Louis Birkenholz

Louis Birkenholz raises Percheron horses in Hopkins, MO, in northwest Missouri near Kansas City. He has worked with draft horses for over a decade and maintains membership in the Percheron Horse Association, focusing on soundness and temperament through regular vet exams and annual farrier visits. Each foal receives daily turnout in spacious pastures adjoining the family farm, where gentle handling begins at birth to encourage calm behavior and confident groundwork.

Louis’s breeding program includes stallions and mares with lineage tracing back to French foundation stock, and his horses consistently place in local and regional halter classes. He welcomes visits by appointment to observe horses in their natural paddock routines and to discuss suitability for farm work, driving, or pleasure riding. Family ties to the land go back three generations, grounding his approach in stewardship and a respect for draft-horse traditions. Routine bloodwork and quarterly dental checks are part of the program to support long-term health.