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FORTY ANCHORS FARM
Icelandics
My great-grandfather, Elias, immigrated from Greece to Colorado in the early 1900's with the railroad. He established a grocery depot and purchased land. He eventually built up a ranch with thousands of sheep. I still have cousins raising sheep in Colorado. We all can't seem to part from it. I am a fourth-generation sheep rancher, but very small-time, which is why we went with a registered flock. On my grouchiest day, I always feel better after some sheep therapy! The Icelandic breed looks beautiful on the mountainside with all their colors, they are tough (for sheep), and they have many uses.
Spanish Horses
After living through COVID and lockdowns in Spain, we made the decision to retire out of the military and move our kids home. My husband and I both grew up in Northern CA. The entire family is involved in raising these animals.
Before we left Spain, our oldest daughter, who was in dressage training at the time, searched all over Andalucia with me for quality brood mares in a certain age-range that could pass USDA screenings. It was a ton of effort in a compressed time. I had help from a few different friends and breeder connections in Andalucia in our search for breeding stock. I was able to meet breeders, visit sires and dams, and then take them through the inspection and revision process before sending them to Barcelona for quarantine. Their trip to the US was not smooth, but our two mares and stallion made it here in the summer of 2021. Pictured at right is FAROLERA DE VARA.
