Morgan peeps— help! Am I crazy? YES I AM 🥰

that was the yearling the other day as I was cleaning his paddock the other day. He looked at me with “that” expression of only if I had a harness I could pull that cart for you, AND let Me show you how to hold that manure fork YOU ARE Doing it ALL Wrong . LOOK I pooped only over THERE.

Whatever is being done, they will be right there to supervise

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Not to hijack this thread, but we need new pictures of Fig. Last ones I saw were from when he kicked butt at the World Championships!

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Not a hijack at all!

Sneaky Pete (thank you @Eclectic_Horseman — I think this will be his show name!!) strikes again! Another escape… and we’re really at a loss as to HOW he’s getting out…all the hot fencing has been checked, gaps have been filled… this is Mission Impossible-level stuff. Game on! The funniest detail is he has found the only other Morgan on the property and hangs out by his paddock. I think he’s receiving instructions.

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he is growing, he is really a nice guy. And He Has a Full sister !
And Every Day when I feed him he reminds me … I am A World Champion…how about a little extra (no way dude)

photo credit: Prairie Hill Morgans… Fig’s sister
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she was purchased by a really nice woman in North Carolina

Because of these nice foals Fortune’s Antoinette was bred back to Lone Star Longmire for third time… so there will be another outstanding foal next spring

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Time for a security camera? Are you sure he’s not jumping?

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Glad Sneaky P seems to have no ill-effects from his 1 Horse Raver :expressionless:

My horses’ Personal Best was exiting their unlatched stalls (Me! I missed that detail at morning feed :persevere:) into the aisle & moving the 30gal galvanized barrel of oats - thankfully less than 1/3 full - into the center of the aisle, upending it to spill the oats… Then placing it upright in the ocean of spilled oats :thinking:
They also plundered stacked bales of hay, opening a couple, strewing in the aisle & pooping on what was uneaten :unamused:
& Had the temerity to stroll back in their stalls, as if nothing was different, when I opened the service door to do PM feed :dizzy_face:
It was Winter, so I fed hay only & not much!
Then spent several hours monitoring for any sign of founder.
We all survived, me a lot grayer :flushed:

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Ok, BO replaced the gate with one that extends a bit further to the ground… it’s hard to imagine how he could have limbo-ed under the old gate, but it’s either that or he’s jumping out. Pete, it’s your move.

On another note — we went for a handwalk in the conservation area… up and down some hills, met cyclists, runners, and dog walkers. He was perfect :heart_eyes:.

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I feel it is my duty to self-righteously and pompously state to the OP, “We told you so.” :smile:

These stories get me alittle misty about my late fella. His feeling was that fences were a mere suggestion for other horses, and not necessarily relevant to himself. He pretty much took matters into his own hands and eventually the BO gave up and allowed him shared turnout with his adjacent neighbor. No escapes after that — that we knew about, at least.

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Then there are those that would make one believe in reincarnation. The GW Inspiration horse (Lexie) we have now could have been the twin sister of our Shamrock Foxie Joy horse of over thirty years ago.

Lexie is an inch shorter than Foxie was but has all the same markings down to the placement of the snip on the nose.

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I would put him in secure fencing for his own safety. If he can get access to any type of feed , which sounds like the feed storage is not secure he can get very sick on overeating anything he can get to.

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Quick update on Pete! He’s gone through a bit of a growth spurt and doesn’t look so much like a baby anymore… glad he’s growing but I still want to enjoy this stage! He’s learning more every day. I’ve started ponying him off my semi-retired mare (who is being completely saintly about the whole enterprise — what a good girl!). While my heart still aches over the loss of two much-loved horses this year, this project is exactly what I needed :heart:. Now that I don’t have a “serious” riding horse, I have more time to futz around on my old gal, and am thoroughly enjoying the challenge of bringing along a youngster. Life has a way of working out!

I’ll try to update with pics next time :blush:

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I saw this today and thought of you. :rofl:

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hahaha omg that is so accurate!! Little stinker!! Fortunately, no bad consequences from his party animal behaviour (aside from needing to apologize to everyone for the mess!)

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They are like potato chips… can’t have just one.

Don’t want to share a lot just yet, because this isn’t a done deal, but I may have a new set of palomino Morgan mare ears to look through soon.

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So exciting, @quietann!! MORE MORGANS!!! Fingers crossed for you!!

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Same!!!

Yesterday I saw the ranch where we have gotten several Morgans from posted a video of Fig’s half sister (same sire Lone Star Longmire)

This filly looks and acts just like Fig, really is a nice one. Fig’s full sister may be at Morgan Nationals in about ten days, she is also just like him

here is the video

here is Fig at ten months

Lone Star Longmire is producing some very sane intelligent foals that are very easy to work with.

The good old IF we had the room we would have/could have bought both of those fillies

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Did you actually go to ND? How cool! I’m so glad you got up there to see them all! I’ve kept my eyes on these horses since you mentioned them and they are so so nice!

the first one from that ranch was bought in Arkansas, Prairie Hill Mulligan … daughter bought him, she rode him to reserve national champ working hunters and national champ in competitive trail (NATRC). He was a wonderful horse, he and I had a deal if you take care of daughter I will take care of you. We had him until his passing at 23

Which lead to the purchase of Prairie Hill Socrates who was purchased as a weanling. Daughter and wife went up there to pick him up between multiple blizzards, There was about four feet of snow on the ground.

After Sock’s unfortunate pasture injury the breeder was as heart broken as we were. Daughter was easily able to come to an agreement with the breeder to allow her first choice of any of the new foals that they were going to sell. The mare who was Sock’s mother was the one she was hoping for but she was the last to foal by several months so there was the waiting game. Every one was surprised when she had another bay colt marked nearly the same as Socks. So of course he was the one. Prairie Hill Imagination (Fig).

The breeder suggested rather than another trip to North Dakota that she would deliver him to daughter at the Morgan Nationals. So daughter thought even though he is only fivie months old he Could be entered into the Sport Horse In Hand class as it did not require any prior qualification as most of the National class require, This was the same class that Socks won his world championship in two years before.

So little Fig who had never been off the ranch before arrived at Nationals to be with about 1200 really nice Morgans. His class had over 30 entered (stallions/geldings were one division then the mares another that made the combined division)

He did everything just right, he was not intimidated by all those professional show horses (who had to look down at him).

So the class is complete, all the stallions and geldings are lined up …Fig so happened to be in the middle of the line. Then there was the Long wait as the judge’s scoring was calculated Fig won the that division by nearly two points… then since he out scored all the horses in the division became the World Champion (at five months old) The ribbons had to be tied up as they drug the ground.

So the mare has produced two world champions in two years

The fourth Morgan we have from North Dakota is wife’s rescued Morgan that was bought out of really bad situation

At the death of Socks, daughter was offered several “replacement” Morgans from breeders who knew her and us. When I say offered… these were no cost to her horses, some of the breeders even were offering free shipping. The one she choose was G W Imagination (known as Lexie)

Lexie has been interesting, she did not grow into the 16h horse they were hoping for so was turned out in the brood mare band. She was five and not much done with her. I kept telling wife and daughter Lexie was a LOT like our first Morgan Shamrock Foxie Joy.

After comparing photos of the two bays they were marked identically down to the snip on the nose There is one inch difference in their heights (Lexie 14h, Foxie was 14.1h)

And Lexie acts just like Foxie, it is as though Foxie was has been reincarnated

Tomorrow Lexie and daughter are headed to her trainer’s place for a week long tune up preparing for Nationals that is the following two weeks.

Fig is staying home this time.

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Lexie’s the one that kicked butt at her first dressage show, right?