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Holly Butterman
19680 Heater Lane
Reno, NV 89511
(775) 849-9009
Holly J. Butterman is Chairman of the Board of JMARE. She is Quality Assurance Manager for International Game Technology of Reno, Nevada. A native of Maine, Holly’s journey West has been the lifelong adventure of a dedicated horsewoman enchanted with the Morgan breed and in love with horses of all breeds. In Holly’s words,
"I am pleased to actively support JMARE because in spite of the incredible love and care that most people lavish upon their beloved horses … there are some who can no longer keep up that responsibility or have life changes which make their horses a burden. I have always believed that we are all here to make a difference and pick up where others can not carry on.. JMARE is set up to take in those individual horses who are in need no matter what the reason is. I think it is important to note that JMARE is being managed by a group of great folks who have the common thread of the Morgan horse as well as diverse backgrounds and can contribute in lots of different ways for the cause of these horses. JMARE fits my life passion for horses and the Morgan horse most especially..,."
Holly bartered a promise to her mother to learn to swim for her first riding lessons when she was eight years old. A budding passion blossomed. Holly remembers that the first horse show she attended, at the old Camden Snow Bowl, “made its mark on me forever.” One trailer marked “Holly Farms” caught her attention. “There stood a horse who took my breath away... a mahogany bay with dapples the size of baseballs - straight up neck - enormous liquid eyes - teeny ears and he bellowed to let all know he was there. That was the Morgan stallion CORISHAM and he was about 3 or 4 years old and being handled by Ed Hadley. On the other side of the arena was a trailer with another young stallion who was dark liver chestnut - drop dead gorgeous head and eyes and ears with a bit of white .. and it was PARADES JUBILEE.” Holly was hooked for life.”
In Jr High and High School Holly worked with Agnes Kent Webber and the Morgan horse, Knickerbocker Sandy. Agnes and Sandy taught Holly “how to be honest and to work hard and listen to my heart.” Holly also worked with Rudy and Arleen Morais and soaked up the history and love of Morgans with Martha and Van VanBuskirk in Pemaquid, Maine. In these associations she was fortunate to know some of the best, and still famous, horses in the Morgan breed. With Bunny & Phyllis Wiley, her “second parents”, Holly rode to win Maine Morgan Championships with Meadowbrook Comet, Dear Less Squire Fred, and other horses of the Wileys’ program, but most notably, for Holly, Rum Brook Victoria, who would become her beloved lifelong friend. In many ways, Holly’s involvement with JMARE today is a tribute to her “Torrie.” Holly kept Torrie with her through all the changes and curves life throws at us. When Torrie died at age 27, Holly considered giving up horses. But that would be something like giving up breathing. She still had Torrie’s daughter, d’Vision (x Ultimate Command), and d’Vision was beset with a health issue that required Holly’s focus and attention. With the determination of both of them, d’Vision is today healthy and happy. Along with d’Vision, Holly proudly owns a small herd of selectively chosen and home bred mares, two young stallions for the future and the Morgan stallion The Phantom of the Opera. The blood in Phantom can be traced in generations to both Corisham and Parades Jubilee making a full circle with the young girl who attended her first horse show 40 years earlier.
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