Anyone have experience or knowledge regarding Feelgood Farm? Horse shopping and saw some of their adds. Owner is Morgan Baugher
I’ve been there to look, but didn’t buy so no transaction experience.
AFAIK they have a decent reputation locally. I’ve never heard of anything shady at least, and I live nearby.
They do high-volume flipping–get a lot of horses (mainly green draftx) from Canada, based on their FB/Youtube seem to move them fairly quickly. It did have a dealerish feel. The day I was there our appointment was shared with 2 other groups of shoppers, anyone could try any horse, etc.
The farm itself was lovely, the owner and her associate (daughter?) rode nicely, and they had a lot of staff getting the horses ready so it was all pretty efficient.
It wasn’t the right situation for the shopper I was helping out but if you have a good eye and know what you want they did have a lot to choose from.
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Thanks for sharing!
I went there 4 or 5 years ago with a Pony Club family to look at a horse. I didn’t know the farm name, but Google maps confirms it’s the same place. I think they might not have been as into dealing horses back then, because I didn’t get that vibe from the place. We dealt only with the daughter, and I felt like she was being truthful and not trying to hide anything or misrepresent the horse (which they did not end up buying).
I’m so glad there’s a recent thread for this, because I have the same question! I’ve seen some seemingly lovely draft X horses on their Facebook pages, but since it’s a 3 hour drive, I’m curious if anyone has a direct purchase experience before I’d make the trip out (as in - were the horses as described? Sound?).
I found a couple amazing horses there. Morgan & Tweeny work really hard and the horses are in great condition. The horses mostly come from Canada and have health paperwork and previous owner info that they share with you. Fun atmosphere, i enjoy every visit. It’s worth going just to meet their pet goats ! I would say they have horses of every level. Some made some green. They have a lot of registered warmbloods in addition to the draft x’s. I would reccomend.
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Be careful. My friend was interested in a horse, we had planned the 5 hour drive. They said they weren’t open the next day, so we were going the day after, both of us taking off work. They contacted my friend the night before we were leaving, and supposedly they sold the horse my friend was going to look at on the day they said they were closed.
I also know of a horse with a lot of issues they got in and were trying to sell me “as a gem”. I asked someone and soon figured out who he really was.
Unfortunately, as a serious horse buyer, there wasn’t good experiences with them.
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I ADORE my horse from them. Draft x gelding. Bought site unseen. Was a dream come true. Love him to death and he’s better than exspected.
I got my horse, Max, from Morgan in July 2015. I was frustrated by searching on line for a horse and nothing met my criteria. So I posted an ISO ad on a Facebook group and she reached out regarding Max. While her farm was much further away than I really wanted to travel (10 hours, I’m in KY) I’m glad that I did.
At the time, Morgan offered a lease to own option which is what I did. (I don’t believe this is still an option - she got burned by some bad buyers.) I had him for a few months and then pulled the trigger on buying him. He’s really a fantastic horse and we’re a perfect match. He was quite green when I got him, but he has really matured and developed. He’s now a badass Foxhunter and a super eventer scoring in the mid-20’s/low-30’s in dressage - always in the ribbons.
Now, he did have a slight wind issue that wasn’t disclosed but did turn up on a PPE. (I recently learned he was returned from another potential hunt home because of it.) It was VERY mild at the time (1/4) but eventually progressed (3/4) to the point where he did need a tieback. However, that can happen with ANY horse so no big deal. Morgan was very reasonable about all of it, we completed the transaction, he had the tieback done and now he’s perfect.
Leading up to the point when I actually drove to MD, our communication was consistent and open so I was very comfortable making the drive. I stayed with a friend a few miles away and was able to ride Max a few times, handle him, and basically see much of her operation and how she managed her personal horses. All of this gave me a high level of comfort. As another poster mentioned, her goats Lewis and Bandit are just adorable.
I’m in touch with two other buyers who have horses from her that are also the perfect match for them.
If I was looking for another horse, I’d certainly reach out to her with my prerequisites to see what she has or have her help me find one.
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BigMick did the other buyers drive from KY for see the horses or buy site unseen? Your horse in the pic is beautiful ! Did that one come from them?
I’m quite curious about them as they often ha s the type of draft cross I really like, and have had several of my horse’s half siblings for sale (by sire Watch Me). Would love to know where in Ontario they are getting the draft crosses from because with the exception of the Watch Me mare they have advertised right now, I’ve never seen any of those horses advertised here before they ended up in the US.
@BigMama1 my horse was bred domestically and has papers (Belgian/Dutch Harness cross). I jokingly refer to him as my “Amish Warmblood”, but he was bred by people with the last name Yoder, so…
Anyway, not all are from Canada.
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Va va voom 
He is a looker and I love that gallop pic, what a nice ride :yes:
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The first scenario would not bother me. They had a live buyer and did not want to waste your time looking at the horse if he was sold, but did not want you coming out knowing there was a buyer who backed out at the last minute. That’s horse trading.
The second scenario is also horse trading, but it depends on the “issues” and what they meant by “a gem.” An older horse with physical issues that was totally kid save and bombproof - yes, a “gem” in some respects. A horse that is going to be lame lame lame or a difficult ride - nope.
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They may have shown the horse to prospective buyers a few days before and the day they were closed is when they got the call from them saying they would buy him. Or maybe they aren’t open that day to show horses but the vet was out for a PPE and the buyers bought him right after the PPE? I could certainly see not wanting to try to juggle showing sales horses and vet visits especially for a PPE on the same day.
It is certainly better that they didn’t let you drive the 5 hours there and then tell you Oh he sold but we have these horses you can try instead. Or I forgot you were coming. Sorry he sold. Hope you enjoyed wasting your time driving here for a horse that already sold.
Now if you had a deposit holding the horse before you drove down then I might be a bit pissed.
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I wouldn’t have a problem with this. I might be disappointed, but they didn’t behave in an untoward way. As earlier posters suggested, there are any number of legitimate reasons why the horse could have sold on a day the barn was closed to customers.
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Yes. Nothing wrong with what they did here, although I get that it’s disappointing. Better than driving only to discover once you arrive that the horse is sold and for them to try to sell you something else. That’s happened to me.
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Agree, nothing wrong there, had they done otherwise, you’d be more pissed after a 5 hour drive and suspected the old bait and switch. And the older horse with “issues” might well be a gem for somebody else and the issues may be disclosed to interested parties it would otherwise suit, not something most put in a sales ad but discuss when a buyer expresses interest and wants to schedule an appointment to come see it. That is the nature of the business and perfectly acceptable.
Those who do a lot of buy/sell get a bum rap sometimes. People like to see a selection of possibilities but balk at dealing with somebody who has a decent number of possibilities, dubbing them a “dealer”. Can’t win.
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Ditto. It’s hughly unlikely the buyers saw him for the first time on the “closed” day, made their decision and got him vetted in a single day. More likely they had previously seen him, had a PPE done and the sale happened to get finalized on the that day. Good for them for notifying your friend in advance and saving her the trip…so many stories of unsavoury sellers who don’t.
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Well, supposedly no one was interested in the horse, they couldn’t show it any earlier, then i guess they sold on the “closed day” to their friend. I agree, it wasn’t a dirty deal, it was just a surprise since they seemed to want the horse sold, my friend was eager, and we cancelled all our plans. My friend probably wouldve given a deposit, but sincr they assured her no one else was interested, and no one else could see it… I was going as a friend but had said I wanted to look at a few as well, but we quickly cancelled the whole trip.
The other horse is NOT a gem!
I personally try not to shop around often for horses, so when I look, I do want complete honesty, or enough to know what I am getting into.
