The Colorful Morgan

For the longest, I thought that Morgans only came in about 3 colors. Bay, Chestnut and brownish/blackish. Most of the Morgans I had ever seen in my earlier days had minimal white as well. We did have one horse in our barn, named JJ, that was a deep reddish chestnut with 3 white feet and a blaze. I always admired the way he shined like a copper penny in the summer sunlight. I think he is the reason that my ultimate dream "Morgan" horse is a bright red chestnut with lots and lots of white. Unfortunately, they're still kind of hard to find. Not impossible by any means, but not common either.

In the mid 90's, J got very interested in expanding her herd to colorful Morgans. I know that if you follow Fugly, you may be rolling your eyes. However, J is also a very diligent breeder in overall quality, and she does not nor has she ever bred just to breed. Here is one of the buckskin foals born on her farm in 2004, I think.

Currently, J has quite a few palominos and one buckskin. She also has a double registered Pinto (or is it Paint)/Morgan; who is actually a splash white.

There are people who are against breeding Morgans with color. They prefer the traditional bay, brown, chestnut and black. I personally like to see a little white on a Morgan. Perhaps it will help the Morgan appeal to a larger group of people as well. I still like my beautiful bays, but there's just something about some extra white on a horse, especially on a beautiful Morgan horse, that makes me just WANT one!