Our farm is located in a beautiful valley in south central Wisconsin.
Here at HL Quarter we are folks who enjoy our horses and the great out-of-doors. We incorporate that enjoyment into a multitude of things that shape our horses mentally, emotionally, and physically from the very beginning. As soon as they are weaned and developed enough we take off for nature walks in the woods and over the acres surrounding our farm. These walks evolve into the colts carrying on a saddle pad the small tools for making trails, collecting mushrooms, scouting wild flowers, camera supplies, or whatever the day turns into. Before long our young ones are comfortable being away from their buddies; they are quite adept at climbing hills, crossing water, snaking around trees, having branches dragging around them, and tolerating the infinite number of times that our dogs come bounding out of the woods/underbrush/up behind them.
As time goes by, each of our horses are successfully exposed to grandkids grooming them/working and playing around them/taking rides. They are exposed to tie lines, picket lines, hitching rails, being tied to horse trailers, and camping/packing on the trails. And they even carry the trash bags that we use to clean up our stretch of the road we live on. We have enough horses around that the social development is ongoing and rich with varied experiences. Our interaction with our horses is so ever-changing that naturally they stay fresh mentally, as well as physically.
We most times take a ponying horse when we ride, and by the time a horse is riding nicely and consistently, and has matured, they do the ponying on other up and coming mounts. Ultimately this creates a sensible, trustworthy, stable mount to go on with performing the chosen venue, whether it is a trail horse, a halter horse, or in the performance arena.
Our goal is to raise horses that are nice to be around, with solid, willing, dispositions, sensible and confident in the job they do, good bone structure to assist in making them stayers in their work, and with an added bonus of being just plain pretty to look at.
Stop by and see what you think.
Location:
Our farm is located approximately half way between Monroe, WI and Argyle, WI. Below are driving instructions varied according to approach from any of 3 directions. These use the state and Green county highways. If you're good with back roads you might be able to save a couple miles. In that case we'll leave the maps to you.
Our street address is: N4448 Jordan Center Road Argyle, WI, 53504.
When coming from the north or east (e.g. thru Madison or Chicago):
Step 1: Use State Highway 81 from Monroe, WI west toward Argyle. Go approximately 6.5 miles to Jordan Center Road. This is not exactly an intersection. Jordan Center Road only goes north. (This is about 100 yards before Co M goes south. The Co M sign may help you.)
Step 2: Turn north (right) on Jordan Center Road and go 0.7 miles to our driveway. Our farm is on the east side of the road (the right as you go north). The driveway has a pair of gates with big uprights. Drive on in and we'll show you our horses.When coming from the west (e.g. Prairie du Chen)
Step 1: Come thru Argyle, WI, and take Hwy 81 east 6 miles to Jordan Center Road. This is just past the Jordan Township Garage and Co M.
Step 2: Turn north (left for you) on Jordan Center Road and follow the rest of step 2 as above.When coming from the south or using Hwy 11 to cross WI from the west (e.g. Dubuque):
Step 1: Stay on Hwy 11 thru Browntown. At the east edge of town Green Co M goes north. Turn north (left) and drive 'til you reach Hwy 81, about 7 miles. Turn east (right) on Hwy 81 and go about 100 yards to Jordan Center Road.
Step 2: Turn north (left for you) on Jordan Center Rd and follow the rest of step 2 as above. We'd welcome a visit. The coffee pot is always on.Peggy Helland/Chris Langemo
Peggy Helland-Manager
N4448 Jordan Center Road
Argyle, WI 53504
