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SUMMER 2005 Morgan Single-Footing Horse News The Official Newsletter of the Morgan Single-Footing Horse Association AMHA NEWS Ride 2005 Fort Robinson Nebraska Club News Welcome 2005 Election Of MSFHA New Members Officers Ballots inside Horses for sale Collection and the gaited horse Café Press MSFA items Our Morgan For sale Heritage www.scansoft.com You might take the girl off the Arab, but maybe not totally take the Arab out of the girl. Here’s our Morgan convert, Lynne Barlow,PDF on the 2nd wonderful horseCreate! that stole her heart, MaryMels Indigo. 3 Read their Trial story inside. Inside Lynne Loved horses, I loved Lynne, a touching memoir by Larry Barlow and family. Gone, but never forgotten, by any who were touched by her graciousness. Lynne is sorely missed by family and friends, and will be forever remembered for a multitude of talents and personal attributes. For Sale: Dia H Easter Rose, 6 year old gaited Morgan mare, liver chestnut, Green broke, but doing well at Level 1 Parelli training, been ridden on trails a lot. $4000.00 or best offer. www.scansoft.com She prefers to trot but it is very smooth. She is a great brood mare prospect, beautiful, per- sonable and veryPDF gentle. Create! 3 Trial Located in Stehekin, WA Cliff & Kerry Courtney [email protected] Table of Contents Letter from the President Dear Members, MSFHA Description of Gaits………………………...….....3 Summer is hot and dry here in Colorado. In MSFHA Officers, Advertising Costs, Benefits……….…..6 the last newsletter I talked about the challenges we were facing with this election, due to some The Presidents Message…………………………………...3 confusion on terminology etc. I'm thankful that the nominating committee, Gary Ride flyer…………....……………….……………...……....7 Gray, Mel Frandsen and Martha Collection and the Gaited horse Lee Zeigler…..……..…21 Cather worked diligently to verify member- ship and commitment with those that were A Tribute to Lynne Barlow ... ………………….……8-11 nominated. In order to be an AMHA affiliated club, Officers must be AMHA members, so Election News……………………………………...………..17 they had to check on that . This has been a te- dious process since the records were not up to MSFHA Ballot Form……………………………..Loose Insert date and Beth had to work hard to get all in order. Sometimes it does feel that we Our Morgan Heritage: California Horse Gangs……....….16 are "herding cats". I realize most of you have heard about some of the recent legal action against AMHA; if you have questions I will try to answer them as best I can. Hope you all Please send your farm news, photos and are planning to join us at Ft. Robinson, this is interesting articles for publication to Vali a great place to ride!!! Please see the announce- Suddarth 4832 State Road BB, Montreal, ment in this newsletter. Mo. Club member participation is needed and very appreciated. We need your adver- Linnea tising support a s well, to keep publications possible. Our newsletter is one of the best ways for us to introduce prospective mem- This issue is dedicated in memory of bers and interested parties to our wonderful Lynne Barlow gaited Morgans and the people standing On the Cover: behind breeding for gait. Lynne Barlow on MaryMels Indigo Any typos or omissions PLEASE letwww.scansoft.com me know. Apology in advance. PDF MSFHACreate! STANDARD GAIT DESCRIPTIONS 3 Trial Single-foot is a broad term used by old time horsemen to describe any gait other than a two beat gait. A single foot hits the ground at a time. MSFHA has adopted the term ‘Single-Foot” as an umbrella term to describe the continuum. It includes the following gaits: fox trot, running walk, rack and stepping pace. Fox Trot: A four beat gait where the diagonal hooves move together with the front hoof hitting the ground slightly before the rear. Running Walk: An even four beat cadence with each hoof hitting the ground singly, similar to a flat foot walk but with more speed. Rack: A four beat cadence with each hoof hitting the ground singly but somewhat laterally in nature. The rack more closely resembles the running walk, but can develop more speed. Stepping Pace: A four beat gait in which the lateral hooves move together with the hind hoof hitting the ground slightly before the front. This gait is sometimes called a broken pace. The Morgan Single-Footing Horse Association (MSFHA) is The Morgan Single-Footing Horse News a recognized service organization of the American Morgan is the official newsletter of the Morgan Single-Footing Horse Association (AMHA). The MSFHA takes the position Horse Association under the umbrella of the American of promoting all Morgan types and disciplines with particu- Morgan Horse Association. Neither the Associations nor lar emphasis and promotion of the inherent four beat gaits the editors are responsible for opinions expressed in the found within the present registry of the Morgan breed. articles or letters submitted for publication. Articles, MSFHA is committed to research, education and promo- photos or other submissions must come with permission tion of these Morgan horses due to their outstanding ath- to publish and be free of copyright infringement and are letic abilities. guaranteed as such by anyone submitting items. Visit our web site at http://www.msfha.com Member Benefits 2003-2004 Officers Quarterly newsletter President Linnea Sidi, Meadowlark Morgans Half Price discount web sites by Heidi Sutton Design 2640 SCR 3D Loveland, Colorado 80537 Free text ads on classifieds page of MSFHA web site 970-669-3822 [email protected] when submitted as you wish it to appear on the MSFHA site. We reserve the right to reject any sub- Vice President missions that are not properly composed or lack contact Ken Thomas, Thomas Morgans information!! 650 E. 1070 N Richfield, UT 84701 Free listing on member page if requested 435-896-684 [email protected] All PAID photo advertisements are posted on MSFHA Secretary/Treasurer Classifieds page as they appear in newsletter. Beth Binion 11025 Ridgeview Creek Advertising Rates: Newalla, OK 74857 Color ads: B&W ads: 405-386-2514 [email protected] Full Page: $60 Full Page: $30 1/2Page: $15 Publisher/ Editor Short classified ad- $10.00 Vali Suddarth Business card ad- $10.00 4832 State Road BB Montreal, MO 65591 PLEASE NOTE NEW DEADLINES!!! [email protected] 417-286-4720 Articles, ads and photos submission www.scansoft.comWinter Issue: January 1 Advisors: Spring Issue: April 1 Mel Frandsen Summer Issue: July 1 [email protected] Fall Issue: October 1 801-756-4655 Articles, ads, or photographs may be mailed via Gary Gray post office to Vali Suddarth 4832 State Road BB, [email protected] Create!Montreal, MO 655913 or emailedTrial to [email protected] E- Mailed documents should be submitted in Word (doc,& wpd) jpeg, pdf. Scan photos at or about 300 dpi for Heidi Sutton clearest picture. Please keep files under 400 kb where [email protected] possible for faster downloading. Bruce Olson Martha Cather, Val Verde Morgans 505-835-5685 [email protected] MSFHA page 6 senior www.scansoft.com PDF Create! 3 Trial Call to see what’s new For 2005 PDF Create! 3 Trial www.scansoft.com The first time I noticed Lynne was when I was a senior in High School. She was at my house By Larry Barlow playing basketball with my younger brother and some of his friends. She asked my brother “who is your friend?” He answered, “he’s not my friend, he’s my brother.” When she left I asked my brother about her, and I made the comment…”I said…”it will be a lucky guy that marries that girl.” Lynne was probably 14 at the time. About this time, a wealthy friend of Lynne’s family, knowing of her great love of horse, offered to give her a young quarter horse mare. The mare was on a ranch in Wyoming, all Lynne had to do was get it. Many times I observed her on this mare, riding the hills of Bountiful, Utah where she lived. I can’t remember if she had a bridle, but she didn’t have a saddle. With her dark hair, dark complexion, shorts and bare feet, she reminded me of a Comanche Indian! Also around this time, Lynne came up to our house and asked if she could clean our barn (for free). Not realizing at the time that this was because of her great love for horses, I couldn’t help but wonder “is this girl re- tarded?” My dad really liked Lynne. When she was probably 15 years old, my dad asked me why don’t I take Lynne out. Although I liked Lynne, I declined because of our age difference. My dad sweetened the pot by offering the use of his new Buick. I still declined. Then he offered $5 cash in addition to the use of the Buick. ($5 in that day was probably around $50 in today’s dollar). I had a friend that worked in a movie theatre. If we double- dated, he could get us in for free. Popcorn was 10 cents. I thought, “how much popcorn can she eat?” I could make some money on this! Two or three years later, my uncle Leon, who owned quite a few show quality Arabian horses, made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. He said that if I married Lynne, he would give us a horse. I though…’how can I www.scansoft.comlose? If Lynne doesn’t work out I’ve still got the horse!) After we were married, the horse that we received from having my uncle’s best mare bred, was the start of Lynne’sPDF love af- Create! 3 Trialfair with the Arabian horse.