EMR Morgans at Radtke Ranch

The Jubilee King grandson Luzan with some of his offspring at the ranch in the early 1970s

Three generations of Radtkes have been raising and proving Morgans as performance horses on our family's western Montana ranch. When the program started in the 1960s, our first stallion, Luzan, a Jubilee King grandson, was used on the foundation mares Kootenai Madi's Girl, a Canfield granddaughter, and Leota, a Red Racer daughter.

Radtke Ranch Luzan was followed by the Domino Joe son Joe Daly, and this golden cross of Brunk and Old Government bloodlines has set the pattern for nearly 40 years of breeding Morgans that are correct, athletic, with size, good bone and sound minds - qualities that allow them to compete successfully in dressage, jumping and driving as well as moving cattle in rough mountain terrain.

Foals are imprinted at birth and then spend the summer growing in the mountains before coming down in the fall. Throughout the winter they're handled daily and receive regular EMR mares and foals worming and trimming. In the spring the yearlings and 2 year-olds are trailered to the mountains for summer pasture. As 3 year-olds they're started under saddle with resistance-free techniques and used on trails and working cattle for their first year under saddle.

Iron Forge Starman - Summer 2001

Today, our herd sire is Iron Forge Starman, a 15.2 hand, 17 year-old bay stallion who is competing successfully at Intermediare in USEF open competition with his trainer Sally Radtke Anderson. Starman has compiled an exceptional record - winning AMHA Open Competition and USDF All-Breeds championships at First, Second, Third and Fourth, Prix St. Georges and Intermediare I in consecutive years. He stands to outside mares by shipped semen. Read more about Starman on his page in the stallion directory.

EMR Crystal Clear
(Iron Forge Starman x MoAna Madame)

Sally, who has successfully competed her Morgan gelding Mehr's Eloquince through Grand Prix, provides professional training in dressage for our youngsters and Bradley and Katie Radtke train and compete cross-country and dressage. And of course, many of our horses are ridden as ranch and trail horses by family members. By selecting for the qualities that make all-around good using and performance horses, we're producing dependable, enjoyable mounts that are eminently suited for amateurs.

Our family has loved and enjoyed our Morgans for more than 40 years and we believe these horses can did it all and do it well!

Feel welcome to come and see our Morgans, e-mail or call to ask questions or to request a video. We typically have a nice selection of talented Starman offspring available for purchase, see the Sales page for listings.

EMR Morgans at Radtke Ranch

Ed and Valerie Radtke (Owners)
Sally Radtke Anderson (Trainer)

315 Coverdell Road Bigfork, MT 59911. Phone: 406-752-3410, e-mail: emr@montanasky.com