Episode #1: Unexpected Kinship: Jade Creek Arabians in Horse Shoe, North Carolina

2025-06-04

"In the blink of an eye, something completely unexpected can occur that will alter the future in unpredictable ways. On a late spring evening in 1992, Manny Lawrence was having dinner with his close friends Don and Elizabeth Filpot, who were keenly interested in Arabian horses. Not being a horseman himself, Manny was amused to hear his friends discussing their excitement over their plans to attend the 25th birthday party of the Arabian stallion Khemosabi++++// (Amerigo x Jurneeka, by Fadjur). Although Manny wasn’t quite able to comprehend how going to a birthday party for a ho...

Although Manny wasn’t quite able to comprehend how going to a birthday party for a horse could generate such excitement, before he knew it he had agreed to join his friends on their weekend excursion. By the time Manny and the Filpots arrived in the Santa Ynez Valley, a crowd of fans had already gathered at Delongpré Arabians to pay homage to their hero.

Little did Manny know, that he was about to experience the awakening of his inner horseman! He describes joining the adoring group gathered along the fence line, “Khemo was entertaining everyone, and then he stopped in front of me, and I could have sworn that he introduced himself. He was one of the most charismatic living creatures I had ever encountered. It was within the next 48 hours that I purchased the first of my many Arabian horses."

[excerpt from jadecreek.com]

Manny Lawrence and Lori Morss and their Arabians now live in the beautiful Horse Shoe, North Carolina-nestled just between Asheville and Hendersonville, nibbling on green grass, breathing this gorgeous mountain air, and enjoying a bite of cornbread from neighbors.

It's what the WNC Mountains are all about.