Over the last 33 years a daughter's love of in retrospective photos

[clanter]

my youngest daughter has always been a horse fanatic the first photo I have of her is at age 2 just after

we had bought our first Morgan

she never stopped, age 4

at five she wanted to be on her own

at eight she was sharing her horse with her friends

as a teen she continued showing and competing with two Morgans

and continued competitive trail

well this is getting long but today she is 35 and still at

[Bluey]

What a treat to let us be a little part of her journey by those pictures.

She looks like a natural from the first one and still has so many more years and pictures to go.

I expect you are an inspiration to so many others out there, learning from your family’s stories.
Thank you for sharing her pictures with us.

[shiloh]

What a great story and I love the “illustrations.” Thank you for sharing.

[Hippolyta]

Gorgeous Morgans!! You both have great taste

[clanter]

The Bay Morgan (Shamrock Foxie Joy) and daughter were just about the same age, they grew up together. We also had Foxie’s half sister who was older, smaller (13.3) (Shamrock Sashay) she was not as fine as Foxie but was an excellent backyard horse whose interaction with our kids (and friends) was impeccable, nothing the kids did affected her

[clanter]

Foxie was an unusual horse, her five generation pedigree goes back nearly 100 years on her sire’s side …most of the four generation was from the 1910s early 20s

She was very often mistaken around here (Ft Worth) by the old-timers as a real King Ranch quarterhorse… which is understandable since many of the King Ranch quarterhorses were Morgans or of Morgan stock.

[SLW]

Photos and memories to treasure.

[ParadoxFarm]

That was lovely. What beautiful photos and memories!

[clanter]

daughter and Foxie were quite the pair where ever they were, but the Foxie was a really good backyard horse who was ready for most any thing

but they dressed up nicely

[shiloh]

Those horses are gorgeous and you can seed they are Morgans and also great ambassadors for the breed.

I miss my Morgan. Tetonia Anna Marie 1963 - 1994. RIP

[clanter]

We like the foundation Morgans, they have proven their versatility and willingness to us.

Here is a photo of Ulendon (born 1933) …he was Foxie’s great-great grand sire

here is Bonnie, the now 22 year old we took in from the Morgan Safetynet

the similarities to me are striking

[ParadoxFarm]

So pretty!!

[clanter]

@ParadoxFarm

So pretty!!

regarding Shamrock Foxie Joy, during her teens my wife used her in NATRC competitive trail, they were on a ride in northern Arkansas when some one entered her incorrectly as Foxey Lady rather than Foxie Joy… the judge said oh, she is so pretty Foxey Lady fits her.

Foxie had a full sister who was one year older, that horse’s owner made a special trip to see Foxie at a Class A … the horses were said to be nearly identical in appearance, the only difference was Foxie’s training,

We had bought her as a long yearling and left her at the farm were she was born to enter their training program were we left her “until she stopped improving”. Foxie was our kid’s horse and we wanted her to be safe for them.

She was four when we brought her home (trainer’s wife’s comment We were going to ruin a perfectly good horse)