At eMDee Mountain Horses, we believe that the mare's contribution to a foal's genetics is as important as the stallion's contribution. In addition, the mare's disposition may be the most important influence on the foal's behavior from birth to weaning. With this in mind, our brood mares have been carefully chosen for their blood lines, disposition and abilities. We have a small herd of mares, many of whom have proven themselves to be champions in the show ring and all delights outside the show ring. We have selected these brood mares for their diverse genetic backgrounds and we carefully choose their breedings to preserve the traditional mountain horse characteristics, which make this breed a pleasure to be around.
When we learned about the Rocky Mountain Horse, we were told they were "easy keepers". Our brood mares have taught us that they prefer being at pasture, rather than in a barn. They only take cover in a "walk-in" on the coldest, wettest winter days and the hottest summer days. We provide mineral blocks year round, but only feed anything other than hay or grass in the last 3 months of pregnancy and until weaning the foals. Foaling occurs at pasture, except in the worst weather. We are amazed at what "easy keeper" really means.
These mares form close bonds with each other, babysitting each others foals and grooming each other regularly. Foals learn herd rules early, under the close watch of their mothers and babysitters. I have been told "the best horseman is the one you find at the fence with his foot propped on the bottom board, just watching the horses interact with each other". Michael must be a great horseman, because that is where he most likes to be, watching brood mares and babies doing nothing other than being horses.
(click on mare and foal to see pedigrees of our brood mares)
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Choco Docks Candy (Candy) 2002 RMHA Florida State Grand Champion Dam to: FairWinds Cinder Ella, 2005 filly eMDee's Sugar and Spice, 2006 UMH Breeders’Cup Weanling Champion 2007 UMH Yearling Filly World Champion 2007 UMH High Point Yearling Filly eMDee's Godiva, 2007 Chocolate filly For Sale (Pictures) In foal to: open We've owned Candy since 2004. She is a beautiful mare, every one notices her coloring and full mane and tail. In the show ring, she turned heads because of her big way of going. Her beautiful babies have a lot of promise. |
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Legendary Lady (Lady) 2007 RMHA International Trail Pleasure Grand Champion 2007 RMHA Amateur Owned and Trained Trail Pleasure Grand Champion 2007 RMHA Charles Kilburn Amateur Owned and Trained Award Winner 2007 RMHA Sam Tuttle Award Winner 2007 UMH Amateur Western Champion 2006 RMHA Sam Tuttle Winner Dam to: eMDee’s Black Gold, 2004 colt eMDee's Legendary Venture, 2007 Chocolate filly For Sale (Pictures) In foal to: Venture's Black Fury 2007 LADY is LEGENDARY, and everything a mountain horse is said to be! We've owned Lady since she was 3. Lady, with trainer Erin Lawson, won the Sam Tuttle award in September 2006. She came home to Illinois and foaled in March. Again in foal, she was put back under saddle, by me, in July this year, before her foal was weaned. I took Lady to the UMH World Show in August and to the RMHA International in September. As you can see above, Lady has lived up to her name. NOW, THAT'S A MOUNTAIN HORSE!!!! (See more of Lady's story on our "Bragging" page)
Click Lady's 2007 RMHA Trail Grand Championship Victory Pass |
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Fair Silk (Silky) 1998 International Grand Champion Under Saddle Dam to: FairWinds Silk Warning (2000) 14.3 and under classic and conformation champion Fair Blue Silk (2002) 14.3 and under classic champion Moses T Silk (2003) gelding Winsome Silk (2004) filly Smooth as Silk (2005) filly eMDee's Silk Sensation (2006) Reserve International Weanling In foal to: Venture’s Black Fury 2007 We purchased Silky, our boss mare, in 2006. We never saw her show, but have been told it was amazing. I got to ride her in 2007. Speedy with a lot of action, she is still a joy to ride. |
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Dolene Marcum (Dolly) We decided to add new color and bloodlines to our breeding herd. She is one of the last grade mares registered by the RMHA, and her papers don't include her pedigree. Dolly's dam's blood lines are unknown to us. Her sire traces back to Maple's Squirrel and Choco. Dolly is calm and comes eagerly in the field for attention or food. She fits in well with our herd of horses. We plan to breed her to Venture's Black Fury this spring. |
It sure doesn't take long for a clean cremello horse to become a dirty cremello horse!! I'll have to get more pictures when it gets warm enough for a bath. |
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