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 have proven themselves to be champions in the show ring and all are delights in the pasture. We have selected these brood mares for their diverse genetic backgrounds. Whether breeding for show or trail horses, we want to preserve the traditional mountain horse characteristics that make them 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.
Our 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 filly eMDee's Rhythm and Blues, 2009 colt Candy's color, full mane and tail, and presence make her a stand out in the pasture. In the show ring, she turned heads because of her big way of going. Red chocolate with no red gene, she has given us gorgeous champion conformation babies (see our In Kentucky page for their latest achievements). |
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Misty May 2005 UMH World Champion 3 yo Park 2008 UMH World Champion 4 and older Mares Conformation 2008 UMH Reserve World Grand Champion 2+ Open Conformation 2008 UMH World Champion Open Ladies Classic 2008 UMH High Point Ladies Classic 2009 UMH 4 and older Conformation High Point Maiden mare: Due in May to Venture's Black Fury Misty May, one of the sweetest mares ever, is a big and beautiful with a step as big as her heart. Her baby could be chocolate or black, but we know it will be beautiful and sweet. |
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Legendary Lady (Lady) 2006 RMHA Sam Tuttle Award Winner 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 2008 UMH Reserve World Champion Amateur Western 2008 UMH World Champion Amateur Trail Obstacle 2008 RMHA International Western Reserve Grand Champion 2009 3 Phase Event Beginner Novice Level Adult Champion 2009 3 Phase Event Novice Level Adult Reserve Champion 2009 AGMH 3 Phase Event High Point Horse 2009 UMH Reserve Country Trail World Grand Champion 2009 UMH Reserve Western World Grand Champion
Dam to: eMDee’s Black Gold, 2004 colt eMDee's Legendary Venture, 2007 filly eMDee's Legendary Fury by Venture's Black Fury, 2008 colt LADY is LEGENDARY, and everything a mountain horse is said to be! She has certainly lived up to her name. She has taken me places I never could have gone without her.
NOW, THAT'S A MOUNTAIN HORSE!!!! (See details 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 filly 14.3 and under classic and conformation champion Fair Blue Silk, 2002 filly 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 eMDee's Silk Flashback, 2008 colt We will be doing embryo transfer with Silky this year. Silky, our boss mare, was an awesome show horse. Red chocolate, she is now a fantastic brood mare. I got to ride her in 2007. Speedy with a lot of action, she was still a thrilling ride. |
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Dolene Marcum (Dolly) eMDee's Pre-fon-taine, 2009 colt We went looking for a way to add new color to our herd and found Dolly. She has 2 creme genes, a silver gene, and a bay gene. We definitely got the color possibilities! 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, but her sire traces back to Maple's Squirrel and Choco. Dolly is calm and comes eagerly in the field for attention. She gaits in the field at freedom and fits in well with the rest of our herd. We think her foals by Fury will make great trail horses. (You can't keep a cremello clean at pasture.) |
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LS Stop the Music (Music) Dam to: VBF Motown Motion (2003) VBF Stack the Deck (2004) VBF Bluegrass Music (2005) VBF Music in Motion (2006) VBF Camicia (2007) Ace of Diamonds (2008) SOLD Music is "a horse of a different color". She is a Double silver smoky black, sometimes called bronze. She is very friendly, easy to catch, gaits in the field and has always been bred to black stallions, for a beautiful chocolate baby every time. |
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