Does anyone own a Morgan on here?

[Tiffany Blue]

Just wondering if you do, could you post pictures and tell me a bit about them?

No reason, just I always had an obsession with them as a kid and if I ever decide to add more horses to the collection, I'd love a Morgan

 

[Irishbabygirl]

I used to look after one for many years - he was lovely! Used to be used as a stallion so assume he was quite something in his heyday.

Lovely to handle, ride and in every possible way

I still pass him sometimes retired in his field - he must be about a million by now, bless him!

 

[russianhorse]

No, but the lady I rent my field from does

He's stunning to look at and is good as gold to ride. However apparently he is a pain on the ground and rather unsociable to other equines

 

[Tiffany Blue]

I could imagine it's quite tricky to find one for sale over here? Especially of a good stamp. But they look so elegant

 

[metalmare]

I also think the Morab - the Morgan / Arab cross is a lovely looking animal.

 

[MungoMadness]

I believe there's a Morgan stud in Kent.

I used to share a morgan gelding, he was the horsey love of my life hehe He was such a cheeky character, so much personality. Absolutely loved him, broke my heart when he had to be pts. He was a bit of a handful but once you earned his trust

Since then I've only ever come across one morgan x something. Not quite as nice but I'm obviously extremely biased

 

[Tiffany Blue]

Oh come on someone must own one. It's not the same using google images

 

[metalmare]

Here is the British Morgan society sales list out of interest...

http://www.morganhorse.org.uk/

 

[Tiffany Blue]

http://www.morganhorse.org.uk/

Can I buy Cariad Deep Purple!?!?! I'd have to sell my little terror first but he won't mind :S

Edit: Link doesn't lead to the sales section, but that's where he is

 

[metalmare]

Yes, he caught my eye. A bit wasted on me as a happy hacker, me thinks

 

[competitiondiva]

I grew up with them, If you can imagine a welsh sec d crossed with an arab you've pretty much got a morgan both in temperament and build! the breed became slowly more refined and finer with some very spindly ones around. As with dressage horses there are the "hotter/showier" ones with bloodlines reknowned for this and there are the easier lines that are less hot/showier.

They're not hard to get hold of, there are some very good studs dotted about the country but I wouldn't say they were common, price as with all equines has come down considerably I believe.

 

[Kitty B]

A friend's mother had a Morgan back when I lived in the US. I adored that horse, she was only green but I used to sit on her while she was lunged and she never batted an eyelid or put a foot wrong. Misty was the horse who made me fall in love with the breed, but even though I am going to start looking for a horse of my own at some point in the fairly near future, I'm afraid I would have a hard time finding one that I really liked. The last Morgan I saw in England looked nothing like what I am used to, but then that seems to be the way a lot of breeding is going. I'd prefer to preserve old lines, personally, and I think I would be inclined to import if I couldn't find the lines I prefer. I've spent years going over Morgan bloodlines, and when I was still in the US I went to the big Morgan horse shows to watch them all strut their stuff. My friend's mom really fed my enthusiasm for the breed every chance she got, but if I couldn't find what I consider to have the Morgan stamp, I wouldn't have one. Some that I've seen on websites fit the bill, so who knows... maybe I'll manage to make that dream come true and have my own 'Misty'. I do have a picture of her, but it was taken about twenty years ago with one of those lame little 110 cameras, so the quality is terrible.

 

[Tiffany Blue]

I grew up with them, If you can imagine a welsh sec d crossed with an arab you've pretty much got a morgan both in temperament and build! the breed became slowly more refined and finer with some very spindly ones around. As with dressage horses there are the "hotter/showier" ones with bloodlines reknowned for this and there are the easier lines that are less hot/showier.

They're not hard to get hold of, there are some very good studs dotted about the country but I wouldn't say they were common, price as with all equines has come down considerably I believe.

Yes I love how stocky yet elegant they are. Between my mum and I we have a Welsh D, Arab and traditional type Connemara. I think a Morgan would finish the collection off quite nicely

 

[Tiffany Blue]

A friend's mother had a Morgan back when I lived in the US. I adored that horse, she was only green but I used to sit on her while she was lunged and she never batted an eyelid or put a foot wrong. Misty was the horse who made me fall in love with the breed, but even though I am going to start looking for a horse of my own at some point in the fairly near future, I'm afraid I would have a hard time finding one that I really liked. The last Morgan I saw in England looked nothing like what I am used to, but then that seems to be the way a lot of breeding is going. I'd prefer to preserve old lines, personally, and I think I would be inclined to import if I couldn't find the lines I prefer. I've spent years going over Morgan bloodlines, and when I was still in the US I went to the big Morgan horse shows to watch them all strut their stuff. My friend's mom really fed my enthusiasm for the breed every chance she got, but if I couldn't find what I consider to have the Morgan stamp, I wouldn't have one. Some that I've seen on websites fit the bill, so who knows... maybe I'll manage to make that dream come true and have my own 'Misty'. I do have a picture of her, but it was taken about twenty years ago with one of those lame little 110 cameras, so the quality is terrible.

Yay a picture and a very nice one at that. Yes I agree, it is a breed I think would probably be best imported.

Having said that, my connemara was not bred in Ireland and I like to tell myself his a better stamp than some I've seen imported lately.

 

[Caol Ila]

They were really common where I used to live in the US, kind of the "poor man's" or "short man's" dressage horse. They're athletic, have decent movement, usually quite good temperaments (though some lines can be hot), and you rarely find one that's more than 15-something hands. And as essentially a native and ubiquitous breed in North America, they're not hard to come by. So you see plenty at dressage shows, ridden by adult ammys who don't want/can't afford European warmbloods.

 

[Kitty B]

http://www.morganhorse.org.uk/

Can I buy Cariad Deep Purple!?!?! I'd have to sell my little terror first but he won't mind :S

Edit: Link doesn't lead to the sales section, but that's where he is

He is a nice one, and he has some nice horses in his pedigree. I'd definitely have something like him, but what I've really always wanted is something that comes down from the Lippitt lines.

 

[Kitty B]

Yay a picture and a very nice one at that. Yes I agree, it is a breed I think would probably be best imported.

Having said that, my connemara was not bred in Ireland and I like to tell myself his a better stamp than some I've seen imported lately.

I reckon that it depends a lot on whether or not people are breeding them to meet the standards, or if they are just breeding to make a buck. I saw some Morgans even in New England that were not well bred at all, and you would never know they were Morgans to look at them. I thought a couple were Saddlebreds. The owners were not pleased with this, but I had a Saddlebred, and I thought they looked more like him than any Morgan I knew. They do have common ancestors, but that doesn't mean I think they should look alike! I have friends who think that all these years of going over old lines rather than keeping up with the new has made me too picky, but I like what I like!

 

[Tiffany Blue]

I reckon that it depends a lot on whether or not people are breeding them to meet the standards, or if they are just breeding to make a buck. I saw some Morgans even in New England that were not well bred at all, and you would never know they were Morgans to look at them. I thought a couple were Saddlebreds. The owners were not pleased with this, but I had a Saddlebred, and I thought they looked more like him than any Morgan I knew. They do have common ancestors, but that doesn't mean I think they should look alike! I have friends who think that all these years of going over old lines rather than keeping up with the new has made me too picky, but I like what I like!

When a stamp of a breed is described as 'traditional' it's usually more pleasing for me to hear also. What do you do with your Saddlebred if you don't mind me asking? I have a friend I've not spoken to for a long time who has a Morgan of which he shows and hunts. Not sure if he owns him anymore though.

 

[MungoMadness]

This was my share.

I'm not sure how his build compares, but he was rather fine and 15hh. This is the best I can find for that!

 

[competitiondiva]

what do you think this one
http://www.parkfieldstables.ndo.co.uk/Aimeechp.jpg

 

[Tiffany Blue]

This was my share.

I'm not sure how his build compares, but he was rather fine and 15hh. This is the best I can find for that!

I love the shape of his head, kind eye too

 

[Kitty B]

When a stamp of a breed is described as 'traditional' it's usually more pleasing for me to hear also. What do you do with your Saddlebred if you don't mind me asking? I have a friend I've not spoken to for a long time who has a Morgan of which he shows and hunts. Not sure if he owns him anymore though.

He was PTS a few years back for health reasons, but I rode him Western and bitless on hacks mostly. He was capable of jumping, and doing it very well, but I never jumped him personally as I had him before I ever got it into my head that jumping could be fun. He made a good English pleasure horse as well, and had an amazing trot. He was a bit of a show off, always looked more 'hot' than he actually was. I used to joke, 'Hot Stuff by name, hot stuff by nature'.

 

[ridefast]

http://www.heritage-morgans.com/Pages/default.aspx

Are these traditional morgans or "modern" morgans? I don't know much about them but always admired the breed. I'm more passionate about welsh cobs but prefer the old fashioned blood lines, the stuff that's bred for the show ring these days is too much flash with not a lot else

 

[Spring Feather]

I once owned a Morgan and she was the nuttiest creature ever. Very beautiful and very trusting but a one-person horse. I got along with her and she was lovely natured in a wacky kind of way. I wouldn't buy another Morgan. I have had a few live on my farm though, some more placid and not so hot as my own, some just as hot as her. None of the ones who have lived here would be described as novice rides. They were all whizzy (almost out of control with their owners) type horses. As with all breeds, it depends on the bloodlines really as to what type you want.

 

[GeorgeyGal]

I own a saddlebred x sec d so there is Morgan in there somewhere being saddlebred. She's only 2 but found her to be sensitive, high energy but highly trainable and very willing and forward. V high head carriage makes her feel like a 17h rather than 14.2!

 

[Tiffany Blue]

I own a saddlebred x sec d so there is Morgan in there somewhere being saddlebred. She's only 2 but found her to be sensitive, high energy but highly trainable and very willing and forward. V high head carriage makes her feel like a 17h rather than 14.2!

Sounds a nice combo, any pictures?

 

[GeorgeyGal]

Yep hang on need my lap top for this one x

 

[GeorgeyGal]

This is my sweet girl, rising 2 year old. I'm hoping to do endurance with her eventually so just trying to bombproof her as much as possible in the meantime! Will see what she excels at anyway, would be good to do a bit of everything.

 

[Tiffany Blue]

This is my sweet girl, rising 2 year old. I'm hoping to do endurance with her eventually so just trying to bombproof her as much as possible in the meantime! Will see what she excels at anyway, would be good to do a bit of everything.

She is lovely, how exciting

 

[OldNag]

In my youth I was involved with them and was a member of the breed society. About 1985 they did the display at HOYS and I went as groom (fabulous week!). I think that with any breed there's good and not so good but a good Morgan is just stunning.

I did always say to myself that I'd have a Morgan when I eventually got a horse. I have ended up with a Welsh D which is not a million miles away I suppose!