From One Passion to Another









Welcome to the official site of the Paradise Ranch,
contact site for the original " Horse Listener " & entrepreneur, Joni Lund.

We have a Trading Post providing holistic/homopathic services, artisian goods, and a
full-service equine breeding facility, specializing in training, breeding, & sales of
quality:

Equine Stock of all ages:
~ Paso Finos, ~Corto/Largo Horses, ~Donkey Stallion 14.2hh & ~Mules.
(Not the common:  hot, delicate boned, small steppers often seen on the East and West coasts today.) 
We specialize in the "OLD STYLE" road gaited PASO FINO. 
Sport and athletic performance horses with good minds, movement, speed. 
With performance leg movements & long strides.  Cuban, Columbian, Puerto Rican bloodlines.
~ Available stock:  PFHA & APLHA horses: Corto to Largo, & LARGO.
~ Other breeds by consignment and occasional special projects for resale.
~ Wide range of color, many of the rarer shades.
~ Zero interest, purchase financing.

Semen Collection & Shipping Service for the Public.  Competitive prices.


















Breeding Services:
~Artifical Insemination: Cooled & Frozen, Hand or Pasture Breeding, Stallion Variety,




Customer Service: ~Training, resource materials, advice & tips, written purchase guarantee.

Registeration Services:  Asociacion de Caballo Moteado   ( Speckled Horse Assoc. )
~Preserving "Old World" Spanish type stock with the LP gene.  Under construction.

This website is heavy with information, photos, and video. It may take 2 minutes for some pages to fully load and longer on slower computers. Especially video pages.  Thank you for your patience!
Please let us know where you have any trouble, so we can fix it.

Like the trading posts found in the mountains and the frontier West of the 1800's, we offer a
variety of goods and services. 
Our trading post specializes in providing good health for humanity & pet by providing access to
holistic/homopathic products and health equipment.  Our second focus is saving "old distinguished equine blood lines" and providing quality performance road gaited Paso Fino horses.  We love our Largo Horses.  Our third focus is providing custom leather craft/goods and supplies including art, sculpture, tack, bits, saddles, harness, and craft supplies.  Our work includes pet collars, belts, checksbooks, plus.  We are only limited by your wallet.
Styles: Contemporary-modern, traditional western, and biker, big city type.

We carry a wide range of products from other venders too. 
We are only limited by the time it takes to list every thing on this website.  Most is not listed.

We are forever growing and expanding to cover your needs.
  Suggestions and requests are welcome.

TRADING POST:  Retail of Stuff/All Services:

New divisions can be added as needed.
Free stuff available through out this website.


Under construction, if you like something with out a price or information, call leave
message & I'll get the information to you. 
Shipping charges have been revised/reduced.

~Advertising Space for others.  We also provide links to other websites upon request.
    More people of similar interests networking together,  exposures  all involved to more customers.
~Art, Frames, Home Decorations, Furniture
~Completed Leatherwork, including belts, holster/gun belts, checkbooks covers, sculpture,
cat & dog collars.  Custom leather work on a part-time bases. 
~Fancy Clothes:  Show, Parade, Silk Screen & Embroidery
~ Health & Supplement
~Horse, Ranch/Ag Equipment/Etc.
~Jewelry & Gifts/Figurines
~Leather Craft kits, Raw materials
~Tack, Saddles, Harness, Bits, Dog Collars, & Grooming supplies
  -Gaited horse stuff too.  Replacement hardware for above.
~Real Estate
~Speciality Foods, Snacks, Drinks, Sauces
~Transportation, all vehicles sales, other modes of transportation too.
~Vacation/Travel/Hunting Needs - Service providers, points of interest in ND towns and
towns with listings with us.  FREE travel and tourist information.

Please explore this site to learn more.
Open    search tabs at the top or bottom of this page or link on underlined words.

Write:  Joni Lund, Manager
                1295 1St St S
          Carrington, ND 58421
 
Call:     (701) 652-1986

M - F: After 9:00 AM before 9PM Central, (No walk-ins after 11:30 Am)
Sat/Sun:  After 9:00 AM  to    9 PM Central

PUBLIC WALK-INS AT STORE/FARM BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!


This site is updated once every couple of months.
Please check back with us again & see what is new.
Re-saving/adding this site to your favorites will replace the pervious copy; giving you a clearer, cleaner updated copy.  So please add us to your favorites again.
Spring 2010 some of the upheaval of the last 3 yrs has settled down. Will try to update more often and finish rebuilding this site.  Thank you for your understanding.


We strongly Thank All whom bore with us since 2008. 
We as of 9-9-2011 have access to our website, pay pal & ebay.
We hope to get this site back into shape soon. 
We STRONGLY APOLOGIZE any inconvience!
See you Soon!

{ Paradise Ranch }


Home Page  
Bulletin: Three new notes:

1.  I am looking for Sponsors for my personal and business equine sports interests:
Money donations
Trades of services or advertising
Product demo & use in exchange for My promotion of the products while on the road,
in my websites, and on my correspondence to customers.

You will also be acknowledged at any endurance races, parades, or trail rides we attend.
And listed as sponsors on our website with a short ad promoting your products or
service.

2. A Pay Pal system is in place.

Get us your order, we'll confirm what is available; & confirm the costs.  When all is settled,
we'll get you the PAY PAL account to send your payment to.

We only take payment from VERIFIED customers.  So set up your Pay Pal account "now",
as it can take 1 month for you to get verified.

Sorry, we do not accept credit card payments.

3.Video for all will be available on this website. In 2013.

4.  The use of Email will not be a part of our business.  We only send out-going emails.
Accepting incoming emails is why our old computer DIED, our Pay Pal, & ebay accounts
where messed with. Taking us since 2008 to remedy the problems.
We DO Not open emails sent to us.

5.   ORDER BY:
We strongly suggest ORDERING by USA MAIL!
We'll check & review order, contact you to confirm costs & what you want to do.
Then Fill or Cancel order. 
You can print a order form out from text tab on site.  Shipping & pay pal fees may be different.

Or ORDER by PHONE.  Call early. Please note we are hard to catch, keep trying or write.
(Writing is still the most affordable way to communicate, $.48 & time.  To save money emailing vs mailing, you will have to send over 137
emails or more each month based on $66. a month plan.  This does not count the cost of cell phone, IPod, or computer equipment.  Figuring
that into the equation brings the figure to approx more then 2,638 emails per month to get cheaper rate then regular postage stamp & letter
through the USA postal service.  Plus you keep 800,000 people from trying to get your job if there was no postal service).

6.  PAYMENTS
Horses:  Payment by USA  Postal Service Money Order, Cash or Pay Pal(extra fees involved).
Vehicles: Payment by USA Postal Service Money Order or Cash.
Saddles:  Payment by USA Postal Service Money Orders, Cash, or Pay Pal account from your
bank account.
Other merchandise sold by Joni Lund:     (listed in the order of payment preference)
US Postal money order - protects seller & buyer.
Cash - is unsecure.
Pay Pal & Ebay - 4 days to clear transaction, then ship.
  Credit card system available by extra fees payment  Credit Card - Vista, Master card, & Discover.

Payments, Purchases, & Grievances between you & other venders listed on our site:
is solely between you and them! They are only advertising on my site.


7.  “The Power of Attitude…our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we
react to what happens; not by what life brings us, but by the attitude we bring to life. 
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events & outcomes.
It is a catalyst…...a spark that creates extraordinary results.”

May you all enjoy the power of your own attitude. 
Remember that only we control our attitudes.
And, only we control our actions.

Training ~ Breeding ~ Sales: Horses & Mules

Joni Lund - Trading Post
1295 1st St S
  Carrington, ND  58421

  Phone 701- 652-1986
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When we decided on this venture.  A decision was made to buy only the very best stock and bloodlines.

You are buying horses highly sought after since ancient times.  You are buying 30 yrs of proven bloodlines on top of my lifetimes work of solidifying & improving those traits which made these bloodlines famous. You are buying horses from a relatively small genetic pool world wide.
Not the "run of the mill"  or slaughter horses.  We are breeding to give Quarter horses & Arabians
a run for their money, while maintaining Paso Largo movement.  And/or single footing ability.
  
We are committed to the following investment annually: I spent up to $13,000. per foal for my breeding stock, + training,  + $1,000. each boarding, + labor of a whole family,  +$2,000. annually advertising; horse show and travel fees ANNUALLY. 

So don't whine when I am asking  $800. to $8,000. for an animal.
You'll just piss off the seller.

Serious inquiries only.
  You are responsible for each set needed of :  Coggins, health certificate,  brand inspection, brand releases; & shipping expenses.

It has come to my attention that many of you only see some of the middle of our website pages.

Touch these texts here to link to the Simple SOLUTION TO SEE OUR SITE and OTHER SITES BETTER
It has come to my attention that many of you only see some of the middle of our website pages.

SOLUTION TO SEE OUR SITE and OTHER SITES BETTER below.

1.  write the steps down on paper to simpify.

2.  Go to your "my computer"  on your program clipboard or program listing under "start tab"

3.  Select "change a setting"

4.  "Appearance or themes"

5.  when at SCREEN RESOLUTION     (setting tab) go to on screen resolution scale, on same page

on [screen resolution] scale  ( most likely bottom left of screen)  
Reset arrow from 800 pixels (furtherest left setting) to 1 or 2 marks to the right.  Approx 900 to 1200 pixels. 

(Some of you my be able to type in the new resolution settings in little boxes (usually to the right). 
This is easiest.
Play around. see if you like 900, 1000, or 1200 better or numbers in between.)
Higher the number, the smaller the view on your computer screen.
6.  After making the changes, press "Ok"
All websites, will be viewable as a full screen view with these new settings.

To undue, follow the steps above again and when at the {screen resolution scale} move cursor to the left back to 800. This will enlarge the view.  Most sites will not be viewable as a full screen again.

I hope you found this tip useful.  It will help you enjoy our site more.

THANK YOU  for viewing us. Website starts above.

Shipping charges are also being revised - reduced.

Sales of Retail Merchandise
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Training ~ Breeding ~ Sales: Horses & Mules


Joni Lund - Trading Post
1295 1st St S
  Carrington, ND  58421
   
  Call:        Phone 701- 652-1986   for more immediate service.

From One Passion to Another

Live from Leather crafting land

 by Joni Lund on 10/09/11

Busy busy.  Two carved paintings in two weeks plus my other job.

Tried to different things.

One: a only carved pattern with a stamped inverted border.  It turned out beautifully.  A great skill building pieces.  Lots of cuts to the left and right.  Which by the end had me doing my own things while picking up more skills.  Finished piece is approx 16" x 20". Needs you to frame.  Fire bird.

Second: piece was a remake of Gene Noland type work.  But I put a leather and rubber cement plug under it to give lift to the mallard.  Then figured carved in the Rob Bar style.  Also a great talent stretcher. The Mallard piece won at the Bowdon art show.  Yahoo!

The mallard piece is also for sale.  approx 10" x 14" Dark deep colors

When trying embossing leather add an extra day, so plugs caa dry before carving.

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Live from Gluten free Hell

 by Joni Lund on 10/09/11

Things have been going very well health wise since abandoning pasta, breads, wheat flour foods and cereals since August 2011.

BUT  I am at a stage of if I have to see or eat another healthy gluten free food I'll, I'll.....

you may be there too.

So I am going to give you this receipe to help.  Rich tasting gluten free food.  Hope it helps you too.  It is an old family favorite, than God for beginings in Johnny Carson land.

 Joni Lund's Pink Cloud Dessert

1 pkg (3oz) strawberry gelatin, regular or sugar free

1 C. water, hot fresh boiled

1 (10oz pkg) frozen strawberries, keep frozen

3/4 C heavy whipping cream, whip before using

1tsp vanilla extract

1 Tblsp white sugar or sugar substitue, not honey

1 banana, sliced into discs                                                            

OPTIONAL

 1C and  1/2 C cool whip, regular or lite; instead of heavy whipping cream                                                                            

Mix

1 pkg. (3oz.) strawberry flavored gelatin with

1 cup boiling water.{put dry gelatin in bowl, then pour hot water over.

Stir until gelatin is dissolved.(not sugar like particles visible.)

ADD

10 oz. pkg of frozen, frozen strawberries.  Chunked up

STIR until strawberries are thawed in the jello mixture.  PREPARE YOUR WHIPPED CREAM NOW. 

As the strawberries thaw, once jello starts to thicken, chill in refirgerator for a few minutes, until syrupy consistancy (5 to 20 minutes so check often.  Too runny melts cream, too set won't blend with cream)

Take 3/4C heavy whipping cream - whip until stiff (add 1 Tblsp sugar & 1 tsp vanilla extract as you whip, test in teeth to see if sugar is whipped-crystals; it isn't whiped enough).

 FOLD into gelatin mixture.  Gentle over or under motion with rubber scrapper)

Then fold in 1 banana - sliced.  Keep bananas under mixture.  Prep mold to release food easily)

Pour into 1 quart mold.

Chill until firm. Couple hours.

Turn onto plate.  Garnish with fruit.

OPTION  Use cool whip instead of heavy whipping cream 

Amount differs.  Pre thaw out cool whip a few hours before use. Gentle fluff up with spoon before adding to jello mixture.

1 and 1/2 Cups boughten frozen whipped cream, but it takes away alot of the flavor when used in place of cream.

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Cooking Tip

 by Joni Lund on 09/14/11

It is the season for Zuchini.  They are about 95% water.  When cooked they can water log themselves.

Help: 

1.  Use smaller zuchinis before the seed area develops.

2.  Remove the pulp & seed area on them before using.

3. The larger ones can be ground up and used in cake and cookie recipes.  Usely 1C to 2C at a time.  Freeze the rest for later. Label with name & Amount.  Don't worry about getting every last drop on water bagged with them.  This will help take some moisture off them.

Keep in mind if your having a dry gardening season or wet.  As this will affect the moisture in the Zuchini.

Use them in place of lagnza.  But coat with flour or flour substitue plus add a Tblsp more thickener to reciepe.

Use in homemade chocolate cakes. Very moist & chocolatey.

Sorry worked so hard Yesterday. I drifted off to sleep before blogging.

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No avail........

 by Joni Lund on 09/14/11

Dilgently typing away, then accidently bumbing the wrong keys, and loosing all your blogging.

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hard at it then....

 by Joni Lund on 09/11/11

THE DEFINITION OF WORKING HARD TO NO AVAIL IS?

I'll tell you tommorrow.

PS Tomorrow is Monday,  Last day to call 202-225-2611

request the House  of Representatives to support H.R.1351.

(This changes laws to allow Post Office to take monies over paid to retirement accounts and use to pay yearly operation debt.  Which in turn would keep the Postal Service open in the USA.)

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