ponies”, our Miniature Horses and our full sized horses. And, as we are HUGE JRR Tolkien fans in our family, the farm is also named after “The Prancing Pony Inn” from “The Lord of the Rings”.
We are striving to make our website a useful resource not only for those wishing to learn about our farm and the animals we breed, but for anyone looking for useful information on animal husbandry, particularly goat care. We have pages devoted to animal health and care (particularly goats) where you’ll find how we feed, milk and care for our herd as well as links to products and useful websites on goat husbandry. We also have links to many products and companies we use and love on our dedicated links page as well as sprinkled throughout our pages and articles. The website is a work in progress which we will continually work on to make it useful and user friendly to our customers and animal lovers everywhere. Enjoy!
It’s kidding season (again!) - yay!
Spring 2018 kidding season was a huge success with 35 kids born. All of our kids have been sold except for the doelings we have retained. Some of those may later become available. Check our Sales Page or 2018 kid page for details. We are expecting some Nigerian Dwarf kids this fall, starting in September. We will have kids ready in time for Christmas! We will have more Nigerian Dwarf as well as Mini Nubian kids available in the spring and will update our breeding plan with projected kidding dates soon.
Contact us to reserve a kid with a non-refundable deposit or to get on our waiting list. Please see our sales policy page for info on purchasing an animal from us.
Contact us to reserve a kid with a non-refundable deposit or to get on our waiting list. Please see our sales policy page for info on purchasing an animal from us.
Maremma puppies are here! We had 4 males and 4 females born April 11, 2018. We have 3 female puppies left and available to working homes. These pups have lived with livestock since birth and are being actively trained and socialized to guard our goats, horses and poultry. Contact us to reserve one of these amazing LGD’s today!
Because we love our goats and care about their health and the health of the kids we sell we test our entire herd annually for CL, CAE and Johnes.
Last Test Date March 27, 2018 - entire herd clean. Test results available upon request.
Last Test Date March 27, 2018 - entire herd clean. Test results available upon request.
Why should you only buy goats from a breeder who tests their entire herd annually and why is a "closed herd" not good enough? Because only annual testing proves a herd is healthy and disease free. When someone says they have a “closed herd” that proves nothing at all. You have nothing but their word to go on and even they don’t really know if their herd is healthy because some diseases can remain hidden for years. Only testing annually proves that a herd is truly disease free and healthy. Reputable and responsible breeders are willing to pay this considerable expense for the health of their goats. Your new goat will be both a financial investment and beloved family pet and you really don’t want to take chances with their health. Nor do you want to buy goats from sale barns or unsavory characters selling goats of questionable health and breeding! If you can’t see the parent stock, ask lots of questions and feel good about what you see KEEP GOING. I can’t stress these points enough! A “cheap goat” is not a bargain when you end up with expensive vet bills or have to explain to your children why their beloved pet died. 😢
Click HERE to learn more.
Click HERE to learn more.
We offer stud service from any of our bucks to does that are tested clean of disease.
