sounds fun, vk. morgans can be sweet and even-tempered pals. i fell in love with gaited horses when i had a tennesee walker as a teen, and i've never looked back since.
once i rode a gaited horse--the rest seemed like a poor substitute. but that's me. before you get your morgan, i encourage you to compare. especially if you plan to ride a lot.
oh, and you'll never have enough time or money. i board my horses, and barter for their fees by teaching horsemanship classes and lessons. otherwise, it'd too expensive for me to justify, honestly.
i grew up with horses and rode for years as a kid/early adult, and then had to abandon it while i moved all over the place and had no time for such pursuits. it's been a return to a former love, and that has been fun, but also enlightening.
i'm kicking around the notion of selling charlotte, only because i (mostly) bought her to breed, and have had a change of heart. she's also a second horse to make sure gets adequate exercise and attention. i do loan her out to the owner of the stable for adult lessons since she's got a good english background suitable for lessons. as much as i adore charlotte, i'm a bit overwhelmed with the dual responsibility right now.
max is sort of the horse that i can let anyone ride without worries. he's also the one i have much more time/training invested in, and is sort of a dream to ride and goof off with. i sometimes take him swimming when the weather is conducive, and could probably fire a cannon from his back without him doing anything more than looking sideways to see what was up--a "bulletproof horse" is what we call that. and i'm sort of partial to geldings, anyway, because of their temperaments.
so, when you get around to thinking of buying your horse, if you want any help, don't hesitate to PM me.