Jan/Feb 2016 - Canadian Morgan Horse Association
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Jan/Feb 2016 - Canadian Morgan Horse Association
January/February 2016 Publications Mail Agreement #41953512 Canadian Morgan Share the Passion! Some Things Never Change JMFJMF Sangria Galaxy Quest x Devicter Shadow Cruz 2015 Bay Filly JMF Kitten Quest JMF Galaxy Quest x JMF Kit Kat Cruise 2015 Black Filly JMF JMF On Fire JMF Ice Fire N’ Shadow x JMF Licorice Schnapps 2015 Black Colt Kari Janzen & Ed Norton Tofield, Alberta 780-662-3844, (780- 26-3840 [email protected] JMF Mystic Quest JMF Galaxy Quest x Moonmist Imortal Mystique 2015 Black Colt Find us on Facebook! Under Kari Janzen Canadian Features Morgan CMHA Member Awards................................ 4 CMHA Proxy............................................... 12 Breeding Myths........................................... 13 The Physiology of Trotting vs. Running ....... 14 Who Contributes to the Foal?...................... 21 Youth Creativity Contests............................. 22 CMHA Photo Flashback.............................. 23 Kode of Honor............................................. 24 Departments President’s Message...................................... 3 Administrator’s Missive................................. 5 Editor’s Input................................................ 6 Youth............................................................ 7 Office Notes............................................... 11 CMHA Affiliated Clubs............................... 20 Coming Soon: Awards, Awards, Awards The annual high-point awards issue. Share your achievements! Ad & Photo Deadline: February 25 Canadian Morgan magazine Sales / Editorial / Subscriptions Office: Lisa Peterson, Editor, 3869 7th Line, Innisfil, ON L9S 3M4 phone: 705-458-1933, e-mail: [email protected], www.morganhorse.ca/magazine CANADIAN MORGAN subscriptions are included with the annual CMHA membership with the $10 surcharge, or can be ordered without a membership: $25 in Canada, $35 outside of Canada. Forward cheque or money order payment with your mailing address to: CMHA, Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3. Reproduction of any materials without written permission from the editor is prohibited. Opinions and statements expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher Canada Post Customer Number 7108067, Mail Agreement Number 41953512 On The Cover Mia-Mar Remo (Drumlin Pal x CW’s Silver Surprize) “Remo” is a 2011 cream stallion standing at Mia-Mar Morgans. This gentle boy stands a true 15.2 barefoot. He is nicely started under saddle and loves every minute of it, giving 110% every stride. He has had two foal crops and his get are all pretty and boast his size, bone and temperament. Inquires are invited from the discriminating buyer. At 99.7 he is high percentage foundation bred. We offer a live foal guarantee with multiple mare discounts available. At this time he is only standing to non-cream dilutes for the 2016 breeding season. Mia-Mar Morgans Maidstone SK ph 306-893-2486 [email protected] www.miamarmorgans.ca Canadian Morgan 1 Canadian Morgan Horse Association www.morganhorse.ca CMHA Office Administrator: Nancy Kavanagh Phone: (905) 982-0060 Fax: (905) 982-0097 E-mail: [email protected] Mail: Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3 L Courier: 18555 Highway 12, Greenbank, ON L0C 1B0 Officers President: Melissa MacKenzie 63 McManus St. Passekeag, NB E5N 7S3 (506) 832-5515 [email protected] East Vice President: Tina Rovers Box 303, Stewiackie, NS B0N 2J0 (902) 639-2832 [email protected] West Vice President: Kelly Wagar Box 640, Redwater, AB T0A 2W0 (780) 942-4654 [email protected] Past President: Bob Watson Box 660, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 (403) 378-4323 [email protected] Treasurer: Walter Brown 222 Rt 870, Collina, NB E5P 1P8 (506) 433-5725 [email protected] directors Alberta/NWT/Nunavut Ontario Atlantic Quebec Director: Kelly Wagar Box 640 Redwater, AB T0A 2W0 (780) 942-4654 [email protected] Vice Director: Barbara Tracey Site 1, Box 18, R.R. # 1 Leduc AB T9E 2X1 (780) 986-6731 [email protected] Director: Tina Rovers Vice Director: Dawn Brown Box 303 222 Rt 870 Stewiackie, NS B0N 2J0 Collina, NB E5P 1P8 (902) 639-2832 (506) 433-5725 [email protected] [email protected] British Columbia/Yukon Director: Vacant New Director Needed Manitoba Director: vacant Vice Director: Laurie Ann Lyons Box 3254 A Stn. Term. M.P.P. Kamloops, BC V2C 6B8 (250) 571-9419 [email protected] Vice Director: Dianne Brown Box 399 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0 204-246-2302 [email protected] Director: Lisa Kavanagh Box 216, 127 Craig St. Ailsa Craig ON N0M 1A0 (519) 517-0774 [email protected] Director: Vacant New Director Needed SaskatchEwan Director: Judith Dexter Box 268 Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0 (306) 893-2486 [email protected] Directors Emeriti Margaret McDonald Eldon L. Bienert Site 4, Box 5, RR#2, Leduc, AB T9E 2X2 Site 4, Box 5, RR#2, Leduc, AB T9E 2X2 (780) 986-6652, [email protected] (780) 986-6652, [email protected] Vice: Genevieve Kendell – Hayes 724 Lifford Road Bethany, ON L0A 1A0 705-277-2233 Vice Director: Vacant New Director Needed Vice Director: Candas Rolls 1238 Wascana Highlands Regina, SK S4V 2J6 (306) 545-2652 [email protected] Pat Crema PO Box 210, 2067 Martin Prairie Rd. Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0 250-577-3218 [email protected] committee chairs Nancy Kavanagh-Awards/Historical/Mbshp Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3 (905)982-0060, [email protected] Charlene Dalen-Brown - Registry 85 Ashwood Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7T 1B9 (306) 373-8200, [email protected] Cec Watson - Equine Canada Box 660, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 (403) 378-4323, [email protected] Arlene MacKenzie - Constitution/Bylaws 141-4819C 48 Ave, Red Deer AB T4N 3T2 (403) 347-2919 [email protected] Dianne Brown - Promotion Box 399, Manitou, MB R0G 1G0 204-246-2302 [email protected] Lisa Kavanagh - Youth Box 216, 127 Craig St. Ailsa Craig ON N0M 1A0 (519) 517-0774 [email protected] vacant - Part-Morgan 2 January/February 2016 President’s Message The CMHA Board of Directors continues to serve its memberships’ needs while promoting the objects of the organization as stated within the Constitution. It is worthy to note, the first two objects listed are: a) to promote the understanding and appreciation of the Morgan as the ideal family horse, but at the same time preserving the romance and tradition of the breed and b) to encourage improvements in quality of Canadian Morgan stock through good breeding programs and introduction of recognized bloodlines. Without the many volunteers that the CMHA does have across the country we would not be able to succeed as we do. Although our membership numbers and registrations are slightly lower than previous years, it is my understanding our decrease is only minimal when compared to other breed organizations. If you would like to become a member of the Board of Directors, or a committee representative please contact Nancy in the CMHA office as we currently have vacancies in Quebec, Manitoba and BC as well as various committees. We cannot hear you if you do not speak and we want to hear everyone’s voice. The CMHA is once again searching for an editor for the Canadian Morgan. After three years as editor, Lisa Peterson has decided to pursue other business avenues and this presents an opportunity for another capable and motivated individual to become editor. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their resume to the CMHA office before March 1st. As you set your schedule for the upcoming year, join us in the oldest city in Canada and plan to attend the CMHA AGM and Convention being held in Saint John, NB March 31st-April 3rd. Make this a destination to renew old acquaintances and make new ones. Saint John is known as the “Greatest Little City in the East” and the organizing committee hopes to show everyone some good old down east hospitality. A link to the detailed list of events is on the CMHA website. For further information contact Dawn Brown at [email protected] or Nancy at the CMHA office. I hope to see many of you in April. Melissa MacKenzie President MARANA MORGANS Marana Olympus Marana Trinity’s Kingdun 2010 grey perlino - 2016 foals expected homozygous dun standing in 2016 Dahlonega Dillon x FPS Frosted Crème Brulee Mirabellas Mondo x Trust-T Honey-D 1-403-738-4603 www.maranafarms.com Canadian Morgan 3 CMHA Member Awards CMHA membership records started in 1968, and provide a history of who our membership has been over the years. Members are the heart that keeps the Canadian Morgan moving across our provinces, and we thank each of you who have provided this vital support as you have made Morgans and Morgan interests a part of your life over time. 40-years Cecilia Watson............... Duchess, AB Ivan MacKenzie........Cape Breton, NB Ian Wishart...... Portage La Prairie, MB Leslie Wishart... Portage La Prarie, MB Kelly L. McDonald..............Perris, CA 35-years Birch Valley Morgans.Wainwright, AB Charles J. & Delrose Burns..Lacombe, AB Pat Crema...................... Pritchard, BC Debbie Newton..................Surrey, BC Tim & Wendy Inch..... St. Thomas, ON Linda Ross..................Ennismore, ON Sherri Wilson................Uxbridge, ON Mary Stevenson...Franklin Centre, QC 30-years Duane & Juliet Franke.......Rimbey, AB Alfred Kolenosky & Elizabeth McGuinness ...................................Ft. Saskatchewan, AB McCarr Farms....................Hinton, AB Gary Nelson..................Falmouth, NS Jean M. Kustra...............Dauphin, MB Barbra A.M. Haves.......... Upsala, ON Robert & Margery Thomas.... Union, ON Gloria Hawreluik................ Sheho, SK Ron Sandhoff.................... Estevan, SK 25-years Bar L Lazy T Ranch.............Castor, AB Cynthia Brown............. Ardrossan, AB Marlene G. Fehler....Leduc County, AB Beryl S. LeVasseur.... Waskatenau, AB Gloria Jean Pitts.................. Leduc, AB Roger & Lorna Tkach...........Bovie, AB Triple E Ranches................ Tofield, AB Alison Weaver..........Lloydminster, AB Susan J. Nelson..............Falmouth, NS Jill Bewza..........................Chase, BC Nicole Bremner............Kamloops, BC Aren-Dina Popakiuk... Maple Ridge, BC Dorothy Heaman.............. Forrest, MB Cathy Bailey..............Oil Springs, ON Goldmere Morgans........ Turtleford, SK 20-years Stephanie Abel................... Leduc, AB Dawn D. & Walter J. Brown...Collina, NB Jennifer Scobie-Hatto..Lutes Mountain, NB Danvell Dutka................ Progress, BC David Kavanagh.......... Port Perry, ON Gary A. MacDonnell & Ida M. Vaillancourt........ Douglas, ON Joan McFadden...... Crystal Springs, SK Brad Scott...................... Turtleford, SK Audrey Spiess.................. Neudorf, SK Carol Uhrich..................... Francis, SK 15-years John Beaver.......... Sherwood Park, AB Paul Humphries...... Spruce Grove, AB K-Lyn Stable....................Ranfurly, AB Carla McNichol.................. Leduc, AB Julianne Young............... Red Deer, AB Richard Hickman......... Wickham, NB Susanne MacKeigan.....Albert Bridge, NS Don Porter....................Stewiacke, NS Alan Smyth..................Revelstoke, BC Barry D. Frailick............... Dugald, MB Marie & Philip Clark..Lambton Shores, ON Carl Wagler....................Atwood, ON 10-years Heinz T. Baers..................Calgary, AB Lynn Danyluk........... Waskatenau, AB Sarah Dodd................ Stony Plain, AB Catriona Kozijn...... Leduc County, AB Hannah Krewusik.........Edmonton, AB Trisha & Daryl Naundorf.................... .......................Fort Saskatchewan, AB Delynne Oliphant................ Clive, AB Nicola Paulovich................................ ................... County of Grande Prairie Georgina Sanche.......... Ardrossan, AB Cindy Hubbard.......... Fort Nelson, BC Guylaine Longpre & Kimberley Cardwell..Port McNeill, BC Delbert Grasby................ Dugald, MB Caroline Sims............ Minnedosa, MB Gloria Bennencourt..... Markham, ON Christi E. Nye............. Pontypool, ON Lesley Vivian................Janetville, ON 4 January/February 2016 5-years Paola Anderson.......Diamond City, AB Samantha Dixon... Sherwood Park, AB Christa Dumkee.................. Leduc, AB Jessa Dumkee..................... Leduc, AB Jeanette Hall................ Wildwood, AB Brittany Klassen.................. Leduc, AB Bentlee Kublik.............. Rollyview, AB Piper Lavergne........... Sylvan Lake, AB Simone Blacklake-Logan.................... ....................................Edmonton, AB Eric Lorenson...................... Leduc, AB Josef Pesik................. Beaverlodge, AB Jordan Reid...................Beaumont, AB Amy Vanessa Taskinen.....Leduc County, AB Michaela Taylor............Edmonton, AB Ashley Tolsma..................... Millet, AB Veronica Delagard Saunders............... .....................Bronson Settlement, NB Meghan Dratschmidt.....Carrolls Corner, NS Tammy Clarke.......... Powell River, BC Tanya & Vincent Redmont...Terrace, BC Holly Buckley..................Lindsay, ON Deborah Holden-McMahon...Clayton, ON Darlene Hunter............. Oshawa, ON Eldon Kuepfer.............. Milverton, ON Angela Marks...................Roblin, ON Brynn Marie O’Reilley... Edwards, ON Monica Muller-Duncan.......Ormstown, PQ Judith Arlene Dexter.....Maidstone, SK Have you renewed? This will be your last issue of the Canadian Morgan until your CMHA membership is received for 2016. Please renew today! Visit the CLRC.CA for a member application. Administrator’s Missive Who’s on the cover? The March/April/May Awards cover should be YOU! Purchase the Canadian Morgan cover and feature your winner in the spotlight! A brand new year has begun and with that is the hope for a Happy New Year blessed with healthy new foals and new goals for our Morgans and Part Morgans. Congratulations to all of our 2015 Membership Award winners featured in this issue. Certificates and pins will be sent to your zone director for presentation at your zone meeting/banquet and I hope many of you can attend and pick up your award in person. If you can’t pick it up, don’t worry, it will be mailed to you at a later date. On behalf of the CMHA board, thank you for your continued support and dedication to the Morgan horse in Canada. I am very excited about the CMHA AGM/Awards Banquet in Saint John, New Brunswick this coming spring! Mark March 31– April 3 on your calendar. The committee has been working hard to put on a great event and I hope you can join us. It promises to be a fantastic weekend! Nancy Kavanagh Office Administrator Contact Lisa Peterson at [email protected] to book your cover moment! Raspberry Field Morgans CFR Thunder of Thor S Bar B Chingadero x CFM Essence of Time 2014 high percentage foundation-bred colt, western working lines. Not available to the public but standing for Raspberry Field Morgans summer of 2016. Crossing to mares with Bessia’s Tatanka as we breed for concentrated Flyhawk/western lines. Teresa Born Box 42, Rose Prairie, BC V0C 2H0 phone 250-263-8855 e-mail [email protected] www.raspberryfieldmorgans.com See us on our Raspberry Field Morgans Facebook page. Canadian Morgan 5 Have three years really gone by? I was flipping through some previous issues and was surprised to see how many have piled up since I published my first one in the summer of 2013. At the time, it seemed inconvievable that I would ever have trouble dedicating time to work on my favourite project. But in the past few issues, I have been at odds to fit in both my favourite work and the work that pays the bills. With this issue, which is normally the slowest time of the year for my farming business, the days have gotten very long as I combine work with family and magazine. And thus my new year’s resolution came about. I need to cut back before I work myself into trouble! So it is you will find a few mentions in this issue of the search for a new editor. Hopefully you are as appalled at this concept as I am, as it is like passing your child over to a stranger to bring up. But in the past three years I have had a special hobby going on in my backyard, and this year it is truly taking off. With the growing demand for pasture-raised meat products, and my location just north of Toronto, I have grown my little summer chicken and pig project into something that actually pays the bills and continues to grow. But with raising and processing 1,200 chickens, monitoring a couple hundred laying hens, and breeding and processing a small herd of Berkshire hogs, I’m a bit wiped out at the end of most days! Editor’s Input So the search begins to fill some shoes I am dearly going to miss. If plans go according to expectations, I will carry on for the March/April/May issue and then pass the reins to a new face and coach them through the first issue or two for a smooth transition. And fresh perspective is always a good thing for a magazine too! For now, we have a lovely Stallion issue to page through and perhaps make the step to choosing a mate for the quality mare who has been loyalling serving as a trail and show mount or teaching the grandchildren new skills and confidence. I am looking forward to seeeing a first foal from a mare I sold several years ago. I enjoy her adventures vicariously from her enthusiastic owner’s Facebook posts and photos. But that new baby may drive me into making the trip for an actual visit! As the horse industry settles into its new, somewhat scaledback mode, it is important to maintain the variety of Morgan lines we have, and keep the best quality ones contributing to the future of the breed. I hope you can take part in that this year! Thanks to The Morgan Horse magazine for also sharing an interesting article on the evolution of the trotting versus running horse. You will also find information on the upcoming CMHA Annual General Meeting and convention, taking place this spring in New Brunswick. If you are able to make the trip, be sure to clear some time on your calendar for a refreshing visit with new and longtime Morgan friends. You will return home invigorated and excited about what your Morgans have in store for you! Lisa Peterson, Editor COUNTRY ROSE MORGANS Where Dreams Come True! Breeding Services, Sales, Inquires Invited! Monica Smyl (780)842-5925 Box 3140 Wainwright, AB, Canada T9W 1T1 [email protected] www.countryrosemorgans.com 6 January/February 2016 Canadian Morgan Yo u t h Hello Canadian Youth! I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and is enjoying the New Year! First off I would like to thank those youth who submitted OYAS, scholarship and sportsmanship nominations. Winners will be announced in the next issue and awards will be presented at the CMHA AGM in St. John, New Brunswick in April. Don’t forget to bring with you or send along your creative craft contest items to the AGM for judging! A list of all the contests are located on the CMHA webpage, Youth section. Congratulations to the Saskatchewan Youth Club on a very successful Youth Challenge. They had nine participants this year which is outstanding. Congratulations to Madison Blatchford, the overall winner! Thank you to Jenny Young, their youth leader for the great work you’ve done so far! Once again, my term is up at the AGM in April and I will be stepping down from the youth chair role. If anyone is interested or knows of anyone who would be interested please let myself or Nancy Kavanagh in the office know. Lisa Kavanagh, CMHAY Chair Saskatchewan 2015 Youth Challenge Results Angelique Lang describes her horse Thistledowns Arboria Sun (Semper) as her best friend because he knows how to make any day better; Gabrielle Lachance highlights that Morgans are something she is really passionate about; Jenna Daly shares that being around Morgans makes her forget about stress and feel at peace; Jenna learns something new each time she rides; Jylisa Brears has loved Morgans since she was a little girl; Kayla Joyce finds a sense of freedom and focus and feels that Morgans are an opportunity to learn about life (to become strong, confident and an independent person/athlete); Madison Blatchford appreciates the opportunity to build a strong, healthy and loving relationship with her horse LV Absolutely Shameless; Melayna Kratz describes her horse Avonroy Cool Hand Luke as one who makes her day much better, especially after school; and, Mikhaila Hardy loves the challenge of riding and building an amazing relationship with her horse PTF New York Pilgrim. Saskatchewan’s Youth demonstrate outstanding talent in equitation and understanding of the Morgan breed. The Youth Challenge event for this year was broken down into three divisions: Riding, Judging and Oral with the Riding Division further split into walk-trot and walk-trot-canter. Placings for each Division and overall were as follows. The Saskatchewan Zone is highlighting another successful Youth Challenge event that occurred on November 8, 2015, at Armadale Stables near White City, Saskatchewan. Congratulations to nine youth who participated in Saskatchewan’s 2015 Youth Challenge! Saskatchewan youth view Morgans as being a big part of their lives. In 2015, several Morgan-focused activities occurred in addition to regular training and show events. The highlight of February was Barn-intines followed by BarnEaster in April. In October at Barn-oween, a spooky pattern was designed for the “Headless Morgan Horse Lady,” “Ariel and Sebastian,” the “Saskatchewan Roughrider cheer team,” and the other costumed riders to fearlessly navigate. To celebrate the year’s end, a secret Santa gift exchange occurred in December at Barn-Christmas. Similarly, barn birthdays are an opportunity to pamper and reward with elaborate cakes made out of carrots or a showering of glitter. Sometimes even apples are munched by eager recipients. The connection each youth has with Morgans can be further described as follows: Alexa Lachance enjoys riding because it makes her happy Youth Challenge winner Madison Blatchford and LV Absolutely Shameless. and is an escape from everything else; Canadian Morgan 7 Whitlock of Regina, Saskatchewan, for being our judge; to Susan Van Dusen and Jeremy Schumack for graciously donating their facility, Armadale Stables; to Laurel Golemba for providing professional photography and capturing memories for each of the youth participants to cherish. Respectfully submitted by Jenny Young, Youth Coordinator Winning Speech: My Perfect Day with My Morgan Horse Reserve Youth Challenge winner Kayla Joyce on her victory lap. Riding (Walk-Trot-Canter): 1st – Angelique Lang 2nd – Mikhaila Hardy 3rd – Jenna Daly 4th – Gabrielle Lachance 5th – Melayna Kratz 6th – Jylisa Brears Riding (Walk-Trot): 1st – Madison Blatchford 2nd – Kayla Joyce 3rd – Alexa Lachance Judging: 1st – Kayla Joyce 2nd – Madison Blatchford 3rd – Gabrielle Lachance 4th – Mikhaila Hardy 5th – Angelique Lang 6th – Jenna Daly 7th – Melayna Kratz 8th – Jylisa Brears Also participated: Alexa Lachance Oral: 1st – Madison Blatchford 2nd – Jenna Daly 3rd – Kayla Joyce 4th – Melayna Kratz 5th – Jylisa Brears 6th – Angelique Lang 7th – Mikhaila Hardy OVERALL: 1st – Madison Blatchford 2nd – Kayla Joyce 3rd – Jenna Daly 4th – Mikhaila Hardy 5th – Melayna Kratz 6th – Angelique Lang 7th – Jylisa Brears 8th – Gabrielle Lachance Also participated: Alexa Lachance Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Youth participants, and Madame Judge: I had a dream. It was an excellent dream, one where I had a perfect day with my Morgan horse, LV Absolutely Shameless (Shay). In this dream Shay and I visited several famous horse farms, and we experienced first-hand the diversity of the breeds. While Shay and I share the same taste for perfection - that Morgans are superior to any other breed - for Shay it was slightly more personal. He after all is a Morgan and has experienced passing on this perfection to his offspring, so, in my dream, I gave him the role of having the final say on our perfect day. Shay would ultimately decide when we had reached this goal. We were both now committed. Our first stop was the Gypsy Gold Ranch in Florida. This is the home of one of the first Gypsy’s to come to America, Cushti Bok. This horse had piebald colouring, an elegant head and feathered legs. He was ideal for heavy work in colder weather; perfect for Canada. Now Shay has always thought very highly of his appearance and tries his very hardest to restrain himself from eating too much. When we arrived at this farm, Shay told me that these horses did not exercise the same control as he. We also noticed the disproportion of ears to belly as Gypsies have ears similar to the Morgan horses (small and finely shaped). Shay found that the Gypsy, though as hardy as the Gypsy was, just couldn’t match how well put together the Morgan horse is. Unfortunately, he did not find perfection here. We soon moved on. Next, we stopped at the Zayat Stables, home of American Pharaoh. Here we toured the stables. It was important to Shay that we stopped to say “Hi” to all the mares. As Shay whistled “whit whew” at each mare, we saw the many diverse qualities of the Thoroughbred. They have a long back, a long neck, long legs and ears. They also have a finely constructed face. Next to a Morgan, a Thoroughbred is very tall. Their average height is sixteen hands high next to a Morgan’s average of fifteen hands. They also have a thinner more plain neck. The Morgan neck is sculpted and refined A heartfelt thank you is extended to Kristen The 2015 Saskatchewan Youth Challenge line-up! 8 January/February 2016 ALBERTA MORGAN RANCH INC (AMRI) Francisco Jose Lagos, Maria F. Vial PO Box 595, Wildwood AB 403-681-4100 [email protected] www.albertamorganranch.com VW/FST/FS/TR JMF Ice And Irish (2009 black) BAPTISTE LAKE MORGANS Larry & Marg Armfelt 243035A Twp Rd 670, Box 2070 Athabasca, AB T9S 2B6 Ph/Fax: 780-675-5168 [email protected] www.baptistelakemorgans.com VW/FS Baptiste Entoo Dinav (2013 palomino) BELLE COULEE MORGANS René & Aura Pombert 49451 Hwy 814, RR 2 Leduc, AB T9E 2X2 Ph: 780-986-1446 [email protected] www.bellecouleemorgans.com VW/FS/SS Triple S Chinook (15hh palomino) Sunnyridge Porter (15.2hh palomino) Triple S Goldust Correll (14.2hh palomino) CANABAR FARM Vern Baron & Ann de St. Remy Site 5, Box 66, RR #4 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4 Ph/Fax: 403-782-3856 [email protected] www.canabarfarm.com VW/FS CLAYMORE MORGAN FARM Ruth & Danny Sauter RR 4, Tofield, AB Ph/Fax: (780) 640-5238 [email protected] www.claymoremorganfarm.com VW, FS, SS JMF Ice Fire N’Shadow (2005 black) Claymore’s Cruise Master (2009 bay) COULEE BEND MORGAN FARM Lyle & Cindy Dietz Box 128, Galahad, AB, T0B 1R0 Ph: 780-583-2128 [email protected] www.couleebendmorgans.com VW/FS Unconventional (Silver dapple bay) JKM Platinum Blue (Perlino) Country Lane Morgan Farm CALYPSO TRAINING STABLE COUNTRY ROSE MORGANS SSS MORGANS Eldon & Betty Bezaire 21166 Twp Rd 542 Ft. Saskatchewan, AB T8L 3Y9 780-998-7215 [email protected] VW/FS/SS/DB CLM Cocoa’s Cavalier Monica Smyl Box 3140, Wainwright, AB T9W 1T1 780-842-5925 [email protected] www.countryrosemorgans.com VW/FS/SS JMF Basic Black (Rum Brook Immortal Image x JMF Wild Mayflower) Coyote Morgans Jacque & Ralph Pennington Box 1574, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0 403-823-5086 [email protected] VW/SS JMF Hot Ice Mystery (2008 black) DAWNVILLE FARMS Eldon Bienert, owner Stephanie Abel, trainer Site 4, Box 1 RR 2, Leduc, AB Ph: 780-986-6652 farm Ph: 780-721-7952 trainer [email protected] VW, DB, FS, TR Bob & Cec Watson Box 660 Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 Ph: 403-378-4323 Fax: 403-378-4322 [email protected] VW/FS/TR/LS Sandy & Ivan Chrapko Box 2697, Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0 Ph: 403-627-5696 Barn: 403-627-8074 Fax: 403-627-5699 [email protected] www.sssmorgans.ca VW/SS/FST/FS Bessia’s Tatanka (homozygous black) TAMRAC RANCH Connie & Clive McNichol 23527 Twp Rd 505, Leduc County, AB Ph: 780-920-4519 Fax: 780-929-2953 (call first) [email protected] www.tamracranch.com VW, SS, DB, FS, TR, LS BMF Up Beat And Smokin (Simply Maserati x Coalition Erotica) UVM Antietam (UVM Tennyson x UVM Josie B) ELDORINA EQUINE/WAGAR FARMS Jeff & Kelly Wagar 57527 Range Rd 211, Redwater, AB Ph/fax: 780-942-4654 [email protected] eldorinaequine.weebly.com VW/FS/SS Pines Golden Advantage (2001 Chestnut) MORGAN HILL FARM Dwayne, Shannon & Ashley Comeau 51031 RR 204 Sherwood Park, AB T8G 1E5 Ph: 780-298-4337 Fax: 780-271-4154 [email protected] www.morganhillfarms.org VW/SS/FS Talk Back (Minion Valentino x Honeytree’s Legend: VW - Visitors Welcome (call ahead) SS - Stallion(s) at Stud ST - Semen Transport FST - Frozen Semen Transport FS - Horse(s) For Sale BD - Horses Boarded TR - Training LS - Lessons Given Simply Unique) To be placed on this list contact: Zone Director: Kelly Wagar (780) 942-4654 [email protected] Vice Director: Barbara Tracey (780) 986-6731 [email protected] Canadian Morgan 9 through years of breeding as is the rest of their body. Shay really had to think on this one. Personally, I thought that he was distracted by the mares! He at last concluded that the thoroughbred could only match Morgan class by their speed, but nothing else. Not quite perfection, so we moved on and my dream continued! The last farm that we visited was CMK Arabian Horse Farms. This is the home of Cass Ole, otherwise known as the Black Stallion. Located in Texas, this farm has produced so many great progeny that all showcase the famous qualities of the Arabian horse. These horses, like Morgans, have a chiseled bone structure, arched neck, and tails carried high, but, unlike the Morgan horses, they have a severely dished face and fewer vertebrae than other horse breeds. They step high and carry themselves with pride. The two breeds have willingness in common also. They want to please the fair rider and naturally have a happy personality. Shay enjoyed seeing that at least one other breed had partially caught on to the obvious standard of perfection, though he could clearly see that the Arabians still had a little more work to do. Plus, Shay didn’t see a single mare! At the end of my dream, we arrived home, back here at Armadale Stables. Upon arrival, Shay informed me that this is where he saw the most perfection and that he was ever so happy to be home. Therefore we decided that the perfect day was to reach the understanding that there was no place like home. This, of all the incredible places that we visited, is by far the most familiar and this is what made our day together truly perfect. Thank you. By: Madison Blatchford of Regina, Saskatchewan A.P. Guest Ranch Registered Morgan Horses Susan & Andre Patry 4220 Hwy 5A South 1/2-way between Princeton/Merritt Box 1148, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 250-378-6520 Fax: (250) 378-3492 [email protected] www.apguestranch.com VW/BD/TR/LS/FS/SS GNR MORGANS Vegas&JRachael Star Sdoutz Gerald Your Presence is Requested! The is Youth a perfect a Ward ahead) port fit. -Organized Contact -Loves Lisa Youth! Kavanagh at [email protected] for details! NOBLE-T MORGANS Western Working Morgans Tom & Lee Nobles Box 73, Grindrod, V0E 1Y0 250-838-2228 fax (250) 838-2045 [email protected] VW/SS/TR/LS Noble-T Desperado (black) Ramuls Justin (bay) frozen semen 1576 ChaseMORGANS Falkland Rd. FOWLER Chase, BC&V0E 1M1 Fowler Chuck Audrey (250) Box679-1175 234 [email protected] Charlie Lake, V0C 1H0 www.gnrmorgans.com 250-787-7527 SS/FS/VW VW/FS DM Teacher’s Top Mark (Black) RASPBERRY FIELD MORGANS Ron & Teresa Born P.O. Box 42, Rose Prairie, V0C 2H0 250-827-3501 [email protected] www.raspberryfieldmorgans.com VW/FS TRAILWOOD FARM Pat Crema Box 210, 2067 Martin Prairie Rd., Pritchard, V0E 2P0 250-577-3218 [email protected] VW Legend: VW - Visitors Welcome (call ahead) GRANITE MORGANS SS - Stallion(s) at Stud ST - Semen Transport FST - Frozen Semen Transport FS - Horse(s) For Sale BD - Horses Boarded TR - Training LS - Lessons Given Gunther & Dagmar Funk 4280 Schubert Road, Armstrong, V0E 1B4 250-546-2891 VW/FS JOHNSEN TREE FARMS Ltd. Kris & Inge Johnsen 13616 232nd St., GRANITE MORGANS Maple Ridge, V4R 2R5 Gunther & Dagmar Funk 604-463-2571 4280 Schubert Road, [email protected] Armstrong, VW/ FS BC V0E 1B4 To be placed on this list contact: Zone Director: vacant Vice Director: Laurie Ann Lyons (250) 571-9419 [email protected] (250) 546-2891 NOBLE-T MORGANS VS/SS/FS 10 January/February 2016 Trophy’s Julio position -Fun-Loving umbia Morgan Owners & Breeders tact: yons Chair Western Working Morgans Tom & Lee Nobles Stallion Reports Stallion reports are due January 31, 2016 for the 2015 breeding season. Please send them to CLRC, 2417 Holly Lane, Ottawa, ON K1V 0M7. If you require forms, please contact the CMHA office. Awards News New to the Versatile Morgan Medallion Award system; Extreme Trail! At the CMHA semi-annual meeting, it was agreed that Extreme Trail is an up and coming discipline that Morgan owners might be trying. Enter your Morgan or Part Morgan into the VMMA and start collecting points today. Contact the office for more info and an entry form. All Zone high point awards will be presented at your local club/ zone AGM. All National awards will be presented at the National AGM/Banquet in Saint John, NB on Saturday, April 2. If you cannot pick up your award, it will be mailed to you at a later date. Historical News Photos for the CLRC pedigree page at their website (www. clrc.ca) are always welcome. Please e-mail or mail the best shot you have of your Morgan/Part Morgan for inclusion on the site. This is a never-ending project and provides documented history about our breed. Don’t be left out! Send to [email protected] or Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3 New Members Welcome to these new members as we conclude the 2015 membership year. Amanda Boisvert..............................Drayton Valley, AB Kennedy Boswell.....................................Edmonton, AB Heather Gramantik................................... Cochrane, AB Susan Hillerud.........................................Edmonton, AB Jesse Cooling.............................................. Sexmith, AB Pascale Svard.......................St. Lambert de Lauzon, QC Tanya Cochrane.......................................... Oshawa, ON Gabriela Mann................................... Ft. McMurray, AB Kim Proskow..................................................Leduc, AB Deceased Morgans The following are Morgans reported deceased to the CLRC in 2015. Thank you to each of the owners for recording this information for more accurate registry records at the CLRC. Each horse is listed by the registered name and the last recorded owner. ANFARRA TEHYA Angelika Nadon CANABAR CACTUS JACK Gloria Jean Pitts CFR TEXAS HOLD’EM Lisa Hammel CM BIJOUX Tom & Colleen Weighill CM GENUINE QUALITY Tom & Colleen Weighill COACHMAN’S ADAGIO Angelika Nadon COYOTE BONNE FIRE Ralph & Sharon Armstrong DVF RHAPSADY Tom & Colleen Weighill ELNORESH GOLD SOVEREIGN Elizabeth Robb FLY DI THUNDER STORM Laurel Gould & John Vogels GOLDENCREST ALEKSIS Johnsen Tree Farm Ltd. HAIDA’S MIKADO Debbi Corbett HWF PLAY N HOOKIE Christine Monteith INTO THE NIGHT Patricia Forster IRONWOOD CHOCOLATE TIGER Dickinson Farms Ltd JOLAND OVATION Cyan Star Morgans JUBILEE Ralph & Sharon Armstrong JUSTICE BRIGADIER Monica Muller-Duncan KRILA’S MISHSQUAW Elizabeth Robb LAURALEE MOUNTAINMANLaurel Gould & John Vogels LAURALEE SHADOWFAX Sherri Wilson LAURALEE TASWYN Sherri Wilson LINEBACK HIJA DE SUE Janine Welsh LV ALL THAT JAZZ Ralph & Sharon Armstrong LV DAKOTA Ralph & Sharon Armstrong LV HAYLEE Ralph & Sharon Armstrong LV KASH Ralph & Sharon Armstrong LV MYSTIC BAY Ralph & Sharon Armstrong LV SHADOW DANCER Ralph & Sharon Armstrong LV TIMELY FASHION Ralph & Sharon Armstrong LV TRAVELER Ralph & Sharon Armstrong MAJETO’S IRISH MIST Bryan & Roxanne Smith MALLOFLAX MAKE-MY-DAY Tom Malloy MCCARR CASSIDY BANDITTAEva C & Jonathan A N Pritchard MERANGO SYMPHONEE Nicole Bremner MIA-MAR AURORA BOBEALIS Mia-Mar Morgans MICHLAND RICHMOND Laurel Gould & John Vogels MIRABELLAS MONDO Marilyn R. Vander Wekken NITHCROFT HEIDIE Marjorie McKerroll NITHCROFT ROYAL LADY Karen E. Anderson NORTHLINE SONGBIRD Laurel Gould & John Vogels NORVUE LIMITED EDITION Elayne Clarke OAKLEA SUPREME DREAM Michelle Thompson OH SEA MIST Tom & Colleen Weighill RUSSELLS REGINA Frank W. & Patricia J. Russell SHER-KADE TYBERIUS Debra Maddigan TAZARA TAP-CINDER Ara-Mor Stables TAZARA TEMERITY Ara-Mor Stables TEMPTATIONS SYMPHONY Laurel Gould & John Vogels THE ADVENTURER Laurel Gould & John Vogels ZARA’S ANIMATION Ralph & Sharon Armstrong ALDORAS SO FABULOUS Ralph & Sharon Armstrong ALDORAS SUPREME AIRE Ralph & Sharon Armstrong ALL HEART VICTORIA TNT Sue Shipley AMS FINE WINE Ara-Mor Stables Canadian Morgan 11 Canadian Morgan Horse Association Inc. PROXY Know all men & women by these presents that the undersigned, a 2016 member of the Canadian Morgan Horse Association, Inc., hereby constitutes and appoints: __________________________________________________ As attorney and proxy, for and in the name of the undersigned, to attend the CMHA Annual Meeting of the members of the said Corporation to be held Saturday, April 2nd, 2016, The Delta Brunswick Hotel, Saint John, NB @ 10:30 AM and any adjournments thereof, and there to vote and act in all matters which may properly come before such meeting with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present. In witness thereof, the undersigned executes these presents this _____ day of ___________________ 2016, _________________ CMHA#. Signature of member: _____________________________________________ Members name in Print: ___________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS Please be sure to fill in the date you sign your proxy. If a member signs more than one, the later date is the proxy which will count. Signature for a Corporation, Partnership or Family must include the signature of the person signing on its behalf. This proxy must be handed in at the Annual Meeting or mailed to the CMHA Office, Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3 by March 25, 2016. There are no proposed changes to the CMHA Constitution. NOTICE OF THE 2015 ANNUAL MEMBER’S MEETING Notice is hereby given to all Canadian Morgan Horse Association Members of the 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Morgan Horse Association. The meeting is to be held on Saturday, Saturday, April 2nd, 2016, 10:30 AM, at The Delta Brunswick Hotel, 39 King St, Saint John, NB AGENDA Identification of Board Minutes of Previous Meeting Business arising from the minutes Correspondence Board Report Treasurer’s report Unfinished business The agenda is subject to changes and additions. Any new business which a member may wish to have discussed should be given to the secretary 24-hours prior to the meeting. Any motions to be made at this meeting must be given to the secretary 24-hours prior to the meeting. To be eligible to vote, (in person or by proxy) you must be a paid 2016 member. Every effort will be made to have an up to date membership list available to cross check memberships. Any changes/proposals to the Constitution will be circulated in the Canadian Morgan Magazine. For more information: Nancy Kavanagh, Office Administrator, Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3; 905982-0060, fax 905-982-0097, [email protected] 12 AVIS DE CONVOCATION À L’ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE ANNUELLE 2015 Tous les membres de l’Association canadienne des chevaux Morgan sont convoqués par la présente à l’Assemblée générale annuelle 2015 de l’Association canadienne des chevaux Morgan. La réunion se tiendra à @ 10:30 AM le Vendredi 2nd, Avril 2016. The Delta Brunswick Hotel, 39 King St, Saint John, NB ORDRE DU JOUR Identification du conseil d’administration Procès-verbal de la dernière AGA Affaires découlant du procès-verbal Correspondance Rapports de la Régie Rapport du Trésorier Treasurerís Report Affaires courantes Cet ordre du jour peut être modifié et augmenté. Tout membre peut ajouter un nouveau point à l’ordre du jour en présentant le point à discuter à la secrétaire 24 heures avant la réunion. Toute motion soumise à cette assemblée doit être remise par écrit à la secrétaire, 24 heures avant la réunion. Pour avoir le droit de vote (en personne ou par procuration) il faut avoir payé la cotisation de 2016. Nous tâcherons de disposer d’une liste à jour des membres en règle afin de vérifier les adhésions sur place. Les modifications proposées à la Constitution de l’ACSM ont été inclus dans le Canadian Magazine Morgan. Pour plus de renseignements: Nancy Kavanagh, administratrice du bureau, C.P. 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3; 905-982-0060 fax 905-982-0097 January/February 2016 Breeding Myths With so much information at our fingertips today, it’s hard to believe that long-held myths continue when it comes to breeding. I will admit to being taken by a few of them over the years, so thought it might be time to do a little research. After doing a quick scan to see what are the most popular myths are today, based on complaints by breeders and breeding publications, I came up with these to help fight the battle of the mis-informed. See how many you are familiar with! Mares conceive better between April and June. According to veterinarian Charles Pinkham of the Newmarket Equine Hospital, a horse’s natural breeding season is between May and September, when they will come into heat roughly every 21 days. From October until March, about 80-percent of mares stop cycling. The length of day is responsible for this, and 14-16 hours of natural or artificial light is required for eight to ten weeks prior to the desired breeding date to stimulate the mare’s system to begin cycling for ovulation. If nature is allowed to take its course, this will be from May until August in the northern climates. To meet the demands of modern breeding, it can also be achieved by keeping the mares under artificial lights for an extended period each day. However, before this longer light is created, the mare must experience a period of shorter days to reset her biological clock! The best breeding is done by “nicks.” A nick is a pedigree formula to design matings that will consistently replicate quality of the foals. But neither horses nor other livestock are a recipe, allowing the same quality cake to come out each time you mix the proper genetic ingredients. Breeders must first understand the basics of genetics before trying to create a breeding formula: each mating produces a genetically different individual with a new combination of genes, explaining why your own brother or sister may have very little resemblance to yourself. When two fully-related offspring can have so many variations, the idea that you can achieve quality by crossing horses with the cross of a specific stallion and a specific mare somewhere in the pedigree is even more far-fetched! The power of genetics does allow that certain traits may be achieved more reliably by crossing one stallion to daughters of another stallion. However, the next generation is not guaranteed unless the breeder is making astute decisions based on each horse’s individual characteristics, not what the pedigree shows. Champions only come from Champions A review of winning show ring pedigrees would make it easy to think that winning foals only come from winning parents, especially given that champion stallions are bred to so many more mares than stallions outside of the ring, in turn increasing the chance their offspring will be aimed to the arena. If champion characteristics were that easy to produce, you would see a very narrow pool of Morgans in the show ring. If you compare champion qualities to the colour palomino, you can put the champion concept into perspective. If the palomino colour is looked at as the ideal, perfect horse, bear in mind that you only get a palomino by crossing horses considered to be (at least in this scenario) of less-desirable colours, including chestnuts and cremellos. The only way to produce reliable quality is to cross horses that each carry the desirable characteristics, be that colour or conformation, and that does not mean they need a tri-colour hanging on their door. A master breeder needs several generations (of 9-11 years each for horses) to develop a pool of horses that have the genetic elements they desire for a breeding program. This comes from years of evaluating horses in person, not by photos, pedigrees or ads. The end result? Offspring that will bear reliable characteristics which may, if you are lucky, also win championships. Mares that cannot be successfully bred by AI must be covered naturally to become pregnant While AI is mostly successful for getting mares in foal, if it is done at the right time in the mare’s cycle, some mares have delayed uterine clearance issues. During teasing with a stallion, the mare releases oxytocin, which helps clear the uterus of any post breeding debris and fluid. The same results may be achieved with judicious use of AI and oxytocin by injection. This can also explain why some mares only get in foal with pasture breeding, when her hormonal flood of oxytocin from the stallion’s interest clears the field for conception to take place. Having a mare around a stallion will cause her to go inte estrus Stallions do not cause estrus, but some mares will cycle silently and can only be detected by having an interested a stallion nearby. X-rays kill sperm when scanned by airport security before shipping. There is no research that supports this theory, and it has been studied and found that there is no reduced fertility of sperm. The fertility of the stallion should be evaluated if semen has low motility from shipping. Older mares have menopause While some mares will shut down as they get older, usually over 20 years, it is not universal! Older mares do tend to be less fertile but they do not have menopause as humans do. So, before turning that stallion out with an older mare to keep him company, be sure her fertility clock is not still ticking! Canadian Morgan continued on page 21 13 u INTERVIEW u THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TROTTING BREEDS-VERSUS-RUNNING BREEDS Why we breed for trot. Why we judge the trot. Why we train the trot: Part Three By Stephen Kinney Artist and sculptor Denise Peterson has developed a fascinating theory pertaining to form and function in equine athletes. Her point of view describes how the horse evolved into two basic types: trotting horses and running horses. When you think of the equine species in this way, it helps make a lot of sense as to how the horse has aided its human companions over the generations, whether this involved fleeing enemies in the desert sands, pulling vehicles for transportation, or being a candidate for the various disciplines described in horse show prize lists. Denise Peterson has executed the artworks illustrating this article as well. Denise, you are an artist and a sculptor. What do you have in your resume that provides you the expertise to address the differences in equine physiology? I’ve been drawing horses since I was five or six. I always wanted a horse of my own so I used art to create my own “stable.” It drove my teachers nuts. One in particular who was sure I was completely ignoring the class was amazed to discover that I had written down nearly everything he said and had filled every empty space with drawings of horses. Horses are one of the most difficult subjects to portray and an equine artist, especially one who does sculpture, must have an in depth understanding of how a horse is put together if they are to create an accurate rendition of their subject. I learned early on that horses with a similar type moved in a similar manner and the longer I studied conformation and form to function, the more this truth became apparent. SILHOUETTES OF THE TROTTING HORSE (left) AND RUNNING HORSE (right) Trotting Horse: Several things worthy of noting include the far forward position of front legs and resultant high neck position; the fact a plumb line dropped from base of the withers would intersect the underline about half way between elbow and stifle; the croup is longer and flatter as opposed to sloped; and the fact a plumb line dropped down the point of buttock would intersect the hock; Running Horse: In this diagram note that the foreleg sits further back of the horse’s front end; the fact that a plumb line dropped from base of withers would transect the horse’s undercarriage just behind the elbow; the point of hip is high as point of wither; and the plumb line dropped down the point of buttock lands just behind the cannon bone. Reprinted from The Morgan Horse, January 2015 • www.morganhorse.com/about/breed-magazine/ 8 January 2015 • The Morgan Horse © 2015 14 January/February 2016 The Physiology of Trotting Breeds-versus-Running Breeds u INTERVIEW TROTTER VERSUS RUNNER: FRONT (left) AND REAR (right) LEGS Front Leg Skeleton: Note the angle of scapula to humerus in a runner is closer to 45 degrees, while the humerus of the trotting horse is closer to the perpendicular; Rear Leg Skeleton: The rear leg of a runner is straighter, meaning it will work like a “gondolier’s pole” in moving its load over the ground; The trotting horse has more angulation, aiding its function of transferring weight to the hind end and squatting to act like a loaded spring. You make a distinction between trotting breeds and running or galloping breeds. Give some examples of breeds that fall into each of these categories. OK. Running breeds include Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and the original running horse, the Arabian from which they descend. Remember, Arabians were needed for flight from enemies in the sands of the desert. They had to run to survive. Trotting type horses include Morgans, Standardbreds, Saddlebreds, Hackneys (both horses and ponies), and Dutch Harness Horses as well as the “baroque” breeds such as the Lippizaner, Freisian and Andalusian. The Morgan, often called America’s Baroque Breed, was instrumental in the development of most of the other American breeds such as Saddlebreds, Standardbreds, and Tennessee Walking Horses. What functions went into the natural selection process that separated equine breed types into these two classifications? Ability to execute the jobs for which they were needed with efficiency dictated conformation and form to function. To be efficient, runners are built to move with a long, low stride and all four legs do their part in moving the horse forward in the gait, though the hind legs do more work than the front legs do. They have a “laid back shoulder” with their bottom line being about the same length as the topline, the point of the buttock is lower than the point of the hip which allows the runner to use his spine to store and release energy from the hind quarters. A plumb line dropped from the point of his buttock will fall behind the hock and his hindquarter is very muscular. They have long cannon bones and a long, low-set neck. If you look at their silhouette, the runner’s body fits into a square. Again, trotting-bred horses move in such a way to maximize efficiency. The humerus bone is very close to being perpendicular to the ground. This puts the front legs at the front of the body and gives them a high, round stride. A plumb line dropped from the last hairs of the withers will fall far behind the elbow, almost halfway between the elbow and the stifle, giving the impression that the horse is longer on the bottom than he is on the top. His back is shorter and he is close coupled. A line drawn from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock is closer to being level, giving the trotting horse a rounded croup and a high-set tail, rather than the steeply sloping croup and low set tail seen on Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. A plumb line dropped from the point of the buttock will bisect the hock. The set of their pelvis also gives them a deep hindquarter. Add to that a shorter cannon bone, and the resulting silhouette is rectangular rather than square. The Morgan breed type standard brags of a laid back shoulder, but don’t most breeds make the same claim? Why do all breeds have a shoulder closer to the horizontal than to the vertical? A straight shoulder in any breed gives the horse a short, choppy stride. The shoulder blade and the humerus bone only have a certain arc of motion, a straight shoulder has a limited range of The Morgan Horse © 2015 • The Morgan Horse 9 Canadian Morgan 15 INTERVIEW u The Physiology of Trotting Breeds-versus-Running Breeds ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE OF THE TROTTING HORSE (left) AND RUNNING HORSE (right). I’ve read your points about the differing configurations of shoulder bones (scapula and humerus) of the trotting breeds versus the galloping breeds. Can you elaborate on where they differ? OK. First let’s define a couple of terms. The scapula is the large, flat bone that underlies the horse’s shoulder. It is also called the shoulder blade. The humerus is the bone that connects the scapula to the elbow. The difference between a trotting horse shoulder and a running horse shoulder is not the angle of the scapula but, rather, the angle of the humerus bone where it meets the scapula. In the running breeds the angle of scapula to humerus is something close to 45 degrees. In a trotting horse, the humerus bone is almost perpendicular to the ground, which puts the front legs at the front of the body. This is what gives them a high, round motion, compared to the running horse with his long, low stride. Another distinction is easily observed. Both types probably have similar ranges of motion, but to do its job the trotting horse moves the forearm up and out; in execution of its job, the running horse takes a long, low stride underneath the horse. You will observe that the shoulder bones of a trotting horse, when in motion, push up into the neck; the shoulder bones of a running horse pull downward, over the rib cage. Why do all trotting breeds bend their knees when they trot whereas galloping breeds tend to have straight legged trots? In the trotting breeds, the front limbs actually do very little to attain speed at the trot, the high, round action basically keeps the front legs out of the way of the hind legs. Look at racing Standardbreds. They race with a high-checked head and a high, round gait with their front legs. The same goes for Hackneys and Saddlebreds. Even Clydesdales, who are draft horses, are bred for a stylish trot. How do trotting horses use their physiology to do their work (which includes carrying riders and pulling a vehicle) as opposed to how runners use their legs? The running breeds tend to be high over their hips with sloping croups. The trotting breeds seem to be level in that area of their anatomy. As a running horse moves forward, each leg in turn is swung forward in a low flat arc, hits the ground and stays straight as the connecting muscles pull the leg backwards, propelling the animal forward with two points in the gait when all four feet are off the ground. A trotter gets most of his speed from his hindquarters and his stiffer shorter spine. Each hind leg in turn, pushes forward. The set of angles in the trotting horse hindquarter allows him to load his hindquarters by squatting down rather than arching his back to bring his hindquarters underneath him as a running horse has to do. This is well illustrated when you consider where the rider sits on the horse, runner versus trotter. The rider on a racehorse or a jumper sits with his weight balanced over the withers of the horse. The rider on a Morgan (or any of the other show breeds who move with high, round action) sits back and puts his center of balance so that it helps the horse rise up and lighten its forehand. photo by www.howardschatzberg.com motion and cannot function in an efficient manner to propel the horse forward. How did this develop? It is form to function—you breed what you need. Breeders select for the set of attributes that makes the horse suitable for the use to which they intend to put him. Over generations, especially in a “closed book” (registry), the selected for traits become more homozygous and are therefore passed on to later generations with a higher level of success. 10 January 2015 • The Morgan Horse © 2015 16 January/February 2016 Share The Passion! The 2016 Canadian Morgan Horse Association AGM Join us in Saint John, New Brunswick for the 2016 AGM! This three-day Morgan experience includes clinics & seminars along with a chance to visit with other Morgan enthusiasts. Drive in or fly in: it is a weekend you will benefit from for years to come! March 31-April 3, 2016 at the Delta Brunswick hotel 39 King St., Saint John, NB Awards Banquet Annual General Meeting Auction Meet & Greet Youth Activities Riding Clinic Reservations at www.deltahotels.com or 1-800-335-8233 Reserve by February 29 for a discounted room rate! Seminars and Speakers include a stellar line-up! Dr. Laurie McDuffee, Atlantic Veterinary College Large Animal Surgery Elaine Ward, founder of Western Style Dressage Association of Canada Dr. Tammy Muirhead, Atlantic Veterinary College Anatomy Team Dr. Wendy Duckett, Professor of Large Animal Management, Atlantic Veterinary College Find the registration form in your CLRC Membership Renewal package, or online at: http://www.morganhorse.ca/2016%20Brochure.pdf Canadian Morgan 17 The Physiology of Trotting Breeds-versus-Running Breeds u INTERVIEW TROTTER VERSUS RUNNER LEFT: A Standardbred horse (the great Googoo Gaagaa) trotting as the front leg reaches an extreme in its range of motion. Note that the shoulder bones push up into the neck participating in the “up and out” motion of the front arm. The shorter, stiffer back dictates that the hind legs—which do most of the work—are spring-like. The croup drops rather than the back rounding; RIGHT: A Thoroughbred race horse (Secretariat, quite possibly the greatest one of all time) running. Note how the shoulder pulls down toward the rib cage and all the motion is under the horse. The running horse has a longer, rounder back and takes a longer stride behind. Do you have any theories about why the trotting breeds have high set necks (and, conversely, running breeds carry their necks more parallel to the ground)? A running horse has a low set neck that is used as a pendulum to help carry the animal forward in much the same manner that you use your legs and body to make a swing go higher. You will very rarely, if ever, see a successful distance runner who has an upright neck as that is the sign of a sprinter at best. With trotting horses it seems that the more perpendicular the humerus bone, the higher the horse’s head carriage is and it’s all about getting the front end elevated, which increases efficiency at the trot. Do you ever speculate that form over a breed’s evolution was selected partially by the equipment they carried—i.e. harness horses conformed to parts of the harness; Baroque horses had to carry a curb bit; etc? The equipment didn’t push breeding choices, rather, the equipment evolved as a way to increase the ability of the horse to do the job for which he was bred. n Previous articles in this series include: “Channeling Gladys Brown Edwards,” August 2012 and “How They Trot High,” September/October 2012. Both articles are archived at www.morganhorse.com/about/breed-magazine/archives/. IF IT’S ABOUT THE MORGAN BREED it’s in the official breed journal! Subscribe: 802-985-4944 ext 203; www. morganhorse.com/about/breed-magazine/subscribe The Morgan Horse © 2015 • The Morgan Horse 11 18 January/February 2016 The Search Is On! The Canadian Morgan is searching for a dynamic, people-oriented, and very detail-oriented person to take the reins of the editor and publisher! Applications may be directed to the CMHA office until March 1, 2016. Resumes will be reviewed by the CMHA Board of Directors and the successful candidate will be notified in April 2016. Job Skills include: • Can use and currently own the Adobe InDesign program. • Write and edit articles. • Work by email, social media and phone to solicit magazine advertising. • Design and layout advertisements. • Offer innovative suggestions to the Magazine Steering Committee and the Board of Directors on new ad and theme issues. • Must be familiar with Canada Post mailing, working with a copyhouse on printing and proofs, and sending online FTP files. • A working knowledge of horses is a benefit, and of Morgans is a bonus. Please forward your resume and samples of work to: CMHA Box 286 Port Perry, ON, L9L 1A3 For questions and a copy of the current magazine Procedural Manual, please contact: Nancy Kavanagh, phone 905-982-0097. Canadian Morgan 19 CMHA Affiliated Morgan Horse Clubs British Columbia Interior President: Gunther Funk 4280 Schubert Road Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4 (250) 546-2891 [email protected] Secretary: Debbie Miyashita PO Box Canoe, BC V0E 1K0 (250) 804-2928 [email protected] The Morgan Horse Club of Nova Scotia PRESIDENT: Don Porter PO Box 303 Stewiacke, NS B0N 2J0 (902) 639-2832 SECRETARY: Bev Young 19 Lacy Anne Avenue Enfield, NS B2T 0A5 (902) 883-9908 Manitoba The Keystone Province President, Dianne Brown Box 399 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0 204-246-2302 [email protected] Manitoba Morgan Horse Club Since 1970 ALBERTA President: David Gillen 1 - 51149 Range Rd. 225, Sherwood Park, AB T8C 1H1 780-887-7528 [email protected] Secretary: Kelly Wagar Secretary, Mark Grootelar 57527 Range Rd 211 Redwater, AB Ph/fax: 780-942-4654 [email protected] manitobamorganhorseclub.com President: NEW BRUNSWICK ONTARIO President: Genevieve Kendell-Hayes Jennifer Hatto 241 Isaiah Rd.Lutes Mountain, NB E1G 2Y2 506-862-9422 [email protected] 724 Lifford Road Bethany, ON L0A 1A0 705-277-2233 [email protected] Secretary: Dawn Brown Secretary: Christi Nye 4200 Boundary Road, Pontypool, ON L0A 1K0 www.ontariomorgan.com (647) 234-2820 [email protected] 222 Route 870 Collina, NB E5P 1P8 (506) 433-5725 SASKATCHEWAN President: Terry Dalziel Box 613 Oxbow, SK S0C 2B0 (306) 483-5138 0962 Secretary: Vacant 0G 1V0 20 January/February 2016 Who Contributes to the Foal? In racing, the male parts of the pedigree, which are the sire, the dam’s sire, and those before them, determine the distance and surface that the runner will be most effective for. The female parts of the pedigree, the dam, her dam, on so on, determine the racing class. When looking at the race pedigree, the female family is considered to determine the quality of the individual. The horse’s ability to become a stakes winner or wind up as a common horse is, more than 80-percent of the time, the result of the quality of the tail-female line and it goes back for generations. If a poor quality stallion was introduced for a generation or two, it can usually be recovered by breeding back to a superior stallion. In a paper titled “Potential role of maternal lineage in the thoroughbred breeding strategy,” it was found that you are likely to get an elite foal by crossing an elite stallion to an elite mare. No surprise there. Likewise, when you cross a poor quality sire to a poor quality mare, the offspring will also lack quality. What made readers sit up in surprise at this document was the discovery that crossing a low-quality sire to an elite mare would often result in an outstanding offspring on the track. But when a top quality stallion was crossed with a low quality mare, the resulting offspring would be disappointing in its performance. The reason for this variation, when we claim that the sire and dam each contribute 50% to the foal, is described as “heritability.” Heritability is the fraction of the total variation observed in a trait that can be accounted for by genetics. With racing breeds, they have performance data for the sires, dams and offspring for generations, and can do a statistical analysis that determines how much variation can be accounted for by the dam, the sire, and how much is unaccounted for by genetics. If this is starting to make you drift off, the actual numbers may be more interesting. In performance results, based on speed and not a judge’s opinion, the dam contributes up to 14% of her genetic influence to the offspring’s performance ability. The remaining 86% of the offspring’s variation in performance is attributed to some other factors, including the sire (up to 3.5%), and non-genetic factors including nutrition, exercise, stress level, toxins, and so on. That 14% is already relatively low, but how is it that it is five times more influential to a foal’s racing performance than the sire is? The sire and dam each contribute half of the alleles on the autosomal chromosomes except for the X and Y sex chromosomes. However, what the dam contributes that the sire does not are the mitochondria, which are inherited solely from the mother. Mitochondria are found in every cell of the body, and their purpose is to produce the ATP molecule, the chemical fuel of the body. No mitochondria and you are literally dead. The authors of the paper speculate that variation in the maternally-inherited mitochondria could be contributing to the performance of the offspring. Mitochondra have been linked to athletic performance, implying that powerful dam mitochondria provide an advantage to their foals. While this is all well and good for determining the best dams to produce offspring that can stand up to performing that can be evaluated by a timer on the track, for the average using horse, including Morgans, it is considered less important. At least as long as you are not concerned in the athletic abilities of your foals in an arena, cattle pen or on the trail! The lesson from this speed horse study is one what many influential Morgan breeders, including Joseph Brunk, have long understood. Always breed your mare to the best possible stallion, but always be sure it is your best possible mare. continued from page 13 Mares have a 28-day estrous cycle Human women cycle every 28 days, horses cycle every 21 days. This is not carved in stone, so some mares MAY have a 28-day cycle, but it is not common. Wild horses have better pregnancy rates than those in managed breeding programs If a breeding program is well managed, this is not true. Unproductive mares in a wild herd are driven out and usually are lost to predators, so the percentage of producing mares in a wild herd will appear high but does not account for those that did not stay with the herd. Natural selection also ensures that breeding conformation will be passed on for future fertility in wild herds. Many problem mares come into a managed breeding program and many will proceed to become pregnant. Some won’t. And some that shouldn’t be bred because of reproductive weakness will become pregnant with careful management and may pass along those genetic weaknesses to her offspring. The fact remains, more mares will conceive in a well-managed program than in the wild. Foaling can be predicted by waxing of the udder Some mares will wax three to four weeks prior to foaling. Others may not wax at all. The only fairly reliable predictor is to evaluate the milk which can be read about in a great article here: http://www.equine-reproduction.com/articles/predicting.htm Promoting and supporting all breeds and disciplines 11 issues per year, 30,000+ readers Your Best Value Magazine! 1-866-546-9922 P.O. Box 371 Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0 www.saddleup.ca Canadian Morgan Member of the BC Interior Morgan Horse Club 21 Youth Creativity Contests There is still time to produce your entries for the CMHA AGM on March 31-April 3! Take a look at our CMHA Youth contest categories, and prepare your entries to be judged during the convention in New Brunswick! Bring them in person, send with your zone director, or send by mail. Please contact CMHA Youth Director Lisa Kavanagh if you have any questions! This is our chance to show off your artistic talent! Enter as many parts of the contest as you like – just be creative! These contests are open to all members of cornerstone clubs, provincial clubs and individual members of the CMHAY. Each contest will be divided into two age groups: 13 & under 14 – 21 Please be sure to label all entries with your name, age, address and club or province. All entries will be returned after they are judged. Judging takes place at the annual convention. If you cannot attend personally, send your work out with your zone director. Each year we will be focusing on a different contest with a fabulous prize as an extra incentive. Photography Contest Take millions of pictures of horses and horse activities this year and send in your best! Do you have a favourite horse? Does your horse do something funny and unique? Does your brother or sister look extra cute on top of the family Morgan? Send in a snapshot. Picture must be taken by Youth and be no larger than 4” x 6”. Creative Writing Contest The creative writing contest is designed to offer you an opportunity to make your hidden horse stories, poems and songs famous. You can submit work which you have already handed in at school or a story fresh off the press. We will judge all types of written work – be creative! Creative Art Contest This contest has almost no limits! Feel free to use crayon, charcoal, chalk paint or anything you can think of. The subject can be anything. We will be judging your creativity and artistic talent. Banner Contest Which Youth club/individual can design the best banner? Let’s see the clubs get creative. Do you have a particular design in mind? Turn it into a banner! Win a prize for your club/yourself! Pick a theme for each year. I.E. National Morgan Show or Annual Convention. Entry must state club name or individual name, province or zone and number of Youth club members participating in the banner contest. Audio/Visual Contest Which Youth club/individual can promote the Morgan breed and/or their club the best? Let’s see the clubs get creative. Pick a theme for each year. I.E. The Youth Challenge Entry must state club name or individual name, province or zone and number of Youth club members participating. Scrapbook This is your chance to share the most exciting events of your year with us! The individual scrapbook is a collection of articles and pictures about you! A keepsake for you to look back upon over the years. It is a wonderful way to record great memories of your riding progress, school progress, friends, family, equine involvement, accomplishments, etc. For the scrapbook contest, you must have your scrapbook at the convention. You do not need to be in attendance in order to win. You can forward your scrapbook to the youth chairperson before the convention begins. Individual Scrapbook Contests for 10 & under and 11 & older, as well as a Club Scrapbook contest. A New Year’s Resolution: • Attend a club meeting. • Go watch a show. • Offer a copy of “Justin Morgan Had A Horse” or the “Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse” books by Ellen Feld to your school and local libraries. • Take your Morgans on a group trail ride with other breeds. Morgans are their own best promotion. Get the word out and keep the interest growing! 22 January/February 2016 DBA Street Talk Pegasus Sir Lancelot Balenciaga Dreamers Moonlight Rambo Ragtime Oro Blanco Brook Hill Constellation Mizrahi Salem Command Canon MSV Shooting Star Stand And Deliver Astronomicallee CRD Bugatti Townshend Oregon Rob The Wave Country Flash More Stallions Coming Watch Our Website http://mhaostallionserviceauction.com/ Contact: Gay Adams, (503) 936-4276 or [email protected] Canadian Morgan 23 Coulee Bend Kode of Honor and youth rider, Nicola Paulovich, are a team who have had their share of ups and downs over the years. From personal teenage struggles, to a suspensory ligament injury suffered by Kody and requiring six months stall rest at the age of 6, to near starvation this past spring by a trainer, Kody has come back stronger than ever to carry Nicola to year end high point championships in the dressage ring in our local 2015 PRADA Bronze competitions. In the fall of 2014, Nicola decided she wanted to give dressage a try, a discipline she had not yet attempted. Kody was sent off to a trainer in February and came back in very distressing shape in April. His recovery took a few months with the combined efforts of our veterinarian, our massage therapist, a nutritionist and Nicola’s love. By June, they were ready for their first dressage show in walk/trot. We are very fortunate to have an amazing local coach, Jill Jardie of Double J Equine, who took Nicola on as a student in May. Under Jill’s kind, positive, and encouraging tutelage this past year, Nicola and Kody have gone from weekly dressage lessons to compete in the walk/trot division and then on to the training level division, winning great scores under a variety of judges. Racking up the points in three qualifying shows, Nicola and Kody came away with the PRADA Walk/Trot Junior year end High Point Championship as well as the Training Level High Point Junior Championship. Nicola and Kody are now moving onto Level 1 and will be attending Gold Level shows in 2016 with the goal of qualifying for, and competing at, the Morgan World and Grand Championship show in Oklahoma. Nicola & Kody taking a well deserved break after two days of dressage competition. 24 How versatile is this pair? Having received Kody from longtime Morgan breeders, Cindy and Lyle Dietz, as a two-year old, Nicola and Kody began their journey. As a four-year old, and Nicola being mome, they started their competition career in hunter pleasure, showing in Red Deer. Five years of 4-H followed, with the pair being unbeatable at local and regional shows, both in-hand and under saddle. While in 4-H, they had fun in the drill team program too, and while performing at a local rodeo, people were asking about her “Andalusian.” Kody’s presence and beauty have many people guessing if he is an Arabian or an Andalusian; we quietly chuckle and tell them about the amazing Morgan. Nicola and Kody dabbled a bit in cross rails, trail classes, and some gymkhana, while also enjoying time out on the trails along the way. The partnership that Nicola and Kody have is one of complete and total trust in each other. To be a dressage rider, you apparently have to be somewhat OCD, as we have heard. Nicola is definitely that! She has found the discipline that suits her and Kody to a capital T. Nicola and Kody continue to be ambassadors for the Morgan breed, as, just recently at a show, she was asked, once again, about her beautiful Arabian. She smiled, took a breath, and pro- Nicola & Kody in first show in walk/trot division last June. ceeded to tell them about the fantastic and beautiful Morgan horse, that is her partner and best friend. We are so very proud of you, Nicola, for having the spirit to carry on through many trials, whether they be highs or lows. You have grown to be a very accomplished rider, and a strong and beautiful young woman. By Sally Paulovich January/February 2016 Morgan Marketplace _ Edmond & Lori Cote St. Paul AB 780-646-6301 [email protected] Breeding versatile Morgans that anyone can use. Standing five studs consisting of blacks, buckskins & a cremello. Please see our website for more information on our stallions and breeding program! www.7csmorgans.com Kris & Inge Johnsen JoHNSEN Tr e e F a r m s L t d . GOLDENCREST MORGANS 13616 232ND STREET MAPLE RIDGE, BC CANADA V4R 2R5 Visit our website for breeding stallions & quality stock for sale, featuring many in designer colours. PKT Regency’s Revenge www.miamarmorgans.ca, [email protected] 306-893-2486, cell 780-808-6951 1998 Black Stallion (JMF Nobleman x Dee-Cee Cerenity) TEL: (604) 463-2571 FAX: (604) 463-2590 email: [email protected] RR #4, Tofield, AB (780) 662-3844 (780) 266-3840 Kari Janzen • Ed Norton • [email protected] Canadian Morgan 25 Millennium Ultra Hot Just because there is snow, doesn’t mean you can only dream of your next dressage or show prospect .. Cedarcrest Double Agent x Red Hot This 15 hh, coming 3-year old Minion Millennium grandson shows huge promise. Inquisitive Morgan personality, kind, well-mannered, quick to learn! Blue Gate Morgans Brenda L. Casteels Lindsay, Ontario 905-261-7069 Why not book a breeding to full Lippitt stallion, Schiehallion Nicholas or buy one of his offspring in 2016 instead? His previous offspring, both were fillies, sold as dressage and show prospects. Call: 613 388 2633 Email: [email protected] Website: www.schiehallionnicholas.com [email protected] C-My Golden Hawk Harlan’s Azurean Triple S Bald Eagle x C-My Glory Mizrahi x NAS Esperanza 14.2HH golden dappled palomino Morgan stallion. Proven sire of quality, athletic ranching and versatile riding mounts. Private treaty. JDH Morgans Stratton, Ontario (807) 483-1447 [email protected] www.jdhmorgans.webs.com U.S. Regional Park Saddle Champion U.S. In-Hand Champion Lauralee Morgan Farm Sherri & Deana Wilson Uxbridge, Ontario (905) 852-9406 [email protected] Producing quality Morgans surpassing YOUR dreams, within YOUR reach. Beams Dream Maker JDH Kodaco Sable Knight Krusier x Silver Sierra Dreammaker Baptiste Captain Navy x PKT Coffee Beam 14.2HH jet black Morgan stallion. Athletic, versatile, agile and catty (natural cow sense). Private treaty. JDH Morgans Stratton, Ontario (807) 483-1447 [email protected] www.jdhmorgans.webs.com 14.2HH Buckskin Morgan stallion. Natural cow sense, versatile and sensible. Private treaty. JDH Morgans Stratton, Ontario (807) 483-1447 [email protected] www.jdhmorgans.webs.com Producing quality Morgans surpassing YOUR dreams, within YOUR reach. Producing quality Morgans surpassing YOUR dreams, within YOUR reach. PKT Lover Boy PKT Lover Boy Mia-Mar Remo PKT Regency’s Revenge x PKT Keshia Mai 2001 stallion standing to Drumlin Pal x CW’s Silver Surprize (PKT Regency’s Revenge x PKT Keshia Mai) approved mares in 2016 EEAta Stamping his beautiful foals with his Morgan type and temperament Multiple mare discount available 2001 stallion standing to approved mares in 2016. EEAta. Stamping hisMorgans beautiful foals Mia-Mar Judith Dexter with his SKMorgan type Maidstone 306-893-2486 & temperament. Multiple mare discount available. 2011 Cremello stallion standing to approved mares in 2016. High % Foundation bred. Inquiries invited. Siring size, temperament & type. Multiple mare discount available. [email protected] www.miamarmorgans.ca Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486 [email protected] * www.miamarmorgans.ca 26 Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486 [email protected] * www.miamarmorgans.ca January/February 2016 Mia-Mar Ring of Fire Westwind Bimbeau Westwind Bimbeau Mia-Mar Ring Of Fire (Old Ways Bimbeau x Amador Firelight) (Mia-Mar Remo x Dark Dancin Embers) 2015 Splash pinto stallion standing to a limited number of approved mares in 2018 100% Foundation Bred 2014 Minion Millennium grandson standing to a limited number of approved mares in 2017 Keep your eyes on this fellow Old Ways Bimbeau x Amador Firelight 2015 Splash pinto stallion standing to a limitMia-Mar Morgans ed number of approved Judith Dexter Maidstone SK mares in 2018. 100% 306-893-2486 Foundation bred. [email protected] Mia-Mar Remo x Dark Dancin Embers 2014 Minion Millenium grandson Mia-Mar Morgans standing to a limited Judith Dexter Maidstoneof SK approved number 306-893-2486 mares in 2017. Keep your eyes on this fellow! Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486 [email protected] * www.miamarmorgans.ca [email protected] www.miamarmorgans.ca www.miamarmorgans.ca Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486 [email protected] * www.miamarmorgans.ca Trillium Samson Trillium Finest Black Opal Lauralee Foxy Man x H-Loli Sire of numerous classic champions. Grandson of Chingadero & heavily infused Old Government lines. Frozen semen only, private treaty. Trillium Morgan Horse Farm Catherine Sampson Orono, Ontario 905-983-5980 Trillium Samson x Nithcroft Royal Gem The best of Flyhawk & Lippitt. Great grandson of Chingadero. Uncomplicated, athletic & oozing with type & charm. Trillium Morgan Horse Farm Catherine Sampson Orono, Ontario 905-983-5980 [email protected] * tmhf.com [email protected] * tmhf.com Teton Black Hawk SYLR Tomoros Golden Correl Teton Celebration x Tetonia Jewell Amberfields Golden Tomoro x Sensational Rose of Tomoro 15hh Black stallion. Black Hawk is a superbly built WW Morgan. He has big, expressive wide set eyes on a beautifully chisled face set with the most perfect ears. His body is balanced and his movement is stunning and floaty. Arcane Manna Morgans Cassie Thomas, Beulah, MI 231.970.0629 [email protected] 15.2hh 2005 sooty palomino stallion. Correl is a once-in-alifetime stallion. He is correct in conformation that screams Morgan, has a gentleman’s personality, & his movement is impeccable. Plus, color! Arcane Manna Morgans Cassie Thomas, Beulah, MI, 231.970.0629 [email protected] Mia-Mar Atomic Mia-Mar Atomic Charge Charge Oregon Country Flash (Mia-Mar Zildjian x Chargers Wicked Angel) RDK’s Oregon Rising Son x Marvelous Ima Darling 2013 Double registered Morgan/Pinto splash white palomino.16HH, ¾ Lippitt. 2015 Grand Champion Stallion at PNW Morgan Show at 25 months. Making history as the first ever blue-eyed Morgan to win that honor. Oregon Morgans, Ridgefield, WA, 306-216-6424 [email protected] Mia-Mar Zildjian x Chargers Wicked Angel 2015 Silver Dapple stallion standing to a limited number of approved mares in 2018 Inquires Invited 2015 Silver Dapple stallion standing to a Mia-Mar Morgans limited number of apJudith Dexter Maidstone SK proved mares in 2018. 306-893-2486 Inquiries invited. [email protected] www.miamarmorgans.ca Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486 [email protected] * www.miamarmorgans.ca Canadian Morgan 27 Advertiser Index TC Maverick Billy Dee Royal Hawk x Sleepy Captress Jet black, solidly built, 100% foundation bred stallion boasting Flyhawk, Lippitt, & General Gates in his pedigree. We are planning foals from him in 2017. Blitzen Morgans Caylyn Walker Jasper, ON 780-983-1900 blitzenestate.com * [email protected] A Midnight Special Farceur Morgan X Richwood GD Marj Richwood Morgans Traditional Family Morgans since 1961 Versatile, correctness and athleticism. Our Morgan’s do all & Win! Mary Hazelwood Georgetown, Ca. 530-333-2950 www.richwoodmorgans.com TFM Skywalker CW’s Silver Dollar x KMS Covergirl Want a super disposition, correct conformation, a winner in hunt, jumping, endurance, carriage & combined driving? Contact us for frozen semen transport. Thomas Family Morgans Bob & Marge Thomas Union, Ontario [email protected] * 519-633-2390 JMF Basic Black (Rum Brook Immortal Image x JMF Wild Mayflower) 15.2 hh 7Cs Morgans................................................................. 25 Alberta Morgan Owners & Breeders............................... 9 Arcane Manna Morgans................................................ 27 Blitzen Morgans............................................................ 28 Blue Gate Morgans....................................................... 25 British Columbia Morgan Owners & Breeders.............. 10 CMHA Convention........................................................ 17 Country Rose Morgans.............................................. 6, 28 Coyote Flat Ranch......................................................... C2 Cyan Star Morgans........................................................ 25 Giddy Up Morgans........................................................ 25 JDH Morgans................................................................ 26 Johnsen Tree Farms Ltd................................................. 25 Lauralee Morgans.......................................................... 26 M&M Morgans........................................................ 25, C3 Marana Morgans............................................................. 3 Mia-Mar Morgans....................................... C1, 25, 26, 27 Morgan Horse Association of Oregon........................... 23 NYSMHS....................................................................... 28 Oregon Morgans........................................................... 28 Raspberry Field Morgans................................................. 5 Saddle Up..................................................................... 21 Schiehallion Nicholas.................................................... 26 Thomas Family Morgans................................................ 28 Trillium Morgans........................................................... 27 Workwize Morgans....................................................... C4 Suspension List The following people and entities are suspended from doing business with the CMHA as of August 23, 2012. Hedge, Marcia, ON Cosburn, Stan Classifieds 8-year old registered chestnut mare. HVK Belle Flaire x WBC Midnight Madness (by Wham Bam Command). Broke to drive, traffic safe. Broodmare prospect. $2,000. (519) 595-4830 & leave msge. ON Morgans for sale? A 40-word classified ad makes them easy to find! $25 says it all. The New York State Morgan Horse Society An Official Chapter of the American Morgan Horse Association We invite you to investigate our Morgan horses and activities. You can visit our website at nysmhs.org for the latest news, classieds, and events. Links to other activities such as the NY Regional Horse Show and NY Stallion Service Auction can also be found there. Solid black 2003 stallion with a beautiful mind, charismatic presence and elegant, athletic movement. Please inquire for breeding . Monica Smyl Wainwright, AB 780-806-3141 [email protected] www.countryrosemorgans.com 28 For more information or a copy of our newsletter, The Trader, write to Mark Langdon at [email protected] or at 161 Dublin Hill Road, Southbury, CT. 06488 January/February 2016