Volume 23 Number 1 Fall 2016
The Official Magazine of the Historic Morab Horse
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Volume 23 Number 1 Fall 2016
The Official Magazine of the Historic Morab Horse
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wendy Konichek S101 W34628 County Road LO Eagle, WI 53119 (262)594-3667 morabrep@yahoo.com VICE CHAIRMAN
Jane Licht 2964 County Rd. AB McFarland WI 53558 608-838-8178 licht.jane@gmail.com
IN THIS ISSUE Morabs at the Midwest Horse Fair……...…….3-4 IMBA Directors……………………………….…5-6 Award Programs….……………….………...…7 Farm News……………………………………....8-9 In Memoriam of Jeanine………….…………….11 Morab at Tevis…………………………..……….10 Morab History…………………………….……...13 Morab Perspective Information………….….….18 Registration Information………………………...19 Membership Application………………………...20 Funny Photos…………………………………….15
SECRETARY
Carol King N4360 French Rd Freedom, WI 54913 920-738-7577 ctopaz3@gmail.com TREASURER Jodi Johnson 661 Pelican St. Rhinelander, WI 54501
schnicklefritz1@yahoo.com
ADVERTISERS Farm Listings……………………………………..12-13 Classified Ads…………………………………….14-15 Jericho Creek Farm II ……………………….…17 Rocking L Acres ………………………………..16
DIRECTOR Denise Schneider 468 Tip Lane Brookneal, VA 24528 (434)376-9738 deschneider@earthlink.net
The Morab Perspective Deadlines are: Spring Issue January 31st Fall July 31st
DIRECTOR Lynn Beckford Cascade, WI beckford@excel.net
INTERNATIONAL MORAB REGISTRY & The Half Morab Registry S101 W34628 County Road LO Eagle, WI 53119 (262)594-3667 imba_registry@yahoo.com IMBA WEBSITE
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Submit your information to Editor Carol King at:
morabnews@yahoo.com
Editor’s Comment When Jeanine Schollmeyer passed last November, the Morab community lost a dedicated contributor to the breed. In addition to promoting the breed in various ways, Jeanine served as the editor of the Morab Perspective. I agreed to take over as editor, but it is my first attempt in this type of endeavor. It is a learning experience to be sure, but I intend to give it my best effort. This issue of MP will be somewhat limited, but we believe it will improve in time. We do need Morab lovers to submit articles and photos about their farm, their horses and just anything they would like to share about Morabs. Thank you for your patience as we continue to support the wonderful Morab breed through IMBA. Carol King
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Ten Magnificent Morabs at the 2016 Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wisconsin By Carol King The 2016 Morab performance at the Midwest Horse Fair began with Vikki Dalton riding her impressive buckskin Morab mare GH Bianca Bey. Vikki wore an authentic Arabian costume representing the ancient desert horses that are a strong influence in our modern Morab horses. Vikki and Bianca were joined in the arena by RL Royal Ranger ridden by Maiah O’Rourke. Maiah was dressed as a Civil War soldier and Ranger was a good representative of the Morgan part of the breed since he is 3/4 Morgan and resembles the breed. Wes Licht drove his palomino Morab mare RL Rosali as a reminder that an early palomino Morab known as Golddust was never defeated in cart racing in the 1800’s. Although registered as a Morgan, Golddust was actually 3/4 Morgan and 1/4 Arabian. Wendy Konichek started Horse Power Healing Center to offer a therapeutic riding program utilizing the Morab horses due to their gentle nature. Josh Horne entered the arena mounted on LM Red Skye Delight, led by Wendy. Side-walkers Angie Tuchel and Nyssa Sheridan accompanied them. Josh has improved in confidence and ability due to his sessions with Wendy and her Morabs.
Maiah riding RL Royal Ranger.
Windmere Lady Omega was bred by Windmere Farm, but now owned by Rocking L Acres. Lady follows in the famous footsteps of her halfbrother Windmere Magic, and she is even more talented excelling in harness and as a dependable mount for youngsters learning the art of horsemanship. Lady was driven by one of her young students, Melissa McDowell.
The Horse Power Healing Center Team. Sandy Gorman joined the group mounted on CMA After Hours, a Morab gelding who has carried her safely over many trails. Morab horses are ideally suited for endurance riding due to a superior pulmonary system inherited from both the Morgan and Arabian breeds. The Morab archives record many outstanding distance horses of the past who have completed long distance rides including the grueling 100-mile Tevis Cup race.
Melissa driving Windmere Lady Omega and Wes driving RL Rosali.
Gail Rentmeester was next to ride her talented dressage horse SW Abednego into the arena. While Morabs excel in a variety of disciplines, their athletic ability and intelligence make the breed an excellent choice for the dressage rider. Young horses are the future of the breed as represented by Jessica Stachulak with Jericho’s Shadowhawk, a grandson of the beautiful palomino Morab, Sir Raf Royale. The presentation of this young horse was in honor of Royale who sired many excellent Morabs, but has now passed to greener pastures. Continued on page 4 ♦
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Continued from page 3 The final two Morabs to enter the arena are not to honor a Morab, but their owner Jeanine Schollmeyer. Jeanine performed with her Morab trick horses, Jericho’s Thee Senor and Jericho’s Mr. Firefox at the 2015 Midwest Horse Fair. A few short months later on November 8, 2015 Jeanine succumbed to ovarian cancer. Homage was paid to her by her two Morabs handled by Jenel Heise and Katie Paul.
Jenel with Jericho’s Thee Senor.
Nyssa with Jericho’s Shadowhawk.
Katie with Jericho’s Mr. Firefox.
Jamie Dunst with LM Red Sky Delight. Pictured on the Front Cover: Upper left; CMA After Hours with Sandy Gorman Upper right: Wes Licht with RL Rosali Middle left: Vikki Dalton with GH Bianca Bey Middle right: Gail Rentmeester with SW Abendego Group Photo left to right: Jenel Heise with Jericho’s Thee Senor Katie Pribyl with Jericho’s Mr. Firefox Melissa with Windmere Lady Omega. Jessica Stachulak with Jericho’s Shadowhawk Allison Evers, Nyssa Sheridan, Josh Horne, LM Red Sky Delight and Wendy Konichek Sandy Gorman with CMA After Hours Wes Licht with RL Rosali Maiah O’Rourke with RL Royal Ranger Melissa McDowell with Windmere Lady Omega Vikki Dalton with GH Bianca Bey **Photographer credits: Jane Licht and Jessica Laux of Eden Photography ♦
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Meet our Directors and Officers Wendy Konichek - Registrar/Executive Director At Jericho Creek Farm II, in Eagle, Wisconsin, Wendy has been breeding, training and showing Morabs, Morgans and Arabians for over 25 years. Wendy has been with IMBA from it’s inception often serving as a director and officer.
Wendy is also a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH) certified instructor and operates Horse Power Healing Center for children and adults with special needs. Term ending 2018
Jane Licht - Director/Vice Chairman Jane and Wes Licht own and operate Rocking L Ranch in McFarland, WI. They breed and show their beautiful Morabs. Wes also takes in horses for training. Jane has contributed much to IMBA as a director, officer and as former editor of the Morab Perspective. She is always ready with great ideas on how to better promote the breed.
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Carol King - Director/Secretary Carol and Joel King own Windmere Morab Farm in Freedom, WI. Although no longer breeding, Windmere Morabs has produced 27 foals since 1979 including Windmere Magic and Windmere Royal Topaz. Carol was one of the original IMBA Directors and continues to have a strong interest in preserving and promoting the breed.
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Jodi Johnson- Treasurer Several years ago, I found myself struggling in life as well as being afraid of horses...enter Wendy Konichek and the Morab Breed. After several lessons and much talking, I gained a lot of confidence in myself, my riding ability and found myself madly in love with Desert Elegance ASF aka Shallie. This has been an emotional journey and one that I am so glad I was able to embark on. My worst ride on a Morab is still better than my best ride on any other breed.
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Meet our Directors and Officers
Denise Schneider - Director I have been a horse lover all of my life. It was my dream from when I was a child to have my own farm with horses. I was fortunate as an adult to be able to realize that dream. My introduction to Morabs came with the purchase of my second horse, LM Sky King. I now have two Morabs in my herd, and a love of the Morab breed. Term ending 2016
Lynn Beckford - Director I would like to introduce myself; I am Lynn Beckford, a New Yorker who was transplanted to Wisconsin in 1978. One of the first ladies I met when I moved was Phyllis Griffin Rountree. Phyllis at the time owned a Morgan Stallion named Max High Society Kid. Max had sired her first Morab Colt which I had the privilege of buying as a yearling in 1979. The colt, named High Fad-Commander, aka Hot Shot was with me until the age of 30 when I had to put him down. He was an awesome gelding that I showed in many open shows, rode on Competitive Trail Rides, and several Midwest Horse Fair demos. I currently own a 14 year old Morab gelding, named Riley’s Irish Luck. Riley is the great grandson of my original Morab’s sire, Max. I have shown Riley at several Morab shows where he has done well in halter and under saddle. Right now I am working with him toward showing 1st Level Dressage next summer. With owning a Morab in our area came the pleasure of helping to promote the breed. In the early 80’s I was one of the original members of the Midwest Morab Club and later the North American Morab Horse Association. As part of these groups I wrote many articles for local and national horse magazines promoting the breed, the club, and the association. I spent many hours researching and documenting the history of the breed, one the first to do so.
IMBA ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2016 10AM TELECONFERENCE
It is an honor to be asked to be a part of IMBA and again help to promote this wonderful breed. I plan to share some of the history of breed and our clubs to our members through articles in The Morab Perspective.
Everyone is welcome to attend via their telephone. Contact the IMBA office for the phone number to dial in to join the meeting.
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News Flash~~~~The International Morab Breeders Association (IMBA) and the International Morab Registry (IMR) have recently relocated offices to Eagle, Wisconsin. We are excited about our recent re-organization that will enable the registry to better serve members and promote the breed. The registry can be contacted at imba_registry@yahoo.com. We have a fabulous new website at morab-imba.com where members can advertise and set up links to their websites free of charge. At this time we would like to reach out to all our Morab breeders and owners to take the opportunity to submit farm news and listings to the Morab Perspective, our E-Newsmagazine. We would also welcome any photos of Morabs, show or candid that Morab owners would like to share. These can be submitted to morabnews@yahoo.com. ♦
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What Award programs does IMBA offer? Nyssa Sheridan, Webmaster
One of the most popular programs IMBA has created is the Lifetime Achievement Award Program (LAAP). The LAAP recognizes any activity that your Morab participates in for its entire life. Some of the activities points are earned are: Show, Combined Driving, Endurance/Competitive Trail, Dressage, Team Penning, Trail Riding, Ranch work, In hand work, Horse Fairs and much more. Points are recorded toward the Bronze, Silver, Gold and Miller Hall of Fame achievement levels. There are no time limits for reaching these goals. It is easy to register a Morab in this program. The cost of a lifetime nomination is twenty dollars. Compared to many other breeds which require yearly nominations of fifty or more, this is quite a bargain. There is also a one dollar charge per form to send in records of each activity gaining points. Points are based on the activity size, complexity and placement of the horse. Extra points are given for participation in: Special Promotional Events, Regional Horse Fairs, IMBA Futurities, Partner’s n Performance and Morab Specific divisions. Upon completion of each Level: *Commemorative Certificate is issued to the current owner *Custom trophy is awarded *Picture and information is listed on the LAAP Award Website. * Feature in the Morab Perspective Why not be rewarded for spending time with your special Morab partner? For more information and forms please visit: http://morab-imba.com/lifetime-achievement-award-program/
OTHER AWARDS BASED ON LAAP POINTS Hearst Memorial Award It is an award given to the Morab horse that accumulates the most overall LAAP points for the current year’s activities. Morab Versatility Award This award is to recognize the Versatility of Morabs. There is no time limit for reaching this goal. To receive the Morab Versatility Award a horse must accumulate the number of points in any three of the Versatility categories. Most Versatile Morab This is a special Award recognizing the most Versatile Morab that competes in every category. The Morab must accumulate the number of points in any three categories and 50 points in the other three remaining categories. There is no time limit for reaching this goal. There are three levels of Awards: Bronze (1st time winner); Silver (2 time winner) and Gold (3 time winner) Endurance, Competitive Trail and Distance Driving Mileage Awards These awards are to recognize the competitive miles spent with Morabs.
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Farm News
Girls on Morab horses at Rocking L Acres, McFarland, in 2007. L to R: Kellin Kelly on RL Elly Su, Lizzy Radloff on RL Royal Ranger, Laneta Robinson on RL Rosali, Julie Donagan on Windmere Lady Omega, Holly Epply on RL Amazing Grace.
Mentoring the Generations By Jane Licht Wes and I have two biological daughters and a couple dozen “horse daughters” acquired over the past 40 years that we have had our little horse farm just east of McFarland, Wisconsin. Often the relationship begins when parents inquire about whether their daughter (usually it’s a girl though there have been a few boys as well) who just loves horses, can come and take riding lessons from Wes. Wes grew up in the saddle on the backs of big workhorses and small ponies. He really cannot remember a time when he was not riding horses and he cannot remember a time that his horseman father did not take pride in his well-trained horses. Wes also taught 4th and 5th graders for over 30 years and knows how to teach both human children and equines of all ages. Wes does not just teach children to ride; he teaches horsemanship – how to establish a relationship, how to learn what the horse is communicating with gestures and body posture and how to be focused and consistent as you give directions to your horse. He shows each young person how to check the horse’s feet, move around him safely as you brush him, lead him up and down the arena, saddle up, put the bridle on, mount and get the horse to move how and where you want him to. Our first “horse daughter” was Rachael Otte, a cute, lanky eleven year-old who lived for horses. First she used one of our little black Shetland ponies as her 4-H project, driving and winning with little “Babe.” Then her wise mother suggested that she and Wes go in together to buy a larger pony that we would own and that her daughter Rachael could use for a riding horse in 4-H. Rachael grew to be the favorite baby sitter for our young daughters, Sara and Katie, who looked up to Rachael with great admiration. We have photos of the three of them riding ponies together. Rachael spent most of her summers on our farm, helping with chores, working with our horses and playing with our daughters. Then she graduated and left for college. Continued on page 9 ♦
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Farm News Continued from page 8 Now she is married to Paul Davis and has children of her own attending college. Over the years, when driving down from Minnesota through the Madison area they would stop at our farm and their boys would often ride our horses. We consider them part of our family and the feeling is mutual. Many more horse daughters continued through the years. Some of them were in 4-H, some helped us with the Morab demonstration at the Midwest Horse Fair or the Morab Horse Show in Jefferson, Wisconsin. Some even drove a horse of ours in the youth division at Columbus Carriage Classic or the Villa Louis Carriage Classic. In 2007, Wes decided to line up the older “horse daughters,” each one riding bareback on one of our Morab horses. They were in middle school and high school. Now four have graduated from college and one is married with two children. Wes has also given lots of helpful advice to friends in 4-H, the Dairyland Driving Club and the Midwest Distance Driving Association. He has influenced many adults as well as children, especially those wishing to learn the art of driving horses. Those of you reading this little story can probably relate since you too have shared your love of horses with others. You may even take the time to teach eager youngsters safe and effective methods of working with horses. You have been blessed and you want to pass it on.
Some Comments from Facebook: Nyssa Crane Sheridan July 25
Why the Morab? What attracted you to the Morab horse? What do you love? Comments
Judi Struble Why a morab,well I didn't go looking for one but answered a horse for sale ad. There she was beautiful head built like a tank and she floated off tail high and proud. I asked her breed and the guy said Arab got in with a Morgan mare. That was 30 + years ago before folks even said morab. I bought that mare four years old we rode trails,parades,shows you name it she did it. I soon realized no one had or even heard of morabs. As Lacy aged I wanted another to fill her place. Could not find any so I breed some of my own. Did pretty good for 10 years puts some nice horses out there. The last foal crop 2000/2003 only sold one. I have been blessed with keeping the remaining four morabs. I have owned them since birth,born in my arms spending every night with the mares as the time neared. My boy is 15 now the girls 13 all wonderful riding horses in trail and local shows. Everyone has there own personality and have never bucked ,bite ,kicked respect the fences and in your pocket luv bugs. Sorry it's long but you asked.1. They are different 2. Their beauty 3. Everything
Judi Struble Gigi the 13 years old
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A Morab at Tevis By Nyssa Sheridan
The Tevis Cup, is one of the world’s best known endurance races. Held in Northern California, it is a grueling one hundred mile race, testing the limits of both human and equine stamina. In this sea of one hundred and seventy-two entries, there was a Magnificent Morab “Shaughnessy’s Autumn Harvest”, lovingly owned and ridden by Wendy Carnegie. Wendy found Autumn as an underweight three year old and despite the fact she was looking for a seasoned, taller endurance mount, she felt compelled to bring Autumn home. Autumn has repaid that faith in spades. In 2015, Autumn won the titles as high point Canadian and Manitoban endurance horse. Wendy set her sights on Tevis. Tevis is known as a heartbreaker endurance race, where even some of the most successful horses in the world can be pulled due to a thrown show, subtle lameness or colic, or rider injury and fatigue. It is over grueling rocky terrain and is a test of true courage to complete. On Tevis day, the riders wake early and saddle up. Wendy was in the saddle for twenty-three hours over rocks, along canyons, and through the trails. At one point, Autumn lost a shoe before “Cougar Rock”, one of the most iconic points along the Tevis trail. Some wonderful volunteers managed to remove the shoe, apply a hoof boot which Autumn had never worn, and sent them along. The shoe was reset at the next check in point and they continued along, coming in to the finish line just after four in the morning. In a sport that to finish is to win, Wendy and Autumn came in 49th out of 87 horses. This is a remarkable accomplishment for this little Morab mare and her rider from Manitoba. Autumn is registered with the Canadian Morab Association and is by the heavily Lippett stallion “Schiehallion Shaughnessy” out of the Straight Egyptian Arabian “EAI Sareena”. This cross of Arabian and Morgan produced this beautiful, athletic Morab that we know and love. The Morab often blends the endurance and stamina of the Arabian with the strength and work ethic of the Morgan heritage. Let’s come together and congratulates this wonderful rider/horse pair that shows once again what the Magnificent Morab can accomplish!
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In Memory of Jeanine Schollmeyer By Jane Licht Jeanine Schollmeyer, age 50, passed away on November 8, 2015. Jeanine was an IMBA Board Member, editor of the Morab Perspective and very active with her Morab Geldings, Jericho’s Thee Senor aka “Dash” and Jericho’s Mr. Firefox aka “Fox”. She participated with them in the Morab demonstration at the Midwest Horse Fair for many years. She also used them when giving presentations on clicker training and trick training at the Midwest Horse Fair. Jeanine jokingly claimed that Dash was the world's smartest horse because he knew 43 different tricks and Fox was not far behind. Jeanine and her "boys" also participated in the Jericho Productions Morab Horse Show in Jefferson, Wisconsin. She participated in English riding classes and was always a big hit in the costume class. Here is what one friend wrote about Jeanine: Remembering Jeanine What are words to describe Jeanine? Talented, cheerful, funny, creative, generous, enthusiastic, smart, and perseverant. She is the kind of person you love to spend time with because you just know something interesting will happen. It may be a funny story about Dash or Fox, or how she trained them to do a certain trick, or her latest adventures or projects. Jeanine was an expert on clicker training and trick training. She even gave special presentations at the Midwest Horse Fair. Jeanine could always be counted on to come up with a great costume her herself and her equine friend and a routine to go with it. Her Morab geldings, Dash and Fox could be counted on to put up with whatever clever costume she designed for them. We always looked forward to the Morab Show in Jefferson to see what Jeanine had created for the costume class. Jeanine and her boys were always the stars of the Morab Demonstrations at the Midwest Horse Fair. The rest of us were mainly the supporting cast and crew. We wonder how long it took her to train them to do so many different tricks. Probably not long as she had mastered the art of teaching and she had good students. Jeanine was sensitive to the feelings and needs of humans and equines. She could read your emotions like a book, and she freely gave encouragement and advice. Jeanine was a creative artist who drew all the pages for our Morab Coloring book that we used at the Horse Fair in 2014. And she came up with the idea of reading a bedtime story to Dash for our fairytale theme. She also selected the great music for our demonstrations that fit the storyline so well. y, will we ever miss her. We do already. But we are thankful for the time that she gave to us, and the lessons she taught us. Be happy for each day you have and make the best of it. You can do just about anything you set your mind to do. Jeanine sure did.
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Farm Listings Listings of Morab breeders and enthusiasts.
Aesthetic Equine LLC Aesthetic Equine, LLC Jessica & Clayton McNamara N23075 County Road D PO Box 213 Ettrick, WI 54627 Email: frosted3355@yahoo.com Cell: 608-865-0451 Website: http://www.aestheticequine.com Country Music Acres Breeding family orientated horses that can go from the trail to the show ring. Breeder of Morgan, Arabian, and Morab horses. Country Music Acres Sandy Gorman W9510 Friendship Road Clintonville, WI 54929 Email: sjg1@frontiernet.net Half Moon Farm Arabian, Morgans, and Morabs for Sale Half Moon Farm James and Ronna Messier 446 Messier Road Franklin, Vermont 05457 Email: ronnamessier@gmail.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/halfmoon.farm.31?fref=ts Jericho Creek Farms I and II Quality Morab, Morgan, and Arabian stallions at stud. Also offering boarding, sales, training, and lessons. Wendy Konichek S.101 W.34628 Hwy LO Eagle, WI 53119 Email: morabrep@yahoo.com Phone:262-594-3667 Website: www.jerichocreekfarms.com Rainbow's Gait Ranch Silver Dapple Morab Stallion at Stud Rainbow’s Gait Ranch Eugene, Oregon Susanna Schaenzer Website: http://www.rainbowsgaitranch.com/RainbowsGaitRanch.htm
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Farm Listings Listings of Morab breeders and enthusiasts. Rocking L Acres Offering driving training and lessons. Quality Morabs occasionally for sale. Carriage and sleigh rides for the public. Rocking L Acres Wes & Jane Licht 2964 County AB McFarland WI 53558 Email: jlicht@sprynet.com Phone: 608-838-8178 Website: http://rockinglacres.com/ Victory Meadows Sport Morgans and Morabs Victory Meadows Kimberley Winters Woods Website: http://victorymeadows.com/
Farm Listings are FREE to IMBA members please submit your information to imba_registry@yahoo.com Your information is also included on the IMBA website with direct links to your own website.
Morab History Provided by Lynn Beckford
Question: Where did it all begin? We know that the Morab breed has a long history but who were the first to actually register Morab Horses? Answer: The American Morab Horse Association incorporated in 1973 in Clovis, California by James A. Miller. This association developed in 1973 from Mrs. Ilene Miller’s appreciation for their Morgan-Arabian, Morab, mare named Tezya bred by her Mother, Martha Doyle Fuller. Mrs. Fuller bred and raised more foundation stock that was shown by her daughter and granddaughter. The association started issuing certificates of registration in January 1974.
More Morab trivia coming in upcoming issues
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Classified Ads Listings of Morab, Morgan and Arabian horses. A FREE service to IMBA members. Listings in the Morab Perspective and on the IMBA website. For Sale: Lena Su Ladyhawk, 1992 Morab Mare , 15HH Lena is a very experienced driving horse who has competed in combined driving events, distance driving and carriage pleasure shows. With her sister she has provided carriage service and sleigh rides. Rides but her experience is limited. Price negotiable. Rocking L Acres, Wes & Jane Licht 2964 County AB McFarland WI 53558 Email: jlicht@sprynet.com Phone: 608-838-8178 For Sale: Half Moon ‘s Chisholm 2010 Morab Gelding 14.3HH “Charlie” is 75% Morgan/25% Arabian. Loving personality and a great disposition. Had 30 days of professional training a year and a half ago. Hopped on for a couple rides after time off and he was great. Up to date on all vaccinations and routine care. Asking $1500 Half Moon Farm, James and Ronna Messier 446 Messier Road Franklin, Vermont 05457 Email: ronnamessier@gmail.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/halfmoon.farm.31?fref=ts For Sale: Jericho’s Shadowhawk, 2007 Morab Gelding 15HH (Jericho’s Royal Stormhawk x SH Say Sarina) “Jack” is 75% Morgan/25% Arabian and also registered Half-Arabian. He has a wonderful personality and is an excellent Sport Horse Prospect. He has been shown in halter since he was a weanling. Not broke to ride but has been lunged with a saddle. Asking $1500 but price will increase with more training. Jericho Creek Farm II, Wendy Konichek S.101 W.34628 Hwy LO Eagle, WI 53119 Email: morabrep@yahoo.com Phone:262-594-3667 Website: www.jerichocreekfarms.com For Sale: Rocky Tops Snow Iris, 1997 Morgan Mare, 14.3HH “Iris” is a former show horse, however, she is looking for a retirement home to take it easy. She rides well in a sidepull and is happy to take a gentle stroll. She is looking for a forever home with a wonderful family. She is up to date on care. Asking $1000, but negotiable to the perfect place. Half Moon Farm, James and Ronna Messier 446 Messier Road Franklin, Vermont 05457 Email: ronnamessier@gmail.com For Sale or Lease: JCW Rev’s Cajun Sundancer, 1998 Morgan Stallion, (LJ Morning Reveille x Clonmel Cajun Caress) Sundancer was started under saddle as a 5-yr-old but has not been ridden since. He has been shown in halter since he was a weanling. He is easy to handle for breeding and has been collected for A.I. and done live cover. His foals are all excellent movers and some are champions in sport horse and endurance. $3000 Jericho Creek Farm II, Wendy Konichek Email: morabrep@yahoo.com Phone:262-594-3667 Website: www.jerichocreekfarms.com ♦
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Classified Ads Listings of Morab, Morgan and Arabian horses. A FREE service to IMBA members. Listings in the Morab Perspective and on the IMBA website. For Sale: HMF Amir Fadl, 2004 Arabian Stallion 14.3HH (Prince Shazzar x MV Marenna) A wonderful blend of CMK and Egyptian type bloodlines, “Prince” has a lot of personality and athleticism to offer to the discerning owner. Prince was started under saddle over a year ago and has not been ridden since. However, he is sound and healthy and is ready for his next job. He is up to date on all care. He is a respectful and easy breeder and is the sire of two foals. Asking $2000. Half Moon Farm, James and Ronna Messier 446 Messier Road Franklin, Vermont 05457 Email: ronnamessier@gmail.com FREE to good home: Winds of Glory, 1996 Arabian Mare, 14.3HH (Winds of Warr x Donna Baskha) Glory has been a great broodmare with champion Arabian and Morab offspring. She has produced palomino foals when bred to JCW Rev’s Cajun Sundancer. She is an easy keeper and currently is living on pasture but is ok when stalled. Clips and trailers fine. She is not broke to ride. Free to an approved home. Jericho Creek Farm II, Wendy Konichek S.101 W.34628 Hwy LO Eagle, WI 53119 Email: morabrep@yahoo.com Phone:262-594-3667 Website: www.jerichocreekfarms.com Classified / Farm/Stallion Listings on the IMBA website and in the Morab Perspective are FREE to members, $10 non-members per calendar year Includes your contact information, short description, photo and a link to your website or Facebook page.
Funny Photos from our members
Here’s what happens when you are a patient Morab mare-Jericho’s Magic Lady as a cow with farmer, Jessie Woeller. Submitted by Wendy Konichek
Lynn Beckford showing why you shouldn’t put hoof black on your horse in a hurry!
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Consider one of these Champion Stallions for your Mares.
JERICHO’S ROYAL STORMHAWK
MONTEGO’S THUNDER (Dreamweaver Montego x CCS Comma) 15.3 HH Bay Morab 2015 Sport Horse Nationals Reserve National Champion H/A Sport Horse Stallion in Hand
(Wachuset Blackhawk x Jericho’s Royal Ashlin) 14.3 HH Buckskin Morab
JERICHO’S WHITE KNIGHT (Amberfields Dun Dreaming x Shallow Creek Tia Marissa) 15.1 HH Smoky Cream Dun Morgan Color DNA Tested: aa.Ee, CrCr, Dd Color guaranteed on non-grey mares and 50% chance of Dun factor on foals
JCW REV’S CAJUN SUNDANCER
NAKHDA BRIO
(LJ Morning Reveille x Clonmel Cajun Caress) 15 HH Palomino Morgan
(Simeon Shavvot x Eternal Grace) 15.2 HH Grey Straight Egyptian Arabian
JERICHO CREEK FARM II Wendy Konichek S101 W34628 County Road LO Eagle, WI 53119 262-594-3667 Email: morabrep@yahoo.com Website: www.jerichocreekfarms.com
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FOR SALE: Morabs, Morgans and Arabians of all ages. ALL-BREED TRAINING, SHOWING AND LESSONS
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STUD FEES: $650 (Includes $100 booking fee) Live Foal Guarantee Mare Care: $8 per day Multiple Mare Discounts Photo credits: Pam O'Connell, Elisha Walker, Casi Lark, Don Stine Darcie Strobach and Nyssa Sheridan
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MORAB PERSPECTIVE INFORMATION Breeders What made you decide to breed Morabs? How many Morab foals have you produced? Describe the beginning of your breeding program… share any events or results that might inspire others. What are your proudest accomplishments as a Morab breeder? What successful advertising have you used? What do you feel are the best ways for us to promote your breeding program and the Morab horse? Tips to other horse owners… helpful hints that you have learned. These can be very simple, for our beginner horse owners or as technical as you want for the experienced owners.
Ideas for Articles One of the most important parts of the Morab Perspective is sharing pictures and facts about our Morabs. Many people are shy about writing an article. Do not worry about proper punctuation, paragraphing, etc. We will be happy to do that for you. Just get us some written material so you and your Morab can inspire others. So we’ve developed these questions to help you write about your horses. These questions are just for ideas; you can answer all or none, but please share with us. Also please include photos of your horses if possible.
How did you first hear about Morabs? How did you acquire your first Morab? Describe what you think makes your Morab (or Morabs in
Send your information to : morabnews@yahoo.com
General) different from other breeds. “Magical Morab Moments”… Describe your favorite memory/memories of special times or events shared with your Morab. Other peoples’ comments or responses to your Morab. Public event, shows, parades, etc. you participate in. How many Morabs do you presently own?
Some Technical Guidelines for Morab Perspective Submissions Send photos in JPEG format, with a scan resolution of 300dpi. This is commercial quality, and keeps the file sizes manageable. If you don’t have a scanner, Jane Licht has volunteered to scan them for you, just mail to her at the address on page 1.
Try to keep photo sizes down to 30 –70 KB, especially if you are sending lots of them. I have gotten some that were over 900 KB and my computer doesn’t have enough memory to handle putting a bunch that size into a publication, and it is quite time consuming to open each photo and convert the file. If you are sending your document in Word, make sure you set the paragraphs to 1.0 spacing, otherwise they don’t match all the others and I have to reformat (not a big deal unless I forget and have the whole MP done before I catch it. Then all the photos are in the wrong spots). Please type normally, and let the computer handle the end of the line formatting. When you hit enter at the end of a line it embeds a command and when I paste the document into the MP the formatting is very time consuming to re-do. We are using Arial 9 as our primary font for all documents.
Get things in on time! If you have a full page ad or something that you need to send by post office, let me know in an email that it is coming so I leave room for it.
When designing your ads, remember to keep a 1” border around it. This will prevent the ad from getting cut off by the binding. After your ad is done, please lock all the boxes and photos to each other. This will prevent them from becoming misaligned when I move it into the MP.
If you have any questions about how to send something, don’t hesitate to email me at morabnews@yahoo.com Those of you sending email submissions, not in Word, don’t worry about the formatting, since it is a one step process for me to format and put into the MP. But don’t hit enter at the end of the lines. Please put MP in the subject line, especially if you are new to me. I am quite leery of opening unidentifiable emails, especially those with attachments, and I would hate to delete your document by mistake. Pictures for Farm News are limited to three photos per farm or individual.
No advertising in the Farm News. Especially do not put prices of your horses for sale, there are many other advertising options available. The Morab Perspective Deadlines are: Spring January 31st Fall July 31st
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Morab Registration Information The following are acceptable breeding crosses that will allow the foal to be registered in the International Morab Registry Breed of Horse
Breed that the horse may be bred to Registered Morgans or Registered Morab (with 50% Morgan, 50% Arabian blood) or Registered Morab (with 75% Morgan; 25% Arabian blood) Registered Arabian or Registered Morab (with 50% Morgan; 50% Arabian blood) or Registered Morab (with 75% Arabian; 25% Morgan blood)
Registered Arabian
Registered Morgan
Registered Arabian or Registered Morgan or Any Registered Morab
Registered Morab (with 50% Morgan; 50% Arabian blood)
Registered Morab (with 75% Morgan; 25% Arabian blood)
Registered Arabian or Any Registered Morab
Registered Morab (with 75% Arabian; 25% Morgan blood)
Registered Morgan or Any Registered Morab
Morab Registration Fees (US Funds)
Other Fees
Any age Morab **
$25.00
Transfer Ownership
Embryo Transfer **
$65.00
** DNA Fees (In addition to the above fees) Required on all horses born after 1-1 -03, DNA and Parent Verification
$40.00
Replacement Certificate with return of original Replacement Certificate original is lost
*DNA Fees for Parent Verification of sires or dams not already DNA tested Cooperating Registry Registration Fees For horses already registered with: International Arabian Horse Assn. (IAHA) (AHA) Morab Horse Assn. (MHA) Purebred Morab Horse Assn. (PMHA) Canadian Morab Assn. (CMA) North American Morab Horse Assn. (NAMHA) American Morab Horse Assn. (AMHA)
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$40.00
$15.00 $35.00
Name Change (If allowed)
$100.00
Late Stallion Report
$35.00
Registration Applications are available at www.morab-imba.com or from the IMBA office S101 W34628 County Road LO Eagle, WI 53119 Phone: 262-594-3667 Email: imba_registry@yahoo.com
$25.00
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$25.00
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International Morab Breeders’ Association Membership Application Special Rates for 2016 New Membership________ Renewal Membership _________ ___ Individual Membership $20 (1 vote) ___ Lifetime Membership $400 paid within the year (1 vote) ___ Family Membership $30 (2 votes, Includes all youth 18 years old and under.) ___ Associate Membership Individual $15 (No vote) ___ Youth Individual $15 (No vote) ___ Youth Family $15 Includes all youth in a family 18 years old and under. (No vote) ___ Renewal membership for people who were members anytime in 2011 - 2014 FREE Please circle type of Renewal membership: Individual, Family, Associate, Youth Name(s)________________________________________________________________________________________________ Youth Name(s)___________________________________________________________________________________________ Farm Name______________________________________________________________________________________________ Address, City, State, Zip____________________________________________________________________________________ Phone___________________________________ Email:_________________________________________________________ Website:_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Payable in US Funds or with PayPal account imba_registry@yahoo.com
___Please do not include my information in any IMBA publications
Voting Applicants Please Complete This! A Morab you own: Reg.# _________Name __________________________________
Return to: IMBA S101 W34628 County Rd. LO Eagle, WI 53119
IMBA Member Benefits: Farm Listing on the IMBA website FREE to members, $10 non-members per calendar year Includes your contact information, photo and a link to your website or Facebook page. Morab, Morgan and Arabian Stallion at Stud listing on the IMBA website and in the Morab Perspective FREE to members, $10 non-members per calendar year Includes your contact information, short description, photo and a link to your website or Facebook page. Classified / Marketplace Listing on the IMBA website and in the Morab Perspective FREE to members, $10 non-members per calendar year Includes your contact information, short description, photo and a link to your website or Facebook page. Lifetime Achievement Awards Program (LAAP) Where Morabs compete against set standards not each other. The LAAP recognizes any activity your Morab participates in for its entire life. Points are recorded toward the Bronze, Silver, gold, Miller Hall of Fame, Golddust and Supreme Morab achievement levels. Youth Programs Open to any youth 18 years or younger. Horses used may be Morabs, Morgans or Arabians. Categories in: Saddle Log, Leadline and Show. Partners ‘ n Performance IMBA recognizes Morabs that compete and win Year-end Awards in: United States Dressage Federation, North American Trail Ride Conference and American Endurance Ride Conference. These high scoring Morabs receive a Partners ‘ n Performance certificate and additional LAAP points. ♦
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