Mountain Home Morgans

09/20/2024

On day two of our all Morgan ride, we took to a local trail on the Idaho/Wyoming border. We have some of the most beautiful riding in the country, but many of the trails are treacherous. With this amount of horses, we opted to stay down low and be safe. It was a beautiful ride, and this time we had Maggie Morgan and Amy Ehlers join us on the trail.

Dinner consisted of steaks from the RG Denmark Ranch in Nebraska. Harris and Joanie Grunden had some trailer issues so didn’t bring any of their fabulous stock😩 but were kind enough to cook for the group so we had hot meals waiting when we got off the trail.

Local Morgan breeder Tami Musante joined for dinner. It is such an honor to be able to share laughs and stories with this group of folks.

We had: Jacque and Steve White(WhiteGold Morgans) from California, Harris and Joanie Grunden(RG Denmark Ranch) from Nebraska, Sue and Derrick Olson(Rafter Bar D Morgans/Ranch Life Naturals) from Wisconsin, LouAnn Gaskell and Debbie Elrick from Idaho, Arika-Ellie-Odessa Eggelston from KDA Morgans in Washington,and Loretta Schafer(Black Walnut Morgans) and Sue Haney from Indiana.

09/19/2024

It has been a wonderful whirlwind of a week!

Last year a group of Morgan breeders and owners got together for some Mount Rushmore riding. This year, the same group plus more decided to take it to the Tetons.

I’m going to post day by day because there was too much fun and photos to condense to one post.

We had: Jacque and Steve White(WhiteGold Morgans) from California, Harris and Joanie Grunden(RG Denmark Ranch) from Nebraska, Sue and Derrick Olson(Rafter Bar D Morgans/Ranch Life Naturals) from Wisconsin, LouAnn Gaskell and Debbie Elrick from Idaho, Arika-Ellie-Odessa Eggelston from KDA Morgans in Washington,and Loretta Schafer(Black Walnut Morgans) and Sue Haney from Indiana.

I love all the friendships forged from this mighty little breed.

This is day one at Harriman State Park in Idaho. A big thanks to the Bar VY Ranch air bnb in Victor, Idaho and HapiTrails horse rescue for putting up our horse and human friends.

09/06/2024

Holy Kamoly!
I have been coveting these saddles and now I have one! Well, Junior does!
This work of art is none other than a JJ Maxwell. This is a wood post Wade with a chubby stubby buckaroo horn and Mincer conchos. It’s on an HW(draft) tree. Joe even tooled my family crest on the cantle, which is also part of my logo!
A huge thank you to Joe for creating this masterpiece and Cindy for answering my bazillion questions.
I’m a huge advocate for custom fitting these Morgans. It is next level comfort for horse and rider. Did I mention it’s a Supracor seat?? I can’t wait to get some trail dust on it!

09/02/2024

Here’s the young unicorn you’ve been looking for. A gorgeous, well bred buckskin gelding. He has been responsibly started by Kate Ridener, the trainer I use and like. He’s located in Emmett, Idaho and is ready for his forever home.

Kate does a great job exposing horses to real life situations. Horses trained by her come back soft and responsive. She understands the Morgan mind and asks them, creating a partner that is engaged and willing.

Just sharing this quality Morgan, contact me for Kate’s information. This video is stunning. He is available in the low five carrots.

Gorgeous ‘21 model registered AMHA gelding. This amazing horse is a true all around prospect, he will excel in trails, western or English dressage, ranch rid...

08/30/2024

These are the best bags! I love supporting small quality businesses, especially when they’re on SALE!

08/26/2024

An all Morgan ride in Wyoming!

When my dear friend Mimi came to visit from Louisiana we had to get her out in the hills. Trusty Junior took good care of her, MHB Duchess of Zulu and Cile Banks partnered up, and I got to take MHB Sweet Priscilla on her first real trail ride. Jen Welding rode her EH Guineveres Alibi.

It’s always fun to ride my homebreds, even more fun when they’re sisters.

08/13/2024

MHB Duchess of Zulu did her civic duty today on the streets of downtown Jackson, Wyoming. We were thwarted from working the Ferrari rally by rain but it was a good excuse to get some street time in while working for the Jackson Citizens Mounted Unit.
I’m really proud of this gritty little mare’s willingness and sensibility. 🤠 Her herd mates were happy to welcome her home and she earned some grazing time after.

08/11/2024

Lovely day in the Idaho hills. This is MHB Duchess of Zulu(grulla) and TRW Skyjac(black) with Cile Banks up.

Though the weather was fickle and we ate a lot of trail dust, the friends and steeds were stellar. As they say, the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man. Or woman in this case. 🤠

08/08/2024

Back to Jodi Thorpe’s lovely photos…

This is RG Denmark’s Fancy Flyhawk, known as Joanie around here. She is a stellar mare, curvy, elegant, and 100% foundation.

Joanie is having a date with our Junior stallion, RG Ebony’s Midnight Cowboy, for a full foundation foal in 2025. We are excited to see this baby!

08/03/2024

Another day in paradise. This is a local Wyoming ride and what made it amazing was they were all Morgans. Cile Banks rode TRW Skyjac, Tami Musante rode Camas Mist Calamity Jane, Maggie Morgan was on MHB Tupelo Pearl, Amy Ehlers was on Alpinemist Cameo Rose, and I was on the grulla, MHB Duchess of Zulu.
It was a great day out in the woods! Good friends, and great horses!

08/01/2024

A quick jaunt to a local trail was the perfect afternoon getaway. Thanks to Cile Banks for helping get these beasts legged up!
This is amazing TRW Skyjac, also known as Junior and MHB Duchess of Zulu on a trail in the Teton Mountain Range. We did a little horse switcheroo to keep it interesting. My sweet Decker Terrier Lola kept up just fine. These are the moments we live for. 🥰

07/31/2024

While we’re still on the dun wagon…here’s a two year old that has dun, and more! She is a silver dunskin, so in addition to a dun gene she has a cream gene and a silver gene. Hodge podge has never looked so good!

This is MHB Fleur de Sterling. She is a homebred girl and is sweet and easy going. Yet another keeper, she will be one to watch.
Photos by the talented Jodi Thorpe.

07/30/2024

Are y’all sick of grullas yet?? Me either!🤩

This fancy yearling was just too much to hope for. Not only is she a sweetie and stinking gorgeous , but she carries two copies of the dun gene and one copy of a cream gene. She is EEaaDDCr. A homozygous smoky grulla, if you will.

This is MHB Belle of the Bayou aka Belle. She is a cross between MHB Bacchus’ Blessing and RG Denmark’s Blue Lace. I’m looking forward to seeing this lovely lady grow up!

07/29/2024

And now another Ragtime Dun D daughter. This is the two year old Bar DS Winter Tryst, fondly known as Gypsy. Sometimes when it rains it pours. On my quest for Mic daughters, this beauty came across my radar and I was lucky enough to add her to my herd.
In typical Mic daughter fashion, she is curious and sweet. The grulla paint job doesn’t hurt my feelings either. 😍
We are excited to see what the years bring for this gorgeous girl.
Photos by Jodi Thorpe.

07/28/2024

While we’re on the bay dun bandwagon, here is a newer herd member. This is FBF Phoenix Rising.
I owned the grulla stallion, Ragtime Dun D years ago. He made really nice babies yet I somehow didn’t retain any of his fillies. When this pretty girl became available I had to bring her home. She is refined and sweet. We just got her back from training so I’m hoping to get some trail time on her as well as some babies from her in the future.
She is a paternal half sister to our homozygous grulla stallion, MHB Bacchus’ Blessing.
Photos by the talented Jodi Thorpe.

07/27/2024

While we’re on the subject of Seven, let’s say hello to Eight.

This is our first second-generation foal. She is the product of MHB Bacchus’ Blessing and MHB Sweet Ragtime Seven. The theme of names from this foal crop is George Strait songs. Her name is MHB Looking for Eight.

She is a clone of her mama, both in looks and attitude. She is confident, engaged, and beyond friendly. We expect good things from this yearling. She has big shoes to fill!

07/27/2024

Here’s my girrrrrrllll. This is MHB Sweet Ragtime Seven. A daughter of the beloved Robbi-Sue’s Sweet Success.

This bay dun mare has done it all. From Jackson Hole Citizen’s Mounted Unit patrol horse to mountain machine to mama mare, Seven has many feathers in her cap.

Here are a few photos of my dear Seven. Taken by Jodi Thorpe.

07/25/2024

Up next is one of the sweetest mares in the herd. She is truly the complete package.

This is RG Denmark’s Blue Lace, known here as Isabella. The Portuguese call their white double dilutes by that name and I thought it appropriate. This mare hides many secrets. First being her amazing pedigree…she comes from a traditional and esteemed program yet looks like a unicorn. Second, she carries a dun gene under that pearly white exterior. She is a Perlino dun(EeAaDdCrCr). She is going nicely under saddle and is a fantastic mama. I’ll attach a teaser photo of her homozygous dun(smoky grulla) daughter. This mare is a gem.

Thanks to Jodi Thorpe for these amazing photos.

07/25/2024

We had the pleasure of Jodi Thorpe’s presence last week. Jodi and her family own Moonridge Morgans. So not only does she know and understand Morgans, but she is an incredibly talented photographer.
Along with her adorable assistant and daughter, Holland, we were able to get some photos on a very hot summer day of my herd.
I’ll drop a few each day, they’re too good not to savor. And as always, a huge thank you too, my dear friend Cile Banks for her willingness to help on a sweltering day.
Our first set of photos is none other than our resident firecracker, Tetonia Ruby Jewell. Ruby is full foundation and a grandaughter of the famous Brunk stallion, Domino Joe. She has made some wonderful babies for us, and she is such a sweet easy-going mare in the herd. Sadly she just went through a false pregnancy so no foal this year but you wouldn’t be able to tell that from her svelte figure. 🤣