Judy
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Born in Benalla and raised in Yarrawonga I’ve been addicted to horses since sitting on my Grandfather's cart horse at age three.
Over the years I’ve had an eclectic collection of horses and horse experiences which were as diverse as droving in out back N.S.W to attending every horse related clinic or class I could manage. It was the clinics in U.S.A. and Australia with Ray Hunt, Buck Brannaman and Lesley Desmond along with studying the methods of Sally Swift and Bill Dorrence that most influenced my horsemanship. When my marriage ended in 1986 I purchased a 20 acre hobby farm at Booroolite near Mansfield to give my sons the advantage of both country and city living. I began to collect horses in earnest & ten years later established Unicorn Stables teaching facility. Unicorn Stables provided students of all ages with a complete horse experience and an opportunity to understand horse behaviour in a safe environment. |
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Not long after I moved to Mansfield I met Jenny Bird and Bill Powell who were just establishing Mt Tawonga Morgan Stud. I admired the beauty and exceptional temperament of their newly acquired horses.
When a friend bought a Morgan yearling in 1997, agisted him at Unicorn Stables and employed me to train him my love for the Morgan breed grew as he did. His curiosity, willingness to please and humorous antics were a constant pleasure.
I was further impressed by Morgan horses when I strapped at the 1998 Tom Quilty Endurance Race for American friend Dr Chris Marks. Chris rode Mt. Tawonga Snowdout, a mare provided by Jenny Bird. Snowdout was courageous, intelligent and gentle; I loved how she looked forward to her massage at the breaks.
In 2004 I sold the Booroolite property and relocated Unicorn Stables to Samaria.
Grand-motherhood, my fast approaching 59th birthday and the continuing drought cemented my desire to breed low maintenance, people friendly, medium sized horses. The beauty and versatility of the Morgan horse made them my first choice.
I purchased two pure bred mares in October 2006, leased Tui’s Nimrod for the next two years and joined him to four of my school mares.After twelve months my parent's bought Nimrod for my birthday;jokingly saying they hadn't given me the horse they'd promised me at age thirteen.
Samaria Creek bred Morgans have found forever homes in QLD, ACT, NSW, SA and Victoria.
I've made many new friends and I’m still learning new skills.
Countless hours spent in the herd has given me amazing insights into horse communication.
I enjoy passing on my skills in workshops and private lessons.
When a friend bought a Morgan yearling in 1997, agisted him at Unicorn Stables and employed me to train him my love for the Morgan breed grew as he did. His curiosity, willingness to please and humorous antics were a constant pleasure.
I was further impressed by Morgan horses when I strapped at the 1998 Tom Quilty Endurance Race for American friend Dr Chris Marks. Chris rode Mt. Tawonga Snowdout, a mare provided by Jenny Bird. Snowdout was courageous, intelligent and gentle; I loved how she looked forward to her massage at the breaks.
In 2004 I sold the Booroolite property and relocated Unicorn Stables to Samaria.
Grand-motherhood, my fast approaching 59th birthday and the continuing drought cemented my desire to breed low maintenance, people friendly, medium sized horses. The beauty and versatility of the Morgan horse made them my first choice.
I purchased two pure bred mares in October 2006, leased Tui’s Nimrod for the next two years and joined him to four of my school mares.After twelve months my parent's bought Nimrod for my birthday;jokingly saying they hadn't given me the horse they'd promised me at age thirteen.
Samaria Creek bred Morgans have found forever homes in QLD, ACT, NSW, SA and Victoria.
I've made many new friends and I’m still learning new skills.
Countless hours spent in the herd has given me amazing insights into horse communication.
I enjoy passing on my skills in workshops and private lessons.
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I’m living my dream and believe sometimes things can be better than you imagined.
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