Home of: Sc Morgans Island Labradors and Island Faintering Goats North Hero, Vermont - (802) 372-3080 Dedicated breeders Colored Morgan Sport Horses, Ladrabors Retrievers & Rare Tennessee Fainting Goats
SC Morgans is located in the Lake Champlain
Valley region of Vermont
on the small island of North
Hero. We are mainly a breeding farm striving to preserve and
produce large bodied "Old" style Morgans with a splash of COLOR! Our horses
are versatile enough for the Sport horse world, eye catching for the show ring,
yet quiet enough for the family friend. Our bloodlines are a rich blend of
old Brunk and Gov't breeding. Our whole herd carries some very old, hard to find
genetics. We strive to preserve some very Rare Jubilee King lines and are
blending them with Red Correll, certain Flyhawk and other 'old
family' lines. Good dispositions and work ethics seem to come down through
these lines.
2009 started with an
Equine business trip to Brazil. Both our Vet, Dr. Phil Van Harreveld - Of
the Vermont Large Animal Clinic - and myself, went. Our purpose was to
promote the Vermont Equine industry in South America. While
there, we met with numerous horse breeders of various breeds; including a few
Morgan owner/breeders. A lot of time was spent in the Sao Joao Boa
Vista area with Dr. Joao Batista (Bimbo). Bimbo is known for producing the
first embryo foal in Brazil. His knowledge of embryo transfer is
extensive. Embryo work, is all he does through his clinic. Both
Dr. Phil & I were honored that he spent so much time with us. The
knowledge we brought home to Vermont, will be used help promote future
equine industry in other countries.
2009
will be a tough year due to our ecomony. We will be flushing all of our breeding
age mares and freezing their embryos. Some of these embryos will be frozen for
Export and offered for sale. Most will be put on "ice" for the future. We feel
it's very important to save as much of the original Morgan gentics as possible.
Freezing for the future far out weighs producing a bunch of foals every year. We
will continue to produce a few foals but, not as many have we have in the past.
We need time to ride and enjoy what has been produced! * NEWS FLASH* We currently have
embryos successfully frozen! More to follow throughout late
summer and early fall.
New for 2010 - An Embryo Receiptant herd for
outside clients. We are planning on adding at least 10 mares for
outside clients. We will except ALL breeds of embryos for transplant.
We can also "Build a Morgan Embryo" for outside clients.
Along
with our Morgan horses, we raise a few wonderful
English-Bred, AKC Labrador Retrievers. They help out on the farm and
compete in AKC Agility trials. We try to have at least one quality litter of
pups per year, which we offer for sale. Island Uno whelped a fancy
litter on March 16, 2009. The litter sire was the
sweet, Mistyfield March To The Beat - aka. Drummer. This litter
was all spoken for at birth! We have plans of breeding, Island Harley and her
daughter, Island Breeze for early 2010 litters. Please check back for updates!
We have an extensive puppy waiting list but, you never know!
We offer horses for sale, AKC
Labrador Retrievers (Yellow & Black), stallions at stud, full equine AI
services, and an equine mobile semen freezing service with both storage and
shipping available. This freezing service is open to all
equine breeds!
Give us a call if you're in the area. The coffee/tea
is always on!
This site is dedicated to the Fond
memory of my friend and Mentor, Dr. Lowell Hughes. (April
4, 1928- Nov. 5, 2001)
Dr. Hughes with his wonderful stallion, Patchett
Hill (Easter Vermont x Starlette B) Dr.
Hughes was the founder of Caduceus Morgans in North
Liberty, Iowa. He was known for producing large Black
Morgan Sporthorses of Mid-western and Brunk breeding.
He had a knack for finding well bred horses that were
tucked away on lost roads and in forgotten barns.
His
favorite stallion being the late, Wyoming Flyhawk (Domino
Joe x Lily Black), actually stood at Reed Allen's Ranch
in Lander Wy. along with my deceased foundation stallion,
H-Ken (Kenfield x Muchacha). I guess it was written,
even back then, that I would eventually meet Dr. Hughes.
Our taste in horseflesh were quite similar.
Dr.
Hughes was a very kind and generous man who was always
willing to take a new comer under his wing. This is what
he did for me. I miss my friend and mentor. Words can
never describe how I feel or tell the depth of my loss.
I will take both the knowledge he gave, and the
horses he produced and carry on into an uncertain future
marked by his footsteps. God Bless until we meet again...............