Rowland Cheney visit

[sbutter]

I got to go visit Rowland today and see his kigers. We actually stayed a little longer than we were planning, but we had fun. He was also making a new sculpture in his studio. I took some pictures of all the cute shaggy kigers. He also had two kiger horses that he got from Cheryl Walsh that I had eyed for a little while when they were for sale. I think their names were Bunny and Pixie. I also got to see Kiger Presentation, which was the mare that the BLM had presented to Cheney for his help.

Presentation








and then Prince Dunsmoke










wild kiger that was adopted from the last roundup

[mustangdara]

Wow what nice kigers!....I was woundering if you would be so kind to let this out of the loop girl know how Rowland is? I think i have herd his name before but not sure...i sure do like that dunsmoke boy!
Dara

[lindad]

Am I envious! To meet Rowland Chenney and his horses and see his work in progress! WOW!

Rowland Chenney is an award winning artist and sculptor who did the original work from which Breyer made the Mesteno series of Kiger horse models. Rowland captured the Kiger so well in the series and I have seen some amazing art that he has done! Lee Mitchelson is another Kiger owner/artist that does magnificent Kiger art.

I see that he has a Mane Man Kiger too! Of course that is not unusual in this breed. The latest adoptee is a handsome fellow.

Linda D

[DianneC]

I think Rowland has a dark grulla stallion too? It took Grand Champion Kiger Stallion at the Kigerfest in California. Did you get pictures of him by chance? What is Prince Dunsmoke's breeding or is he from the wild? How tall is he?
Cool shots!

[stormyranch]

I have had the pleasure of riding both Prince Dunsmoke (at Sacramento Expo 2006) and Presentation. They are indeed wonderful Kigers.

Diane,
Prince Dunsmoke is out of Rowland's stallion: Cougar Hija Warrior(Warrior) who is out of Kiger Cougar. He has the most awesome floating trot you can sit like your were riding a Paso Fino.
Prince Dunsmoke(Dunny)


This is a picture of Rowland's grulla stallion that won champion kiger stallion at 2007. He is a gorgeous animal!!!

Kiger's Lobo Smoke


Lisa

[lindad]

Wow! What stories Mr Chenney must have to tell! The Kiger Cougar influence in Dunny is obvious! Wow! Wow!

Linda D

[fantasykiger]

Fabulous Kigers , one can hardly blame you for hanging around for longer then attended. What a great joy to be able to visit Rowland the artist and his Kigers.

Dunsmoke is quite handsome and what a beefy boy, I rather like his adopted Kiger as well.

[sbutter]

Yes, we also saw Warrior and Lobo Smoke (dark grullo) which are his other two stallions. I think Josh Cheney owns (or at least keeps Dunny), Josh is his son. I didn't take pictures of the other two stallions since it was a bad angle and they looked so wooly. I didn't really want to post pictures of them that weren't flattering. I will definitely be going back a little later on when they all shed out and look very picturesque and take some good pictures (and then post them for you guys!).

Bunny



Bunny and Pixie with Warrior colt (I think, if I remember correctly)







I think he also said that he has never had grullas before (the lighter kind)

[JoanMRK]

Yes Sarah, Dunny belongs to Rowland's son Josh. I had the pleasure of meeting Dunny in Oregon and he's been a heart-throb of mine ever since. He is absolutely stunning and so easy going and nice. I got to hug on him for quite a while. ;D

[kigercowboy]

Actually, I'm pretty sure Dunny was sired by Smoke

Brian

[JoanMRK]

Yeah, you're right Brian, and out of a mare named Princess, (I think that's what Josh told me).

[stormyranch]

Yay you are right. He is for sale and you can view the ad on the KMA website.
Lisa