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ABOUT BROOKRIDGE MORGANS
Brookridge Morgans began as a
childhood dream of mine. Like many young girls, I collected model
horses; one of my first was the Breyer black Morgan, which my grandmother gave me. Involvement
in the model horse hobby eventually led to the real thing- first
with a friend's Morgans, and later with the purchase of my Morgan
mare Reminiscing in 1984.
The Brookridge ideal is the Morgan of classic "old type". This curvy,
full-bodied, pretty headed, unmistakably Morgan
horse is reflected in my
artwork and
equine sculpture. I appreciate the older Morgan bloodlines of all families.
My training philosophy uses positive
reinforcement, which results in horses with incredibly willing and
cheerful attitudes. The Brookridge Morgans live outside, as
nature intended,
barefoot and in the company of
the herd.
I am deeply involved with colorful Morgans and enjoy
researching and writing about bloodlines related to the various colors
present in our breed. My articles have appeared in The Morgan Horse
magazine, Simply Morgan,
Classic Morgan Admirers, the Rainbow Morgan Horse Association
Newsletter, Just About Horses, and many other equine publications over the years. One of my current
interests is the ongoing
Silver Dapple
Morgans Project. I've enjoyed editing the
Rainbow Morgan Horse
Association newsletter since 1996, and have also served as editor of the Georgia Morgan Horse Club newsletter. My
other love is
creating eye-catching advertising and website design.
My husband Jim built much of our farm himself, including our lovely
barn. Our extended family includes
the new owners of
horses we've owned and/or bred,
as well as our canine companions
Jackson and
Stormy.
Sit back and relax as you explore our website. I love to take pictures, so there is a lot to
look through.
Even better, come see our horses in person.
We welcome your visit, and so will the horses. Give us a call or
email today! -Laura Behning
BROOKRIDGE NEWS
Bred and foaled here in 2003, the cremello mare Moonbow (Adiel's Casino Gold X TMB Harvest Moon), now owned by John and Janine Welsh of Homestead Morgans in BC Canada, has been in training
with Adiva Murphy. Moonbow is one of the favorite lesson horses
there, and is pictured being ridden bridleless by Adiva in late May 2009. Thank you so much Janine for keeping us up to date on "MB"!
Monday May 11 I returned from 5 days in Michigan visiting Kristal Homoki and her MtnTop Morgans. While
I was there we
visited Anne Wyland (Ancan Morgans), Tamara Dirrim
(Tamars Ventures), Char Cook (Edgefield Morgans), and Roxanne and Jean Riggs (SFG Morgans). It was a lot of fun and great to see so many
Morgans "in person", lots of them colorful! Of course, I took a lot of pictures- more than 600! Thank goodness for digital cameras!
My last day in Michigan was the most emotional for me as I got to work with and ride "my" Roadie
(Gone Gold). Kristal has owned Roadie since the fall of 2007,
but the boy has never been far away in my heart. Monday morning I gave him a hoof trim, which warmed me up nicely in the chilly air.
Then Kristal vacuumed him before saddling up for the ride.
It is
an incredible feeling, sitting on a horse of your own breeding for the
first time. I still own two that meet that criteria in Pat (now 19) and
Mimi (now 23). Roadie is soft in the bridle and responds to the slightest
shift of weight- a sensitivity that I appreciate in my own horses. Anyone who needs a
Morgan started carefully and correctly would do well to talk to Kristal.
I only wished we hadn't waited until the last day to ride. I wanted it to go on a bit longer!
I want to thank Kristal and Kurt Homoki of Mountain Top Morgans SO MUCH for the opportunity to visit, their
gracious hospitality (oh, the FABULOUS food- their farm grown steak was incredible!), and for sharing their beautiful horses and home with me. I am blessed to have Kristal
as a friend!
Here is our Frosty and her month-old buckskin silver filly, Edgefield Vermeil aka "Maddie",
taken on our visit Saturday May 9. Thank goodness the sunshine had finally broken through the clouds-
this made it at least marginally warmer! Frosty and Maddie look super,
don't they? As did all the Edgefield Morgans!
Thank you Char for your excellent care of Frosty! I enjoyed the visit!
Here's a new picture of
Unconventional (Gone Gold X Foxton Frosty Dawn), 2006 bay silver stallion, under saddle, May 2009.
His owner Cindy Dietz of Coulee Bend Morgans in Alberta Canada, keeps me
updated with Connor's latest doings. Riding Connor is Cindy's friend Trish Klein. Trish owned Connor's
maternal great-grandfather, Society Statusmaster, and stands two sons of his as well, so as Cindy said "so it was kinda neat for her to ride him.
She said Connor is so smooth and she could ride his lope forever!!" I just love getting reports about "my" kids
and I am so grateful that Connor landed in such a SUPER home! Thank you Cindy for
the regular updates and pictures!
This big, handsome fella (look at that hip length!) is Unconventional's first foal-
Coulee Bend Orion! Orion (out of Coulee Bend Contessa) is a chestnut and he has tested
to be carrying silver! He is the first silver Morgan to be foaled in
Canada. At little more than a month of age he had been sold!
BROOKRIDGE MORGANS
Jim and Laura Behning
75 Glass Spring Rd.
Covington, GA 30014
(770) 385-1240
Email us
Updated:
June 14, 2009
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