​The is me with my Grandfather falling in love with "Tommy".  Each grandchild had a horse to love - and mine was Tommy. This sparked my life-long passion for all things horse related.
This is the day I bought Battons Regency, my first horse. He went on to win many Morgan World Championships in Carriage Driving
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Regency even pulled one of my Grandfather's milk wagons. He did his victory pass at an extended trot. I don't think milk wagon horses would do that - it would turn the cream into butter!
Our children rode Regency too and I rode him side saddle and even tried Parade. 
​The next horse to join the family was Battons Oak-A-Motion. We showed him pair and tandem with Regency. That's "Oakie" in the lead and Regency in the wheel position. On his own Oakie was pretty fancy and fun to ride and drive! 
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Everyone has a family comedian. Ours is Tyson! Like all of our Morgan horses, we got him when he was very young - only seven months old. There is not a day that goes by that he does not make me laugh. He's a joy to ride too!
When Dar Vale Knight Hawk joined the family as a coming 3 year old, the breeder had been calling him Junior because he looked so much like his sire, Worthington Hawk. I thought it was not a very elegant name for an elegant horse, but it stuck and I don't think he minded. He was so laid back. He was truly the role model gelding. He was a sweet, kind and easy to be around horse. Junior played the part of the "Charger",  the mascot for Powers Catholic High School in Flint, Michigan.  He was fun to ride and drive and even made the cover of the Driving Horse Calendar.
Hark (HD Harkness) is our very own Breyer model horse. What a thill to be selected to become a Breyer model! He is an amazing carriage driving horse.
Then along came Romano Imperator. We call him "Rosie" because his color is rose grey - plus he has a "rosie" personality! He is a PRE (Pura Raza Espanola). Gloria Austin gave him to me in exchange for writing one of her books.  He knows way more than I do when it comes to dressage since he was trained in Spain. He's an amazing carriage driving horse too. He is a pro at rolling in the dirt - we think he does it so he can look like a Morgan so we call him our Spanish Morgan.
Finally meet our newest family member, Greentree Strom Bell (aka "Tiger"). He went to his first show and won his dressage class and my husband drove him at the show too. We are so excited to have him as a family member! ​