Small family farm and breeding facility specializing in old style traditional Morgans in a variety of colors.
With all the stuff going on today with the other horses, Ms Ivy was feeling left out. She stole the girth and ran away with it; when I stole it back she got to wear it. She couldn’t have cared less and was playing with the buckles. Never a dull moment with this goofball.
Got some decent photos of this nice mare today as well. She is such a sweet horse with so much try. She stood like a rock for grooming, fly spray, tacking and untacking, etc. She lunged under saddle without a single misstep. We didn’t try a ride becuase I’m too broken and my helper isn’t experienced enough to throw on a green horse.
She is still available!!!! She’s also bred to our gorgeous black sporthorse bred stallion BDMR Battersea Eclipse for 2025. The Sweets lines crossed with his Caduceus/Battersea breeding should produce an exception performance prospect.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/fcr+scarlett
Buy her now so you don’t have to regret it later!
Got some updated photos of this boy today. He sure is pretty.
Happy Birthday beautiful boy!
Yesterday was actually Loki’s 3rd birthday but with all the storms we didn’t get any pictures of giving him treats. We ran out this morning to catch this quick snapshot before the rain took over again.
It’s been a strange few weeks here. After talking to others, the general consensus is that there must be something in the air 🤷♀️
The news that my mentor and best horse friend would be hanging up their spurs really threw me for a loop. For a while I strongly considered following suit and just throwing in the towel. I finally remembered that I started this journey alone, and while I’ll miss my friend dearly they’re still my friend, just not my horse friend anymore.
My goal has always been to save the horses that I love so much and it took me a lot longer than I’d like to admit to realize that my program and my goals aren’t dependent on others. (Except for the select few that have graciously leased me horses of course!)
It has been hard; we’ve had more than our share of tragedy, bad luck, and naysayers/drama. There were a few proverbial tears in my beer over things that have gone wrong, plans that fell apart, and wishes and dreams that will just never come to pass.
I was finally feeling well enough tonight after battling tonsillitis, laryngitis, and pneumonia the last couple weeks to make the trek outside and see everyone.
Ironically it was my golden baby Ivy that renewed my spirits. Someone must have whispered in her ear what I needed because she pinned her ears and chased everyone away, including my daughter 😂, before laying her head in my hands, giving a deep sigh, and promptly falling asleep with her little lip dangling. I stood like that for probably 20 minutes tonight, softly scratching her and listening to her little snorts and snores.
This small act reminded me exactly why I do this. I was instantly transported back to that little shedrow barn in South Georgia with the red mare that started it all for me.
Morgans in particular just have a way of reaching into your soul and drawing forth the light. Hanging up the towel isn’t really an option after all, not for me. This has been a dream 25+ years in the making. If you had told me even 3 years ago that I’d have the amazing collection of horses that I’m blessed with now, I would have thought you were crazy. How can I just give all of that up?!
With all of this being said, we will be making some changes at Kismet, and there will be a few horses offered for new homes.
I’ll have a full list in the coming days once I finish my soul searching, but for now it’s as follows:
FCR Scarlett - 2015 Chestnut mare, in foal to BDMR Battersea Eclipse for 2025. * This mare is owned by Wendy LeGate and is listed for sale with her permission* https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/fcr+scarlett
Ozark Atomic Energy - 2022 Chestnut filly. Suspected to be CA for gait, DNA pending.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/ozark+atomic+energy
Kismet Farfalle - 2021 Buckskin Silver C**t. Noodle is an amazing performance prospect and was to be my personal mount in the future. Health discoveries make that improbable now and the thought of him not being here really hurts, he’s too nice a horse to be a pasture pet for the next 30 years. Will only sell with a contract requiring he be gelded. Can give details on this requirement to interested parties.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/kismet+farfalle
Tentatively, Kismet Eureka, pending DNA. I don’t know that we would actually have the heart to sell her. It would have to be the absolutely perfect home.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/kismet+eureka
Also tentatively, BDMR Battersea Eclipse - 2022 black c**t. Huge, leggy sporthorse stallion prospect. Again, it would have to be a fantastic match, and he will not be cheap.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/bdmr+battersea+eclipse
Anyone interested in any of these guys, please PM me for additional information or questions.
Pedigree for Fcr Scarlett, photos and offspring from the All Breed Horse Pedigree Database.
Kismet Eureka
2024 Palomino carrying Silver filly
JCW Revs Cajun Sundancer x Anfarra Evocative Miss
“Ivy” is our miracle baby. A final gift from her sire Danny, who we lost tragically almost a year ago. Ivy has had fire, presence, and strength since day one. She showed signs of an infection at just 12 hours old, but like the true fighter she is has pulled though fabulously and is doing well.
We chose the name Eureka for several reasons. When prospectors struck gold, they used to shout “Eureka!” to let everyone around them know they’d found something special.
Ivy is golden in every sense of the word; a chance at a second foal from Danny, a filly to boot, excellent type and temperament, her golden coat, and her hidden silver gene are all worthy of shouting Eureuka because we definitely struck gold with her!
She sure is a special one, and will be staying here with us at Kismet to carry on Danny’s legacy with her sister, Buttercup.
Thank you to everyone who prayed, called, messaged, and text about Ivy. Since sleceryone asked about an update, I thought it would be easier to show you. Needless to say, I think she’s feeling better! Many many thanks to Wendy LeGate , Christina Stewart , and Grace Farm for all of your advice; I couldn’t have done it without you! It wouldn’t let me attach the zoomies video to the post, so it’s in comments.
Prayer warriors this little girl needs your help! Ivy came into this world yesterday, but is struggling right now. We’re treating her at home, but a hospital stay is in her future if she doesn’t improve so please keep little Ivy in your thoughts. She’s a fighter, she just needs a little extra help.
We made it to Buckeye! If anyone needs pictures of a horse they’re interested in just message me and I’ll get them for you.
I’ve held off announcing this little girl as she will never be leaving our farm and with her arrival late in the season it’s been challenging to get decent pictures of the fuzzy little buffalo. 😂 I finally decided today was the day so here we go…
This is Kismet Eudora. Eudora means good gift, and she is exactly that. Buttercup, as we call her, is the last foal of WCG’s Bok Sun and by our late stallion JCW Rev’s Cajun Sundancer. We lost Danny unexpectedly last summer to a suspected heart attack. Buttercup is his only daughter, as well as his only intact offspring. Doubly special, she is also Sunny’s only intact offspring as we have made the decision to geld her half brother, Kismet Farfalle.
Every year I post my personal favorites for the Buckeye sale. Here’s my picks for this year. There’s several really nice geldings in there, a few youngsters, 2-3 stallions at stud, and a handful of mares.
After a few inquiries, lots of thought, and a couple tears I’ve made the decision to offer Noodle, Kismet Farfalle, to the public. Noodle is a silver buckskin c**t born in 2021, I’d estimate to be right at 15H if not slightly over (will measure when it stops raining), and currently located in KY.
Currently intact, but its our recommendation that he would be happier as a gelding. He’s not crazy, but gets too focused on the ladies for us. We’ve had him in his own pasture this summer, with his dam as his fence line buddy and he reverts back to his sweet, happy go lucky self without unrelated mares to distract him.
I believe in full disclosure and will always mention any quirks/flaws a horse might have; I want the perfect match for him and want him to have a forever home with someone that will appreciate his talents.
This horse will be one that could truly do it all. He was supposed to be my forever horse, and I love him dearly, but he needs his own “person”; there’s not enough time in the day for everyone and he’s got way too much potential to just sit in a pasture.
He currently halters, ties, loads, bathes, fly sprays, stands for farrier, lunges, long lines, and has worn a saddle. He could do so much more, but he is so smart and willing that he has fallen by the wayside so we could dedicate more time to other projects. He is the smartest and easiest to train horse I’ve seen in a while; show him something once, and he’s got it. He can sit for months and immediately pick up where you left off.
The sky is the limit for him with consistent training and a dedicated partner.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/kismet+farfalle
This is not a fire sale, and his price is firm. We will be very particular about where he goes. He’s priced at 75🥕🥕, which we feel to be very reasonable for such a talented prospect.
Say it louder for the people in the back! It’s very frustrating to pour so much time and energy, blood, sweat, and tears into something you love and then get a ridiculously low offer.
Stole this post!
“The only people I hear complaining about horse prices are the ones not breeding, raising and training them. If you think it’s too much, well by all means buy a well papered mare, book her to a nice stallion. Pay all the fees to get her in foal. Pray she takes the first time. Then stay up for 2 weeks straight all night so that she can safely foal out. Then pray you still don’t lose it. Now raise it til it’s 2, hope and pray it doesn’t kill or hurt itself in that time. Then pay 1100 a month for training. Don’t forget a good broke horse takes at least a year or two of consistent riding to become broke. Then tell me how much money you have into that 4/5 year old. Then I’ll offer you 4K for it and see what you think all your time and moneys worth.
Breeding is not for the faint of heart and we should all give our breeders a round of applause. So many people have questioned why our foals are priced where they are at. And, it’s because the blood, sweat, & literal tears it takes to get them to be the horse you’d someday buy. Go breed your own then rethink if you’d ask any breeder that question ever again.”
At long last it is our great pleasure to announce the arrival of BDMR BATTERSEA ECLIPSE to Kismet. Many, many thanks to Wendy LeGate for helping to facilitate this journey and convincing me to “just buy the dang horse!” 😂
On paper this guy is the epitome of what we set out to produce when we started this journey 8 years ago. In person I’m reminded daily why I love these lines so much and searched so long for them.
Eclipse is calm, friendly, super intelligent, willing, and kind. Not something everyone can say of an intact young c**t! This guy’s best animal friends are a pair of ducks that have made a nest in his stall, as well as a stray barn kitten that adopted us earlier this year. It’s heartwarming to see him be so gentle and nurturing with animals so much smaller than himself. He’s a big boy already at 15.1H at 17 months old, but is very careful around all creatures great and small.
He has also succeeded in doing something else that I never thought would happen; he made my husband finally fall in love with horses. Eclipse has started the process to become a certified therapy horse for him and is doing amazingly! If he continues with this trend of awesomeness, we will be taking to several events next year.
We have so many high hopes for this guy. I can’t wait to see how he does showing in-hand next year and look forward to seeing what he produces in the future.
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/bdmr+battersea+eclipse
He’s filthy and wet but looked so pretty I couldn’t resist.
Natalie loved taking this gentle giant for a spin! Taboo is a joy to have on the farm. While we have been unsuccessful getting her in foal this season, we still have a couple more options up our sleeves. Fingers crossed!
We’re very lucky that the wonderful Jennifer Jensen has allowed Rita to be leased with the hopes of preserving her wonderful bloodlines. Rita LOVES kids and being brushed; a perfect combo for Natalie! We love having her around, and look forward to her Kismet Locomotion foal in 2024!
Sunny’s impromptu birthday cake 😂 Happy Birthday, old lady! Now give up that baby!
Oh Sunny, before you explode, give up the baby already! 😂 We’ve been calling her land boat for a few months now.
Did this today, except it was a horse!
Yes! 🐾❤️
Still not ready to make this post, but below are my favorite picture and the last picture I ever took of Lola.
Everything feels so much dimmer without her cute little face and hoarse knicker. We miss her so much; the whole farm feels so much emptier without her presence.
A friend said the other day that God needed her to watch over the foals in heaven. Well, He sure picked a good one.
I can’t thank Ben Leto and Christina Stewart enough for all of their help, support, and compassion through this loss.
Thank you to everyone that offered up prayers and kind thoughts, as well as everyone that messaged and called to check on myself and Lola.
It has been a hard loss, but at least her son Loki is here to carry on her legacy. Those are big shoes to fill, but I know he’s up to the challenge.
Everyone that is religious please say a prayer for Lola and her baby; prognosis is not good.
Pulled the old man out and messed with him a little bit. Not looking too shabby for 25!
If anyone is looking for a big black ranch bred mature breeding stallion, this guy is selling today at Keystone. Opportunities like this don’t come up very often, so someone needs to sn**ch him up!
I don’t have any new pictures because I’m in Wisconsin this weekend, but I had to wish this beautiful girl a happy birthday. I count my blessings every day that Penny let this amazing girl come home with me. Happy birthday Battersea Taboo!
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And of course, I also have to share one of Loki. He still has this goofy inquisitive nature.
We have no foals due this year, so I’ve had to be content with living vicariously through other breeders. I came across this video of Noodle at 3 days old and thought I’d share it with everyone.
Miss enjoying the nice weather today
Everyone has been a little mopey with all the rain lately, but in true Morgan fashion instantly perk up at the mention of food.
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