Starting the horse search, interested in Morgans

[rockymouse]

Hi friends,

We have two retired oldsters here and I had to put down my lovely 10yo mare last summer, whose complicated health issues meant that I rode inconsistently for years, and then not at all.

I’m just starting to be on the lookout for a new horse, which is both exciting and daunting. Morgans - the old foundation style - have always caught my eye. While I can find weanlings or yearlings, I really want a horse I can ride now. Anyone with insight, please chime in…and paging @clanter.

I’m in West Texas, far far away from anyone and everyone. Structurally sound and great temperament are top priorities. When I did ride, I did so mostly alone, checking fences for my neighbor’s large cattle ranch, so exposure to cattle is handy. Grays don’t do well here because of the altitude and the desert sun, so no grays or bald faced anything. Mare or gelding. Ours are on a dry lot with two ancient donkeys.

Thanks, all!

[Rosem]

If you want to stand out the original Camarillo Whites had a lot of Morgan blood and you would be helping to preserve an endangered breed.
Pure Camarillos do ‘not’ carry the lethal white gene.
California is more west and south than you and the light colored horses seem to do just fine.

[Janet]

She said:
“Grays don’t do well here because of the altitude and the desert sun, so no grays or bald faced anything”
So I doubt whites would do well either.

[Rosem]

I did an edit and maybe the breed might not be right for this particular poster but perhaps another might read it and think ‘It is possible’ that breed might work for me.

[clanter]

we have been getting weanlings from Prairie Hill Morgans in North Dakota. The two we got both won national and world championships. We owned another Prairie Hill horse who daughter bought that she showed to national championships in several divisions He could clear jump five feet six inches, also was a national champ competitive tail horse.

I see they have one colt for sale now (Prairie Hill Remington) Also they are expecting six foals in 2025.

Prairie Hill Morgans

here is a short video of him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FvkLF5Gtm4

They work all their foals through what they call trail work kindergarten The last one we got was five months old when won his national and world championships in a class of forty …to him the class was nothing that he had not seen before.

Here is the first Prairie Hill horse we got, daughter bought him then rode him to several in multiple disciplines. (Hunter/Eventing/Competitive Trail/Endurance)

In one three week period he did an Endurance Ride, the next weekend was at Morgan Nationals taking reserve in a hunter division, then the following weekend went to the Davis Mountains for a competitive 55 mile trail ride against 54 horses this ride was at 6500 to 7500 ft elevation. Won his division placing second overall missing first by two heart beats as he and winner tied in the scoring for trail work so they had to go to the P&R records where Mulligan had one heart beat counted more than the winner) During this three period he was tailered about 3600 miles

[clanter]

one you could ride now could be the sister to daughter’s dressage horse, Lexie. The breeder has a sister setting on the pasture in Oklahoma

Lexie last month, she is also used in working ranch

[ParadoxFarm]

@clanter

Lexie last month, she is also used in working ranch

So pretty.

[clanter]

@ParadoxFarm

So pretty.

this horse set in a pasture until age five when the trainer/owner gave her to my daughter after the tragic loss of Socrates in a pasture accident, he broke his left front leg.

Lexie who had never been worked with but had been handled was started under saddle in May of 23 and then entered into her first dressage show in July (first show ever for her). The show was an open one held by the Dallas Dressage Club, Lexie was the only Morgan there. She had been entered in both days in the intro classes with the Hope that she would earn enough to qualify for the Morgan Nationals held in October.
She had only been under saddle for two months at the time. She placed first in all four of the intro class at that show.

In October she went to Morgan Nationals, remember she had only been under saddle for five months. She won the intro dressage division’s national and world championships against horse who were professionally trained in some cases for years.

This year Lexie was reserve national and world champion training level dressage (was national champion Sport Horse in Hand Mares division)

Lexie is a backyard horse trained by my daughter with guidance from several professional trainers.

here is daughter working Lexie in preparation for working western ranch horse, yes Lexie as all of our horses work in English and Western tack and most in harness (not Lexie)

[rockymouse]

Thank you, everyone.

[tabula_rashah]

My mare’s breeder is in TX and has several really nice Morgans for sale. My mare is grey but I know she has ones for sale that aren’t. They are working sport horse bloodlines with phenomenal brains and sturdy build. Let me know if you want the breeders info
Pics of my girl

[Paint_Party]

Oh gosh, she is adorable! She reminds me of a dappled grey hony I used to show named Slumber Party.

[RHdobes563]

There is a Lippitt Morgan Horse Facebook page and a Lippitt Club Facebook page. You might have to join one or both. And you might find something by looking for “Foundation Morgans.”

Lippitt Morgan Owners & Breeders | Facebook

The Lippitt Club, Inc | Facebook

Foundation Morgan horse definition - foundationmorganhorse

[rockymouse]

@tabula_rashah Yes! Yes! Please PM me her info. Your mare is a doll!

[rockymouse]

Slumber Party is a terrific name. I had a friend whose horse showed under the name Tasty Snack, which is a similar vibe.

[tabula_rashah]

Thank you I absolutely love her. PMing you the info now

[islgrl]

There are a number of Morgan sales sites on Facebook… I am on the hunt as well and have gotten some great leads that way

[shiloh]

Another good bloodline to check into is Western Working family which traces back mostly to Flyhawk. I loved my Morgan mare with this bloodline and would buy another in a hot second. Awhile back someone was selling some horses that had that breeding but now I cannot find them.

[shiloh]

Ahhhhhh, my dream horsey!!! If you ever come out and she is missing, she’s probably at my house. oh…wait…no, don’t look there. Definitely don’t look there.

[tabula_rashah]

this morning I would have handed over “Miss I’m 5 but think I should be herd boss” lol

[TC3200]

Gaited Morgans may not interest you, but I think it’s an interesting thing. This breeder specializes in gaited Morgans. He’s identified the genes and knows how to breed to produce gaiteds. I recall my riding instructor in the late '70s saying she know how to gait a Morgan. But I’d wager that only the ones with the right genetics would gait. If you had a somewhat gaited Morgan back then, you definitely kept that under wraps because it was frowned upon, at least for saddleseat competition.

Gaited Morgans Journey Pride | Gaited Morgans