Welcome Maverick!

Exciting news! The Friends of Pt. Reyes Morgan Horse Ranch committee is thrilled to announce the arrival of a younger Morgan gelding to the aging herd of Morgan horses at the Morgan Horse Ranch at Pt. Reyes National Seashore in Northern California. Please welcome Mischievous Maverick (Ashdon’s Valentino x Mischievous Enchantment), foaled May 20, 2005. He was bred by Jeanne Malone of Trax Morgan Farm in Lompoc, California. 

Maverick was generously donated to the Morgan Horse Ranch by Adrienne Youngblood of Nevada City, California. The committee is so grateful to Adrienne for entrusting this handsome Morgan to the Ranch—thank you! According to Adrienne, "Maverick’s personality is one of a kind, and he will love the attention he will get there."

Maverick joins the four remaining Morgans bred under the Los Reyes prefix. He is the first Morgan donated to the Morgan Horse Ranch since the National Park Service (NPS) discontinued its breeding program in 1999, retiring the Los Reyes prefix. The Mounted Patrol will rely on the four existing Los Reyes Morgans, Maverick, and any future donations that meet NPS criteria. Maverick has the distinction of being the youngest Morgan and the tallest at 16’1 hands.

Maverick arrived at Pt. Reyes April 4, and will be undergoing some additional training prior to assuming mounted patrol duties. He brings youth, temperament, color, and height to the existing herd. There is no question he is a Morgan. The donation contract contains a contingency clause of 90 days so will not be finalized until he passes the final test.

The Friends of Pt. Reyes Morgan Horse Ranch committee is delighted to welcome Mischievous Maverick. They are hopeful this is just the beginning of adding more Morgans to the program as well. We are so excited to see what the future brings to the Morgan Horse Ranch at Pt. Reyes National Seashore in 2018 and beyond. Please be sure to stop by the Morgan Horse Ranch on your next visit to Pt. Reyes to meet and welcome Maverick in person.