About Us 

Finger Lakes Morgans was started by Nick and Robin Pelham and their daughter Danielle Rice in 2006. Although the name of the farm is new and they are relative newcomers to the Morgan world their family has been involved with riding, training, and showing horses for generations. Nick’s family bred, raised, and raced Standardbreds in the 1970’s and 1980’s on the local race circuit. Although young, Nick was involved and enjoyed accompanying his father to the barns and racetracks and always assisted with the horses as much as possible. As a child, Robin and her parents, Carole and Forrest Loper, actively showed Quarter Horses locally and regionally. Although not participating in horse shows much for several years, horses always remained a part of their lives and Danielle began riding at age two. She grew up riding the family’s Quarter Horses and Arabians.

          A short four-year hiatus from horses; while Danielle was away at college, ended when she returned home in 2004. The first thing on her “to-do” list was to find a horse! 

         Robin and Danielle took up riding again and were soon re-introduced to the Morgan breed. Danielle became hooked on the saddle seat discipline and purchased their first Morgan, MJK Intimate Promise, to ride and show “at a couple of local Morgan shows.” Robin was not far behind in making the decision to return to her western pleasure show roots and soon after purchased their second Morgan, Oldfield Sailor. Needless to say, the original plan of going to a “couple of local Morgan shows” went by the wayside as they traveled to Gold Cup, New England, and Oklahoma that first year!

         With a 72’x 144’ indoor riding arena, a 16 stall barn at maximum capacity, and the first foal to carry the FLX prefix due in May 2009, things at Finger Lakes Morgans are going full steam ahead!!

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