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About Us
Vermilyea Farms, "where
legends are born... breeding for excellence", was founded in 1993 on
the principal that quality breeding and highly bred show horses were
their top priorities. Bill Humphries, owner of Vermilyea Farms, is
committed to improving the miniature horse industry for everyone and
wants to share with others by playing an integral part in breeding
horses that are capable of winning at the highest and most elite
levels. In 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, Vermilyea Farms was a leader for
producing show horses that competed at the World Championships. This
success lead to many World Grand Champions, World Champions, and Reserve
World Champions. In 1999 alone, Vermilyea Farms had FIVE World
Grand Champions and twelve World Champions or Reserve World Champions!
 As Vermilyea Farms grew
throughout the 1990's, it acquired and bred some of the world's best
broodmares. This was obvious with the outstanding foal crop it produced
each year. It was Bill Humphries' focus to buy the best mares and
broodmares in the business. At one time alone in 1999, Vermilyea Farms
had 46 mares that had World Championship titles or had produced World
Champions. The pedigrees of their broodmares were a virtual "who's who"
of the miniature horse industry.
Also in the 1990's,
Vermilyea Farm's stallions were a collection of powerful pedigrees with
World Grand Champions and World Champions - an amazing accomplishment in
the miniature horse industry. Genetics are a crucial part of the
breeding program and each of the broodmares were matched with the right
Vermilyea stallion. The exceptional pedigrees that were crossed at
Vermilyea led to foals that won many World Championships. Some of the
legendary stallions that resided at Vermilyea Farms included Rhotens
Little Dandy, Bond AToy4U C, Roys Toy Snippets Red Corvette, Little
Kings Alfalfa Please, NFC Rowdys Stylish Conclusion, Vermilyeas Snippets
Red Tape, Vermilyea Farms Olympus, and Vermilyea Farms Portrait Of
Blue.
In the Summer of 2000,
Bill Humphries decided to sell the complete herd of  Vermilyea Farms
horses to pursue other personal interests and attend to his multiple
business ventures. In four short months, over 250 head of some of the
finest miniature horses in the World were sold...not by public auction,
but by private individual sales. Bill Humphries' love of the miniature
horse was still as strong as ever and therefore he kept five horses and
sent them to a long-time personal friend in the miniature horse
industry, Kay Pate of Modern Miniatures. Vermilyeas Snippets Red Tape, a
World Champion, Reserve World Grand Champion, and future World Champion
Sire - along with four mares, were the only horses Mr. Humphries
decided to keep for himself to enjoy.
In 2004 and 2005, having missed the excitement of breeding top
quality show horses, Mr. Humphries decided to purchase more select
broodmares just as he did in the 1990's. It became his mission to find
broodmares that have produced World Champions and contain the pedigrees
of the latest World Champions. These broodmares would again contain the
"who's who" of the industry. Mr. Humphries didn't want the high
numbers, but to have the highest quality possible that, along with some
of the best stallions, would produce a horse destined to show and win!
Vermilyea Farms has again made its presence known,
producing several  horses that have gone on to the elite level in the
show ring. Today, most of the Vermilyea horses are located at Modern
Miniatures in Texas and managed by Kay Pate and her daughter, Bobbi
Kay. Vermilyea Farms has also began its quest in the American
Shetlands..which adds a new and exciting element to our farm and what we
are breeding for. Having acquired some of the nation's top American Shetland stock...the goal is the same...to produce the very best! In just a short amount of time, we have already shown ponies to 3 Congress Grand Championships and numerous Congress Championships! The Vermilyea Farms of today has the same vision as
before, to acquire fabulous broodmares and cross them with outstanding
stallions...with the goal being to produce tomorrows champions. Watch
for Vermilyea's truly great show horses with the industry's top
trainers...and see for yourself that Vermilyea Farms is...
"Where
Legends Are Born. . .Breeding For Excellence"  Vermilyea
FarmsWilliam Humphries156 Hall DriveLongview,
TX 75605VermilyeaFarm@aol.com - Emailwww.VermilyeaFarms.com -
Website903-668-3195 - Phone
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