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AN INTERVIEW WITH A BREEDER
Did you have mentor/mentors and how have the horses he bred has been a true gift to the
they helped you? miniature horse industry. The Brewer horses

It was prior to any internet to educate myself have left an indelible mark on all that is positive
or connect with other breeders. I read a lot of with the Miniaure Horse breed. He was truly a
articles on breeding and genetics in the Arabian man of honor, vision and unparalleded passion
Horse magazines. There were few breeders for the breed. I am deeply indebted to him for the
doing what I wanted to do. One mentor does knowledge he shared and the encouragement
stand out in my memory. Vern Brewer of he gave to Scott Creek Farm We spent hours
talking about these horses. Vern made available
Brewer Family Miniatures in Texas had made my first „sire of significance“, 30 inch World
a significant contribution to breeding and Champion, Brewers Orion Mystic. Mystic was
showing refined American Shetland Ponies so refined he looked like a yearling filly out in
in the1950’s and 60’s. In the 1980s he too the field with the broodmares. Mystic had the
started breeding the American Miniature Horse. longest, most slender neck that I had ever seen
He had the funds, time and experienced eye on a miniature horse. Mystic‘s many successful
to select correctly proportioned individual daughters became the basis of my herd,winning
horses and herds as they became available. many championships including AMHA Grand
This quiet man with the help of his family was Champion Junior Mare, Scott Creek Mystic
committed to breeding the finest horses. Vern’s Monique and AMHA Res Grand Champion
view of proprotion, refinement and elegance in Junior Mare, Scott Creek Mystical Dynachrome.

Legendary breeder, Vern Brewer and son, Roy Brewer with the
famous Orion Light Van't Httenest and son, Brewers Orion Mystic

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