In the rolling hills of southeastern South Dakota, between the Big Sioux and the Missouri rivers and centrally located between the cities of Sioux Falls South Dakota and Sioux City Iowa, Darkstar Farm sprang into exsistance in the spring of 1998 with the purchase of our first two mares. Our mission was the same then as it is now. To created small, refined, colorful horses that can compete and win at the highest levels of competition.
Early in my research, I realized that this was not going to be an easy task. With that in mind, I have spent many hours of research and scrutiny on every horse in our heard and literally thousands of hours researching horses that might fit into our program here. Every breeding is carefully thought out, matching the stallion's and mare's attributes to create the best possible foal.
Instead of following the current trends in the show ring, we have taken a "back to the basics" approach with our breeding program. Not only do we focus on the over all form and balance of the horse, we are focused on natural athleticism and disposition also. We believe that form does dictate function and has a major impact on the natural movement of a horse. The horse also needs the attitude, heart, confidence and athletic ability to fully utilize it's potential.
Though we are a comparitively young farm, I believe we have a very strong foundation and have the ability to make a big contribution to the miniature horse world.
Due to other commitments, we have not had the time to exibit our horses on the AMHA or AMHR show circuits in the past. We are very much looking forward to the 2008 show season and a chance to prove our horses in the show ring. I am confident that our horses can compete at the highest levels of competition.

Ron Kurtz (605) 214-0916
Dale Hein (605) 214-0917
Darkstar Farm Alcester, South Dakota
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