Stable Sheet -September 2020 Part 2 |
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John and Gay Adams, Sunstone Morgans
Why a Morgan?
When John and I decided to buy a horse, we started talking about the type and look of the horse we wanted. I started out wanting a full blooded Arabian horse. I liked their style and exotic look, and in my youth had enjoyed reading all the “Black Stallion” books. i had also owned a half-Arabian for about 5-years after graduating from high school. John didn’t really know what he wanted, but didn’t like the chiseled look of an Arabian horse. He also didn’t like the heavily muscled look of a Quarter Horse. One day John's mom came for a visit and brought with her a small picture of the Morgan stallion, Crisland Bold Knight. John and I looked at the picture and said in unison “That’s it!” Mom had been to Crown Morgans to do an insurance exam (she gave exams to life insurance applicants for all the insurance brokers), and that is where she picked up the picture. It was a quarter of the size of a business card. This horse had the stylish look and balanced conformation I liked in Arabians, but with smoothness. I went to meet Nancy Eidam and see her horses. She didn’t have what we were looking for available for sale, so she gave us the names of several people who did. I wanted a mare 8-10 years old that I could ride to dabble in dressage. John wanted a stallion and we went back and forth on that, but it was supposed to be a horse for me.
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DJP Casanova, John Adams up |
Long story short, we compromised and wound up buying a new born colt. Crazy I know.... but once we saw him we couldn't resist. That colt sure taught us a lot. His beauty, personality, and work ethic were the things that cemented our loyalty to the breed. His name was DJP Casanova. That horse, the lore of the Morgan horse, and the warmth of the people that own them hold our interest to this day. We owe great thanks to Jean Sauer as our trainer for bringing us along and getting us into the show ring. As to the Morgan story, we loved hearing how the Morgan breed began and of how they are so woven into the history of this country. That includes the story of Justin Morgan's horse and how he had the ability to out pull, out run, & out trot any other breed brought against him. Then there is the fact of how Morgan horses were used in the foundation of the American breeds that followed, were the favorite breed for the Pony Express, the original ranch horse, and the only breed the US Government specifically bred for the U.S. Calvary. The list goes on and on. Top all that with their high endurance and ability to do so many things well. They are so adaptable, so forgiving, so willing, and so stylish. I will always want to support the breed, even long after I no longer own one. A Morgan is a very special breed of horse.
John & Gay Adams
Sunstone Morgans
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Finally after 3 weeks of fires and smoke Carol Dombrowsky got to go see her girl FCM Lei Lonnie, and her packing a nice big baby bump for four and a half months. She always starts looking pregnant the day after she is checked in foal. Carol is going for a duplicate of her 2019 sibling only this time she is hoping the plumbing is different. Lei Lonnie is bred to Zeulner's Sunka Wakan and Carol is hoping for a silver dapple.
Right: Dream Mtn Lasso The Moon at 3 months, owned by Morgan Christianson.
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A Linda Collins photo op! |
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Canadian Born mare DVF Wait A Moment in a picture taken when she arrived in her new Oregon home at Erin Silver's, Silver Mesa Morgans and into the hands of her new owner Kiersten Moore. It is wonderful to see Leggs land in such a good new home as I know her previous owner Ashtyn put on such a brave face as she decided to send her beloved horse daughter and friend out into the world so she could rise to higher levels with someone with goals to pursue. Kiersten I hear has fallen head over heels in love with Leggs and I also hear they are a very good pair together - there is that chemistry. Here is another partnership I look forward to
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hearing about as they too plan to attend OKC this year for the Grand National. I love the exciting mix of the incredible DVF (Dawnville Farms) prefix and the talents of Erin Silver and her program and I just see stars on the road ahead for all involved. For what it is worth I told someone the other day that Erin Silver is very much the US version of Canada's superstar Morgan Trainer - the late Karen Abel of Dawnville Farms, and I believe Karen will also be cheering this team on all the way from Heaven. There is so many nice aspects of this horse placement - and thank you again to all involved.
Anthony Steven Pierce
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Emily Carlson and 'Ethan' getting ready for Nationals. |
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Kathy Carlson on 'Celly' practicing for Nationals. |
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A new addition at Fire Run Farm purchased on a road trip in South Dakota. Quite the souvenir! |
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One of Grace Martin's senior pictures with her best friend. |
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Aaron Woodland won Champion in showmanship at the Budkeye Morgan in Ohio with 'Brody'. Thank you Connor Farley! From Martha Woodland. |
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With no local shows going on, before all the fires Daryl Hopson enjoyed a few beautiful days packing into the Three Sisters Wilderness. Horses, food and company all good! |
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What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours....
Just 24 hours after our "relax and de-stress" party the wind hit! (Just enough time to clean up from the party!) Overnight power was out (thank goodness for a good generator) and the next day we surveyed the debris everywhere. No real damage though, so we counted ourselves lucky and started more cleanup.
But by evening it was time to hitch up the trucks and trailers to evacuate people and critters from the wildfires which had sprung up. Our farm was between 2 fires - although much smaller than our friends were dealing with in Clackamas and Marion counties.
The closest, the Bald Peak/Chehalem fire, was less than 2 miles from us on the south, the other (Hagg Lake fire) burned to the west 4-5 miles. I didn't think to take photos that night - too scary to see the red glow in the sky. (Did think to pack my show saddles and bridles though - something Bob continues to give me a hard time over. But, a girl has to have her priorities!)
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These photos are from the next day as the sky glowed orange through the smoke. We stayed with trailers hitched, but the fire did not move closer so by the end of the week we unhitched and simply endured the following week of dense smoke making air quality hazardous. Once again though, we knew we were the lucky ones - so many homes/farms were lost. So many of our friends DID have to evacuate.
The final photo in this group is my favorite. We brought a horse back home from Trafalgar (in Walla Walla). As we came west toward Portland we saw the sun for the first time in 10 days! I think a community - state - has never been so happy for rain to start putting out the fires and clearing the air.
Our thoughts are with those here on the west coast and around the country who have lost so much. And our prayers as well, for a recovery from all the troubles plaguing us right now.
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Feeding The Firefighters.... |
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September 17th - A huge shout out to Texas Roadhouse in Eugene for donating & serving dinner to some of the firefighters fighting the Holiday Fire!! We went down Thursday night and hosted them into firecamp where Brad and Victoria graciously served some VERY appreciative firefighters (including a firefighter named David Silver)!! I think they had enough leftovers for lunch the next day! So, if you happen to dine at a Texas Roadhouse, be sure and tell them Thank you! David is home tonight.
Erin Silver
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Stay In Touch
Send Your News To Becky Bean
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(503) 984-7802
becky@beckybeanwrites.com
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Request for Classified Ads
How to become an MHAO Member
Oregon Horse Council News
USEF News
AMHA & UPHA News
Links to:
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