From: Jim & Laura Behning (morgans@atl.mindspring.com)
Subject: Re: Morgans
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Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
Date: 1998/03/27
'Petra'
>>Equiflower wrote
>>I've come across a great-sounding Morgan in my search for a new >horse,
>>but my barn manager was less than enthusiastic at the thought of >having a
>>Morgan in her barn...she has one, and he's kind of a pain.
>Well - I only know a handful, as they are kind of rare here in the UK, but
>those are all beautiful, versatile, easy to handle and if I could afford one
>I'd have one. ( After the Andalusian and the Icelandic I would buy with a
>lottery win )
At the risk of sounding anthropomorphic ;-) Morgans are intelligent
and ambitious, and as with any intelligent breed they must be handled
more tactfully than many of the 'colder' breeds. They will not
tolerate abuse. IME they are generally more unflappable than the 'hot'
breeds. IMO Morgans are not always a good choice for a rank beginner
(especially one who will be unsupervised by a trainer or instructor
much of the time; although it is my belief that any beginner on ANY
horse SHOULD be supervised, this is not always the reality) because
they tend to be more opportunistic and 'dominant' than your average
QH, for example. There are exceptions, especially in older Morgans
that have been well trained and ridden their whole lives, IF you can
find one its owner wishes to part with- which seldom happens! Set
clear parameters, stick to "
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