Home - November-December 2009
November-December 2009
Our Kimberley-Cortez Connection ....
Six Coloured Foals for Wilga Park ...
A buckskin colt for Western Australia ...
Golden Glory is growing up ....
Wilga Park will move to a new 150 acre Property at East Greenmount ...
Wilga Park will be able to provide Frozen semen from Cortez as well as chilled semen, throughout Australia and Tasmania ...
Wilga Park Summer Beauty and Wilga Park Golden Ash have found the best homes in the world with two brilliant horsewomen in Broome WA. Who would have thought that the very first two of Cortez's foals would end up together on the far side of the country!! They are now just three years old (3 days apart in birth) and have been through the best starting process any young horse could wish for ... and any caring breeder could possibly hope for.
Golden Ash
These two ladies have connections with Kellie Stewart of Salt River Performance Horses in WA and Kellie went to Broome for just two weekends to help these young horses along in their initial training. I am just SO proud of these two ... and forever grateful that Tam and Sue purchased these two kids.
Here are some words from Kellie Stewart ... Hi Kathy, I have just been on your site and have to say I love your new colt - He is devine (that was Golden Solidago - golden Ash's younger brother). I also must say it was a pleasure to be able to start both Flynn (Golden Ash) and Chance (Summer Beauty) and the willingness of those two youngsters to please is second to none.
Both those two just took everything in there stride, with no fuss. When presented with something challenging there was never any doubt in my mind that they would get through it. I have just returned from Broome, where I spent time teaching Sue and Tam and also riding their horses. I have to say that Chance is Deluxe! She is so light, and flows accross the ground with ease. First time cantering balanced circles in the arena was easy-peasy to her - then just breathe out and stop and stand - no fidgiting just relaxed and waiting for the next job to do!
Flynn is the perfect horse for Sue! He also just takes everything in his stride! We went to the beach for a horsemanship class in flowing and going ... not a worry to him!! What I like about him too is if you stop riding, he stops. I have suggested to the girls to put those two youngsters out for the wet season to grow and absorb their starting process, beacuse there was really nothing left to do- so next year they shall be able do what ever they fancy with them.
On working with the Wilga Park Morgans from a starting and teaching point of view, I thouroughly recommend them to any potential horse owner looking for a safe, willing, enjoyable, soft ride!
cheers ... Kellie Stewart
Saltriver Performance Horses
Saltriver Horsemanship
www.saltriverperformancehorses.com
Tam and Wilga Park Summer Beauty aka Chance (RanchBoss Cortez X Eagleview Skybeau) - 3 yrs old
Sue and Wilga Park Golden Ash - aka Flynn - (RanchBoss Cortez X Red Bluff Paprika) - 3 yrs old
We have six coloured babies for 2009. The first was born on November 12th and the last was born on December 16th. We are so proud of Cortez. This season he has had 8 babies, all except one is buckskin. What a record!! He has had 3 colts and 5 fillies in that lot. Three of those babies were to outside T'bred mares and they all show a likeness to our purebred babies. He is certainly pre-potent.
Below are photos of his babies ... all except Wilga Park Jacobinia are his. Jacobinia is by our perlino Morgan, Ragtime Oro Blanco, frozen semen.
Jacobinia (Ragtime Oro Blanco X Eagleview Skybeau) and Desert Rose (RanchBoss Cortez X Wilga Park Tippuhana)
Tibouchina (Cortez X Mt Tawonga Marrella)
Chancellor (Cortez X Mt Tawonga Natasha)
Golden Solidago (Cortez X Red Bluff Paprika)
Lisianthus (Cortez X Haymeron Park Ruby Jane)
Wilga Park Chancellor was purchased when he was 12 hours old. We had no idea that Nila had been waiting patiently for Mt Tawonga Natasha and RanchBoss Cortez to have a young gelding for her to ride. She has great plans for Chancellor and we are so very proud that Nila has chosen one of ours. They will do marvellous things together in the Dressage arena. Nila is a lovely soft rider who gets the very best out of her horse. She also does her training with Andrew McLean ... what a bonus for young Chancellor!!
Nila and Andrew came to visit to meet Chancellor when he was three weeks old.
The meeting of two souls that were meant to be together!
... and Chancellor's first halter.
Whilst Nila was here, she had her first ride on RanchBoss Cortez, Chancellor's Daddy. They fitted beautifully together.
Cortez and Nila
Melissa from Bullsbrook in WA is tremendously excited to have a lovely Cortez buckskin colt born to her T'bred mare, Zabby. This little fella was also 12 days early and this is a photo of him at around a week old. He certainly has the Cortez look about him. There are a lovely group of people in Bullsbrook who are Morgan lovers as well. Melissa's Mum, Leonie owns Haymeron Park Epona. Kath, their good friend, owns Red Bluff Clearwind, and Rachel, my very first riding instructor, who is also a close friend to these ladies (and introduced them to Morgans), will take Wilga Park Tippuhana to Bullsbrook, in foal to Cortez, mid 2010.
This is Cruze!!
Golden Glory had her first tie-up session with Greg recently ... she didn't blink an eye ... and when Greg walked her into the Shed to sit in the shade for a bit, she was very happy to stay with him and was not one bit nervous about being in a confined area. Don't you love these Morgans!!! Glory has just turned one year old. She is full sister to Golden Ash and Golden Solidago. This line is superb when it comes to that totally laid back temperament most people love. Glory and Greg ... these two have a rather special relationship! We are moving!! Well, really, we are not moving far at all. Instead of being 12 kms from teh centre of Toowoomba on the north west, we will be 23 kms from the centre of Toowoomba to the south. We have purchased a magnificent 150 acre horse property - simply so that we can continue to make more of these wonderful Morgans for people to enjoy. We want everyone to have the experience that we have enjoyed since meeting the Morgan Horse. It will be a huge wrench to leave our beautiful property behind, but we plan to put in an arena, and eventually build our house again on the 150 acres. In the meantime, we will have a cosy two bedroom cottage to live in. We plan to turn the old 2 roomed schoolhouse (a really quaint little building) into accomodation for our guests. We also have a resident koala!! The School House ... and the Koala. Frozen semen from Cortez is now available for those more remote areas of Australia and Tasmania. We were lucky enough to have our Breeding Vets ask to use Cortez to test their new equipment (many thousands of dollars worth). We now have about 24 doses of frozen semen from Cortez. Robyn, our Vet, tested the semen on one of her recipient mares (embryo transfer mares) and the mare was pregnant first time. It is a relief to know we have the insurance of the semen should anything ever happen to our wonderful stallion, Cortez. MORE NEWS ITEMS IN OUR ARCHIVES: October 2009 Morgans go to Noosa North Shore .... Our United States Visitors have some fun ... A buckskin filly is born in New Zealand to Ragtime Oro Blanco ... Four Buckskin Foals born for Wilga Park!! ... Read More September 2009 Wilga Park Madagascar is under saddle .... Another Cortez Filly is born ... Di and Loretta come to visit from South Australia ... Golden Glory's first bath ..... Wilga Park Chambourcin is growing up ... The Broome, WA, Cortez kids are enjoying bush and beach rides ... Read More August 2009 Wilga Park Jalapeno sold to Terri Pinney .... "Brats on Tour" - Jo and Judy's Visit ... Beerwah Charity Show Day ... Gold Coast Show ..... A Cortez baby is born ... Elle doesn't mind being ridden bareback either ... Read More June-July 2009 Wilga Park Golden Ash Started under saddle .... The Broome Connection .... Wilga Park Serjania (aka Jack) in his new home... Eagleview Skybeau continues to amaze me ... Hillary Lafayette-Wiles visit from the USA ... Wilga Park Jalapeno and Golden Glory have fun in the paddock ... Read More April - May 2009 The Premier of the DVD of the Morgan Breed Spectacular .... RanchBoss Cortez Supreme Led Stallion of the Blackbutt Show yet again .... Wilga Park Summer Beauty and Wilga Park Golden Ash have arrived ... Mt Tawonga Nepean still teaching kids to ride ... Read More March 2009 The Morgan Breed Spectacular and the Toowoomba Royal - our Morgans did us Proud! Wilga Park Summer Beauty aka Chance is under saddle!! Wilga Park Golden Ash and Wilga Park Madagascar are on their home ground for a weekend together ... Read More February 2009 RanchBoss Cortez, with Imke Quast - 3 Times Champion at Oakey Show in Open Company! Golden Glory and Jalapeno are still winning hearts. Our expected Foals have been sex tested ... Practicing for the Morgan Breed Display at the Toowoomba Royal ... Wilga Park Serjania, Wilga Park Tippuhana and Wilga Park Golden Ash are making their new owners tremendously happy... Read More January 2009 Wilga Park goes International!! Golden Glory, buckskin filly and Jalapeno, the palomino colt are growing beautifully ... Our 2009 crop of foals have been conceived! Wilga Park Serjania and Wilga Park Tippuhana maturing into quality horses... Read More December 2008 Buckskin Filly and Palomino Colt born ... Gumbooya Kameko in foal to Ragtime Oro Blanco for a coloured foal - to be imported to New Zealand by Tui Morgans ... Mt Tawonga Oscar having fun with Bernadette ... Read More October - November 2008 RanchBoss Cortez on U-Tube ... Catching up with Wilga Park Progeny ... Mt Tawonga Nepean teaching the kids how it is done ... See Cortez under saddle ... Read More September 2008 Wilga Park Tippuhana - under saddle ... Indigo Roc the Boat showing great promise under saddle ... RanchBoss Cortez and Imke have some fun playing at cross country ....Read More August 2008 Wilga Park Malaynee, the very first foal we bred, is started under saddle ... Mt Tawonga Oscar places in Elementary Dressage Competitions ... Wilga Park Morgans blitz the field at Gold Coast Show. RanchBoss Cortez is Supreme Champion three times over, Wilga Park Tippuhana Champion Morgan Mare and Mt Tawonga Oscar Champion Morgan Gelding ... Read More July 2008 RanchBoss Cortez trys his style at Jumping. Gill from Shibui Morgan Stud purchases Wilga Park Chambourcin. Indigo Roc The Boat (Rocky), pure Morgan gelding, to join Wilga Park's Riding School ... Read More May - June 2008 RanchBoss Cortez visits Gypsie Lodge Equestrian Centre Nila & Andrew Visit Wilga Park Morgans RanchBoss Cortez Supreme Champion Stallion at the Blackbutt Show. Morgans at Toowoomba Regional Dressage Championships. Mt Tawonga Nepean - delighting the kids with horse rides ... Read More April 2008 Wilga Park Summer Beauty leaves for Western Australia. Haymeron Park Ruby Jane to have a Foundation Morgan colt foal to Cortez. Preparation for the Toowoomba Royal ... Read More March 2008 The two black foals are growing superbly. Wilga Park Summer Beauty and Mt Tawonga Oscar have fun with Tammy. Wilga Park Madagascar leaves home. Mt Tawonga Oscar excels himself at competition ... Read More February 2008 Haymeron Park Ruby Jane (RJ), Foundation Morgan Mare, is in foal to RanchBoss Cortez, Foundation Morgan Stallion. Wilga Park Chambourcin's colour genetics are complete. Embryos have been sex tested ... Read More January 2008 More breaking News for January .... Eagleview Skybeau (Calypso) in foal to Ragtime Oro Blanco (aka Casper); Mt Tawonga Natasha's filly foal is born: and colour genetics on Eagleview Skybeau, Wilga Park Serjania, Mt Tawonga Marrella and Red Bluff Paprika. Read More November/December 07 A Black colt is born ... RanchBoss Cortez, home from the Trainer ... and Why I love Morgans! Read More Sept - Oct 07 Cortez at the Reining Trainer & new For Sale page! Read More June- August 07 Laidley Show, Foundation Morgan Stock, Make it Rein in August and Dressage! Read More May 2007 CDI-W Stallion Parade, Foals Due, Blackbutt Show and Dressage! CDI-W - International Level Dressage Event RanchBoss Cortez Stole the Show at the Stallion Parade, May 26th! Read More March 2007 Show News, Mares in Foal and Horses for Sale! RanchBoss Cortez - Supreme Champion Dilute at the Toowoomba Royal! Read More MORE NEWS ITEMS IN OUR ARCHIVES: February 2007 RanchBoss Cortez - Supreme Champion Stallion. February was the beginning of an exciting Show Season for us. Read More January 2007 January saw the birth of the very first Australian foal by the superb Morgan stallion, Ragtime Oro Blanco, here at Wilga Park. It was also an eventful month for our 3 yr old filly, Haymeron Park Ruby Jane. Read More December 2006 December has been a wonderful month for us. Our first two RanchBoss Cortez foals have been born! Read More October 2006 October sure was an exciting, if not hectic, month for us. The Sunshine Coast Dressage Championships, Queensland State Dressage Championships, South Queensland Dilute Championships and the Allora Championships, and maybe just one little trail ride! Read More September 2006 Gold Coast Centerary Show. Huge three-day event...what a milestone for RanchBoss Cortez! We were invited by one of the Assistant Ring Masters of the Gold Coast Show to take Cortez to the Centenary Show. The invitation came after she had judged him at a Dressage Competition. We decided to take up the invitation and were so very pleased that we did. Read More August 2006 RanchBoss Cortez - Colour Genetics: EE Aa nCr We felt it was important to have Cortez's colour genetics in certificate form, for those interested in colour. We sent hair samples to the States for testing for three factors - Red/Black, Agouti and Cream. Read More Preparation for the Breeding Season With the breeding season soon upon us, we decided we should have Cortez collected for testing in differing extenders for shipping chilled semen. The results were impressive. Read More May 2006 Toowoomba Regional Championships and the Stallion Parade We recently had the Regional Dressage Championships here in Toowoomba and...nah!!...no first ribbons or prizes, but what a great weekend we had. It was exhausting and exhilarating. We were running on adrenalin as we rushed from one deadline to the next. The highlights of the weekend for us were Mt Tawonga Natasha in her Novice Freestyle and RanchBoss Cortez's impact on the audience in the Stallion Parade. Read More April 2006 RanchBoss Cortez and his start in Dressage Since arriving in Australia and being released from Quarantine on 22 December 2005, RanchBoss Cortez has settled in well and has begun to make his mark in Dressage Circles. Read More
