Our Horses
Morgan Stallions
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Our Pedigrees
Morgan Stallions
TruWest Pure PrairieSmoke
1992-2021
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TruWest Smokey Mntn Chief
Black
a/a E/e
Heterozygous for black; homozygous for recessive black.
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Photo by Victoria Tormanen
TruWest Navajo Silver
Dunalino
A/a n/Cr D/nd1 e/e
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Photo by Stephanie Eayrs
Morgan Mares
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Dolly, Prairie, Summer and Lily
These four mares are full sisters (TruWest Pure Prairie Smoke x M River Satin).
M River Satin and Prairie on the ranch on Cedar Creek.
TruWest Satin Dolly
Dolly with Cid Klebenow, photo by Phyllis Burchett Photography.
Dolly belongs to Sally. She has been a successful competitor in western horse show events and is a student of Cowboy Dressage. She represented Montana’s working Morgans at the Morgan Grand Nationals in Oklahoma City in 2017.
Dolly consistently produces colorful, gorgeous foals. Besides having the physical traits we value, such as endurance, conformation, and good looks, Dolly’s babies are friendly, curious, and intelligent.
Dolly is the oldest of our four full sisters (TruWest Pure PrairieSmoke x M River Satin).
Dolly with baby, and with Sally Birkelo in a photo by Phyllis Burchett Photography.
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TruWest Lily Dale and TruWest Summer Smoke
Lily and Summer are the cornerstones of our breeding program. Both are big, good-looking, intelligent mares; both pass these characteristics on to their foals. Their babies grow up to be tough, reliable cow horses that know how to handle themselves and love to have a job to do. We hear nothing but good things from people who own them.
Lily and Summer are expecting 2026 foals by TruWest Navajo Silver
TruWest Lily Dale and TruWest Summer Smoke Pedigree
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TruWest Smokey Prairie
Prairie is Sally’s saddle horse. This mare, among all of the others, is the most like Smokey’s granddam, Flee Powderwing. She is athletic and stout, but lovely and elegant. Prairie is sensitive and intelligent, and Prairie loves Sally. Prairie is the only M River Satin foal who did not turn out to be a bay.
Prairie and Sally with yearling heifers on O’Fallon Creek in Prairie County, Montana, October 2025.
Bob Blankenship on Flee Powderwing, age three, at the ranch on Cedar Creek in 1975.
Dolly, Prairie, Summer and Lily’s Pedigree
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M River Red Candy
Candy is a full sister to M River Satin, who raised nine wonderful foals for us including sisters Dolly, Lily, Summer and Prairie, and others that worked for us when we lived on Cedar Creek. After owning M River Satin for several years, Bobbi was offered the opportunity to purchase Candy as a two-year old.
Candy’s dam Red LuAnn was raised by John and Selma Blankenship. Her foals all inherited the conformation and beauty of Red LuAnn’s sire Red Canyon Phantom, and the calm, wise nature of her mother’s sire, John and Selma Blankenship’s foundation stallion Mortana Beaver. At one time, all of the best horses in our string were Mortana Beaver foals.
Candy is intelligent and willing. She has a kind eye and a naturally calm demeanor. She is an excellent mother who raises consistently superb foals.
Candy is expecting a 2026 foal by Silver.
Mortana Beaver with John Blankenship III
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SC Island Alezane
SC Island Alezane with TruWest Island Star, by TruWest Smokey Mntn Chief
One day Bobbi had decided that TruWest had enough horses, and she made a decision not to buy any more. The very next day, Bobbi’s wonderful friend Sherry Siebenaler of SC Island Morgans called. She described Scarlett, then said, “Bobbi! You have to buy this horse!” Sherry was sure that we should have this mare’s genetic assets in our breeding program. She was right.
This mare’s dam, TruWest Powder’s Sugar, was a half-sister to Smokey through their sire H-Saracen. It was pure good luck that we were able to purchase Scarlett and bring her back to Montana.
This is the sweetest mare. Scarlett is kind, gentle, and friendly. Bobbi says, “She is just a joy to be around.”
Scarlett is bred to Chief for a 2026 foal.
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Mortana Ramona
Ramona was one of the last Jackson Ranch horses of breeding age offered for sale. We were thrilled to have the chance to buy this mare.
Ramona brings more foundation genetics back to TruWest Morgans. She is bred to Chief for a 2026 foal.
Mortana Ramona’s daughter, TruWest Serena Starlight, 2024.
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Bar None Sophia Suede
Sophia came to us from Bar None Morgans outside of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Her sire is TruWest Silver Suede, shown below with his owner, our long-time friend Harvey Seidel. Learn more about TruWest Silver Suede.
Photo courtesy of Bar None Morgan Ranch. Thank you, Harvey.
We are so blessed to have had the opportunity to purchase Sophia. She has the bloodlines we relied on to produce the horses we needed to get us around on Cedar Creek. Sophia’s dam is Golden Willow Erin, who came to Bar None Morgans from Kaycee, Wyoming.
We are planning to breed Sophia to Chief next spring in expectation of an outstanding foal in 2027.
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TruWest Savanah Smoke
‘Terri’
Terri is one of Smokey’s daughters. She is Bobbi’s saddle horse. Terri spends some of her time at the ranch in Roberts and some in Prairie County, where she goes on trail rides and improves the scenery.
In May of 2025 Sally’s nephew Pete took on a contract to run cattle on his ranch west of Glendive, Montana. Terri was on deck all summer to check the cows, move cows, find and relocate missing cows, and eventually bring them home. The cattle were shipped back to North Dakota in October. We can hardly wait for more to come next spring.
Terri’s dam, TruWest Glory B Dun.
Terri with her friend Tayler in Prairie County.
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TruWest Morgans for Sale
At this time, we have two 2025 foals for sale. Please reach out to visit with Sally about Ila (2025 filly) and J.J. (2025 colt). We’ll have photos here very soon.
We are expecting five foals in the spring and early summer of 2026. If you may be interested in a TruWest foal or a booking with TruWest Navajo Silver or TruWest Smokey Mntn Chief, now is the time to call.
Bobbi Blankenship receives some assistance from a new TruWest Morgan while attempting to take photos of the mares and foals.
We would be happy to visit about our horses, or anything that has to do with horses. Please reach out now to arrange a time to get to know us.
Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Deuteronomy 28:6