Feelgood Farm, LCC in Maryland?

[drafting_dots]

I tried a horse out there when I was looking. It was a sweet horse, as advertised, but not the horse for me. Also offered a ride on another sale horse they had at the time, but also not what I was looking for. The second horse I tried was skinnier than I was comfortable with, but since they do seem to be getting in horses all the time, it could have been a new arrival.

I haven’t heard anything bad about them, although do know someone who ended up with a horse greener than they thought. Again, seems they get a lot of horses and may not know the full history on them if that is something that concerns you.

Overall, speaking with them was always pleasant and they were very responsive and friendly.

[msquaredEQ]

I had a great experience with Feelgood Farm and Morgan! I bought my mare without seeing her in person and never visited the farm, and had her shipped halfway across the country. Our story is a bit unique. I knew this mare as a baby and am good friends and trained the young horses with her breeder - she is a registered warmblood. My mare sold as a weanling to an amateur rider in Canada. The original breeder was always careful (she no longer breeds now, sadly)with who bought her babies and all were sold with a return policy that the horse can come back to the farm at any time, no questions asked and no matter the condition of the horse. She was responsible and thoughtful with all her babies. This amateur who originally purchased my mare seemed to have a good situation; they owned a huge facility and had a Grand Prix trainer/rider training with her. She also owned several upper level horses, so this baby was not her first/only horse. Unfortunately, after three years of owning her, this amateur owner dumped my mare and Morgan’s broker picked her up along with some other horses from this woman. I recognized my mare immediately in the ad that Morgan put up. Morgan listened to my story of knowing this mare as a baby and worked with me on holding her until I could figure out shipping - which is always a pain because of where I live. Morgan was honest about her physical and mental condition as there were some obvious signs of rough and incorrect training that had happened with her previous owner. Although my mare had a bit of a rough start, she is blossoming under saddle and becoming the horse her breeder and I knew she could be. I’m really thankful Morgan found my mare and took the risk of re-selling her here in the states. Morgan worked with me on all aspects of getting her back and was flexible and understanding. I have high expectations and dreams for this horse, and would not hesitate checking out a horse at Feelgood Farm and Morgan again.

[Huntjump_3]

I have never personally purchased a horse from them however I accompanied my friend to look at horses and helped her choose which to purchase out of the ones she tried. The facility was very well maintained and clean, the staff were very nice and helpful, and I felt that both Morgan and the riders were all very honest and did their best to describe each horse. My friend did a vet exam before purchasing and the horse passed healthy and sound. My friend has owned her horse for a few months now and they’re doing great together and my friend couldn’t be happier. I myself am planning on starting the search for my next horse this spring. I check their Facebook page to see new listings weekly and have seen many beautiful horses but my financial situation won’t allow me to be able to make a purchase till around April. Hopefully they’ll have as many nice horses then as they do know because I’m already trying to make plans to head down and try a few!

[ecileh]

A friend of mine bought a draft cross from them and definitely did not take home the horse they showed her…meaning he was billed (and test ridden) as a dead quiet guy doing small courses (there was video) and suitable for trail rides and fox hunting. When he got off the trailer at home, he was none of the above.

He was with me for a few months last year for boot camp while my own horse recovered from an injury. Very sweet, in your pocket kind of guy who wanted to be a good egg, but totally had a legitimate loose screw. She had him in training at her barn for almost a year before I had him and they only jumped him once because he was not educated well enough. They went back to basics with him. I had him for 5 months and never even tried because he was still learning basics–like how to steer over poles.

The impression I got from him was that he spent his whole life out in a field without every being taught how to be someone’s horse. He didn’t have a mean bone in his body, but he was stubborn and brattish and prone to “spooking” when he didn’t get his way. As I worked with him, I realized that he was also terrified of doing the wrong thing. (Note: I am not accusing them of abusing him.) Just that he either panicked or shut down when he didn’t understand what was being asked of him. He learned to get my friend off and that was that–he tried it with me a few times and got so stinking mad when he couldn’t get me off that he would just stop and plant his feet instead.

Bottom line is that he was misrepresented in his ad and something had been done to make him more pliable when she came to look at him. Both my friend and her trainer are experienced horse people. Could have been that he was just ridden until he was too tired to protest–again, not accusing them of abuse. I had actually looked at him myself (before friend bought him) with an eye toward a new hunt prospect and the horse I had was not the same horse in the ads.

To be fair, when friend talked to Morgan after having him for a while and it wasn’t working out, Morgan did offer to “trade him in” for another horse of similar price. At the time, she didn’t have anything else friend was interested in.

I see her ads on Facebook all the time and fully admit that I would be tempted by some of them if I hadn’t already found my hunt horse. But I would be SUPER cautious about buying from them.

[Marshal_Lee]

I have purchased multiple horses from Feelgood Farm. Six now to be exact. Morgan and her daughter (Tween? - might have spelling wrong) are amazing and go over all details known to them about each horse. They are not afraid to say i don’t no either. For example, one horse I purchased Morgan told me needed sedation to be clipped. I have dealt with them multiple times over the years and they do not prep the horses before a showing unless the horse was shown previously to another buyer which they will tell you up front. Also if unhappy they are the only farm that will offer a trade i know of. Out of the six I have purchased two have re-sold for five figures and one remains my personal horse. They run a really good program over there. I have purchased made hunt horses and prospects. My friend purchased a high dollar jumper and have been successful on the circuit with an Olympic trainer. Remember that horses behave differently for difference people. When you purchase a horse from anyone I suggest rebuilding the same situation the horse came from. For example if the horse was on 24/7 field board he might not act the same on stall board. Horses are not machines and if one is acting differently make sure to check for ulcers, turnout and other factors. Just a thought from an old timer in the industry. Also note Morgan is a pretty decent rider and a horse might go great for her in the irons and not the next rider to swing a leg over.

[Let_The_sparks_fly]

Being a part of this team for a year now I can honestly say I have a new found respect for people in the buying and selling part of this world, it’s not easy, but they sure do make it as easy as it can get! Also Morgan and her daughter Tweeny have opened my eyes to a whole new aspect of not only knowing the breed(like their characteristics and what would fit best in certain disciplines) that the clients are coming in to look at, but they have also taught me a lot about the bloodlines and what to look for when shopping for a new horse.

I understand not getting to drive the 5 hours to look at the horse you wanted to look at, like I get it you were upset but you also have to understand their side of things… they make these videos are so detailed because they not only want to show clients anything and everything about these horses they get but they always what to show people that anything is possible and everyone has a unicorn!

Plus they have had some clients who buy these horses off the videos without coming out to see it for themselves, so they have to make their videos as detailed as possible.

I currently board my boy there, he is an ottb and has had the time of his life there! He loves it very much simply because he is happy. With having access to 2 rings one being an amazing indoor with great new footing, a large field to play in, plenty of friends to play with, and not to mention some nice trails including the c&o canal right down the street! I truly am happy there; they make you feel like family when you first step foot there! I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Morgan and Tweeny work very closely with some wonderful vets and take such good maintenance care of their animals and property. Every time you turn around Morgan is looking something up/ planning things to make it that much better for horse and rider. Truly a top notch facility

to finish up i personally cant wait to find my husband the horse of his dreams through Morgan and Tweeny mainly because of the professionalism and Care they put into these horses.

[Family_Man]

My daughters both have purchased horses from Feelgood Farm. They also continue to ride there. Both Morgan and Tweenie are great. I had a great experience at their farm. If I need help, they will always take time for me to answer my questions.

[vxf111]

This is starting to feel a little houseguesty

[Horsefeverback]

I just visited the farm last week. Great place to go if you know what you want as a rider.
Even if it is a drive for you, likely worth your time because they have a lot of horses. Prices are reasonable.
Didn’t feel any pressure to buy nor like I was talked into a horse. As with any horse shopping situation, you have to ask a lot of questions, and be prepared to walk away if it doesn’t feel right.
More to come (hoping to purchase from them) but compared to other places I’ve been to, i felt it was worth my time.
yes it’s dealerish, but that is what they do. One thing I did love- I was not shopping for a high end show horse, but they treated me with respect and didn’t make me feel like an under valued client. Nor did they try to up my budget. Hopefully, I’ll be updating with more positive information soon…

[soloudinhere]

@vxf111

This is starting to feel a little houseguesty

Might set a new record for number of new usernames in one thread.

[peedin]

Yeah, all the positive, glowing remarks are from new posters. ::hmmmm::

[sweetgrand]

NOPE. NOPE. NOPE. A waste of time if you appreciate sound horses and professionalism.

The horses seem great in the photos and videos, but in reality, a majority of the horses shown to us were lame (and I mean LAME), and the riders didn’t seem to notice. On top of that, there is no way (based on what we were shown) that these horses had the abilities described in their ads.

We were not shown professionalism, even though we had traveled 6 hours, with a trailer, to see their horses. The owner didn’t seem to know much about the horses, except how much they were asking for them. I expected better from people who owned such a beautiful facility.

All in all, we wasted a day. And a lot of gas.

[Toll]

I bought a horse from Morgan this year and was the biggest most expensive mistake I’ve ever made. I have never written a review in my life but want to take the time to tell people please be very cautious when buying from her or Tweeny Once I got my horse home i was so excited I had finally found what I was looking for! WRONG This was a totally different horse than I had seen there Once I started contacting other farms for advise on what to do at this point (Feelgoodfarm was not interested in working with me at all) I found lots of people had experience with her and was in the same boat I was… a horse that was supposed to be very safe was quite the opposite PLEASE do your research when buying from here. I wish had

[TooManyBays]

Huh i think we found the house guests

[AnnieD77]

I’ve had great experiences with Feelgood farm and their staff. They’ve shown me horses for more local backyard clients, (and had plenty to show), as well as having a wide variety for my clients that show on the circuit in both the hunters and the jumpers. We were able to use both PayPal, if you can believe it! (Super convenient), and more regular methods such as cashiers checks. Very easy to deal with and a lot of variety.

[ladyj79]

Annie, can you share the USEF names of the show hunters and jumpers purchased from this farm?

[Dressageforjumpers]

I believe their Facebook page list them and several have videos showing on the circuit. I’ve seen some on the circuit. I don’t no their #'s but you could easily find out. It looks like they show at Tryon, Swan Lake, Upperville, Lexington, Princeton. Those are the videos I saw. I am in love with the hunter they have online now but out of my budget. One of their jumpers they sold I just looked up. https://www.facebook.com/109162559118264/posts/2073639229337244/

He’s doing quite well. I have been to the barn since my original post. The horses that I fall in love with are out of my budget but I might be able to swing payments I’m told. Will touch base with how it goes.

[vxf111]

But those seem to be horses that FGF owns and shows. Unless I’m misunderstanding? I think the question was what horses were sold and went on to show careers?

[Dressageforjumpers]

The link above is one they sold. But they have sold several others I think. One I saw at Culpepper and one phyllis Dawson had. They also show sale horses. You would have to reach out to them for details. I only no of a few I’ve seen at shows.

[vxf111]

Why is most everyone posting a personal experience a first time poster?