Submitted by Crickhollow Farm MD: Starberry Spiced Bourbon… hopefully getting going this year 🤞
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We are celebrating the Marvelous Morgan as our April Breed of the Month on YourDressage! We recently asked our social media followers to share a photo of their favorite Morgan or Morgan cross, and tell us a little about them, for a chance to be featured on YourDressage! Throughout the month of April, we will also be sharing stories from folks who love this breed.
Dressage riders who choose a member of this versatile breed as their mounts are eligible for special awards through the Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards program, as the American Morgan Horse Association is a participating organization!
Player’s Forget Me Not, another talented young mare schooling 1st, showing training. I’m excited about this one! – Hunter N.Suwannee on a Carousel 🎠 AKA “Cary”. Kids pony at heart! Has evented up to BN with me, and has taught kids all 3 phases. 22 years young and teaching her current kid the ropes of Show Jumping; Swita Photography photo – Samantha E.Morgans are some of the best horses ❤️ – Esther N.Good Luck Molly🍀 14yro Morgan MustangX Almost went to the kill pen because no one wanted her and I fell in love with her but my family couldn’t afford another horse and so a friend of ours out of the kindness of her heart surprised us by buying molly and giving her to me! Ever since then we have learned and grown together and have traveled all over for national championships in eventing, foxhunting, and her favorite 😉 dressage!! She is a true unicorn❤️ This was at the 2023 US Dressage Finals Photo by SusanJStickle.com – Samantha M.Windfield Isadora, 2023 training level USDF all breeds Morgan reserve champion; Meg McGuire photo – Sarah W.2016 world champions at Morgan Grand Nationals/World Championships in training level amateur division ♥️ – Stephanie S.Immortal Honour (Shamrock Honour x Immortal Command) – Spike. He was bred by Dennis O’Connell back in 2024 to be a pleasure driving horse. We did everything from training level eventing to dressage to hunter paces to beach rides to lots of trail rides. He’s fully retired now due to ringbone but every once in a while I get on to go for a walk around our fields. He’s the type of Morgan you can point and shoot and he’ll do anything for you. – Mary J.Audrey, my 25 year old Morgan x Arab mare. She’s done a but of everything in her life with me and is still competing in eventing this season! – Kayla M.Morgan x Iberian. Former trail/ranch horse will be finally stepping into the dressage ring this summer. – Krystl R.Kennebec Jester, 3rd level Morgan pony (14.2 hands) – Margaret B.My beloved partner, UC Irish Rhapsody, owned by Lisa Halloran Cox. – Foxtail FarmFlame Burner and his owner Madelyn Devine – Wendy G.My Moriesian! – Darby S.My wonderful little Morgan, Mile Hi Jolie. She received Morgan of the Year with Rocky Mountain Dressage Society RMDS. Such a good girl. – Debi E.BE Arlington – Jewlee B.Red Rose Spud – 2005 Morgan Gelding, Palomino ❤️ – Kelly P.Misty Green Cimmaron GCH, shown through 4th level classical and 5th level western dressage. USEF 2023 HOY level 3 and USEF 2024 HOY level 4 – Gia L.This is CBMF Shimmer GCH. Shimmer is retired from competing after 6 straight winning seasons over fences and in dressage. She competed through Second Level – Deanna L.Boxford Ba Zzinga competes in both classical and western dressage. He’s won high point awards in both divisions thru AMHA and Indiana Dressage Society; Ken Martin Photography, photo by Angelica – Leah B.Gotno Gamblin’man World champion 1st and 2nd level Dressage and 3rd at World Championships in Jumping(2 1/2 months in Jumping training) Sired by Desiderata Desert Storm; Howard Schatzberg photo – Rough Diamond Morgan HorsesKTM Eclipse the Wind is a Morgan stallion that has proven his metal in many disciplines. Since right after Covid he has been a very active competitor in Working Equitation both for his owner Adrienne Dymesich and as a youth competitor. He is entering L3 this year and has done very well in L2 taking 1st and 2nd in zones for his riders and showing particular skill in his cattle work. Eclipse is an active ranch horse working cattle at home and is furthering his career in Endurance riding this year in 50-mile races. With his rider Adrienne he does mounted archery. jumping, historical representations, skijoring, speed events, parades, garrocha demonstrations, liberty, extreme mountain trail, mounted shooting, and the Top Hand Cowgirl Challenge every year. Eclipse is quick to catch onto new sports and is very ratable, collected, and handy enabling him to take on whatever is asked of him. – Adrienne D. Note, USDF strongly recommends all riders wear protective headgear when mountedWe have bred two FEI level Morgans hope for more! Here is Gladheart Linhawk (Funquest Diviner x Rogue’s Midnight Melody) with his trainer Kimberlee Barker. He made it to Grand Prix (even after a colic surgery) and, at 27, is still our schoolmaster! – Bernadette S.MSJ Perfect Storm, aka Ripley. 6 year old soon to be 7 years. 1 1/2 years under saddle. He is my Dressage horse. Coming along nicely. – Jennifer P.I love working with my Morgan cross gelding, Tony Dinozzo. – Kelley P.Photo by Sagefire Photography; Submitted by Marisa Lynn.
