Friesian Horses for Sale near Berthoud, CO

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Friesian Stallion
Visa is an 11 year old 16. 2 hh Friesian gelding. He is confirmed fourth l..
Erie, Colorado
Black
Friesian
Stallion
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Erie, CO
CO
$45,000
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About Berthoud, CO

White settlers first came to the present-day Berthoud area in the early 1860s, following the Colorado Gold Rush. Many settlers filed homestead claims, but most bellied up and left the valley to hardier souls who ranched and farmed the arid prairie that straddled the river bottom. In 1872, a miner-turned-rancher from Central City, Colorado, Lewis Cross, staked the first homestead claim where the Colorado Central Railroad planned to cross Little Thompson creek. When the tracks were laid through the valley in 1877 a depot, section house, and water tank were installed at this strategic site. The tiny settlement known as Little Thompson was renamed Berthoud in honor of Edward L.