Indiana Ranch Morgans

09/12/2023

Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can’t speak very loud. – This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?

Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the hijackers see you talking on the phone?

Todd: No

Lisa: Can you tell me how many hijackers are on the plane?

Todd: There are three that we know of.

Lisa: Can you see any weapons? What kind of weapons do they have?

Todd: Yes…. they don’t have guns….they have knives – they took over the plane with knives.

Lisa: Do you mean…like steak knives?

Todd: No, these are razor knives…like box cutters.

Lisa: Can you tell what country these people are from?

Todd: No…..I don’t know. They sound like they’re from the mid-east.

Lisa: Have they said what they want?

Todd: Someone announced from the cockpit that there was a bomb on board. He said he was the captain and to stay in our seats and stay quiet.
He said that they were meeting these men’s demands and returning to the airport… It was very broken English, and… I’m telling you…it sounded fake!

Lisa: Ok sir, please give me your name.

Todd: My name is Todd Beamer.

Lisa: Ok Todd….my name is Lisa…Do you know your flight number? If you can’t remember, it’s on your ticket.

Todd: It’s United Flight 93.

Lisa: Now Todd, can you try to tell me exactly what happened?

Todd: Two of the hijackers were sitting in first class near the cockpit. A third one was sitting near the back of the coach section. The two up. front got into the cockpit somehow; there was shouting. The third hijacker said he had a bomb. It looks like a bomb. He’s got it tied to his waist with a red belt of some kind.

Lisa: So is the door to the cockpit open?

Todd: No, the hijackers shut it behind them.

Lisa: Has anyone been injured?

Todd: Yes, ..they…they killed one passenger sitting in first class. There’s been lots of shouting. We don’t know if the pilots are dead or alive. A flight attendant told me that the pilot and copilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded.

Lisa: Where is the 3rd hijacker now Todd?

Todd: He’s near the back of the plane. They forced most of the passengers into first class. There are fourteen of us here in the back. Five are flight attendants. He hasn’t noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor in the rear of the plane……….oh Jesus.. Help!

Lisa: Todd….are you ok? Tell me what’s happening!

Todd: Hello…..We’re going down….I think we’re going to crash……Wait – wait a minute. No, we’re leveling off….we’re ok. I think we may be turning around…..That’s it – we changed directions. Do you hear me….we’re flying east again.

Lisa: Ok Todd…. What’s going on with the other passengers?

Todd: Everyone is… really scared. A few passengers with cell phones have made calls to relatives. A guy, Jeremy, was talking to his wife just before the hijacking started. She told him that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center……Lisa is that true??

Lisa: Todd…..I have to tell you the truth…..it’s very bad. The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed.

Todd: Oh God —help us!

Lisa: A third plane was taken over by terrorists. It crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Our country is under attack….and I’m afraid that your plane may be part of their plan.

Todd: Oh dear God. Dear God…….Lisa, will you do something for me?

Lisa: I’ll try….if I can….Yes.

Todd: I want you to call my wife and my kids for me and tell them what’s happened. Promise me you’ll call..

Lisa: I promise – I’ll call.

Todd: Our home number is 201 353-1073…….You have the same name as my wife…Lisa….We’ve been married for 10 years. She’s pregnant with our 3rd child. Tell her that I love her…….(choking up)..I’ll always love her..(clearing throat) We have two boys.. David, he’s 3 and Andrew, he’s 1…..Tell them……(choking) tell them that their daddy loves them and that he is so proud of them. (clearing throat again) Our baby is due January 12th…..I saw an ultra sound…..it was great….we still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy………Lisa?

Lisa: (barely able to speak) I’ll tell them, I promise Todd.

Todd: I’m going back to the group—if I can get back I will…

Lisa: Todd, leave this line open…are you still there?……

Lisa: (dials the phone..) Hello, FBI, my name is Lisa Jefferson, I’m a telephone supervisor for GTE. I need to report a terrorist hijacking of a United Airlines Flight 93….Yes I’ll hold.

Goodwin: Hello, this is Agent Goodwin.. I understand you have a hijacking situation?

Lisa: Yes sir, I’ve been talking with a passenger, a Todd Beamer, on Flight 93 who managed to get to an air phone unnoticed.

Goodwin: Where did this flight originate, and what was its destination?

Lisa: The flight left Newark New Jersey at 8 A.M. departing for San Francisco. The hijackers took over the plane shortly after takeoff, and several minutes later the plane changed course – it is now flying east.

Goodwin: Ms. Jefferson…I need to talk to someone aboard that plane. Can you get me thru to the planes phone?

Lisa: I still have that line open sir, I can patch you through on a conference call…hold a mo…..

Todd: Hello Lisa, Lisa are you there?

Lisa: Yes, I’m here. Todd, I made a call to the FBI, Agent Goodwin is on the line and will be talking to you as well.

Todd: The others all know that this isn’t your normal hijacking. Jeremy called his wife again on his cell phone. She told him more about the World Trade Center and all.

Goodwin: Hello Todd. This is Agent Goodwin with the FBI. We have been monitoring your flight. Your plane is on a course for Washington, DC. These terrorists sent two planes into the World Trade Center and one plane into the Pentagon. Our best guess is that they plan to fly your plane into either the White House or the United States Capital Building.

Todd: I understand…hold on……I’ll…….I’ll be back..

Lisa: Mr. Goodwin, how much time do they have before they get to Washington?

Goodwin: Not long ma’am. They changed course over Cleveland; they’re approaching Pittsburgh now. Washington may be twenty minutes away.

Todd: (breathing a little heavier) The plane seems to be changing directions just a little. It’s getting pretty rough up here. The plane is flying real erratic….We’re not going to make it out of here. Listen to me….I want you to hear this….I have talked with the others….we have decided we would not be pawns in these hijackers suicidal plot.

Lisa: Todd, what are you going to do?

Todd: We’ve hatched a plan. Four of us are going to rush the hijacker with the bomb. After we take him out, we’ll break into the cockpit. A stewardess is getting some boiling water to throw on the hijackers at the controls. We’ll get them….and we’ll take them out. Lisa, …..will you do one last thing for me?

Lisa: Yes…What is it?

Todd: Would you pray with me?

They pray: Our father which art in Heaven

Hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive our trespassers,

And lead us not into temptation

But deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory

Forever…..Amen

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…

He makes me to lie down in green pastures

He leads me beside the still waters

He restores my soul

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name’s sake

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I will fear no evil, for thou art with me…..

Todd: (softer) God help me…Jesus help me….(clears throat and louder)

Are you guys ready?……..

Let’s Roll……………………

09/12/2023

Folks, we have an emergency situation. We have a horse in foster in Michigan (St. Clair Co.) who needs to be moved within the next two weeks. Sooner, if possible. He is currently under evaluation for existing musculoskeletal issues to determine if he can be kept comfortable. If an already approved foster or adopter has space for him, it would be ideal. Any new applicants would be fast tracked through the approval process due to the short suspense on this. It's best if the horse is placed close to his current location due to his medical issues, which are under evaluation. Transportation is covered by FM. Please email us for more specific details on this horse. Put Michigan Foster in the subject line. [email protected]

08/04/2023

02/10/2023

I have been fortunate to have mares from 3 programs that used their mares in all types of equine events...this allowed me to do the same..in endurance,natrc,trail trials and cattle
Work...my homebreds went to owners who have been nationally ranked in endurance dressage and eventing.
I continue to use working western/govt lines
With great disposition,balanced conformation,
Thinkers that have great work ethic and type.
I followed the examples of kennebec,mariner,mortana,richwood in getting horses out to people who would put MORGANS in front of new audiences...cavalry competition, the rose parade and the national park service
All the while using my breeding stock for lessons and competition

06/16/2022

05/10/2022

DJJJ Jasmines Melody. She will be selling this Saturday at the morgan and morgan cross sale at the MEC center in Shipshewana Indiana! If you are looking for a big black BROKE mare she's the one you have been looking for. 15.3 hands, 7 years old. She sells with a big black filly on her side out of MSH Rock'n Alex and is confirmed back in foal the same way for next year!! 3 in one deal! Broke to ride and drive, has more time driving than riding. Drives on the highways with semis and all the large traffic you could ever dream of meeting, and never misses a beat. Drove by children often. Has been drove along the steam trains and steam engines at midwest old threshers annual reunion in Mt Pleasant Iowa, been rode along side the electric trolleys at night with the headless horseman. I can't stress enough how broke this mare is. She's been my daily trusted driving horse. Drove into town, on the highways, on farm equipment. You name it, she's done it. I'll be adding more pics soon.

04/08/2022

There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. J.R.R. Tolkien

03/14/2022

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01/23/2022

Here’s a reminder: it’s not just okay to ask for help. It’s brave.
We’ve teamed up with Charlie Mackesy to make talking about feelings, friendship and wellbeing as easy as possible in your classroom 💗

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01/22/2022

5 yr old mare just being started under saddle
Lovely mover,big understride
14.2h and growing
Currently in training with Michelle Haseltine at pine trails ranch in Davis
pm for details

01/22/2022

2 yr old filly
INDIANA COWBOYS VALENTINE
should mature over 15h
Well sprung,great bone
Located in Petaluma Calif
PM for details

01/22/2022

3 c**ts looking for a human to entertain them
Located in Petaluma Calif
Bay is gaited and super friendly
PM for more details

01/01/2022

Wishing everyone all the best in 2022! May we all be blessed with peace, love, good health and joy!

01/01/2022

The legendary actress worked closely with the Morris Animal for five decades to advance the health of horses and other animals around the world.

11/03/2021

"Oh, the price of horses these days…"

I’ve been scolded by a few strong-willed readers when I shared that $5000 wasn’t way out of line for a safe, usable horse. In fact, I said that up to twice that amount might be a bargain. Then, we had a little dust-up in the comments following that post.

“My last horse cost $700 and she happens to be wonderful!” one of you challenged. When I mentioned that I wouldn’t sell any of my horses for anywhere near that amount, no matter how loving the home, I ended up having to block a few of you from the page. This is apparently a polarizing topic and I don’t know why, for each of us will pay for horses, whatever we deem necessary and appropriate to be well-mounted.

Here’s the thing. When I say that you get what you pay for, I am not discrediting your last purchase or your current horse. I am not calling you out as a liar. Nor am I saying that horsemanship should be ‘for the wealthy, only’… but I am saying this.

Right now, hay prices are in the realm of $250 for a large, round hay bale in parts of southern Alberta. If money is tight, you’re going to have to figure out where the cash for feed is coming from. Already, there are many, many horses and entire cow herds looking for new homes due to the feed market with winter’s fast approach. This is the simple effect of supply and demand, the age-old story of agriculture.

Still, the ‘broke horse’ market remains strong. This current state of affairs does not affect a good many of us in the business, because unlike the feed they eat, trained horses are not valuated on an agricultural market. Good, healthy, well-broke or schooled horses follow their own price scale, their own worth.

The trainers and sellers I know are not gouging anyone. We price our horses according to what experience proves they are worth… what we will have to pay for the next sale horse… and what buyers have proven they will pay for our horses in the past. When an unstarted, papered pony c**t can cost me $3500, I am not selling a well-schooled horse who is drenched in my own blood, sweat and tears (plus vet, dental, feed and farrier bills) for any less.

Alas, I am in business and as such, I am out to make money. Yes, you heard that right. If I take a loss on every single horse that comes through my hands, I will not be able to help very many horses for very much longer. I ask, since when is it a shameful thing, to make enough money to pay one’s bills? We women, especially, love to cloud the issue and say that being in the horse business has nothing to do with loving horses.

To argue with me and judge me an elitist is futile. I maintain that there are bargains in the horse world but hear this: when we pay so very little for a horse, we must be willing to accept AT LEAST one of three things, as in the case of Pamela, our newest purchase, shown here:

*Age, be it quite advanced or very young.

*Training holes, or lack of good, sound handling, altogether.

*Health issues, with which the sellers of bargain horses aren’t always forthcoming. In Pamela's case, all of the above were openly discussed between us and the seller. We absolutely knew what we were signing up for.

When we ask for all three things to be well above the bar, however, we will be paying for the horse that everyone wants. Not a national level show horse, not any sort of proven winner… but a safe, honest horse with which to ride the trails. Few people seem to understand that the physically-gorgeous breed standard can be found everywhere! It is the proven, high-mileage horse who has a record of safely carrying people without fail—the trail or ranch horse, the youth horse, the park ‘n’ ride for seniors—who is the horse that costs a pretty penny.

Does location have anything to do with pricing? Yes. The closer a particular horse lives to a large city centre, the higher he will be marketed. This has nothing to do with the current term for ‘fancy broke’ horses and the nasty horse dealers—like me—whom so many accuse of randomly raising prices. No.

I’m talking about low supply and high demand. This is a fact of life, whether we’re buying flour and toilet paper before a pandemic… or when we’re shopping for a certain type of horse. While I encourage all walks of life to embrace horse ownership, I will not be guilted about pricing my ordinary stamp of horses out of reach, just to see if I can cash in on a trend.

Nope, I’m not buying it.

09/20/2021

If you gaze into the soft brown eyes of a mule, if they burn through your soul and warm your heart, you can be sure you have a case of "Mule Fever!" When you have learned to love mules, nothing else will do! "Mule Fever" is terminal! One of the most memorable cases of “Mule Fever” was exemplified and documented with three dedicated mule men from Ogden, Utah when they decided to ride their mules 600 miles to the famed Bishop Mule Days. Read more, at: http://ltran.ch/mcmulefeverp1

09/20/2021

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If you missed last night’s story, go find it now!

09/06/2021

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09/03/2021

08/17/2021

Homebreds from INDIANA RED RIVER have been nationally ranked in endurance and dressage
Winners in jumping,ride and tie and trail trials
Ribboned in 3day,natrc and cavalry competition
Participants in film work,therapy mounts,the rose parade
The NPS has 2 of our morgans to patrol
Pt Reyes national seashore

For over 40 yrs I have looked for individuals with the disposition,conformation,type,
Bidabilty and versatility to excell in equine activities while having the empathy to create a partnership with riders at all skill levels.

Thru the efforts of breeders,competitors and mentors I have been able to bring a level of enjoyment to all that have owned,ridden or worked with Indiana ranch morgans.

I currently have a sales list that covers almost all the requests I have been seeing
Weanlings,yearlings,2 to 5 yr olds...ready to move forward in training
7 YR OLD mare excellent jumping form and amazing laid back personality with a work ethic
And focus to suit serious show home
Saddled teenagers,including 16h gelding currently jumping with RED ROCK HOUNDS bred mares
A gaited gelding coming 4 yrs
A gaited c**t ready to wean...both are by DIA H SHADOW

for more pictures or more specific details
Please call 707 239 0860 or pm