THIS JUST IN!  Maretta Kennedy has donated a custom bronze, 1/6 scale of a horse standing or moving.  The value is $5500.  It will be in the Live Auction Thursday night.  email MochaMon228@gmail.com to get a phone bidder’s number and call back on Thursday.

There will be a concurrent Silent Auction during the show, Thursday through Saturday.  Once I have a list of everything brought to the show, the list will be posted here, and on Facebook, on the wall of the “Friends of Tim O’Gorman” group.  Bids on the Silent Auction items will be accepted by email at MochaMon228@gmail.com.

I am so proud to be a part of the Morgan community!!

We are looking for lesson horses for our riding program.  We promise to offer quality care and a lot of love.  Please contact me at dawn@peeperranch.com if you have a horse that would fit into our program.

Thanks,

Dawn Fire

There will be a live auction on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 during the NY Morgan Regional in Syracuse, NY to benefit Tim O’Gorman.  Tim was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and has no health insurance.  Several valuable items have been donated to the auction so far and we will be accepting phone bids during the auction. 

This thing has taken off in a way that is both heart-warming (I LOVE the Morgan community) and overwhelming.  I have had to make some adjustments to my original plan.  This has definitely been a group effort, with many thanks to Suzy Lucine, Sue & Jeff Evans, and Nancy Galusha for your help and advice.  With everyone’s cooperation and understanding, we’ll muddle through this together and make a million dollars.

Items to be auctioned include:

1. Custom saddle suit by Marsha Shepard made with the fabric of your choice.
2. Hand-made harness trunk that holds 4 harnesses, from Lynn Peeples.
3. A breeding service to Ultra’s Special Agent.
4. Full day clinic at your location with Barbara Irvine; travel expenses to your location are not included.
5. Full-page, 4-color ad in the Saddle Horse Report.
6. A breeding service to UVM (Tim’s Alma Mater) Stallion of Choice
7. Danny Williams wire sculpture.
8. Both a 16×20 and a 20×30 photo by Terry Young.
9. Training bridle from LaSalle.
10. Jeanne Herrick print.
11. Gift certificate from Rhode Island tack.
12. 20×20 photo collage from Shane Shiflet.
13. Original artwork by Deb Richter.
14. Gift certificate from Steed Whips.
15. Freedman glazed, black leather portfolio.
16. Day at Taylor River Farm that includes either a ride or a drive.
17. Full-page, B&W ad in The Morgan Horse magazine.  Buyer may upgrade to color.
18. Horsehair bracelet donated by Amanda DuPont.
19. Catered lunch for 6 at the 2010 NEMHS donated by Cindy Mugnier and Earleen Kenyon.
20. Free stalls at the Mid-A, Penn-Ohio, Connecticut, Mass Morgan, Jubilee, and NY Morgan shows for 2010.
21. Bobby’s Hunt Bridle (new)
22. Shoeing by Sean Travers.
23. Day at Broadmoor.
24. One month of training at Fairview Stables by Jaisen Von Ballmoos.
25. Golf Cart for the 2010 New England Morgan Horse Show
26. 4 days and 3 nights in the Sebring’s vacation home on Cape Cod.
27. Full-page 4-color ad in the Connection that may be used at any time.
28. A day at Peeper Ranch.
29. Four Corcel sheets – 3-72 in. sheets and 1-74 in. sheet.
30. A breeding service to MLF Sharper Image, a horse bred by Tim & Shirley while at Meadowland Farms.  Sire of 2 two-year-old Reserve World Champions.
31. One pair of Hot Jods.
32. One breeding to Benediction (Shanghai, by Forevermore X HVK Noble Melody, by Noble Flaire)
33. A ride or drive with World Amateur Park Saddle Champion, Simply Maserati, at his home at Morning View Stables in Gilbertsville, NY.
34. Limited Edition “UVM Valcour” model, signed, numbered, and signed by EVERYONE!!!  (Peter Stone, Chris McDermott, Chris Cassenti, Jeanne Mellin Herrick, & Steve Davis.)  It comes with a certificate showing its significance.  These cannot be purchased.
35. Weekend for two at the fabulous Cedar Spring Farm situated in the heart of the Champlain Valley, one of Vermont’s most spectacular vacation spots.  Includes a complete evaluation for horse and rider in any discipline, with your own horse or one of our world champion lesson horses.
36. 14 nights in a 6-bed bungalow in North Wales donated by Cloister Morgans.
37. An autographed jersey from NY Islander goalie Marty Biron.
38. 18 back issues of the annual publication “Morgan Breeders Guide”, including the highly sought after 1996 edition, shipped to the buyer.
39. Evaluation of your dressage prospect via video or DVD by three trainers from Full Circle Dressage.
40. 2 days at Rushton Stables in southern California to watch horses work and take a guided trail ride, AND a ride or drive with 4-time World Champion CCR’s Outragjus Corajus.
41. 16×20 in. gold-framed Canvas Portrait, high-resolution digital file to be supplied by winner, donated by Gloucester Graphics Equine Division.
42. Design and production of a one-page B&W or color ad by Sonja Aghabekian.
43. A day with Jean DeGutis at Equitation Unlimited and a month of lessons, to be used at anytime.
44. A month of lessons from Nikki Rae Woodworth at KGA Morgans.
45. A set of Inaugural License Plates, with a letter of authenticity for the plates.
46. A hand made quilt with an equine theme from Kathy Conway.
47. One month of training at Merriehill.  Board is not included.
48. A breeding service to Lamborghini In Black donated by Grace Steere and David Rand.
49. Dinner from the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que for 15 people, delivered to the horse show office on Saturday, Sept 19.  

To everyone who has already made a donation, please search for the group “Friends of Tim O’Gorman” on Facebook and, if at all possible, post a picture and description of the item that you have donated.  Those who have donated a day at your facility may want to include a picture of the farm or your logo.

The auction will take place in a site yet to be determined, after the last class of the evening session, or at about 9:30 pm.  If you cannot attend the auction in person, please email us at any time before 9 pm Thursday at MochaMon228@gmail.com to let us know what you are interested in bidding on and a phone number where you can be reached when your item comes up.  You will need to provide payment information when you are called and given a bidding number.

Here are a couple candids of the cute boy. This is a perfect youth horse. He trail rides, rides hunt and western, very solid, safe gelding.  See post from Sept 8th for more infomation.

UPDATE

There will be a live auction on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 during the NY Morgan Regional in Syracuse, NY to benefit Tim O’Gorman.  Tim was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and has no health insurance.  Several valuable items have been donated to the auction so far and we will be accepting phone bids during the auction.  Items to be auctioned include:
1. Custom saddle suit by Marsha Shepard made with the fabric of your choice.
2. Hand-made harness trunk that holds 4 harnesses, from Lynn Peeples.
3. Breeding to Ultra’s Special Agent.
4. Full day clinic at your location with Barbara Irvine.
5. Full-page, 4-color ad in the Saddle Horse Report.
6. Breeding to UVM (Tim’s Alma Mater) Stallion of Choice
7.Danny Williams wire sculpture.
8. Both a 16×20 and a 20×30 photo by Terry Young.
9. Training bridle from LaSalle.
10. Jeanne Herrick print.
11. Gift certificate from Rhode Island tack.
12. 20×20 photo collage from Shane Shiflet.
13. Deb Richter print.
14. Gift certificate from Steed Whips.
15. Freedman glazed, black leather portfolio.
16. Day at Taylor River Farm that includes either a ride or a drive.
17. Full-page, B&W ad in The Morgan Horse magazine; buyer may upgrade to color.
18. Horsehair bracelet donated by Amanda DuPont.
19. Catered lunch for 6 at the 2010 NEMHS donated by Cindy Mugnier and Earleen Kenyon.
20. Free stalls at the Mid-A, the Penn-Ohio, the Jubilee, and the NY Morgan shows for 2010.
21. Bobby’s Hunt Bridle (new)
22. Shoeing by Sean Travers.
23. Day at Broadmoor.
24. Golf Cart for the 2010 New England Morgan Horse Show
25. 4days and 3 nights in the Sebring’s vacation home on Cape Cod.
26. Full-page 4-color ad in the Connection that may be used at any time.
27. A day at Peeper Ranch.
28. Four Corcel sheets – 3-72 in. sheets and 1-74 in. sheet.
29. Breeding to MLF Sharper Image, a horse bred by Tim & Shirley while at Meadowland Farms.
30. One pair of Hot Jods.
31. One breeding to Benediction (Shanghai, by Forevermore X HVK Noble Melody, by Noble Flaire)
32. A ride or drive with Simply Maserati.
33.            Limited Edition “UVM Valcour” model, signed, numbered, and signed by EVERYONE!!!  (Peter Stone, Chris McDermott (owner), Chris Cassenti (trainer), Jeanne Mellin Herrick (designer), Steve Davis (Breeder).  It comes with a certificate showing its significance.  These cannot be purchased.

As more items are donated, the information on this site will be updated.

To everyone who has already made a donation, please search for the group “Friends of Tim O’Gorman” on Facebook and, if at all possible, post a picture and description of the item that you have donated.  Those who have donated a day at your facility may want to include a picture of the farm or your logo.

The auction will take place in a site yet to be determined, after the last class of the evening session, or at about 9:30 pm.  Phones will open at 9 pm.  If you cannot attend the auction in person, please call at 9 pm to let us know which item(s) you would like to bid on.  Or, you may email us at MochaMon228@gmail.com to let us know what you are interested in bidding on and a phone number where you can be reached when your item comes up.  The numbers to call are:
419-261-8341, 315-420-0480, or 724-301-1409.

Everyone who will be attending the show is encouraged to bring items to donate to the auction and to bid often and bid high during the auction.

 
This update was made at 2:30 pm on Saturday, Sept 12.

I have a two year old that I am hoping to break to cart this fall…  My long term goal is to show him Carriage/Sport Horse.  He is 16 hands and growing!!   I have looked around and I really like the Meadowbrook Style. If anyone has any good websites I should visit or any good pointers I would love to hear them. Thanks

I young girl in my 4H club is looking to get a horse. Her parents don’t have a lot of money so she has made a deal with our barn to clean stalls in exchange for partial board. We are trying to find her a suitable horse either for free or for very cheap. So if you know of anyone who can no longer keep their Morgan and is trying to find a good home for it please let me know. There are a couple of horses in our area in need of a good home that would be suitable for her however she has been riding my Morgan and has fallen in love with the breed so I promised her I would at least try and find her a Morgan. She is a very responsible girl who completely loves horses and if  she could no longer keep the horse due to financial reasons we would take the horse to use in our lesson and summer camp program so the horse would defiantly stay with a good home. She is not in need of anything fancy just something she could ride huntseat and/or western and take to 4H level shows. An older horse in its late teens or early twenties would be fine.

Thanks.

Ancan Always and Forever (Forevermore x FCF Snapdragon) is a 7 year old 14.3 hand bay gelding.  Ev has that golden retriever personality and “I want to please you” attitude.  I originally bought him to be my amateur western pleasure horse but after a couple months in training, I realized that he would be much better suited for the w/t or 13 and under divisions.  I also found the horse of my dreams which of course comes with a very large price tag, or else Ev would never be for sale. 

Ev has been trail ridden and is not spooky or hot. He is not a big fan of crossing water, but will reluctantly do it just to make his rider happy! LOL. 

My 11 year old daughter rides him without any problems.  He is current on normal vaccines including rabies and WNV, farrier and worming.  No one will ever wonder what breed of horse he is as he screams “I am a typey Morgan Horse!”

Email for pictures.

$4,000 

Julie

We have three spots on a trailer heading to grand Nationals.  If you would like to contact us about hauling, kbccf@aol.com