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May - June 2010

Even More Late Breaking News!!! Wilga Park Golden Glory, 19 months old, will be Tam and Nathan Pike's Family Morgan.

Tam has known Glory since the day she was born. Tam has always loved Paprika, Glory's Mum, and has an on going love affair with RanchBoss Cortez, so it was no wonder that, when she handled Glory at the Toowoomba Royal for us in the Breed Display, that she fell in love with her all over again. Tam and Nathan have decided that Glory is the perfect horse for their growing young family. Glory will stay with us for a while longer as Tam and Nath's second baby is due in October. It makes us so very proud to announce that Golden Glory will join the Pike Family. A better home would be hard to find! Thank you, Tam, for choosing Glory ... or was it the other way around??!

Late Breaking News!!! ... Wilga Park Tibouchina, born 12 November 2009, will travel to her new home in Western Australia on 02 August 2010.

Tibbs will enjoy a life with Michelle from Gidgegannup. Tippuhana, Tibb's older half sister, is accompanying her. Tippuhana is destined for Bullsbrook WA. They will leave here together with Darling Downs Horse Transport and stay with Jo and Rick Hayes of Haymeron Park Morgan Stud in Victoria. As Tippuhana is pregnant to Cortez, and young Tibouchina is only 7 months old, the 10 day stay will be just perfect for them.

From Haymeron Park near Albury/Wodonga, they will travel down to Melbourne, have 3 or 4 hours off there, then go across to Adelaide. The will have about 10 hours break, get checked by the vets and get their Liver Fluke treatment. They then travel through to Kalgoorlie, where they have another 10hours break and a vet sees them there before heading to their destinations.

Rachel and Michelle have organised between them that the girls will be unloaded at Michelle's place, so that Tibbs can settle in to her new environment, and then a few days later, Rachel will take Tippuhana home to Bullsbrook. These two ladies have not met each other, but the Morgan horse is bringing them together, and they, I'm sure will form a fast friendship through this wonderful breed.

We are very, very proud that Tibbs is going to live with Michelle. She will have a wonderful life as a ridden horse, and then maybe down the track will produce some more lovely riding horses for the Western Australian equestrians who love a sensible, responsive, intelligent horse. Thank you, Michelle for choosing our Tibouchina!

Red Bluff Royal Mail - pure Morgan gelding - is on the Market. See our Other Morgans for Sale on our Home Page for more details

RanchBoss Cortez back in training for Dressage ...

Wilga Park Madagascar and Wilga Park Golden Ash are blooming ...

Foals are growing ...

See us at the EKKA - Brisbane - 05 - 14 August 2010

Since our move to East Greenmount, just five minutes away from our wonderful Instructor, Linda Shore (Dressage 2 b Shore and River Range Warmblood Stud), Cortez has been given more time in training and is shaping up beautifully. His flying changes are improving each lesson and Linda is beginning to mutter about Medium Level ... we've only just begun in Elementary level, Linda!!!

One constant comment that Instructors and knowledgable observers have made, when watching our horses work, is that the Morgans will do extremely well in the higher levels of Dressage, as they love the collected work. They are strong and can 'sit' really well.

Linda brings her pup, Tip, over to play with Chaser the Border Collie, when she trains Cortez, and they sometimes have a little fun together. Linda decided that Cortez wouldn't mind if she encouraged Tip to do Chaser's trick ... jump up for a ride. Linda didn't really expect Tip to do the full leap ... and here is the result. One very pleased and happy Tip, sitting up enjoying his ride on Cortez.

z, Linda and Tip on Cortez

Linda and Cortez went out recently to the Toowoomba Dressage Championships and a local members day. Cortez performed superbly and has been accepted into the Brenda Whitman Dressage competition in July.

Linda drawing the test in the air as she prepares for their turn in the arena

More serious warming up!

Wilga Park babies, Madagascar and Golden Ash are doing extremely well under saddle. So too is the beautiful Summer Beauty aka Chance, but I have no photos of her to share, at present. Maddy was here for a visit not so long ago, and I am so impressed with how he is growing. He is a dressage horse, through and through. He has magnificent movement. Lisa and Tim Wong, his owners, are giving him lots of wonderful experiences. He goes bush riding, does Dressage, has begun a little low level jumping and is an all round enjoyable horse. Maddy was given a rest after the Australian National Morgan Show in March and was ridden for the first time here in June. Lisa simply threw the saddle on him and she and Tim, on Boomtown Texas, went trail riding. It was a frosty morning, but they all came back with smiles on their faces!!

Wilga Park Madagascar - stunning ... with huge amounts of growing to do yet!

Maddy and Lisa competing at Jindabyne (Australian National Morgan Show 2010)

The kindest eye imaginable ... Maddy is superb!

Wilga Park Golden Ash otherwise known as Flynn came back into work after the wet season in Broome. Kellie Stewart of Salt River Performance Horses in WA was there in Broome to guide Flynn and Chance's owners for their first ride after a long break. The horses were awesome. Tam and Sue are having the best fun with these two Wilga Park kids and I think the horses are going to enjoy the next 4 - 5 months of riding time. All three ladies have some brilliant horse talents and between them, they are giving these horses the best life imaginable.

Kellie Stewart (Salt River Performance Horses WA) on Wilga Park Golden Ash - first ride in 6 months

Meanwhile, the foals are growing and becoming furrier by the day: Each of these babies have their very own personality. It is so intersting to watch their different reactions to things.

One day I walked into their paddock with a plactic bag in my hand. As I scrunched it up and it made a noise, I was intriqued at the varying reactions from each of the foals.

Young Lisianthus, Princess of the Paddock, and totally independent girl, was the first to prick her ears and walk forward to put her nose on the plastic bag. Interesting!

Tibouchina pricked her ears and stepped backwards from the noise. She wanted desperately to know what it was, but was not willing to investigate immediately ... even more interesting! ( I have found since, that as soon as the object touches her and she feels that it is safe, she completely accepts it!)

GoldenSolidago pricked his ears, kept his eye on the plastic to ensure he knew where it was at any given time, but did not move his feet! Nice!!

Chancellor glanced at it and said ...'So!?" and kept on with what he was doing ... I loved that!

Jacobinia very intelligently checked it out, looked away as he wasn't concerned, then checked it out again, just to be sure ... to be sure. He was alert to it, but not concerned. Love that as well!!

Little Desert Rose figured that as long as she stayed by her Mum, and her Mum wasn't concerned then she needn't be worried either.

Now what does that tell us about each of these lovely individuals?!! Apart from the fact that they are failry upflappable, it shows that each one of them has a different tolerance and responsiveness to situations. That makes life so entertaining at Wilga Park. I find I can sometimes run late for appointments as the foals have me so amused, I lose track of time.

Tibouchina at 7 months old ... having fun in the house yard

The Boys! Pally boy Jacobinia and Bucky Chancellor ... each trying to convince the other that he is Boss of the Foals!

In fact, neither is ... Lisianthus has them all under her dainty little finger!! She makes them all play!

Desert Rose - I don't have any recent ones of the furry little girl ... but she is growing quickly now!

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

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