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Morgan Horse Open House, April 29, 2006 - event photos here!
| CLICK HERE TO GO TO THAT WEB SITE. |
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| Crowds of folks watching the Liberty Class |
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| at our open house on April 29, 2006. |
Click here to see three pages of event photos and a wrap-up article written about the event for publication.
Why this event was started... It is is always hard to get folks to come to the stable to see our stallions at stud
and horses for sale and I figured other barns were probably in the same boat. So I thought, "Why not get the horses
to the people instead of making the folks go to the horses? And horse shows are too intimidating for most newbies so
what to plan to get people to come out?" The Annual Morgan Horse Open House was then born.
I have managed many events over the years including horse shows so I knew I could get this new event
off the ground if I called a few horsey buds and asked them to bring their horses. They did and then helped me get others
on board too.
I then asked a good friend to help me manage this event too. Kathy took pity on me and we make a great team
on this event each year. Thanks for your help!
The event was a roaring success in 2005 with 400+ people and 12 Morgan barns attending. There were stud breedings
sold, a horse was sold at the event and it was like "old home day" visiting with area Morgan lovers.
| Friesian gelding waiting for the Liberty Class |
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| Kathy Nyborg's stallion, Futurity's Cobra Promise |
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| My photo of him playing in the Liberty Class |
In 2006 we had 350+ people attend, yet another mare sold at the event for $2,200, I sold some breedings to the boys and
vendors had fun. The exhibitors had a great time too and will all be back in 2007. We had 16 barns on board in
2006 so we are growing and want to invite you to come see your next horse to buy or hug a stallion looking for some mares
each year. Some of the horses were too furry including mine, but real horse people can always see around the Winter
furries. The horses do not need to be stalled over the Winter to attend this event each Spring. We always need
more ridable horses for sell and gorgeous stallions to be showcased.
This is an all breed event with an Appy and Friesian barns that were set to attend in 2006. One Friesian barn had
to pull out this year darn it. But we had 20 horses in the Liberty Class that ran for almost two hours as
it was a Jackpot class that paid $100 minimum and the audience had fun with that part of our event. And we had four
Morgan clubs on board from the region and other vendors too. I was shooting and another professional photographer
taking photos for the day too.
All-in-all it was a very fun day to be in the sunshine and seeing horses. Please consider joining us with your
stallions and/or horses for sale of all breeds in 2006. It is very reasonably priced at $35 per stall or less with enough
people to see your horses by getting them off the farm. We managed to be in a lot of media including local TV filming
before the event too each year so do you need any more exposure for your farm or your breed of horses? Did you have
350 people at your barn in 2005? Come join us for some fun.
Sincerely,
Margo Mossburg
Morgan Horse Event Manager/Founder
Owner, Dragoon Morgans
Director, Dachshund Rescue NW & Dachshund Club of Spokane (We recycle homesless wiener dogs at our horse farm!
Need a mousehunting wiener dog?)
PS Email me for info dragoonfr @ hotmail.com or call 509-838-3820. (Just remove the spaces before sending
to my address.) Or call Kathy Nyborg of NR Morgans who helped me manage this event at 209-682-2827 too. We will
be happy to answer questions.
| Dude, another Morgan stallion from MT. |
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| Click this photo to see that Open House web site for more photos. |
| Merlin, another Morgan stallion at the event |
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| My darn camera died and it overexposed soem of the shots but I still like this photo. |
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