LeDan Morgans/Southwest Scoot Boots
2010
Ride Leaders
Effie Yazze
Blonde Bacal
Blonde Bacal
Effie was an excellent ride leader who told us lots of stories of her life growing up in the valley and about we were seeing as we road, and she started every ride with a song!
Blonde Bacal
Blonde Bacal
Blonde Bacal
Blondie on her appaloosa; she is a great horsewoman and a lot of fun to be around and ride with. She organized this ride for many years for Effie to lead and made a great team.
Riding the valley
Effie in the middle on her palomino Tennessee Walker; most of the Navajos had Walkers.
Dan and his first Morgan Spirit with the Totem Pole in the background.
The Valley is much greener than you'd expect.
Letha on her Morgan mare Castle Miss America, old Morgan blood and last daughter Muscle Man.
Cliff Dwellings
2011
This year The Gaited Morgan Horse Organization responded to our suggestion to hold their annual ride at Monument Valley and 27 of the 42 horses on the ride were gaited Morgans!
Letha and Ayla on the rock everyone poses on.
We had a hot air balloon floating by just outside the entrance to the box canyon where we were camped the first morning.
Jim Suddarth, Morgan Club President, in the lead on his gaited Morgan followed by Mel Franson's son-in-law on his.
About 40 hours coming down the hill.
Vali Suddarth on her gaited Morgan mare Classy Chassis at Wind in the Ear Rock.
Dan on Spirit his Morgan mare and on her second Monument Valley ride.
Dan and Spirit posing framed in the tree with the picturesque background of the Valley.
The Totem Pole rock formation with the sun making it appear as a candle
Suzzie Yazee, Effie's 93 year old mother in her hogan showing how she spins wool from the family's four horn sheep into yarn and then weaves Navajo rugs, all by hand.
The outside of Suzzie's hogon.
