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From Wakan Tanka,
The Great Spirit, there came a
great unifying life force that flowed in and through all things - the flowers
of the plains, blowing winds, rocks, trees, birds, animals - and was the same
force that had been breathed into the first man. Thus all things were kindred,
and were brought together by the same Great Mystery.
Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky, and
water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there
existed a brotherly feeling that kept the Lakota safe among them. And so close
did some of the Lakotas come to their feathered and furred friends that in true
brotherhood they spoke a common tongue.
The animals had rights - the right of a man's
protection, the right to live, the right to multiply, the right to freedom, and
the right to man's indebtedness - and in recognition of these rights the Lakota
never enslaved an animal, and spared all life that was not needed for food and
clothing.
This concept of life and its relations with
humanizing, and gave to the Lakota an abiding love. It filled his being with
joy and mystery of living; it gave him reverence for all life; it made a place
for all things in the scheme of existence with equal importance to all.
The Lakota could not despise no creature, for
all were of one blood, made by the same hand, and filled with the essence of
the Great Mystery.
In spirit, the Lakota were humble and meek.
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" - this was
true for the Lakota, and from the earth they inherited secrets long since
forgotten. Their religion is sane, natural, and human.
Chief Luther Standing Bear
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Three Arrows Champagne Acres is striving to Preserve, Promote and Produce Champagne dilutes with correct type and conformation, quality minded individuals that will succeed in any area, from the show ring to within a family unit, for the future of the champagne gene pool.
Three Arrows Champagne Acres is a small farm nestled in the hills of West Virginia's Northern Panhandle; the early 1990's brought change with a decision that would forever change our lives, the program and foundation we had built on, our purchase of the first miniature horse.
While placing this champagne program on the foundation we spent many hours and years researching, traveling and seeking champagne miniatures scattered all over the country.
Having a small band of six champagnes mares, two whom are homozygous and two dun dilutes, one splash appaloosa. Our main herd sire Classic Splash Dun Champagne has crossed really well with our mares producing outstanding foals.
The Champagne lineages within the programs foundation include: Seven Cs Cotton Candy, Dell Tara's Hippy, Tribble's Sugar also including the Shetland blended lineage of Michigan, Bar-G's, Arenosa and Winks.
Within these pages, you will find our work in progress within the AMHR, AMHA and ICMH&PR registries, while utilizing the foundation lineage with the present lineage of champagne and non-champagne miniatures, having blended Shetland lineage with our foundation stock. We are excited yearly when new foals start arriving to see our programs progress yearly, 2022 was a outstanding foal crop we are looking forward to see what the future holds.
Our horses offered for sale can be found within the TACA Offering page as well as corresponding pages.
Why not teach school children more of the wholesome proverbs
and legends of our people?
That we killed
game only for food, not for fun........Tell your children of the friendly acts of
the Indians to the white people who first settled here.
Tell them of
our leaders and heroes and their deeds.......Put in your history books the
Indian's part in the World War.
Tell how the
Indian fought for a country of which he was not a citizen, for a flag to which
he had no claim, and for a people who treated him unjustly.
We ask this, Chief, to keep sacred the memory of our people.
Grand Council Fire of American Indians to the Mayor of Chicago, 1927
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