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They are all safe and sound in their new home in Nebraska! Our dear foundational curly stallion - Grinder left in Decemb...
26/02/2026

They are all safe and sound in their new home in Nebraska!
Our dear foundational curly stallion - Grinder left in December but when the family come up they fell in love with 3 of our mares - Vanilla, Cameo and her daughter Verity. Of which they arrived at their new home early this morning. We couldn’t be more happy and excited for their new adventures! 💕🐴
More horses available- don’t be shy in asking!

At least the resident rabbits are active and enjoying the snowy season.
01/02/2026

At least the resident rabbits are active and enjoying the snowy season.

Horses Who Changed Us, Guided Us and Grew With Us!Every farm has horses.But not every farm has teachers.At Altruistic Ac...
21/01/2026

Horses Who Changed Us, Guided Us and Grew With Us!
Every farm has horses.
But not every farm has teachers.

At Altruistic Acres, our herd is more than a collection of rare curly hypoallergenic lines—they are the heartbeats that shaped our mission. Each one arrived with a lesson, a turning point or a revelation that changed the way we breed, care and grow. These are the stories that define us.

🐴 Sibby — The Curly Roan Who Redirected Our Path

Sibby came to us from Kentucky right before Covid shut the boarders down, like a rare jewel—our curly roan filly, hypoallergenic and perfect for our downsizing program. She grew into a bright, gentle pony mare and when she reached breeding age, everything seemed aligned.

But nature had a surprise waiting.

After her first breeding attempt, Sibby developed a painful rash and scabs along her hind end. We halted everything, separated the horses, checked for disease, and spent weeks soothing her with aloe and careful care. When she finally healed, the truth emerged: she was allergic to the stallion’s semen. A one‑in‑a‑million reaction.

It changed our plans, but not her purpose.
We found her a new stud, and in 2024 she delivered her first foal—a living reminder that sometimes the detours lead exactly where we’re meant to go.

🐴 Gena — The Curly Who Answered Our Prayers

Gena was born with everything we hoped for: curls, colour, pattern, presence. When she reached breeding age, we paired her with a tiny, gentle stallion who matched her perfectly. Their bond was sweet, steady and full of promise.

But her journey was anything but simple.

Her first foal—a perfect smooth-coated filly—was lost at four months premature in a snowstorm due to a twisted umbilical cord. Her second foal, a curly c**t, survived a dramatic emergency birth involving ropes, repositioning and a vet who refused to give up. Gena adored him, but her flighty nature led to tragedy when she was startled in her stall and accidentally killed him.

It broke her heart. It broke ours.

Still, we believed in her.
We bred her again and her third foal—Kodi—arrived healthy, curly, patterned and a rare champagne. Today, Gena and Kodi are cherished members of our herd, living proof that perseverance can bloom into something extraordinary.

🐴 Rhaina — The Curly Anomaly of Surprises

Rhaina’s story begins with her mother, a neglected rescue mare suffering from severe laminitis. Years of care, warmth and rehabilitation finally made it safe to breed her. Rhaina was born—a curly filly full of promise.

But before she was a month old, she fell dangerously ill. She stopped eating, grew weak and her distress triggered a laminitis relapse in her mother. Both were rushed to OVC, where they were treated for rare environmental illnesses—random, unpredictable, and no one’s fault.

They recovered, loved deeply by the staff who cared for them.

As Rhaina grew, she began mimicking her mother’s pain—lifting her feet, shifting her weight, imitating the discomfort. We checked her constantly until we realized the truth: she was copying out of empathy, not illness. Once weaned, the behaviours faded.

Her mother’s pain, however, worsened over time and we eventually made the humane decision to let her go in 2025.

Rhaina remains with us—a healthy, emotionally intelligent mare who taught us about sensitivity, observation and the invisible bonds between horses.

🐴 Bibi & Imogen — Hidden Mutations & the Magic of Genetics

Some lessons come not from hardship but from the quiet revelations hidden in DNA.

Bibi, a smooth-coated hypoallergenic curly, was born to two fully tested, healthy parents. Yet as she grew, her jaw misaligned. Testing revealed a spontaneous dwarfism carrier mutation—something neither parent carried. She herself is not a dwarf, but she carries the gene, reminding us how essential responsible breeding and genetic vigilance truly are!

Then came Imogen.

Born healthy and curly, she carried a surprise of her own: the Tiger Eye gene. This rare mutation—found almost exclusively in the Puerto Rican Paso Fino—creates irises in shades of amber, copper, gold or orange. It doesn’t affect health; it simply gives the horse an extraordinary, luminous gaze.

To find it spontaneously in a miniature curly line was astonishing.
Imogen became the foundation of a new possibility: a future Tiger Eye branch within the miniature curly world!

Together, Bibi and Imogen remind us that nature is always writing new stories—some cautionary, some full of potential, all worth listening to.

These aren’t just tales of breeding challenges or rare traits.
They are the stories that shaped Altruistic Acres into what it is today:

• A place where compassion leads the way
• A place where genetics meets empathy
• A place where every horse is a teacher
• A place where resilience becomes legacy

Our herd isn’t just rare.
It’s meaningful. It’s intentional.
It’s alive with stories that change people as much as they change horses.

Night sky had a perfect shot of the moon
21/01/2026

Night sky had a perfect shot of the moon

Snow day!! ⛄️
15/01/2026

Snow day!! ⛄️

Altruistic Acres is undergoing some changes… stay tuned!
13/01/2026

Altruistic Acres is undergoing some changes… stay tuned!

29/12/2025

Brrrr…. 🥶

Wintery outside today!
28/12/2025

Wintery outside today!

The ice storm we had on Boxing Day gave us a very unique snow, sand like and looks like fake snow but it’s real cold and...
27/12/2025

The ice storm we had on Boxing Day gave us a very unique snow, sand like and looks like fake snow but it’s real cold and wet but the horses don’t seem to mind much.

Merry Christmas 🎄 And what beautiful morning sky it is, pink and blues covered the sky!
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄
And what beautiful morning sky it is, pink and blues covered the sky!

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Becoming a Breeder

It is an animal breeder’s goal to try to promote valuable traits when planning their breedings. But that’s just the beginning of a long and rewarding journey! Animal breeders use their knowledge of genetics and conformation to select breeding stock that will produce even better quality offspring in their chosen field, like show, sport, companion etc.

The usual duties for animal breeders include but are not limited to facilitating breedings by live cover or artificial insemination (AI), assisting with difficult births, maintaining pastures and enclosures, feeding, administering supplements or medications, treating injuries, and keeping detailed health and pedigree records. Personally I also like to research wild habitats and behaviours of animals and their relatives in the hopes of creating the most natural lifestyle as possible for my breeding stock types.

Animal breeders often work in conjunction with veterinarians to maintain proper health of the breeding stock and their offspring. Depending on the animal types, different vets maybe required like large and/or small animal veterinarians. Breeders may also show their stock in a variety of judged breed shows and competitive events. By doing this, companion animals and livestock breeds may gain additional value as breeding stock if they demonstrate their superiority on the show circuit.

In short to be a successful animal breeder you must be a jack-of-all-trades with some knowledge of anatomy, physiology, reproduction, genetics, nutrition, and behaviour of each type of animal in their program. And lastly, breeders are encouraged to use discretion when selecting animals for breeding purposes and to not allow inferior representatives of the species to contribute to the gene pool. Superior progeny will enhance an animal breeder’s reputation and ensure their continued success... and most importantly the animals themselves thrive with healthier genes and quality care, which strengthens the breed as a whole.