Jan/Feb 2016 - Canadian Morgan Horse Association

January/February 2016
Publications Mail Agreement #41953512
Canadian
Morgan
Share the Passion!
Some Things Never Change
JMFJMF Sangria
Galaxy Quest x
Devicter Shadow Cruz
2015 Bay Filly
JMF Kitten
Quest
JMF Galaxy Quest x
JMF Kit Kat Cruise
2015 Black Filly
JMF
JMF
On Fire
JMF Ice Fire N’ Shadow x
JMF Licorice Schnapps
2015 Black Colt
Kari Janzen & Ed Norton
Tofield, Alberta
780-662-3844, (780- 26-3840
bj@jmfmorgans.com
JMF Mystic
Quest
JMF Galaxy Quest x
Moonmist Imortal Mystique
2015 Black Colt
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Canadian
Features
Morgan
CMHA Member Awards................................ 4
CMHA Proxy............................................... 12
Breeding Myths........................................... 13
The Physiology of Trotting vs. Running ....... 14
Who Contributes to the Foal?...................... 21
Youth Creativity Contests............................. 22
CMHA Photo Flashback.............................. 23
Kode of Honor............................................. 24
Departments
President’s Message...................................... 3
Administrator’s Missive................................. 5
Editor’s Input................................................ 6
Youth............................................................ 7
Office Notes............................................... 11
CMHA Affiliated Clubs............................... 20
Coming Soon:
Awards, Awards, Awards
The annual high-point awards issue.
Share your achievements!
Ad & Photo Deadline: February 25
Canadian Morgan magazine
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On The Cover
Mia-Mar Remo
(Drumlin Pal x CW’s Silver Surprize)
“Remo” is a 2011 cream stallion standing at Mia-Mar Morgans.
This gentle boy stands a true 15.2 barefoot. He is nicely started under saddle and loves every minute of it, giving 110%
every stride. He has had two foal crops and his get are all
pretty and boast his size, bone and temperament.
Inquires are invited from the discriminating buyer.
At 99.7 he is high percentage foundation bred. We offer
a live foal guarantee with multiple mare discounts available. At this time he is only standing to non-cream dilutes
for the 2016 breeding season.
Mia-Mar Morgans
Maidstone SK
ph 306-893-2486
Judith@miamarmorgans.ca
www.miamarmorgans.ca
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Canadian Morgan Horse Association
www.morganhorse.ca
CMHA Office Administrator: Nancy Kavanagh
Phone: (905) 982-0060 Fax: (905) 982-0097
E-mail: info@morganhorse.ca
Mail: Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3 L Courier: 18555 Highway 12, Greenbank, ON L0C 1B0
Officers
President: Melissa MacKenzie
63 McManus St.
Passekeag, NB E5N 7S3
(506) 832-5515
Morgans@nb.sympatico.ca
East Vice President: Tina Rovers
Box 303, Stewiackie, NS B0N 2J0
(902) 639-2832
contact@portersequine.com
West Vice President: Kelly Wagar
Box 640, Redwater, AB T0A 2W0
(780) 942-4654
kellywagar869@gmail.com
Past President: Bob Watson
Box 660, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0
(403) 378-4323
cbwatson@telusplanet.net
Treasurer: Walter Brown
222 Rt 870, Collina, NB E5P 1P8
(506) 433-5725
qcci@bellaliant.net
directors
Alberta/NWT/Nunavut
Ontario
Atlantic
Quebec
Director: Kelly Wagar
Box 640
Redwater, AB T0A 2W0 (780) 942-4654 kellywagar869@gmail.com
Vice Director: Barbara Tracey
Site 1, Box 18, R.R. # 1
Leduc AB T9E 2X1
(780) 986-6731
barbtracey@hotmail.com
Director: Tina Rovers
Vice Director: Dawn Brown
Box 303
222 Rt 870
Stewiackie, NS B0N 2J0
Collina, NB E5P 1P8
(902) 639-2832
(506) 433-5725
mporter@col.auracom.com
arali@nbnet.nb.ca
British Columbia/Yukon
Director: Vacant
New Director Needed
Manitoba
Director: vacant
Vice Director: Laurie Ann Lyons
Box 3254 A Stn. Term. M.P.P.
Kamloops, BC V2C 6B8 (250) 571-9419
Laurie.Lyons@gov.bc.ca
Vice Director: Dianne Brown
Box 399 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0
204-246-2302
dianne.brown@inetlink.ca
Director: Lisa Kavanagh
Box 216, 127 Craig St. Ailsa Craig ON N0M 1A0
(519) 517-0774
lisa@cyanstarmorgans.com
Director: Vacant
New Director Needed
SaskatchEwan
Director: Judith Dexter
Box 268
Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0
(306) 893-2486
info@miamarmorgans.ca
Directors Emeriti
Margaret McDonald
Eldon L. Bienert
Site 4, Box 5, RR#2, Leduc, AB T9E 2X2
Site 4, Box 5, RR#2, Leduc, AB T9E 2X2
(780) 986-6652, dvf@compusmart.ab.ca
(780) 986-6652, dvf@compusmart.ab.ca
Vice: Genevieve Kendell – Hayes
724 Lifford Road
Bethany, ON L0A 1A0
705-277-2233
Vice Director: Vacant
New Director Needed
Vice Director: Candas Rolls
1238 Wascana Highlands
Regina, SK S4V 2J6
(306) 545-2652
jandcrolls@sasktel.net
Pat Crema
PO Box 210, 2067 Martin Prairie Rd. Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0
250-577-3218 cremapat@telus.net
committee chairs
Nancy Kavanagh-Awards/Historical/Mbshp
Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3
(905)982-0060, info@morganhorse.ca
Charlene Dalen-Brown - Registry
85 Ashwood Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7T 1B9
(306) 373-8200, cdalenbrown@gmail.com
Cec Watson - Equine Canada
Box 660, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0
(403) 378-4323, cbwatson@telusplanet.net
Arlene MacKenzie - Constitution/Bylaws
141-4819C 48 Ave, Red Deer AB T4N 3T2
(403) 347-2919
Arlene.Mackenzie@gov.ab.ca
Dianne Brown - Promotion
Box 399, Manitou, MB R0G 1G0
204-246-2302
dianne.brown@inetlink.ca
Lisa Kavanagh - Youth
Box 216, 127 Craig St.
Ailsa Craig ON N0M 1A0
(519) 517-0774
lisa@cyanstarmorgans.com
vacant - Part-Morgan
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President’s
Message
The CMHA Board of Directors continues
to serve its memberships’ needs while promoting the objects of the organization as stated within the Constitution. It is worthy to note, the first two objects listed are: a) to
promote the understanding and appreciation of the Morgan as the
ideal family horse, but at the same time preserving the romance
and tradition of the breed and b) to encourage improvements in
quality of Canadian Morgan stock through good breeding programs and introduction of recognized bloodlines.
Without the many volunteers that the CMHA does have
across the country we would not be able to succeed as we do.
Although our membership numbers and registrations are slightly
lower than previous years, it is my understanding our decrease is
only minimal when compared to other breed organizations.
If you would like to become a member of the Board of Directors, or a committee representative please contact Nancy in the
CMHA office as we currently have vacancies in Quebec, Manitoba and BC as well as various committees. We cannot hear you
if you do not speak and we want to hear everyone’s voice.
The CMHA is once again searching for an editor for the
Canadian Morgan. After three years as editor, Lisa Peterson
has decided to pursue other business avenues and this presents
an opportunity for another capable and motivated individual to
become editor. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit
their resume to the CMHA office before March 1st.
As you set your schedule for the upcoming year, join us in
the oldest city in Canada and plan to attend the CMHA AGM and
Convention being held in Saint John, NB March 31st-April 3rd.
Make this a destination to renew old acquaintances and make
new ones. Saint John is known as the “Greatest Little City in
the East” and the organizing committee hopes to show everyone
some good old down east hospitality. A link to the detailed list
of events is on the CMHA website. For further information contact Dawn Brown at arali@nbnet.nb.ca or Nancy at the CMHA
office.
I hope to see many of you in April.
Melissa MacKenzie
President
MARANA MORGANS
Marana Olympus
Marana Trinity’s Kingdun
2010 grey perlino - 2016 foals expected
homozygous dun standing in 2016
Dahlonega Dillon x FPS Frosted Crème Brulee
Mirabellas Mondo x Trust-T Honey-D
1-403-738-4603
www.maranafarms.com
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CMHA Member Awards
CMHA membership records started in 1968, and provide a history of who our membership has
been over the years. Members are the heart that keeps the Canadian Morgan moving across our
provinces, and we thank each of you who have provided this vital support as you have made
Morgans and Morgan interests a part of your life over time.
40-years
Cecilia Watson............... Duchess, AB
Ivan MacKenzie........Cape Breton, NB
Ian Wishart...... Portage La Prairie, MB
Leslie Wishart... Portage La Prarie, MB
Kelly L. McDonald..............Perris, CA
35-years
Birch Valley Morgans.Wainwright, AB
Charles J. & Delrose Burns..Lacombe, AB
Pat Crema...................... Pritchard, BC
Debbie Newton..................Surrey, BC
Tim & Wendy Inch..... St. Thomas, ON
Linda Ross..................Ennismore, ON
Sherri Wilson................Uxbridge, ON
Mary Stevenson...Franklin Centre, QC
30-years
Duane & Juliet Franke.......Rimbey, AB
Alfred Kolenosky & Elizabeth McGuinness
...................................Ft. Saskatchewan, AB
McCarr Farms....................Hinton, AB
Gary Nelson..................Falmouth, NS
Jean M. Kustra...............Dauphin, MB
Barbra A.M. Haves.......... Upsala, ON
Robert & Margery Thomas.... Union, ON
Gloria Hawreluik................ Sheho, SK
Ron Sandhoff.................... Estevan, SK
25-years
Bar L Lazy T Ranch.............Castor, AB
Cynthia Brown............. Ardrossan, AB
Marlene G. Fehler....Leduc County, AB
Beryl S. LeVasseur.... Waskatenau, AB
Gloria Jean Pitts.................. Leduc, AB
Roger & Lorna Tkach...........Bovie, AB
Triple E Ranches................ Tofield, AB
Alison Weaver..........Lloydminster, AB
Susan J. Nelson..............Falmouth, NS
Jill Bewza..........................Chase, BC
Nicole Bremner............Kamloops, BC
Aren-Dina Popakiuk... Maple Ridge, BC
Dorothy Heaman.............. Forrest, MB
Cathy Bailey..............Oil Springs, ON
Goldmere Morgans........ Turtleford, SK
20-years
Stephanie Abel................... Leduc, AB
Dawn D. & Walter J. Brown...Collina, NB
Jennifer Scobie-Hatto..Lutes Mountain, NB
Danvell Dutka................ Progress, BC
David Kavanagh.......... Port Perry, ON
Gary A. MacDonnell &
Ida M. Vaillancourt........ Douglas, ON
Joan McFadden...... Crystal Springs, SK
Brad Scott...................... Turtleford, SK
Audrey Spiess.................. Neudorf, SK
Carol Uhrich..................... Francis, SK
15-years
John Beaver.......... Sherwood Park, AB
Paul Humphries...... Spruce Grove, AB
K-Lyn Stable....................Ranfurly, AB
Carla McNichol.................. Leduc, AB
Julianne Young............... Red Deer, AB
Richard Hickman......... Wickham, NB
Susanne MacKeigan.....Albert Bridge, NS
Don Porter....................Stewiacke, NS
Alan Smyth..................Revelstoke, BC
Barry D. Frailick............... Dugald, MB
Marie & Philip Clark..Lambton Shores, ON
Carl Wagler....................Atwood, ON
10-years
Heinz T. Baers..................Calgary, AB
Lynn Danyluk........... Waskatenau, AB
Sarah Dodd................ Stony Plain, AB
Catriona Kozijn...... Leduc County, AB
Hannah Krewusik.........Edmonton, AB
Trisha & Daryl Naundorf....................
.......................Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Delynne Oliphant................ Clive, AB
Nicola Paulovich................................
................... County of Grande Prairie
Georgina Sanche.......... Ardrossan, AB
Cindy Hubbard.......... Fort Nelson, BC
Guylaine Longpre &
Kimberley Cardwell..Port McNeill, BC
Delbert Grasby................ Dugald, MB
Caroline Sims............ Minnedosa, MB
Gloria Bennencourt..... Markham, ON
Christi E. Nye............. Pontypool, ON
Lesley Vivian................Janetville, ON
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5-years
Paola Anderson.......Diamond City, AB
Samantha Dixon... Sherwood Park, AB
Christa Dumkee.................. Leduc, AB
Jessa Dumkee..................... Leduc, AB
Jeanette Hall................ Wildwood, AB
Brittany Klassen.................. Leduc, AB
Bentlee Kublik.............. Rollyview, AB
Piper Lavergne........... Sylvan Lake, AB
Simone Blacklake-Logan....................
....................................Edmonton, AB
Eric Lorenson...................... Leduc, AB
Josef Pesik................. Beaverlodge, AB
Jordan Reid...................Beaumont, AB
Amy Vanessa Taskinen.....Leduc County, AB
Michaela Taylor............Edmonton, AB
Ashley Tolsma..................... Millet, AB
Veronica Delagard Saunders...............
.....................Bronson Settlement, NB
Meghan Dratschmidt.....Carrolls Corner, NS
Tammy Clarke.......... Powell River, BC
Tanya & Vincent Redmont...Terrace, BC
Holly Buckley..................Lindsay, ON
Deborah Holden-McMahon...Clayton, ON
Darlene Hunter............. Oshawa, ON
Eldon Kuepfer.............. Milverton, ON
Angela Marks...................Roblin, ON
Brynn Marie O’Reilley... Edwards, ON
Monica Muller-Duncan.......Ormstown, PQ
Judith Arlene Dexter.....Maidstone, SK
Have you renewed?
This will be your last issue of the Canadian Morgan until your CMHA membership is received for 2016. Please
renew today! Visit the CLRC.CA for a
member application.
Administrator’s
Missive
Who’s on the cover?
The March/April/May Awards
cover should be YOU!
Purchase the Canadian
Morgan cover and feature
your winner in the spotlight!
A brand new year has begun and with that
is the hope for a Happy New Year blessed
with healthy new foals and new goals for our
Morgans and Part Morgans.
Congratulations to all of our 2015 Membership Award winners featured in this issue.
Certificates and pins will be sent to your zone director for presentation at your zone meeting/banquet and I hope many of you
can attend and pick up your award in person. If you can’t pick it
up, don’t worry, it will be mailed to you at a later date. On behalf
of the CMHA board, thank you for your continued support and
dedication to the Morgan horse in Canada.
I am very excited about the CMHA AGM/Awards Banquet
in Saint John, New Brunswick this coming spring! Mark March
31– April 3 on your calendar. The committee has been working
hard to put on a great event and I hope you can join us. It promises to be a fantastic weekend!
Nancy Kavanagh
Office Administrator
Contact Lisa Peterson at
magazine@morganhorse.ca
to book your cover moment!
Raspberry Field Morgans
CFR
Thunder of Thor
S Bar B Chingadero x CFM Essence of Time
2014 high percentage
foundation-bred colt,
western working lines.
Not available to the
public but standing for
Raspberry Field Morgans
summer of 2016.
Crossing to mares with
Bessia’s Tatanka as we
breed for concentrated
Flyhawk/western lines.
Teresa Born
Box 42, Rose Prairie, BC V0C 2H0
phone 250-263-8855
e-mail rtborn@awink.com
www.raspberryfieldmorgans.com
See us on our Raspberry Field Morgans Facebook page.
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Have three years
really gone by? I
was flipping through
some previous issues
and was surprised to see how many have piled up
since I published my first one in the summer of 2013.
At the time, it seemed inconvievable that I
would ever have trouble dedicating time to work on my favourite
project. But in the past few issues, I have been at odds to fit in
both my favourite work and the work that pays the bills. With this
issue, which is normally the slowest time of the year for my farming business, the days have gotten very long as I combine work
with family and magazine. And thus my new year’s resolution
came about. I need to cut back before I work myself into trouble!
So it is you will find a few mentions in this issue of the search
for a new editor. Hopefully you are as appalled at this concept as
I am, as it is like passing your child over to a stranger to bring up.
But in the past three years I have had a special hobby going on in
my backyard, and this year it is truly taking off. With the growing
demand for pasture-raised meat products, and my location just
north of Toronto, I have grown my little summer chicken and pig
project into something that actually pays the bills and continues
to grow. But with raising and processing 1,200 chickens, monitoring a couple hundred laying hens, and breeding and processing
a small herd of Berkshire hogs, I’m a bit wiped out at the end of
most days!
Editor’s Input
So the search begins to fill some shoes I am dearly going to
miss. If plans go according to expectations, I will carry on for the
March/April/May issue and then pass the reins to a new face and
coach them through the first issue or two for a smooth transition.
And fresh perspective is always a good thing for a magazine too!
For now, we have a lovely Stallion issue to page through and
perhaps make the step to choosing a mate for the quality mare who
has been loyalling serving as a trail and show mount or teaching
the grandchildren new skills and confidence. I am looking forward to seeeing a first foal from a mare I sold several years ago.
I enjoy her adventures vicariously from her enthusiastic owner’s
Facebook posts and photos. But that new baby may drive me into
making the trip for an actual visit!
As the horse industry settles into its new, somewhat scaledback mode, it is important to maintain the variety of Morgan lines
we have, and keep the best quality ones contributing to the future
of the breed. I hope you can take part in that this year! Thanks
to The Morgan Horse magazine for also sharing an interesting
article on the evolution of the trotting versus running horse.
You will also find information on the upcoming CMHA Annual General Meeting and convention, taking place this spring in
New Brunswick. If you are able to make the trip, be sure to clear
some time on your calendar for a refreshing visit with new and
longtime Morgan friends. You will return home invigorated and
excited about what your Morgans have in store for you!
Lisa Peterson, Editor
COUNTRY ROSE MORGANS
Where Dreams Come True!
Breeding Services, Sales, Inquires Invited!
Monica Smyl
(780)842-5925
Box 3140
Wainwright, AB, Canada
T9W 1T1
monicasmyl@gmail.com
www.countryrosemorgans.com
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Canadian Morgan
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Hello Canadian Youth!
I hope everyone had a very merry
Christmas and is enjoying the New Year!
First off I would like to thank those
youth who submitted OYAS, scholarship
and sportsmanship nominations. Winners
will be announced in the next issue and
awards will be presented at the CMHA
AGM in St. John, New Brunswick in
April. Don’t forget to bring with you or
send along your creative craft contest
items to the AGM for judging! A list of all
the contests are located on the CMHA webpage, Youth section.
Congratulations to the Saskatchewan Youth Club on a very
successful Youth Challenge. They had nine participants this year
which is outstanding. Congratulations to Madison Blatchford, the
overall winner! Thank you to Jenny Young, their youth leader for
the great work you’ve done so far!
Once again, my term is up at the AGM in April and I will be
stepping down from the youth chair role. If anyone is interested
or knows of anyone who would be interested please let myself or
Nancy Kavanagh in the office know.
Lisa Kavanagh, CMHAY Chair
Saskatchewan 2015 Youth
Challenge Results
Angelique Lang describes her horse Thistledowns Arboria Sun
(Semper) as her best friend because he knows how to make
any day better;
Gabrielle Lachance highlights that Morgans are something she
is really passionate about;
Jenna Daly shares that being around Morgans makes her forget
about stress and feel at peace; Jenna learns something new
each time she rides;
Jylisa Brears has loved Morgans since she was a little girl;
Kayla Joyce finds a sense of freedom and focus and feels that
Morgans are an opportunity to learn about life (to become
strong, confident and an independent person/athlete);
Madison Blatchford appreciates the opportunity to build a
strong, healthy and loving relationship with her horse LV Absolutely Shameless;
Melayna Kratz describes her horse Avonroy Cool Hand Luke as
one who makes her day much better, especially after school; and,
Mikhaila Hardy loves the challenge of riding and building an
amazing relationship with her horse PTF New York Pilgrim.
Saskatchewan’s Youth demonstrate outstanding talent in equitation and understanding of the Morgan breed. The Youth Challenge event for this year was broken down into three divisions:
Riding, Judging and Oral with the Riding Division further split
into walk-trot and walk-trot-canter. Placings for each Division
and overall were as follows.
The Saskatchewan Zone is highlighting another successful
Youth Challenge event that occurred on November 8, 2015, at
Armadale Stables near White City, Saskatchewan. Congratulations to nine youth who participated in Saskatchewan’s 2015
Youth Challenge!
Saskatchewan youth view Morgans as being a big part of
their lives. In 2015, several Morgan-focused activities occurred in addition to regular training and show events. The
highlight of February was Barn-intines followed by BarnEaster in April. In October at Barn-oween, a spooky pattern
was designed for the “Headless Morgan Horse Lady,” “Ariel
and Sebastian,” the “Saskatchewan Roughrider cheer team,”
and the other costumed riders to fearlessly navigate. To celebrate the year’s end, a secret Santa gift exchange occurred in
December at Barn-Christmas. Similarly, barn birthdays are an
opportunity to pamper and reward with elaborate cakes made
out of carrots or a showering of glitter. Sometimes even apples
are munched by eager recipients. The connection each youth
has with Morgans can be further described as follows:
Alexa Lachance enjoys riding because it makes her happy Youth Challenge winner Madison Blatchford and LV Absolutely
Shameless.
and is an escape from everything else;
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Whitlock of Regina, Saskatchewan, for being our judge; to Susan
Van Dusen and Jeremy Schumack for graciously donating their facility, Armadale Stables; to Laurel Golemba for providing professional
photography and capturing memories for each of the youth participants to cherish.
Respectfully submitted by Jenny Young, Youth Coordinator
Winning Speech: My Perfect Day
with My Morgan Horse
Reserve Youth Challenge winner Kayla Joyce on her victory lap.
Riding (Walk-Trot-Canter):
1st – Angelique Lang
2nd – Mikhaila Hardy
3rd – Jenna Daly
4th – Gabrielle Lachance
5th – Melayna Kratz
6th – Jylisa Brears
Riding (Walk-Trot):
1st – Madison Blatchford
2nd – Kayla Joyce
3rd – Alexa Lachance
Judging:
1st – Kayla Joyce
2nd – Madison Blatchford
3rd – Gabrielle Lachance
4th – Mikhaila Hardy
5th – Angelique Lang
6th – Jenna Daly
7th – Melayna Kratz
8th – Jylisa Brears
Also participated: Alexa Lachance
Oral:
1st – Madison Blatchford
2nd – Jenna Daly
3rd – Kayla Joyce
4th – Melayna Kratz
5th – Jylisa Brears
6th – Angelique Lang
7th – Mikhaila Hardy
OVERALL:
1st – Madison Blatchford
2nd – Kayla Joyce
3rd – Jenna Daly
4th – Mikhaila Hardy
5th – Melayna Kratz
6th – Angelique Lang
7th – Jylisa Brears
8th – Gabrielle Lachance
Also participated: Alexa Lachance
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Youth participants, and Madame Judge:
I had a dream. It was an excellent dream, one where I had
a perfect day with my Morgan horse, LV Absolutely Shameless
(Shay). In this dream Shay and I visited several famous horse
farms, and we experienced first-hand the diversity of the breeds.
While Shay and I share the same taste for perfection - that Morgans are superior to any other breed - for Shay it was slightly
more personal. He after all is a Morgan and has experienced passing on this perfection to his offspring, so, in my dream, I gave him
the role of having the final say on our perfect day. Shay would
ultimately decide when we had reached this goal. We were both
now committed. Our first stop was the Gypsy Gold Ranch in Florida. This is
the home of one of the first Gypsy’s to come to America, Cushti
Bok. This horse had piebald colouring, an elegant head and feathered legs. He was ideal for heavy work in colder weather; perfect
for Canada. Now Shay has always thought very highly of his appearance and tries his very hardest to restrain himself from eating
too much. When we arrived at this farm, Shay told me that these
horses did not exercise the same control as he. We also noticed
the disproportion of ears to belly as Gypsies have ears similar to
the Morgan horses (small and finely shaped). Shay found that the
Gypsy, though as hardy as the Gypsy was, just couldn’t match
how well put together the Morgan horse is. Unfortunately, he did
not find perfection here. We soon moved on. Next, we stopped at the Zayat Stables, home of American Pharaoh. Here we toured the stables. It was important to Shay that
we stopped to say “Hi” to all the mares. As Shay whistled “whit
whew” at each mare, we saw the many diverse qualities of the
Thoroughbred. They have a long back, a long neck, long legs and
ears. They also have a finely constructed face. Next to a Morgan,
a Thoroughbred is very tall. Their average height is sixteen hands
high next to a Morgan’s average of fifteen hands. They also have a
thinner more plain neck. The Morgan neck is sculpted and refined
A heartfelt thank you is extended to Kristen The 2015 Saskatchewan Youth Challenge line-up!
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ALBERTA MORGAN RANCH INC
(AMRI)
Francisco Jose Lagos, Maria F. Vial
PO Box 595, Wildwood AB
403-681-4100
albertamorganranch@gmail.com
www.albertamorganranch.com
VW/FST/FS/TR
JMF Ice And Irish (2009 black)
BAPTISTE LAKE MORGANS
Larry & Marg Armfelt
243035A Twp Rd 670, Box 2070
Athabasca, AB T9S 2B6
Ph/Fax: 780-675-5168
larmfelt@telusplanet.net
www.baptistelakemorgans.com
VW/FS
Baptiste Entoo Dinav (2013 palomino)
BELLE COULEE MORGANS
René & Aura Pombert
49451 Hwy 814, RR 2
Leduc, AB T9E 2X2
Ph: 780-986-1446
rpombert@bellecouleemorgans.com
www.bellecouleemorgans.com
VW/FS/SS
Triple S Chinook (15hh palomino)
Sunnyridge Porter (15.2hh palomino)
Triple S Goldust Correll (14.2hh palomino)
CANABAR FARM
Vern Baron & Ann de St. Remy
Site 5, Box 66, RR #4
Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4
Ph/Fax: 403-782-3856
canabar@xplornet.ca
www.canabarfarm.com
VW/FS
CLAYMORE MORGAN FARM
Ruth & Danny Sauter
RR 4, Tofield, AB
Ph/Fax: (780) 640-5238
claymore@syban.net
www.claymoremorganfarm.com
VW, FS, SS
JMF Ice Fire N’Shadow (2005 black)
Claymore’s Cruise Master (2009 bay)
COULEE BEND MORGAN FARM
Lyle & Cindy Dietz
Box 128, Galahad, AB, T0B 1R0
Ph: 780-583-2128
LCDietz@cciwireless.ca
www.couleebendmorgans.com
VW/FS
Unconventional (Silver dapple bay)
JKM Platinum Blue (Perlino)
Country Lane Morgan Farm
CALYPSO TRAINING STABLE
COUNTRY ROSE MORGANS
SSS MORGANS
Eldon & Betty Bezaire
21166 Twp Rd 542
Ft. Saskatchewan, AB T8L 3Y9
780-998-7215
ebezaire@mcsnet.ca
VW/FS/SS/DB
CLM Cocoa’s Cavalier
Monica Smyl
Box 3140, Wainwright, AB T9W 1T1
780-842-5925
monicasmyl@gmail.com
www.countryrosemorgans.com
VW/FS/SS
JMF Basic Black (Rum Brook Immortal
Image x JMF Wild Mayflower)
Coyote Morgans
Jacque & Ralph Pennington
Box 1574, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0
403-823-5086
mayapromise@gmail.com
VW/SS
JMF Hot Ice Mystery (2008 black)
DAWNVILLE FARMS
Eldon Bienert, owner
Stephanie Abel, trainer
Site 4, Box 1 RR 2, Leduc, AB
Ph: 780-986-6652 farm
Ph: 780-721-7952 trainer
dawnvillefarm@outlook.com
VW, DB, FS, TR
Bob & Cec Watson
Box 660
Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0
Ph: 403-378-4323
Fax: 403-378-4322
cbwatson@telusplanet.net
VW/FS/TR/LS
Sandy & Ivan Chrapko
Box 2697, Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0
Ph: 403-627-5696
Barn: 403-627-8074
Fax: 403-627-5699
sssmorgans@platinum.ca
www.sssmorgans.ca
VW/SS/FST/FS
Bessia’s Tatanka (homozygous black)
TAMRAC RANCH
Connie & Clive McNichol
23527 Twp Rd 505, Leduc County, AB
Ph: 780-920-4519
Fax: 780-929-2953 (call first)
conniemcnichol@yahoo.ca
www.tamracranch.com
VW, SS, DB, FS, TR, LS
BMF Up Beat And Smokin (Simply
Maserati x Coalition Erotica)
UVM Antietam (UVM Tennyson x UVM
Josie B)
ELDORINA EQUINE/WAGAR FARMS
Jeff & Kelly Wagar
57527 Range Rd 211, Redwater, AB
Ph/fax: 780-942-4654
kellywagar869@gmail.com
eldorinaequine.weebly.com
VW/FS/SS
Pines Golden Advantage (2001 Chestnut)
MORGAN HILL FARM
Dwayne, Shannon & Ashley Comeau
51031 RR 204
Sherwood Park, AB T8G 1E5
Ph: 780-298-4337
Fax: 780-271-4154
comeau2@telus.net
www.morganhillfarms.org
VW/SS/FS
Talk Back (Minion Valentino x Honeytree’s
Legend:
VW - Visitors Welcome (call ahead)
SS - Stallion(s) at Stud
ST - Semen Transport
FST - Frozen Semen Transport
FS - Horse(s) For Sale
BD - Horses Boarded
TR - Training
LS - Lessons Given
Simply Unique)
To be placed on this list contact:
Zone Director: Kelly Wagar
(780) 942-4654
kellywagar869@gmail.com
Vice Director: Barbara Tracey
(780) 986-6731
barbtracey@hotmail.comor
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through years of breeding as is the rest of their body. Shay really
had to think on this one. Personally, I thought that he was distracted by the mares! He at last concluded that the thoroughbred
could only match Morgan class by their speed, but nothing else.
Not quite perfection, so we moved on and my dream continued!
The last farm that we visited was CMK Arabian Horse
Farms. This is the home of Cass Ole, otherwise known as the
Black Stallion. Located in Texas, this farm has produced so many
great progeny that all showcase the famous qualities of the Arabian horse. These horses, like Morgans, have a chiseled bone
structure, arched neck, and tails carried high, but, unlike the Morgan horses, they have a severely dished face and fewer vertebrae
than other horse breeds. They step high and carry themselves with
pride. The two breeds have willingness in common also. They
want to please the fair rider and naturally have a happy personality. Shay enjoyed seeing that at least one other breed had partially
caught on to the obvious standard of perfection, though he could
clearly see that the Arabians still had a little more work to do.
Plus, Shay didn’t see a single mare! At the end of my dream, we arrived home, back here at Armadale Stables. Upon arrival, Shay informed me that this is where
he saw the most perfection and that he was ever so happy to be
home. Therefore we decided that the perfect day was to reach the
understanding that there was no place like home. This, of all the
incredible places that we visited, is by far the most familiar and
this is what made our day together truly perfect.
Thank you.
By: Madison Blatchford of Regina, Saskatchewan
A.P. Guest Ranch
Registered Morgan Horses
Susan & Andre Patry
4220 Hwy 5A South
1/2-way between Princeton/Merritt
Box 1148, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8
250-378-6520 Fax: (250) 378-3492
apguestranch@hotmail.com
www.apguestranch.com
VW/BD/TR/LS/FS/SS
GNR
MORGANS
Vegas&JRachael
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NOBLE-T MORGANS
Western Working Morgans
Tom & Lee Nobles
Box 73, Grindrod, V0E 1Y0
250-838-2228 fax (250) 838-2045
leetom.nobles@gmail.com
VW/SS/TR/LS
Noble-T Desperado (black)
Ramuls Justin (bay) frozen semen
1576 ChaseMORGANS
Falkland Rd.
FOWLER
Chase,
BC&V0E
1M1 Fowler
Chuck
Audrey
(250)
Box679-1175
234
gnrmorgans@xplornet.ca
Charlie Lake, V0C 1H0
www.gnrmorgans.com
250-787-7527
SS/FS/VW
VW/FS
DM Teacher’s Top Mark (Black)
RASPBERRY FIELD MORGANS
Ron & Teresa Born
P.O. Box 42, Rose Prairie, V0C 2H0
250-827-3501
rtborn@awink.com
www.raspberryfieldmorgans.com
VW/FS
TRAILWOOD FARM
Pat Crema
Box 210, 2067 Martin Prairie Rd.,
Pritchard, V0E 2P0
250-577-3218
cremapat@telus.net
VW
Legend:
VW - Visitors Welcome (call ahead)
GRANITE MORGANS
SS - Stallion(s) at Stud
ST - Semen Transport
FST - Frozen Semen Transport
FS - Horse(s) For Sale
BD - Horses Boarded
TR - Training
LS - Lessons Given
Gunther & Dagmar Funk
4280 Schubert Road,
Armstrong, V0E 1B4
250-546-2891
VW/FS
JOHNSEN TREE FARMS Ltd.
Kris & Inge Johnsen
13616 232nd St.,
GRANITE
MORGANS
Maple Ridge,
V4R 2R5
Gunther
& Dagmar Funk
604-463-2571
4280
Schubert Road,
johntreeki@shaw.ca
Armstrong,
VW/ FS BC V0E 1B4
To be placed on this list contact:
Zone Director: vacant
Vice Director: Laurie Ann Lyons
(250) 571-9419
LALyons100@gmail.com
(250) 546-2891
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MORGANS
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2016
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umbia Morgan Owners & Breeders
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Western Working Morgans
Tom & Lee Nobles
Stallion Reports
Stallion reports are due January 31, 2016 for the 2015 breeding
season. Please send them to CLRC, 2417 Holly Lane, Ottawa, ON
K1V 0M7. If you require forms, please contact the CMHA office.
Awards News
New to the Versatile Morgan Medallion Award system; Extreme Trail! At the CMHA semi-annual meeting, it was agreed
that Extreme Trail is an up and coming discipline that Morgan
owners might be trying. Enter your Morgan or Part Morgan into
the VMMA and start collecting points today. Contact the office
for more info and an entry form.
All Zone high point awards will be presented at your local club/
zone AGM. All National awards will be presented at the National
AGM/Banquet in Saint John, NB on Saturday, April 2. If you cannot pick up your award, it will be mailed to you at a later date.
Historical News
Photos for the CLRC pedigree page at their website (www.
clrc.ca) are always welcome. Please e-mail or mail the best shot
you have of your Morgan/Part Morgan for inclusion on the site.
This is a never-ending project and provides documented history
about our breed. Don’t be left out! Send to info@morganhorse.ca
or Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3
New Members
Welcome to these new members as we conclude the 2015
membership year.
Amanda Boisvert..............................Drayton Valley, AB
Kennedy Boswell.....................................Edmonton, AB
Heather Gramantik................................... Cochrane, AB
Susan Hillerud.........................................Edmonton, AB
Jesse Cooling.............................................. Sexmith, AB
Pascale Svard.......................St. Lambert de Lauzon, QC
Tanya Cochrane.......................................... Oshawa, ON
Gabriela Mann................................... Ft. McMurray, AB
Kim Proskow..................................................Leduc, AB
Deceased Morgans
The following are Morgans reported deceased to the CLRC
in 2015. Thank you to each of the owners for recording this information for more accurate registry records at the CLRC. Each
horse is listed by the registered name and the last recorded owner.
ANFARRA TEHYA
Angelika Nadon
CANABAR CACTUS JACK
Gloria Jean Pitts
CFR TEXAS HOLD’EM
Lisa Hammel
CM BIJOUX
Tom & Colleen Weighill
CM GENUINE QUALITY
Tom & Colleen Weighill
COACHMAN’S ADAGIO
Angelika Nadon
COYOTE BONNE FIRE
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
DVF RHAPSADY
Tom & Colleen Weighill
ELNORESH GOLD SOVEREIGN
Elizabeth Robb
FLY DI THUNDER STORM Laurel Gould & John Vogels
GOLDENCREST ALEKSIS
Johnsen Tree Farm Ltd.
HAIDA’S MIKADO
Debbi Corbett
HWF PLAY N HOOKIE
Christine Monteith
INTO THE NIGHT
Patricia Forster
IRONWOOD CHOCOLATE TIGER
Dickinson Farms Ltd
JOLAND OVATION
Cyan Star Morgans
JUBILEE
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
JUSTICE BRIGADIER
Monica Muller-Duncan
KRILA’S MISHSQUAW
Elizabeth Robb
LAURALEE MOUNTAINMANLaurel Gould & John Vogels
LAURALEE SHADOWFAX
Sherri Wilson
LAURALEE TASWYN
Sherri Wilson
LINEBACK HIJA DE SUE
Janine Welsh
LV ALL THAT JAZZ
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
LV DAKOTA
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
LV HAYLEE
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
LV KASH
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
LV MYSTIC BAY
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
LV SHADOW DANCER
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
LV TIMELY FASHION
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
LV TRAVELER
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
MAJETO’S IRISH MIST
Bryan & Roxanne Smith
MALLOFLAX MAKE-MY-DAY
Tom Malloy
MCCARR CASSIDY BANDITTAEva C & Jonathan A N Pritchard
MERANGO SYMPHONEE
Nicole Bremner
MIA-MAR AURORA BOBEALIS
Mia-Mar Morgans
MICHLAND RICHMOND Laurel Gould & John Vogels
MIRABELLAS MONDO
Marilyn R. Vander Wekken
NITHCROFT HEIDIE
Marjorie McKerroll
NITHCROFT ROYAL LADY
Karen E. Anderson
NORTHLINE SONGBIRD Laurel Gould & John Vogels
NORVUE LIMITED EDITION
Elayne Clarke
OAKLEA SUPREME DREAM
Michelle Thompson
OH SEA MIST
Tom & Colleen Weighill
RUSSELLS REGINA
Frank W. & Patricia J. Russell
SHER-KADE TYBERIUS
Debra Maddigan
TAZARA TAP-CINDER
Ara-Mor Stables
TAZARA TEMERITY
Ara-Mor Stables
TEMPTATIONS SYMPHONY Laurel Gould & John Vogels
THE ADVENTURER
Laurel Gould & John Vogels
ZARA’S ANIMATION
Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
ALDORAS SO FABULOUS Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
ALDORAS SUPREME AIRE Ralph & Sharon Armstrong
ALL HEART VICTORIA TNT
Sue Shipley
AMS FINE WINE
Ara-Mor Stables
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Canadian Morgan Horse Association Inc.
PROXY
Know all men & women by these presents that the undersigned, a 2016 member of the Canadian Morgan Horse
Association, Inc., hereby constitutes and appoints: __________________________________________________
As attorney and proxy, for and in the name of the undersigned, to attend the CMHA Annual Meeting of the members
of the said Corporation to be held Saturday, April 2nd, 2016, The Delta Brunswick Hotel, Saint John, NB @ 10:30 AM
and any adjournments thereof, and there to vote and act in all matters which may properly come before such meeting
with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present.
In witness thereof, the undersigned executes these presents this _____ day of ___________________ 2016, _________________ CMHA#.
Signature of member: _____________________________________________
Members name in Print: ___________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS
Please be sure to fill in the date you sign your proxy. If a member signs more than one, the later date is the proxy
which will count.
Signature for a Corporation, Partnership or Family must include the signature of the person signing on its behalf.
This proxy must be handed in at the Annual Meeting or mailed to the CMHA Office, Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3
by March 25, 2016.
There are no proposed changes to the CMHA Constitution.
NOTICE OF THE 2015 ANNUAL MEMBER’S MEETING
Notice is hereby given to all Canadian Morgan Horse
Association Members of the 2015 Annual General Meeting
of the Canadian Morgan Horse Association. The meeting
is to be held on Saturday, Saturday, April 2nd, 2016, 10:30
AM, at The Delta Brunswick Hotel, 39 King St, Saint John,
NB
AGENDA
Identification of Board
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Business arising from the minutes
Correspondence
Board Report
Treasurer’s report
Unfinished business
The agenda is subject to changes and additions. Any
new business which a member may wish to have discussed
should be given to the secretary 24-hours prior to the
meeting. Any motions to be made at this meeting must be
given to the secretary 24-hours prior to the meeting.
To be eligible to vote, (in person or by proxy) you must
be a paid 2016 member. Every effort will be made to have
an up to date membership list available to cross check
memberships.
Any changes/proposals to the Constitution will be
circulated in the Canadian Morgan Magazine.
For more information: Nancy Kavanagh, Office
Administrator, Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3; 905982-0060, fax 905-982-0097, info@morganhorse.ca
12 AVIS DE CONVOCATION À L’ASSEMBLÉE
GÉNÉRALE ANNUELLE 2015
Tous les membres de l’Association canadienne des
chevaux Morgan sont convoqués par la présente à
l’Assemblée générale annuelle 2015 de l’Association
canadienne des chevaux Morgan. La réunion se tiendra
à @ 10:30 AM le Vendredi 2nd, Avril 2016. The Delta
Brunswick Hotel, 39 King St, Saint John, NB
ORDRE DU JOUR
Identification du conseil d’administration
Procès-verbal de la dernière AGA
Affaires découlant du procès-verbal
Correspondance
Rapports de la Régie
Rapport du Trésorier Treasurerís Report
Affaires courantes
Cet ordre du jour peut être modifié et augmenté. Tout
membre peut ajouter un nouveau point à l’ordre du jour
en présentant le point à discuter à la secrétaire 24 heures
avant la réunion. Toute motion soumise à cette assemblée
doit être remise par écrit à la secrétaire, 24 heures avant
la réunion.
Pour avoir le droit de vote (en personne ou par procuration)
il faut avoir payé la cotisation de 2016. Nous tâcherons de
disposer d’une liste à jour des membres en règle afin de
vérifier les adhésions sur place.
Les modifications proposées à la Constitution de l’ACSM
ont été inclus dans le Canadian Magazine Morgan.
Pour plus de renseignements: Nancy Kavanagh,
administratrice du bureau, C.P. 286, Port Perry, ON L9L
1A3; 905-982-0060 fax 905-982-0097
January/February 2016
Breeding Myths
With so much information at our fingertips today, it’s hard to
believe that long-held myths continue when it comes to breeding.
I will admit to being taken by a few of them over the years, so
thought it might be time to do a little research.
After doing a quick scan to see what are the most popular
myths are today, based on complaints by breeders and breeding
publications, I came up with these to help fight the battle of the
mis-informed. See how many you are familiar with!
Mares conceive better between April and June.
According to veterinarian Charles Pinkham of the Newmarket
Equine Hospital, a horse’s natural breeding season is between May
and September, when they will come into heat roughly every 21
days. From October until March, about 80-percent of mares stop
cycling. The length of day is responsible for this, and 14-16 hours
of natural or artificial light is required for eight to ten weeks prior
to the desired breeding date to stimulate the mare’s system to begin
cycling for ovulation. If nature is allowed to take its course, this
will be from May until August in the northern climates. To meet the
demands of modern breeding, it can also be achieved by keeping
the mares under artificial lights for an extended period each day.
However, before this longer light is created, the mare must experience a period of shorter days to reset her biological clock!
The best breeding is done by “nicks.”
A nick is a pedigree formula to design matings that will consistently replicate quality of the foals. But neither horses nor other
livestock are a recipe, allowing the same quality cake to come out
each time you mix the proper genetic ingredients.
Breeders must first understand the basics of genetics before
trying to create a breeding formula: each mating produces a genetically different individual with a new combination of genes,
explaining why your own brother or sister may have very little
resemblance to yourself. When two fully-related offspring can
have so many variations, the idea that you can achieve quality by
crossing horses with the cross of a specific stallion and a specific
mare somewhere in the pedigree is even more far-fetched!
The power of genetics does allow that certain traits may be
achieved more reliably by crossing one stallion to daughters of
another stallion. However, the next generation is not guaranteed unless the breeder is making astute decisions based on each
horse’s individual characteristics, not what the pedigree shows.
Champions only come from Champions
A review of winning show ring pedigrees would make it easy
to think that winning foals only come from winning parents, especially given that champion stallions are bred to so many more
mares than stallions outside of the ring, in turn increasing the
chance their offspring will be aimed to the arena.
If champion characteristics were that easy to produce, you
would see a very narrow pool of Morgans in the show ring. If you
compare champion qualities to the colour palomino, you can put
the champion concept into perspective. If the palomino colour is
looked at as the ideal, perfect horse, bear in mind that you only
get a palomino by crossing horses considered to be (at least in
this scenario) of less-desirable colours, including chestnuts and
cremellos. The only way to produce reliable quality is to cross
horses that each carry the desirable characteristics, be that colour
or conformation, and that does not mean they need a tri-colour
hanging on their door.
A master breeder needs several generations (of 9-11 years each
for horses) to develop a pool of horses that have the genetic elements they desire for a breeding program. This comes from years
of evaluating horses in person, not by photos, pedigrees or ads.
The end result? Offspring that will bear reliable characteristics
which may, if you are lucky, also win championships.
Mares that cannot be successfully bred by AI must be covered
naturally to become pregnant
While AI is mostly successful for getting mares in foal, if it
is done at the right time in the mare’s cycle, some mares have
delayed uterine clearance issues. During teasing with a stallion,
the mare releases oxytocin, which helps clear the uterus of any
post breeding debris and fluid. The same results may be achieved
with judicious use of AI and oxytocin by injection. This can also
explain why some mares only get in foal with pasture breeding,
when her hormonal flood of oxytocin from the stallion’s interest
clears the field for conception to take place.
Having a mare around a stallion will cause her to go inte estrus
Stallions do not cause estrus, but some mares will cycle silently
and can only be detected by having an interested a stallion nearby.
X-rays kill sperm when scanned by airport security before shipping.
There is no research that supports this theory, and it has been
studied and found that there is no reduced fertility of sperm. The
fertility of the stallion should be evaluated if semen has low motility from shipping.
Older mares have menopause
While some mares will shut down as they get older, usually
over 20 years, it is not universal! Older mares do tend to be less
fertile but they do not have menopause as humans do. So, before
turning that stallion out with an older mare to keep him company,
be sure her fertility clock is not still ticking!
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INTERVIEW u
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF
TROTTING BREEDS-VERSUS-RUNNING BREEDS
Why we breed for trot. Why we judge the trot.
Why we train the trot: Part Three
By Stephen Kinney
Artist and sculptor Denise Peterson has developed a fascinating theory pertaining to form and function in equine athletes. Her
point of view describes how the horse evolved into two basic types: trotting horses and running horses. When you think of the
equine species in this way, it helps make a lot of sense as to how the horse has aided its human companions over the generations,
whether this involved fleeing enemies in the desert sands, pulling vehicles for transportation, or being a candidate for the
various disciplines described in horse show prize lists. Denise Peterson has executed the artworks illustrating this article as well.
Denise, you are an artist and a sculptor. What do you have in your
resume that provides you the expertise to address the differences
in equine physiology?
I’ve been drawing horses since I was five or six. I always wanted a
horse of my own so I used art to create my own “stable.” It drove
my teachers nuts. One in particular who was sure I was completely
ignoring the class was amazed to discover that I had written down
nearly everything he said and had filled every empty space with
drawings of horses.
Horses are one of the most difficult subjects to portray and
an equine artist, especially one who does sculpture, must have an
in depth understanding of how a horse is put together if they are
to create an accurate rendition of their subject. I learned early on
that horses with a similar type moved in a similar manner and the
longer I studied conformation and form to function, the more this
truth became apparent.
SILHOUETTES OF THE TROTTING HORSE (left) AND RUNNING HORSE (right)
Trotting Horse: Several things worthy of noting include the far forward position of front legs and resultant high neck position; the fact a plumb line dropped from
base of the withers would intersect the underline about half way between elbow and stifle; the croup is longer and flatter as opposed to sloped; and the fact a
plumb line dropped down the point of buttock would intersect the hock; Running Horse: In this diagram note that the foreleg sits further back of the horse’s front
end; the fact that a plumb line dropped from base of withers would transect the horse’s undercarriage just behind the elbow; the point of hip is high as point of
wither; and the plumb line dropped down the point of buttock lands just behind the cannon bone.
Reprinted from The Morgan Horse, January 2015 • www.morganhorse.com/about/breed-magazine/
8 January 2015 • The Morgan Horse © 2015
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The Physiology of Trotting Breeds-versus-Running Breeds u INTERVIEW
TROTTER VERSUS RUNNER: FRONT (left) AND REAR (right) LEGS
Front Leg Skeleton: Note the angle of scapula to humerus in a runner is closer to 45 degrees, while the humerus of the trotting horse is closer to the perpendicular; Rear Leg Skeleton: The rear leg of a runner is straighter, meaning it will work like a “gondolier’s pole” in moving its load over the ground; The trotting horse
has more angulation, aiding its function of transferring weight to the hind end and squatting to act like a loaded spring.
You make a distinction between trotting breeds and running or
galloping breeds. Give some examples of breeds that fall into
each of these categories.
OK. Running breeds include Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and
the original running horse, the Arabian from which they descend.
Remember, Arabians were needed for flight from enemies in the
sands of the desert. They had to run to survive.
Trotting type horses include Morgans, Standardbreds,
Saddlebreds, Hackneys (both horses and ponies), and Dutch
Harness Horses as well as the “baroque” breeds such as the
Lippizaner, Freisian and Andalusian. The Morgan, often called
America’s Baroque Breed, was instrumental in the development
of most of the other American breeds such as Saddlebreds,
Standardbreds, and Tennessee Walking Horses.
What functions went into the natural selection process that
separated equine breed types into these two classifications?
Ability to execute the jobs for which they were needed with
efficiency dictated conformation and form to function.
To be efficient, runners are built to move with a long, low stride
and all four legs do their part in moving the horse forward in the
gait, though the hind legs do more work than the front legs do.
They have a “laid back shoulder” with their bottom line being
about the same length as the topline, the point of the buttock is
lower than the point of the hip which allows the runner to use his
spine to store and release energy from the hind quarters. A plumb
line dropped from the point of his buttock will fall behind the
hock and his hindquarter is very muscular. They have long cannon
bones and a long, low-set neck. If you look at their silhouette, the
runner’s body fits into a square.
Again, trotting-bred horses move in such a way to maximize
efficiency. The humerus bone is very close to being perpendicular
to the ground. This puts the front legs at the front of the body and
gives them a high, round stride. A plumb line dropped from the last
hairs of the withers will fall far behind the elbow, almost halfway
between the elbow and the stifle, giving the impression that the
horse is longer on the bottom than he is on the top.
His back is shorter and he is close coupled. A line drawn from
the point of the hip to the point of the buttock is closer to being
level, giving the trotting horse a rounded croup and a high-set
tail, rather than the steeply sloping croup and low set tail seen on
Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. A plumb line dropped from
the point of the buttock will bisect the hock. The set of their pelvis
also gives them a deep hindquarter. Add to that a shorter cannon
bone, and the resulting silhouette is rectangular rather than square.
The Morgan breed type standard brags of a laid back shoulder,
but don’t most breeds make the same claim? Why do all breeds
have a shoulder closer to the horizontal than to the vertical?
A straight shoulder in any breed gives the horse a short, choppy
stride. The shoulder blade and the humerus bone only have a
certain arc of motion, a straight shoulder has a limited range of
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INTERVIEW u The Physiology of Trotting Breeds-versus-Running Breeds
ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE OF THE TROTTING HORSE (left) AND RUNNING HORSE (right).
I’ve read your points about the differing configurations of
shoulder bones (scapula and humerus) of the trotting breeds
versus the galloping breeds. Can you elaborate on where they
differ?
OK. First let’s define a couple of terms. The scapula is the large,
flat bone that underlies the horse’s shoulder. It is also called the
shoulder blade. The humerus is the bone that connects the scapula
to the elbow.
The difference between a trotting horse shoulder and a
running horse shoulder is not the angle of the scapula but, rather,
the angle of the humerus bone where it meets the scapula. In the
running breeds the angle of scapula to humerus is something close
to 45 degrees. In a trotting horse, the humerus bone is almost
perpendicular to the ground, which puts the front legs at the
front of the body. This is what gives them a high, round motion,
compared to the running horse with his long, low stride.
Another distinction is easily observed. Both types probably
have similar ranges of motion, but to do its job the trotting
horse moves the forearm up and out; in execution of its job, the
running horse takes a long, low stride underneath the horse. You
will observe that the shoulder bones of a trotting horse, when in
motion, push up into the neck; the shoulder bones of a running
horse pull downward, over the rib cage.
Why do all trotting breeds bend their knees when they trot
whereas galloping breeds tend to have straight legged trots?
In the trotting breeds, the front limbs actually do very little to
attain speed at the trot, the high, round action basically keeps
the front legs out of the way of the hind legs. Look at racing
Standardbreds. They race with a high-checked head and a high,
round gait with their front legs. The same goes for Hackneys and
Saddlebreds. Even Clydesdales, who are draft horses, are bred for
a stylish trot.
How do trotting horses use their physiology to do their work
(which includes carrying riders and pulling a vehicle) as opposed
to how runners use their legs? The running breeds tend to be high
over their hips with sloping croups. The trotting breeds seem to
be level in that area of their anatomy.
As a running horse moves forward, each leg in turn is swung forward
in a low flat arc, hits the ground and stays straight as the connecting
muscles pull the leg backwards, propelling the animal forward with
two points in the gait when all four feet are off the ground.
A trotter gets most of his speed from his hindquarters and
his stiffer shorter spine. Each hind leg in turn, pushes forward.
The set of angles in the trotting horse hindquarter allows him to
load his hindquarters by squatting down rather than arching his
back to bring his hindquarters underneath him as a running horse
has to do.
This is well illustrated when you consider where the rider sits
on the horse, runner versus trotter. The rider on a racehorse or a
jumper sits with his weight balanced over the withers of the horse.
The rider on a Morgan (or any of the other show breeds who move
with high, round action) sits back and puts his center of balance so
that it helps the horse rise up and lighten its forehand.
photo by www.howardschatzberg.com
motion and cannot function in an efficient manner to propel the
horse forward.
How did this develop?
It is form to function—you breed what you need. Breeders select
for the set of attributes that makes the horse suitable for the use
to which they intend to put him. Over generations, especially in
a “closed book” (registry), the selected for traits become more
homozygous and are therefore passed on to later generations with
a higher level of success.
10 January 2015 • The Morgan Horse © 2015
16 January/February 2016
Share The Passion!
The 2016 Canadian Morgan Horse Association AGM
Join us in Saint John, New Brunswick for the 2016 AGM!
This three-day Morgan experience includes clinics & seminars along with a
chance to visit with other Morgan enthusiasts.
Drive in or fly in: it is a weekend you will benefit from for years to come!
March 31-April 3, 2016
at the Delta Brunswick hotel
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Awards Banquet
Annual General Meeting
Auction
Meet & Greet
Youth Activities
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Seminars and Speakers include a stellar line-up!
Dr. Laurie McDuffee, Atlantic Veterinary College Large Animal Surgery
Elaine Ward, founder of Western Style Dressage Association of Canada
Dr. Tammy Muirhead, Atlantic Veterinary College Anatomy Team
Dr. Wendy Duckett, Professor of Large Animal Management, Atlantic Veterinary College
Find the registration form in your CLRC Membership Renewal package, or
online at: http://www.morganhorse.ca/2016%20Brochure.pdf
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The Physiology of Trotting Breeds-versus-Running Breeds u INTERVIEW
TROTTER VERSUS RUNNER
LEFT: A Standardbred horse (the great Googoo Gaagaa) trotting as the front leg reaches an extreme in its range of motion. Note that the shoulder bones push
up into the neck participating in the “up and out” motion of the front arm. The shorter, stiffer back dictates that the hind legs—which do most of the work—are
spring-like. The croup drops rather than the back rounding; RIGHT: A Thoroughbred race horse (Secretariat, quite possibly the greatest one of all time) running.
Note how the shoulder pulls down toward the rib cage and all the motion is under the horse. The running horse has a longer, rounder back and takes a longer
stride behind.
Do you have any theories about why the trotting breeds have
high set necks (and, conversely, running breeds carry their necks
more parallel to the ground)?
A running horse has a low set neck that is used as a pendulum to
help carry the animal forward in much the same manner that you
use your legs and body to make a swing go higher. You will very
rarely, if ever, see a successful distance runner who has an upright
neck as that is the sign of a sprinter at best.
With trotting horses it seems that the more perpendicular the
humerus bone, the higher the horse’s head carriage is and it’s all
about getting the front end elevated, which increases efficiency at
the trot.
Do you ever speculate that form over a breed’s evolution was
selected partially by the equipment they carried—i.e. harness
horses conformed to parts of the harness; Baroque horses had to
carry a curb bit; etc?
The equipment didn’t push breeding choices, rather, the equipment
evolved as a way to increase the ability of the horse to do the job for
which he was bred. n
Previous articles in this series include: “Channeling Gladys Brown Edwards,” August 2012 and “How They Trot High,” September/October
2012. Both articles are archived at www.morganhorse.com/about/breed-magazine/archives/.
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18 January/February 2016
The Search Is On!
The Canadian Morgan is searching for a dynamic, people-oriented,
and very detail-oriented person to take the reins of the editor and
publisher!
Applications may be directed to the CMHA office until March 1, 2016.
Resumes will be reviewed by the CMHA Board of Directors and the successful
candidate will be notified in April 2016.
Job Skills include:
• Can use and currently own the Adobe InDesign program.
• Write and edit articles.
• Work by email, social media and phone to solicit magazine advertising.
• Design and layout advertisements.
• Offer innovative suggestions to the Magazine Steering Committee and the Board of
Directors on new ad and theme issues.
• Must be familiar with Canada Post mailing, working with a copyhouse on printing
and proofs, and sending online FTP files.
• A working knowledge of horses is a benefit, and of Morgans is a bonus.
Please forward your resume and samples of work to:
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For questions and a copy of the current magazine Procedural Manual, please contact:
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CMHA Affiliated Morgan Horse Clubs
British Columbia Interior
President: Gunther Funk
4280 Schubert Road
Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4
(250) 546-2891
Granite.Morgans@telus.net
Secretary: Debbie Miyashita
PO Box
Canoe, BC V0E 1K0
(250) 804-2928
debbiem8@shaw.ca
The Morgan Horse Club of Nova Scotia
PRESIDENT:
Don Porter
PO Box 303
Stewiacke, NS B0N 2J0
(902) 639-2832
SECRETARY:
Bev Young
19 Lacy Anne Avenue
Enfield, NS B2T 0A5
(902) 883-9908
Manitoba
The Keystone Province
President, Dianne Brown
Box 399 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0
204-246-2302
Dianne.Brown@inetlink.ca
Manitoba
Morgan Horse
Club
Since 1970
ALBERTA
President: David Gillen
1 - 51149 Range Rd. 225,
Sherwood Park, AB T8C
1H1 780-887-7528
dagillen@gmail.com
Secretary: Kelly Wagar
Secretary, Mark Grootelar
57527 Range Rd 211
Redwater, AB
Ph/fax: 780-942-4654
kellywagar869@gmail.com
manitobamorganhorseclub.com
President:
NEW BRUNSWICK
ONTARIO
President: Genevieve
Kendell-Hayes
Jennifer Hatto
241 Isaiah Rd.Lutes
Mountain, NB E1G 2Y2
506-862-9422
jennifer.scobie@yahoo.ca
724 Lifford Road
Bethany, ON L0A 1A0
705-277-2233
gen@haywoodfarms.ca
Secretary:
Dawn Brown
Secretary: Christi Nye
4200 Boundary Road, Pontypool,
ON L0A 1K0
www.ontariomorgan.com (647) 234-2820
ChristiNye08@gmail.com
222 Route 870
Collina, NB E5P 1P8
(506) 433-5725
SASKATCHEWAN
President:
Terry Dalziel
Box 613
Oxbow, SK S0C 2B0
(306) 483-5138
0962
Secretary:
Vacant
0G 1V0
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Who Contributes to the Foal?
In racing, the male parts of the pedigree, which are the sire, the
dam’s sire, and those before them, determine the distance and surface that the runner will be most effective for. The female parts of
the pedigree, the dam, her dam, on so on, determine the racing class.
When looking at the race pedigree, the female family is considered to determine the quality of the individual. The horse’s
ability to become a stakes winner or wind up as a common horse
is, more than 80-percent of the time, the result of the quality of the
tail-female line and it goes back for generations. If a poor quality
stallion was introduced for a generation or two, it can usually be
recovered by breeding back to a superior stallion.
In a paper titled “Potential role of maternal lineage in the
thoroughbred breeding strategy,” it was found that you are likely
to get an elite foal by crossing an elite stallion to an elite mare.
No surprise there. Likewise, when you cross a poor quality
sire to a poor quality mare, the offspring will also lack quality.
What made readers sit up in surprise at this document was the
discovery that crossing a low-quality sire to an elite mare would
often result in an outstanding offspring on the track. But when a
top quality stallion was crossed with a low quality mare, the resulting offspring would be disappointing in its performance.
The reason for this variation, when we claim that the sire and
dam each contribute 50% to the foal, is described as “heritability.” Heritability is the fraction of the total variation observed in
a trait that can be accounted for by genetics. With racing breeds,
they have performance data for the sires, dams and offspring for
generations, and can do a statistical analysis that determines how
much variation can be accounted for by the dam, the sire, and how
much is unaccounted for by genetics.
If this is starting to make you drift off, the actual numbers may
be more interesting.
In performance results, based on speed and not a judge’s opinion, the dam contributes up to 14% of her genetic influence to
the offspring’s performance ability. The remaining 86% of the
offspring’s variation in performance is attributed to some other
factors, including the sire (up to 3.5%), and non-genetic factors
including nutrition, exercise, stress level, toxins, and so on.
That 14% is already relatively low, but how is it that it is five
times more influential to a foal’s racing performance than the sire
is? The sire and dam each contribute half of the alleles on the autosomal chromosomes except for the X and Y sex chromosomes.
However, what the dam contributes that the sire does not are the
mitochondria, which are inherited solely from the mother. Mitochondria are found in every cell of the body, and their purpose is
to produce the ATP molecule, the chemical fuel of the body. No
mitochondria and you are literally dead.
The authors of the paper speculate that variation in the maternally-inherited mitochondria could be contributing to the performance of the offspring. Mitochondra have been linked to athletic
performance, implying that powerful dam mitochondria provide
an advantage to their foals.
While this is all well and good for determining the best dams
to produce offspring that can stand up to performing that can be
evaluated by a timer on the track, for the average using horse, including Morgans, it is considered less important. At least as long
as you are not concerned in the athletic abilities of your foals in
an arena, cattle pen or on the trail!
The lesson from this speed horse study is one what many influential Morgan breeders, including Joseph Brunk, have long
understood. Always breed your mare to the best possible stallion,
but always be sure it is your best possible mare.
continued from page 13
Mares have a 28-day estrous cycle
Human women cycle every 28 days, horses cycle every 21
days. This is not carved in stone, so some mares MAY have a
28-day cycle, but it is not common.
Wild horses have better pregnancy rates than those in managed breeding programs
If a breeding program is well managed, this is not true. Unproductive mares in a wild herd are driven out and usually are
lost to predators, so the percentage of producing mares in a wild
herd will appear high but does not account for those that did not
stay with the herd.
Natural selection also ensures that breeding conformation
will be passed on for future fertility in wild herds. Many problem mares come into a managed breeding program and many
will proceed to become pregnant. Some won’t. And some that
shouldn’t be bred because of reproductive weakness will become
pregnant with careful management and may pass along those genetic weaknesses to her offspring. The fact remains, more mares
will conceive in a well-managed program than in the wild.
Foaling can be predicted by waxing of the udder
Some mares will wax three to four weeks prior to foaling.
Others may not wax at all. The only fairly reliable predictor is to
evaluate the milk which can be read about in a great article here:
http://www.equine-reproduction.com/articles/predicting.htm
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Youth Creativity Contests
There is still time to produce your entries for the CMHA
AGM on March 31-April 3! Take a look at our CMHA Youth
contest categories, and prepare your entries to be judged during
the convention in New Brunswick! Bring them in person, send
with your zone director, or send by mail. Please contact CMHA
Youth Director Lisa Kavanagh if you have any questions!
This is our chance to show off your artistic talent! Enter as
many parts of the contest as you like – just be creative! These
contests are open to all members of cornerstone clubs, provincial
clubs and individual members of the CMHAY.
Each contest will be divided into two age groups:
13 & under
14 – 21
Please be sure to label all entries with your name, age, address and club or province. All entries will be returned after they
are judged. Judging takes place at the annual convention. If you
cannot attend personally, send your work out with your zone director. Each year we will be focusing on a different contest with
a fabulous prize as an extra incentive.
Photography Contest
Take millions of pictures of horses and horse activities this year
and send in your best! Do you have a favourite horse? Does your
horse do something funny and unique? Does your brother or sister
look extra cute on top of the family Morgan? Send in a snapshot.
Picture must be taken by Youth and be no larger than 4” x 6”.
Creative Writing Contest
The creative writing contest is designed to offer you an opportunity to make your hidden horse stories, poems and songs
famous. You can submit work which you have already handed in
at school or a story fresh off the press. We will judge all types of
written work – be creative!
Creative Art Contest
This contest has almost no limits! Feel free to use crayon, charcoal, chalk paint or anything you can think of. The subject can be
anything. We will be judging your creativity and artistic talent.
Banner Contest
Which Youth club/individual can design the best banner?
Let’s see the clubs get creative. Do you have a particular design
in mind? Turn it into a banner! Win a prize for your club/yourself!
Pick a theme for each year. I.E. National Morgan Show or Annual Convention. Entry must state club name or individual name,
province or zone and number of Youth club members participating in the banner contest.
Audio/Visual Contest
Which Youth club/individual can promote the Morgan breed
and/or their club the best? Let’s see the clubs get creative. Pick a
theme for each year. I.E. The Youth Challenge Entry must state
club name or individual name, province or zone and number of
Youth club members participating.
Scrapbook
This is your chance to share the most exciting events of your
year with us! The individual scrapbook is a collection of articles
and pictures about you! A keepsake for you to look back upon
over the years. It is a wonderful way to record great memories
of your riding progress, school progress, friends, family, equine
involvement, accomplishments, etc.
For the scrapbook contest, you must have your scrapbook at
the convention. You do not need to be in attendance in order to
win. You can forward your scrapbook to the youth chairperson
before the convention begins.
Individual Scrapbook Contests for 10 & under and 11 & older,
as well as a Club Scrapbook contest.
A New Year’s Resolution:
• Attend a club meeting.
• Go watch a show.
• Offer a copy of “Justin Morgan Had A Horse” or the “Blackjack: Dreaming of a
Morgan Horse” books by Ellen Feld to your school and local libraries.
• Take your Morgans on a group trail ride with other breeds.
Morgans are their own best promotion.
Get the word out and keep the interest growing!
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Coulee Bend Kode of Honor and youth rider, Nicola Paulovich, are a team who have had their share of ups and downs over
the years. From personal teenage struggles, to a suspensory ligament injury suffered by Kody and requiring six months stall rest
at the age of 6, to near starvation this past spring by a trainer,
Kody has come back stronger than ever to carry Nicola to year
end high point championships in the dressage ring in our local
2015 PRADA Bronze competitions.
In the fall of 2014, Nicola decided she wanted to give dressage a try, a discipline she had not yet attempted. Kody was sent
off to a trainer in February and came back in very distressing
shape in April. His recovery took a few months with the combined efforts of our veterinarian, our massage therapist, a nutritionist and Nicola’s love. By June, they were ready for their first
dressage show in walk/trot.
We are very fortunate to have an amazing local coach, Jill Jardie of Double J Equine, who took Nicola on as a student in May.
Under Jill’s kind, positive, and encouraging tutelage this past year,
Nicola and Kody have gone from weekly dressage lessons to compete in the walk/trot division and then on to the training level division, winning great scores under a variety of judges. Racking up
the points in three qualifying shows, Nicola and Kody came away
with the PRADA Walk/Trot Junior year end High Point Championship as
well as the
Training
Level High
Point Junior
Championship. Nicola
and Kody are
now moving
onto
Level
1 and will
be attending
Gold Level
shows
in
2016 with the
goal of qualifying for, and
competing
at, the Morgan
World
and
Grand
Championship show in
Oklahoma.
Nicola & Kody taking a well deserved break
after two days of dressage competition.
24 How versatile is this pair? Having received Kody from longtime Morgan breeders, Cindy and Lyle Dietz, as a two-year old,
Nicola and Kody began their journey. As a four-year old, and
Nicola being mome, they started their competition career in hunter pleasure, showing in Red Deer. Five years of 4-H followed,
with the pair being unbeatable at local and regional shows, both
in-hand and under saddle. While in 4-H, they had fun in the drill
team program too, and while performing at a local rodeo, people
were asking about her “Andalusian.” Kody’s presence and beauty
have many people guessing if he is an Arabian or an Andalusian;
we quietly chuckle and tell them about the amazing Morgan.
Nicola and Kody dabbled a bit in cross rails, trail classes, and
some gymkhana, while also enjoying time out on the trails along
the way. The partnership that Nicola and Kody have is one of
complete and total trust in each other.
To be a dressage rider, you apparently have to be somewhat
OCD, as we have heard. Nicola is definitely that! She has found
the discipline that suits her and Kody to a capital T.
Nicola and Kody continue to be ambassadors for the Morgan
breed, as, just recently at a show, she was asked, once again,
about her beautiful Arabian. She smiled, took a breath, and pro-
Nicola & Kody in first show in walk/trot division last June.
ceeded to tell them about the fantastic and beautiful Morgan
horse, that is her partner and best friend.
We are so very proud of you, Nicola, for having the spirit to
carry on through many trials, whether they be highs or lows. You
have grown to be a very accomplished rider, and a strong and
beautiful young woman.
By Sally Paulovich
January/February 2016
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www.miamarmorgans.ca
Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486
judith@miamarmorgans.ca * www.miamarmorgans.ca
Trillium Samson
Trillium Finest
Black Opal
Lauralee Foxy Man x H-Loli
Sire of numerous classic
champions. Grandson
of Chingadero & heavily infused Old Government lines. Frozen semen only, private treaty.
Trillium Morgan Horse Farm
Catherine Sampson
Orono, Ontario
905-983-5980
Trillium Samson x
Nithcroft Royal Gem
The best of Flyhawk &
Lippitt. Great grandson
of Chingadero. Uncomplicated, athletic & oozing with type & charm.
Trillium Morgan Horse Farm
Catherine Sampson
Orono, Ontario
905-983-5980
trillium@tmhf.com * tmhf.com
trillium@tmhf.com * tmhf.com
Teton Black Hawk
SYLR Tomoros
Golden Correl
Teton Celebration x Tetonia Jewell
Amberfields Golden Tomoro x
Sensational Rose of Tomoro
15hh Black stallion. Black
Hawk is a superbly built WW
Morgan. He has big, expressive wide set eyes on a beautifully chisled face set with the
most perfect ears. His body is
balanced and his movement
is stunning and floaty. Arcane Manna Morgans
Cassie Thomas, Beulah, MI
231.970.0629
arcanemannamorgans@outlook.com
15.2hh 2005 sooty palomino
stallion. Correl is a once-in-alifetime stallion. He is correct
in conformation that screams
Morgan, has a gentleman’s personality, & his movement is impeccable. Plus, color!
Arcane Manna Morgans
Cassie Thomas, Beulah, MI, 231.970.0629
arcanemannamorgans@outlook.com
Mia-Mar Atomic
Mia-Mar
Atomic Charge
Charge
Oregon Country
Flash
(Mia-Mar Zildjian x
Chargers Wicked Angel)
RDK’s Oregon Rising Son
x Marvelous Ima Darling
2013 Double registered
Morgan/Pinto
splash
white palomino.16HH,
¾ Lippitt. 2015 Grand
Champion Stallion at
PNW Morgan Show at
25 months. Making history as the first ever blue-eyed
Morgan to win that honor.
Oregon Morgans, Ridgefield, WA, 306-216-6424
carold1962@hotmail.com
Mia-Mar Zildjian x
Chargers Wicked Angel
2015 Silver Dapple stallion
standing to a limited
number of approved
mares in 2018
Inquires Invited
2015 Silver Dapple
stallion standing to a
Mia-Mar Morgans
limited
number of apJudith Dexter
Maidstone SK
proved
mares in 2018.
306-893-2486
Inquiries invited.
Judith@miamarmorgans.ca
www.miamarmorgans.ca
Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486
judith@miamarmorgans.ca * www.miamarmorgans.ca
Canadian Morgan
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Advertiser Index
TC Maverick
Billy Dee Royal Hawk
x Sleepy Captress
Jet black, solidly built,
100% foundation bred stallion boasting Flyhawk, Lippitt, & General Gates in his
pedigree. We are planning
foals from him in 2017.
Blitzen Morgans
Caylyn Walker
Jasper, ON
780-983-1900
blitzenestate.com * caylynwalker@hotmail.com
A Midnight Special
Farceur Morgan X
Richwood GD Marj
Richwood Morgans
Traditional Family Morgans since 1961
Versatile, correctness
and athleticism.
Our Morgan’s do all & Win!
Mary Hazelwood
Georgetown, Ca.
530-333-2950
www.richwoodmorgans.com
TFM Skywalker
CW’s Silver Dollar
x KMS Covergirl
Want a super disposition, correct conformation, a winner in hunt,
jumping, endurance,
carriage & combined
driving? Contact us for
frozen semen transport.
Thomas Family Morgans
Bob & Marge Thomas
Union, Ontario
bobmargethomas@gmail.com * 519-633-2390
JMF Basic Black
(Rum Brook Immortal Image x JMF Wild Mayflower)
15.2 hh
7Cs Morgans................................................................. 25
Alberta Morgan Owners & Breeders............................... 9
Arcane Manna Morgans................................................ 27
Blitzen Morgans............................................................ 28
Blue Gate Morgans....................................................... 25
British Columbia Morgan Owners & Breeders.............. 10
CMHA Convention........................................................ 17
Country Rose Morgans.............................................. 6, 28
Coyote Flat Ranch......................................................... C2
Cyan Star Morgans........................................................ 25
Giddy Up Morgans........................................................ 25
JDH Morgans................................................................ 26
Johnsen Tree Farms Ltd................................................. 25
Lauralee Morgans.......................................................... 26
M&M Morgans........................................................ 25, C3
Marana Morgans............................................................. 3
Mia-Mar Morgans....................................... C1, 25, 26, 27
Morgan Horse Association of Oregon........................... 23
NYSMHS....................................................................... 28
Oregon Morgans........................................................... 28
Raspberry Field Morgans................................................. 5
Saddle Up..................................................................... 21
Schiehallion Nicholas.................................................... 26
Thomas Family Morgans................................................ 28
Trillium Morgans........................................................... 27
Workwize Morgans....................................................... C4
Suspension
List
The following people and entities are suspended from doing
business with the CMHA as of August 23, 2012.
Hedge, Marcia, ON
Cosburn, Stan
Classifieds
8-year old registered chestnut mare. HVK Belle
Flaire x WBC Midnight Madness (by Wham Bam
Command). Broke to drive, traffic safe. Broodmare
prospect. $2,000. (519) 595-4830 & leave msge. ON
Morgans for sale? A 40-word classified ad makes them
easy to find! $25 says it all.
The New York State Morgan Horse Society
An Official Chapter of the American Morgan Horse Association
We invite you to investigate our Morgan
horses and activities. You can visit our
website at nysmhs.org for the latest
news, classieds, and events. Links to
other activities such as the NY Regional
Horse Show and NY Stallion Service
Auction can also be found there.
Solid black 2003 stallion with a beautiful mind, charismatic presence and
elegant, athletic movement. Please
inquire for breeding .
Monica Smyl
Wainwright, AB
780-806-3141
monicasmyl@gmail.com www.countryrosemorgans.com
28 For more information or a copy of our newsletter, The Trader,
write to Mark Langdon at christmaspast@earthlink.net or at
161 Dublin Hill Road, Southbury, CT. 06488
January/February 2016