About Us

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We are a small, family-run breeding farm.  Our goal is to breed Trakehners that have the temperament and work ethic for  the amateur owner, as well as the talent, movement, and drive for the professional to compete in Dressage, Hunter/Jumpers, or Eventing.  To this end, we have chosen broodmares that bring excellent bloodlines known for their athleticism, temperaments, and beauty.  We carefully select stallions that will best compliment these mares to produce offspring that are versatile and will perform in whatever arena their future owners may want them to.

Emerald Acres is situated in the beautiful North Western Florida Panhandle.  Our family purchased this property in May of 2005 and we are slowly building our breeding operation to be one of the finest in the area.  The property is gently sloped, and remains high and dry even during the worst of the storms.  There are many hardwood trees on the property - primarily live oaks and dogwoods (including a record breaking "Heritage" dogwood).  Our stalls are all 12 x 14 and are designed for maximum ventilation.  We do have a 12 x 24 foaling stall that can be converted to 2 12 x 12 stalls if necessary.   There are video monitors in the stalls for our foaling mares, and the owner, Anissa Cottongim, lives on the property.  Our horses, both young and old, are handled daily.    We welcome visitors by appointment.