In 1996 we struck a deal with Wade Miller, the late Calvin Millers son. Wade wanted to see his father’s blood lines continue and we owned the last stallion to come off the Double Diamond Ranch. We brought home the last 8 mares from the Double Diamond, Millers Princess was one of them. She was a big thick mare, excellent bone and muscle! Princess had a nice gait when she was at liberty out in the pasture.

Princess is now 24 years old and Heritage-certified.

Miller's princess was a beautiful chestnut sabino mare with 3 stockings and a blaze. Ebony Masterpiece, Go Boy's Merry Bird, Midnight Sun, Glover's Allen, Troubles Josephine, and Reyclif Mid-Merry (Hill's Perfection) were among those names still showing on her registration papers. Miller's Princess began her life on the famed Double Diamond Ranch in Rhame, North Dakota. Her owner and breeder at that time was Calvin Miller.

Calvin was well known in the western US for having some of the best Tennessee Walking Horses in the country, he had been breeding and raising TWHs since the early 1940's. "Princess" was by Ebony's Dak. Night and out of Flyer's Holly. Calvin must have really liked this cross as he repeated it 4 times. The first resulting foal was to be a gelding, Dakota Masterpiece, born in 1986. Then came 3 sisters, Miller's Princess in 1987, Dakota Miss Eagle in 1988, and Dakota Gumdrop in 1989.

After Calvin passed away most of the horses were sold but 8 mares, the cream of the crop, were saved for breeding purposes so there would always be TWHs on the Double Diamond Ranch. But the stallion was lost and the mares went out to pasture in the badlands. These 8 mares ran wild in the badlands for 6 years before a deal was struck between Mark & Shellie Pacovsky and Calvin's son and widow, Wade and Maxine. The 8 mares, including the 3 sisters, came to Slush Creek Walkers 1995. The plan was for Calvin's bloodlines to continue. Slush Creek Walkers stood the last stallion to come off the Double Diamond Ranch.

Miller's Princess needed retraining after 6 years of running wild. She took her lessons and training well. She proved to be well gaited with good bone and a nice head. Princess was smart, learning her lessons quickly. She graduated her training and it was decided she had what we wanted in a broodmare. Princess moved into her broodmare life with ease. In the spring of 1998 she delivered her first of 9 foals at Slush Creek Walkers, a black very well gaited colt. Princess proved to be an excellent mother if just a little protective. Each foal proved to be as nicely and naturally gaited as the first. These 9 foals live all over the U.S. including Georgia, North Dakota, Montana, Washington and California.

A few years ago Princess lost the sight in one eye due to an accident and a couple of years later it became obvious she was having difficulty with her vision. Our vet assured us that she could still see shadows and we began to make concessions for her care. She could no longer go out to the big pastures because she would be lost if left behind by the other horses. She did better in small pastures or pens where the water source never changed. The last couple of years she had a companion in Lehman's Black Dixie, another senior mare. Princess would follow her everywhere and if they became separated would call until Dixie came back for her. In August of 2011 Princess presented us with a beautiful chestnut filly by Delight's Midnight Legend, SCW The Princess Stride was to be her last foal. This spring it became apparent that Princess was losing her sight entirely, she began to run into things and was constantly nervous. She was afraid of everything because she could see nothing. The decision was made to give Princess some peace.

Miller's Princess was a good mare and a great mother. She will be sorely missed. She was the last of the original 8 mares to come from the Double Diamond Ranch. So ends an era...