Boundary Waters Farm is located in Henderson, NC just a short distance from the Virginia border. We located here in 1986 from Ogilvie, MN and in doing so we named our farm here from a very beautiful location in our old home state. Our foundation mares were moved along with us and we started on a breeding program trying to emphasize the foundation bloodlines of good working horses from days gone by.

We try to strive for excellent disposition, superb conformation that will hold up to rigorous workouts, and sane minds. Color is also very important to us as we started breeding in 1967, the days of the “pink papers” which are unfamiliar today. In those days only colored horses were allowed in the show ring.

Our bloodlines are that of foundation horses and many Grand Champions, AAAT and National and World Champions.

Our family is Ben and Cindy Graham with two daughters Victoria Marie and Jennifer Lynn. We originally started in Quakertown, PA and then moved to a farming community in Minnesota in 1970. We spent many years raising good using Appaloosa horses. The girls were very actively involved in 4-H and FFA, just as we were when we were growing up in PA. Victoria always knew what she wanted to be, a veterinarian. She spent all her time in the barn with her dairy and beef cattle projects, goats and horses. Jennifer was showing dairy cattle too, along with a pet lamb.

When we moved to North Carolina we upgraded our breeding program and Jennifer began showing in youth classes. Her older sister, Victoria, spent a year in New Zealand and Australia on an FFA WEA working program. Vicky then entered NC State to start her education for veterinary medicine. She graduated in 1998 and specializes in large animals. When Jennifer graduated from school she attended the Eastern School of Farriery in Martinsville, VA and now shoes horses full time.

Ben is very actively involved in all our activities. He is the fixer-upper, gopher, horse hauler, hay hauler, daughter mover, official member of the Manure Movers of America Local, and in general keeps everything flowing for us girls. Without him we all couldn’t keep up with our activities.

For a brief time in 2003 to 2005, my Dad, Peter N. Poth resided with us. He passed away on Good Friday, March 25, 2005. During the time he was here, he accompanied us to all our horse activities and enjoyed every minute of his adventures. He loved being with the horses and helping in the barn and with chores. His only wish was that he had become involved with the horses 50 years ago, realizing what he had missed in his lifetime, as to how much enjoyment the horses gave back to people.

And me, I’m the artist who you’ll meet later.

Thanks for visiting with us and Happy Trails to you!