About Us
Richard and I, Carrie have been and still remain Breeders of Champion Miniature Horses for the past thirty-six years. We acquired our first miniature horse in 1981. We perfected our pedigree of horses to produce exceptional sought-after horses that have consistently produced National and World Champion performers in the U.S.A and Europe.
Oh My Gosh” “Goshie”
is now residing in France
Showing and breeding mares
R Bar C's Classic Yorkies
Our horses many that are triple registered have won 100’s of National titles as well as Hall of Fame and Living Legend awards in most of the divisions that the three associations offer for competition. American Miniature Horse Association A.M.H.A., American Miniature Horse Registry A.M.R. and American Shetland Pony Club A.S.P.C.
We have lived on a ranch located in Magnolia, Texas for the past thirty-eight years working with the animals we love so very much. In earlier years we raised trained and showed Quarter horses in English and Western divisions along with our minis.
Our introduction to Yorkshire Terriers was in 1984.
Our local veterinarian had an older Yorkie desperately needing a home. We brought him home and fell in love with him and the breed. We purchased our first male and female Yorkshire Terrier in 2003 and had our first exquisite litter born in 2004.
We also have a grooming and boarding salon on the property that has kept us busy for the past 25 years. We thank you for visiting our site and we are available for information about our Yorkie Puppies or Miniature Horses at all times.
TIPS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ADOPTING A PUPPY
Since its inception in 1984, R Bar C’s Classic Yorkies has worked tirelessly to develop a breeding program governed by such a strict set of rules and regulations it protects its dams and their offspring from the abuses so often found in high-production operations commonly referred to as “puppy farms”.
Our program puts the treatment and development of our animals first and foremost, above all other aspects of the business, especially sales. Over the years, we have continued to review and fine-tune every aspect of our breeding program to ensure that the babies produced from these breedings are the healthiest, happiest, most physically correct offspring possible.
When we breed our Yorkies, it’s a complicated process, not a single event: a process isn’t complete until all the babies have been weaned, vaccinated, socialized, and sent home with compatible, loving owners.
Unfortunately, this process is not the same among all breeders, especially large breeding facilities, or ‘puppy mills’, which value sales over stability in their animals. In some cases, their desire to provide the public with animals that meet the demand for specific colors or sizes, like teacup miniatures, can influence entire breeds negatively, resulting in both physical and behavioral changes.
I refer to this as ‘irresponsible breeding’. The resulting changes may be very subtle or, in some breeds, especially brachycephalic (short-nosed breeds like Pugs, Bulldogs, Boston Terriers, etc.) more severe: the progression of these changes can advance to the point that they can hardly breathe.
In some cases, the DNA is altered permanently, allowing these defects to be passed on to all future offspring. At R Bar C’s Classic Yorkies, we have dedicated ourselves to responsible breeding practices, thereby protecting our animals from what we consider a form of abuse. Our breeding program also ensures and preserves the purity of their bloodlines and prevents any such changes from occurring in future generations.
Unfortunately, I rarely see an article written and published for the sole purpose of warning the public about the negative effects of indiscriminate or irresponsible breeding practices, so for information purposes, I have compiled a list of traits of responsible, ethical breeders seen below, which can be used to help future owners identify breeders whose bloodlines may have been altered as a result of their breeding practices. Remember, while irresponsible breeding programs are more common among large facilities producing excessive numbers of litters annually, these destructive practices can be just as common among individual, unqualified breeders on a much smaller scale. I trust this information will be helpful.
TRAITS OF RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL BREEDERS
A responsible breeder will:
- Only breed dogs which have been tested and proved to be healthy and free of identifiable diseases or defects which will be passed on to future generations through breeding.
- Only breed dogs which are found to be as sound behaviorally as they are physically.
- Only produce as many puppies they know can be placed in loving homes before the breeding takes place.
- Only breed dogs over the age of approximately 14 months ,their second heat cycle and under the age of eight years, limiting the breeding to one litter per year.
- Avoid breeding dogs for any purpose that could alter the traditional traits of that breed, i.e. rare eye or coat color, extreme variance of size, line or inbreed etc.
- Maintain stress-free environments for pregnant females to avoid exposing the puppies to a flood of stress hormones in utero, which may cause years of behavioral problems
- Never sell their animals to a pet store or a puppy broker
- Begin socializing puppies as early as four weeks so they are less traumatized when they are turned over to their new owners.
- Sell only animals free of any form of disability or illness unless a physically disability has been disclosed and accepted by the new owner.
- Allows future owners to visit and interact with the puppy prior to purchase and have a chance to view a clean, loving, in-home environment in which the puppy has been raised as opposed to an outdoor kennel, which is never acceptable.
- Always willingly provide Veterinary information as well as references from previous buyers.
- Always willingly provide support for their puppies throughout its lifetime should the new owner have questions or concerns after the purchase.
- Take back any puppy they have produced and sold at any time during that dog’s life should the new owner be unwilling or unable to keep the animal; and last but not least.