Welcome to Foundation First Farm. Located on 60 Acres in West Central Alberta between Rocky Mountain House and Rimbey and surrounded by beautiful farmland, rolling hills and native forest. My name is Carrie and I live here with my partner Trent, my 4 kids and my parents. Raised with a deep passion for horses in Summerland BC, my love of horses and interest in owning my own equine breeding facility one day brought me and my family to buy property in Alberta when I was 19. I earned a degree in Equine production Management in 2001 and focused all my extra time breeding, training and showing Appaloosa horses.

After starting a family in 2007, my passion for horses was put on the sidelines for a new passion, being a mother, and life got really busy! Life happened, 4 kids and divorce later I made the decision to move back to the family farm in 2021 and finished an online Prairie Horticulture degree (fruit and vegetable production) that I had been trying to achieve. I then decided I wanted to get back into breeding livestock and bought a small herd of registered Dexter cattle, which I really enjoyed but was not completely set up for and when hay prices took a crazy turn I sold my small herd and turned my attention to goats. Miniature Silky Goats had caught my attention years before and I had considered getting into breeding them a few times. I wasn't sure how much I would like raising goats, since I had very little experience with them. Once I acquired my first few, I fell in love instantly with their happy, funny and quirky personalities.  

I am a member of the Canadian Goat Society, The Myotonic Goat Registry, The Miniature Silky Fainting Goat Association, and The Coloured Angora Goat Breeders Association. 

Miniature Silky Fainting goats  are small (22-25 inches) and unique, known for their long flowing coats and adorable bangs and beards, making them resemble a large Yorkshire terrier dog. On top of all that cuteness, they also carry the gene for congenital myotonia which, of course, makes them faint! 

Angora goats produce a lustrous fiber known as mohair, that we shear twice a year. They are docile and curios goats that are easy to handle and manage. They mature at 36-38 inches and bucks can weigh around 180-225lbs, where does mature around 70-110lbs. We have coloured angoras and plan to add white(the more common and accepted colour) in 2026. Angoras make great 4H projects!!