We, Kim and Kari, are the Twin Wranglers. In our younger years telling us apart was a bit more difficult than it is now...the years have some how
"creased" us differently. Still we look quite a bit a like.
However, there are differences that did exist right from day one. Kim - the A twin is right handed, Kari - B twin is left handed, or
more accurately, ambidextrous. For this reason we have always considered ourselves
Mirror Image Twins and
thus giving rise to our ranch name "Mirror KB". Twin-ship is one of the closest partnerships that exists in the world. For us
this means a lifelong collaboration of identical interests
(horses and the love of all animals, photography, horses,
ranching, the old west, nature, and more horses). We've been riding horses since we were no bigger than a couple of hay
seeds. When we were 9 years old we finally managed to coerce our parents into getting us our first horse.
Up until that point we rode our best friend's horses and have to admit that we had
some pretty amazing spills. But we survived, and after we got our first
horse we soon found that just one horse wasn't good enough. We had to have
more which led to us getting a second mount the following year and that led to a third and fourth horse, and so on. Now, with
many years of breeding and raising
Appaloosa horses behind us, our herd tends to average about eighteen head....and
to this day we can't resist pickin' up a rope if there's a horse attached to the other end of it.
The Twin Wranglers, Kim and Kari
Though it's been quite awhile since we've entered the show arena, in the past we've successfully campaigned our horses in the show ring...including qualifying two of our mares (Tacita Trio & MKB Roamin' Echo) to the Appaloosa World Championship Show.
Kim shares her showing strategy with Kari (1978) 
This is Kari showing Tacita Trio in Western Pleasure (1980)
Ranch work keeps us busier than a horse's tail in fly season! Though we're a might short for tall
and notably slight on brawn, we take on all of the ranch chores ourselves. Besides training the
young horses, and providing general horse care - including minor veterinary attention, we also
take care of trimming hooves. Keep in mind, that's usually around 72 hoofs!
If you enjoy trail riding or just lookin' at pictures
of horses and beautiful country then rein your mount down this side trail.
Thought we'd share a photo of
our English Shepherd pup, Sage pictured here at 11 months of age.
Hey.....Who Threw That? Now, don't think that all we do is horse around. Chores such as building/repairing
ranch fences,
cutting lodgepole fence rails, cutting and baling hay, and stocking up on each winter's supply of firewood does
one heck of a job keeping us from wearing out our saddles.
Unfortunately ranching isn't really all to
productive and we seem to have perpetual holes in our pockets. So, we manage to supplement the
lack of cash flow with our cameras and by authoring equine related articles.
Our photos, and often our articles, are regularly published in magazines such as: Horse Illustrated,
Horses USA,
Quarter Horses USA, The Horse, Hobby Farms, The Blood Horse and Equus. Our
work has also appeared in, Performance Horse, Pegasus Equine Express,
Montana Horseman's Journal, Stable Kids, The Horseman's Guide, The Texas Thoroughbred,
Horse & Rider, Equine Athlete, The Western Horse,
Western Horseman, Cat Fancy, Cats Magazine, The Morris Report and International
Photographer.
Our original photographic double image montages are exhibited in fine art shows across the country.
Below is a small sampling of shows and awards:
Kile Baker Official web site
Un-official web site Glacier Nat'l Park Appaloosa Horse Club Lincoln Co. Home Page Kootenai Nat'l Forest Montana Fish & Wildlife Yellowstone Nat'l Park National Bison Range Kootenai Country Visitor Guide Horse related sites
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