Our Story

We're Dan and Megan Timm, and along with our two boys, Jeffrey and Anders, we call northern Minnesota home. Nestled near the Sawtooth Mountains and just a few miles from Lake Superior, Timm Homestead is where we raise our quarter horses, enjoy the outdoors, and keep up with everyday family life.

A Love for Horses that Started with Tack

I grew up on a third-generation beef cattle farm in northern Minnesota, where horses were part of life from an early age. My love for horses started with Tack, my dad's old barrel horse. He was a big, gentle palomino quarter horse that my great-grandmother, who came from Sweden, had purchased for my dad when he was just 12 years old. By the time I came along, Tack was in his late 20s and he was always patient with me, putting up with all my shenanigans.

Tack taught me a lot about what makes a good horse, and that appreciation has stuck with me. Over the years, I've enjoyed riding, starting young horses, and raising foals. Working with the young ones is still one of my favorite parts of having horses.

Still in the Family

My parents still operate the family farm, where they raise purebred Polled Hereford cattle and grass-fed beef. It's a place that will always be special to me, and I'm glad they're continuing the farming tradition.

If you're interested in purchasing beef or learning more, feel free to reach out.

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It Started with a Fishing Trip

Dan and I met in college and were good friends long before we started dating. That changed after a fishing trip on Lake Superior. Ask either of us how it happened, and you'll probably get two slightly different versions of the story. But for the record, Dan was the one who asked me to go fishing.

Dan has always loved hunting, fishing, and spending time in the woods. Horses, on the other hand, weren't exactly something he was looking to add to his list of hobbies. Ask him what he thinks about the horses, and you're likely to hear, "Do you want to buy one?"

All joking aside, he's been incredibly supportive of my horse habit over the years, even if he doesn't share quite the same enthusiasm for them.

Dan with the fish (walleyes) we caught on a secret lake

A Life We Call Our Own

These days, life looks a little different than it did when we first started Timm Homestead. We both work full-time. I work in the aviation industry, while Dan works at Northshore Mining in Silver Bay.

Outside of work, we're busy raising our two boys, Jeffrey and Anders, who keep us running between hockey, baseball, and golf. Between sports schedules, horse chores, hunting and fishing, camping and whatever project we're tackling around the homestead, there's usually something going on.

We stay busy, but we enjoy the life we're building.

The Timm Homestead Today

Today, Timm Homestead is home to our family and a small herd of quarter horses. We raise a handful of performance-bred foals each year and enjoy watching them grow, develop, and eventually head off to their new homes. Our stallion, Ole, is the sire of our foals and is beginning the next chapter of his training in the barrel arena. We're looking forward to following his progress and sharing updates along the way.

While the horses are a big part of Timm Homestead, they're just one piece of our story. It's also about family, the outdoors, and enjoying life here in northern Minnesota.

Meet Our Horses