May 2, 1981 ~ October 30, 2007

Samuel North has been laid to rest due to age related issues.
Thank you, Wenda, for all you did for Samuel North.
You have my respect for the kindness you showed
in giving him the gift of peace that he deserved.

 

Smoke is 24 years young this year (2005)!

Photo taken at the LBJ Grasslands, Decatur, TX - November 13, 2005.

 

Samuel North has been SOLD!
Congratulations and Thanks to
Wenda Gassner & Family
In Him Morgans
Kindersley, SK Canada

 

More photos of Smoke - taken 3/25/2006!

 

Smoke is a homozygous black Morgan stallion
with a disposition of pure gold!
~ ~ 100% Foundation ~ ~

Thank you to Lola Tyler of Hubbardston, Michigan for allowing Smoke to come live with me.

Above photo by Tam Dirrim June 2005   October 7, 2005 - Smoke and Dalton Click on any of the photos below to open a larger version of that photo in a new browser window. August 31, 2005 September 2, 2005 October 7, 2005 Photos below taken November 13, 2005, while trail riding at the LBJ Grasslands, Decatur, Texas

Pedigree of SAMUEL NORTH NORTHRIDGE FREDDY FRED BRADY SPRINGBROOK MANSFIELD QUIZKID SPRINGBROOK LINDA LEE LIZZA’S BLACK BEAUTY FUDGE ROYALE LIZZA KYLEEN NEWKIRK GOLD WALKER YELLOW GOLD RED MAY WALKER SHEN QUEEN RED CORRELL SHENANDOAH QUEEN MIRIAM MORGAN E F SAM ORCLAND DONDARLING ULENDON ANNA DARLING TAS-TEE’S HIGHLAND MAID TOWNSHEND GAYMEADE HIGHLAND FIREFLY JOYRIDE RIO-GRANDEE EMERALD’S BEAUCHAMP SKY CHIEF ARCHIE’S NEKOMIA MORO HILLS RI-O-RITA ARCHIE O ALRITA

Below is a short article, written by his former owner, Lola Tyler. Published in the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of Simply Morgan Magazine. The Morgan Stallion Temperament Feature "Smokey" by Lola Tyler My Morgans never see the inside of a show ring, but they ride and drive, single and double. They've done weddings, reunions, hayrides, dragged the arena, and picked up baled hay from the field. I've given riding lessons on my Morgan mare to riders as young as 3 and as old as 55 (first time rider). I'd like to add my story to the Morgan stallion issue. The first time I ever saw Samuel North, he was 7 years old and was being led from the barn with no halter, lead or adult supervision, by a 5 year old girl! His owners were divorcing and selling all their stock. My neighbor had purchased a bright sorrel mare with a black colt on her side and announced that the sire of this colt was for sale. My good friend Lisa and I went right to the farm. When we told the owner we had come to look at his stallion, his little daughter squealed, "I'll get him!" She dashed across the drive, scooted under the fence, and disappeared behind the barn to the stud's run-in. We heard her call softly, "Smokey, come on!" Ten seconds later, she came marching proudly across the paddock with a big black Morgan stallion following like a puppy! Lisa and I looked at each other and said, "SOLD!" He was already broke to drive, but had never been under saddle. The owner laughed at us when we asked about riding him. However, the spring of his 9-year-old year, we just put a saddle on him and started riding him around his pen. About the fourth day under saddle, I brought my Morgan mare to ride and Lisa rode Smokey as we started down some two-tracks. About five minutes into the ride, with thick brush and trees on both sides of us, we heard the unmistakable roar of a dirt bike from behind. The driver apparently didn't notice our fresh tracks in the deep sand as he popped over the little knoll and hit the brakes. The bike turned broadside and slid right under the stallion's hind quarters. Smokey just squatted over the bike and waited while Lisa climbed off and the bike owner retrieved his machine. My Morgan mare also stood like a statue as all this transpired. After the dirt bike moved on, we continued our ride without further incident, but we both agreed that if we had been riding our Arabian mares, the outcome would have been quite different! From that day forward, Lisa took this stallion everywhere. We've been on many camp-outs and trail rides. He can be ridden with mares or geldings and is always a gentleman. She owned him for 13 years and was the only one to handle him when breeding mares. I had bred a few of my mares to him and really liked the dispositions of his offspring. My favorite riding horse is a Morab gelding sired by this stallion. The Morab was a stallion until age 4 and always ran with bred mares and geldings. His pasture partner and team mate on the wagon was a gelding. I never had trouble penning this stud with a gelding even when I was breeding mares. In 2001, Lisa decided to sell Samuel North (at age 20) and my husband and I purchased him to cross on my Arabian mares. I trail ride him and have hitched him double with my mare. He's a sweetheart, and my husband, who has never been around horses, is now the stallion handler when we breed mares. Smokey will be 22 this year. He's in real good health, but you never know how long you've got. We hope to raise a few more Morabs and keep a stallion from him. I'm already sure it will have a disposition that's amazing thanks to the wonderful Morgan stallion, Samuel North.

To see a couple of Smoke's full Morgan offspring, visit the Tamar's Ventures website, and check out Prophet (TMV Silver Prophecy) and Bourbon (TMV Silver Encore)!

 

 

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