Rocky Mountain Horses for Sale near Oxford, MI

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Rocky Mountain Mare
Sunshine is a great slow trail horse. my dad and his friend ride on the w..
Pinckney, Michigan
Sorrel
Rocky Mountain
Mare
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Pinckney, MI
MI
$2,500
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About Oxford, MI

During the early 19th century the northeast Oakland County area was largely avoided by the early settlers because it was believed to be nothing but impenetrable swamp land. The area was, at that time, nicknamed "The Barren Plains of Oxford." It was called this primarily because of a report made in 1812 by the U.S. Surveyor General that described the area as a poor, barren, sandy land, on which scarcely any vegetation could grow with the exception of some very small scrubby oaks. It was concluded in the surveyors' report that there was one acre out of one hundred that appeared to be eligible for cultivation. Any hope for crop production was thought to be preposterous.