Building the Morgan contact list
Start a Morgan's emergency plan with the people, in calling order: you, a backup who has handled him and can decide in your place, your regular veterinarian, and the after-hours equine hospital your vet directs clients to. Follow with his farrier, the barn manager or property owner, a neighbour who can reach the yard quickly, and a transporter you have actually used. For each entry give a phone number, an alternative way to reach them, and one line on their role, so a flustered helper is not guessing why a name is on the sheet. Include the yard address written out in full, since a vet or transporter arriving cold needs directions, not local shorthand.
Identifying your Morgan on paper
Record his registered and barn names, age, sex, colour, and markings, with recent photos from both sides and the front that show any star, snip, or white on the legs. Note his microchip number if he has one and where his registration papers are filed. Because Morgans are compact and sturdy, add his approximate weight and the girth or saddle notes a covering rider or handler might need. Say plainly where he is kept, which field companions he goes out with, and whether he is settled alone or frets when separated, because that shapes how a helper should move and stable him during a disruption.
The ration and weight notes that matter most
Morgans are famously thrifty, so the feeding section of the plan deserves unusual precision. Write his hay and feed amounts as they are actually weighed or measured, the times he is fed, and an explicit note that extra scoops, rich grazing, or well-meant treats should not be added without asking you or your backup. Record his current weight-check method, such as a weight tape reading, and the date it was last taken. Add his exercise routine, turnout hours, and any muzzle or restricted-grazing arrangement he is used to, so a stand-in keeper keeps the same steady pattern instead of improvising kindness in the feed room.
Permissions, transport and yard access
Write down who may authorise emergency veterinary treatment if you are unreachable, and whether he is insured, with the details' location. Name the transporter and trailer you would use, plus his loading habits: most helpers benefit from knowing if he walks straight on, prefers a companion already aboard, or needs a few unhurried minutes. Include gate codes or key locations only in the copies held by trusted people, and note who shuts off water or power at the yard in a storm or fire. If a neighbour feeds on certain days, mark those days so two people do not feed him twice.
A plan that stays worth using
Update the sheet when his feed is rebalanced, his yard changes, or any contact leaves the picture, and re-check it after vet visits that add new instructions. Give copies to your backup, the barn, and one person off-site, and keep the feeding section beside his feed bins where a helper will see it. Read through it once a season with fresh eyes, asking whether a stranger could feed, identify, and get help for him from this page alone. Filing the final version on KinsLe inside his Pet Passport keeps his contacts, ration, and permissions bundled with the rest of his records for any handover.