Thunderbrook Tennessee Walkers is located 40 miles south of Miles City.
Krista was born and raised in Montana. Her interest in Tennessee Walkers began in 2003 when her parents purchased Bo from Larry and Niki Martin. In the Fall of 2005, Krista decided she wanted another Tennessee Walker because her and her mother were always fighting over who got to ride Bo. They were always fighting over Bo because they both enjoyed his smooth ride. Both Krista and LaDonna have bad backs due to Scoliosis, so riding Bo was so much easier to ride than a Quarter Horse. So Krista's search began for a Buckskin Tennessee Walker colt. She wanted something that was young that she could break to ride. In all of her searches she found Laredo Moon, a weanling buckskin colt in Wyoming. She fell in love with him and decided to buy him. He was purchased from Karen and Andy Canchola of Evansville, WY. Her first intentions were to geld him. Then she got to researching the breed and his bloodlines and realized she had one good breed colt on her hands. So Krista decided to get into breeding the Tennessee Walkers.
So after Krista decided to get into the breeding, a new search began for a mare or two but not to hard as Laredo was only going to be a yearling that year. Then one day in the fall of 2006 we found out one of our neighbors had Tennessee Walkers. So Krista gave her a call and found out she had some mares and fillies for sale. So Krista and LaDonna went over and visited. They met Linda Morgan of Volborg, MT and her herd of Tennessee Walkers. Krista then decided to buy a mare and filly. They happened to be a mother and daughter, DeDe and Kanasta. Then in the winter of 2007, Krista just happened to be looking through some horses for sale and came across Comanche. She couldn't resist her color, breeding and the price was right. Comanche was purchased from Tom Fornstrom of Pine Bluffs, WY.
All of our Tennessee Walkers are ridden on our 20,000 acre cattle ranch and they do all the aspects of ranch work. So they are very versatile. We breed for disposition, natural gait, conformation, work, play, show and color is just a plus.
Owning a Tennessee Walker is affordable, with a price range for every person’s pocketbook. Consider the breeds easy ride, companionship, dependability and versatility when purchasing your next horse or breeding for your mares this spring. Visitors are always welcome to the ranch. We would be proud to introduce you to this wonderful breed.
Krista Donsbach
8683 MT 59 South
Miles City, MT 59301
Home: (406)421-5642
Cell: (406)939-3503
Fax: (406)421-5459
email: thunderbrooktwh@rangeweb.net