REMEMBERING Sheila Morgan

It’s always hard to endure the passing of a friend. Sheila K. Morgan passed away December 15, 2018. She will be sorely missed by her family and a large number of friends who treasured her. Sheila had a great love for the Arabian horse, and she was the epitome of the successful small breeder. MFA mares are legendary producers treasured by all who are so fortunate to have one.

She and her husband, Tom, established Morgan Farms Arabians in Templeton, California, where they not only raised Arabian horses but operated Casa de Caballos Vineyards and Winery. Their wines were often named after one of their horses, and the labels featured photos of them.

Sheila Morgan called me one day in 2008. She and Tom were in the Grangeville, Idaho, area buying property and preparing to move to Idaho. She wanted to come see my stallion NYN Hisani. It was one of those meetings when two Arabian horse lovers made an instant connection and a friendship was born. She loved Hisani, and I loved her two mares, MFA Ultra Violet and MFA Veronica, that moved to Idaho with her. Ultra Violet was a National Reserve Champion and great producer. MFA Veronica was her daughter, and both were extremely beautiful. My husband Ed and I went to visit them when they were building their new home and living in a pole building already on the property that they had converted to a charming temporary home. We stayed in touch