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 Morgans in person. We welcome your visit, and so will the horses. Give us a call or email today! -Laura Behning

BROOKRIDGE NEWS

December 20, 2009- Today I had the pleasure of meeting Eliza and Greg Cilluffo from Hillcroft Farm in Boyertown, PA. They are here in the Atlanta area visiting Greg's parents who live in Marietta (about an hour from us). Some of you may know Eliza as Barb Laudenslayer's daughter (Barb had the grulla stallion Stormwashed for awhile). I had met Barb on a previous visit years ago, so having met the mother, it was neat to meet the daughter too! We spent a fun afternoon yakking about Morgans, of course! It was a little too chilly to hang out in the pasture for long but I did get a couple quick shots of them with Charli and Coral before we headed up to the house to warm up. I forgot I had changed some settings on the camera so Coral's pix were overexposed (she being too blindingly white for the automatic settings without exposure compensation), but here they are with Charli (Positively Charmed, smoky black silver filly). Thanks so much for stopping by Eliza and Greg, let's do it again sometime!


Is this a Christmas card picture, or what? That's our brown silver mare Frosty (Foxton Frosty Dawn- Charli's dam) playing in the snow in Vermont, where she is on lease to Candi Rousseau of Tocara Farm Morgans and in foal for August 2010 to Candi's grulla stallion, River Jordan. Thanks for the pictures, Candi!


This beautiful creature is Avondale Sweet Rosie (Darkhawk of Hideaway x Avondale Berne's Hope), a 1994 black mare. I have loved this mare since I first saw her on Tom Bainbridge's website, and told Tom if he would ever consider selling her, to please let me know. A few days before we laid our beloved old mare Reminiscing to rest, Tom contacted me and said he would part with Rosie. It was meant to be and it is impossible for me to thank Tom enough for this opportunity. My many vet bills of this fall have depleted my "horse account", so Rosie is currently with dear friend Charlene Cook of Edgefield Farm, on lease for the 2010 breeding season. Plans are for Rosie to join the Brookridge herd in the fall of 2011. It will be a long two years for me but after so many years of hunting for just the right black Foundation Morgan mare, I can be patient awhile longer!


Above is Connor's (Unconventional) first foal, Coulee Bend Orion, shortly after his arrival at his new home at Sterling Morgans in CO. This pretty boy is chestnut with a hidden silver gene (the silver dilution only affects black base color horses). He will become an integral part of the silver breeding program at Sterling Morgans. A few days after Orion's arrival, the colorful Morgan community was saddened to hear that Linda lost her young black silver stallion, Zeulner's Silver Legacy, to a twisted intestine from colic. Our hearts go out to you, Linda. Orion has some very big shoes to fill.