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DENNIS K

LIPPITT DUSKY KATE

These outstanding Morgans are typical of the Morgan Stallions and blares at Arden-caple Acres which have been carefully selected with due regard for blood percentage, type and other fundamental prerequisites of the true Morgan horse.

DENNIS K. 9561 Sire: Flyhawk Dam: Kathleen C

The champion of champions who has won in both east and west, in model and performance classes in harness and under both English and Western tack.

In 1949 and 1950 he won the Morgan Breed Cham-pionship at Waterloo, Iowa. A Championship at the 1951 All-American Morgan Show in Monee, Illinois, with additional wins at the 1951 National Morgan Show have established him as one of the "greats of all time" in the Morgan world.

LIPPITT DUSKY KATE, 05726 Sire: Lippitt Ethan Ash Dam: Lippitt Kate Moro

This beautiful mare together with her full sister, Lip-pitt Duplicate, are recent acquisitions from Mr. Rob-ert L. Knight. Lippitt Dusky Kate was Queen of all the Morgans at the Green Mountain Stock Farm, Randolph, Vermont, and will continue her reign as Queen of Ardencaple Acres.

Standing at private treaty are Dennis K, Black Sambo, Ardencaple Ace and Royal Zephyr.

visitors always welcon2e and in addition to seeing a fine stable of Morgans there is the Ardencaple Kennel with

Champion Shetland Sheepdogs (Shelties)

MR. & MRS. WILLARD K. DENTON

Residence: Mt. Kisco 6-6989

Succabone Rd., Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Stable & Kennel: Mt. Kisco 6-5150

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HORSES

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ANNE FISHER TATLOCK

16 Ward Avenue Northampton, Mass.

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"The Home of Morgcm Champions" has once again proven its right to be called the Champions. Upwey Ben Don 8843—the only Morgan stallion ever to win both the Grand Champion Morgan Saddle Horse and the Grand Champion Model Stallion, at National Morgan Horse Shows. Then to show true caliber of a stallion, he sired the 1951 National Morgan Horse Show Junior Champion Mare "Wind-Crest Sentimental Lady" and the Junior Reserve Champion Stallion "Wind-Crest Donfield."• Truly a re-markable record for a stallion only eight years old.

Morgan breeders are already booking their mares to him for next year. Make plans now to breed that favorite mare of yours to this champion.

As out colts come along we find ourselves in a position to offer for sale a few animals each year. This fall we have available three yearling stud colts, two yearling fillies, two two-year-old fillies, two brood mares, and a four-year-old gelding. This gelding will make an excellent child's horse.

Plan now to visit "Wind-Crest" and take home a future champion.

Or if your prefer to own your own stud, where could you do better than to buy a son of this chum-pion.

• We always have a few Morgans of all ages to sell. Come and ride them.

See for yourself that we not only have show horses but also well-broken children's horses that can he used for trail or show.

The welcome mat is always out at Wind-Crest.

MR. and MRS. F. 0. DAVIS

Windsor, Vermont

&tem to the Editati

Helpful

Dear Sir: Enclosed please find a picture of

Archie E. My brother, Roderick Tietz, is mounted. Picture was taken last fall after I came overseas.

I receive several magazines but not one compares with the MORGAN HORSE Magazine. I enjoy reading the variety of articles, the many good hints on how to care for a horse. In fact, I believe that by reading this maga-zine anyone could care for a horse if one has any knowledge of horses at all.

Sincerely yours, Donald 0. Tietz, PFC.

Jet Dear Sir:

I own two horses, one unregistered Morgan and one Arab-Morgan. I really believe there is no horse more beautiful than the Morgan. The name of my Morgan is Jet, and he is every inch a Morgan.

My ambition is to own a registered black Morgan, and T plan to get him from Vermont.

Yours truly, Catherine Maynard Manville, Rhode Island

Table of Contents

Special Features

And Long Remember • 7 Morgan History (part II) 10 National Morgan Show 18 Young Morgans Go to College .. • .......... 18 Report on Lockelyn • 19 Schedule of N. E. Shows and Trail Rides 20 Outing 22 Vermont Holiday 24

Regular Features

Letters to the Editor 4 Editor's Comments . 5 Cover Names in Pedigrees 12 The Vet Says 13 Breeze from the Great Lakes 14 New England News and Notes I5 Buffalo New York News 21 Once Upon a Horse 30 Stable Hints 31

Officers of the Morgan Horse Club President MERLE D. EVANS

Ohio Merchants Bank Building, Massillon, Ohio

Vice-President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS Windscr, Vermont

Secretary FRANK B. HILLS 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.

Treasurer WHITNEY STONE 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.

The Morgan Horse Magazine

Vol. XII

August, 1952 No. 7

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The Official Publication of THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated

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Copyright 1952 by The Morgan Horse Magazine

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage.

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The Editor's Comments

"He smelleth the battle."

So the Bible, in four words, describes the warhorse, the stallion.

Maybe your horse and mine has never seen nor heard of battle and most

probably never will. The days of cavalry and the four-horse artillery limber are

no more ... gone with the muzzle-loaded piece, the trumpet's clarion call, the

snapping troop banner bending the staff based in a hard-riding trooper's booted stirrup. No, he smelleth no battle.

Not his the lot to tumble at breakneck speed into the sunken road which

spelled Napoleon's doom at Waterloo. Nor shall his fate be like Comanche's

fellows who fell beneath the fire of Indian guns at the Little Big Horn where

Custer and his ill-led legion were victims of Indian wiles.

He shall not know the blood-boiling battle call which sent the peerlessly

mounted Macedonians into battle. He'll never know the Arab's wild thrill at

the signal of shrill horns to desert warfare.

In short, he smelleth no battle.

But who has ever seen his stallion in early morning light rise to the call of a brave new day and not hear that unheard battle call.

Then it is that we instinctively react to Neitsche's philosophy that man is

the warrior. Middle-age, perhaps, too thick at the middle and too barren as to

back hair we nevertheless, for that breath-taking moment, live again with the

warhorse—the warhorse that for that brief minute is our own. Our fancied

mount for deeds of derring-do. Rive the foe saunder . .. forward the light

brigade ... how they carried the good news from Aix ... Winchester 20 miles

away.. .

Play-acting, imagination gone hog wild? Perhaps. But then again is there

one of you who has not felt that instinctive reaction to a stallion, released from

the confines of his night's stable turned loose in pasture, paddock or range?

He flings through the gate, bucks, whirls and twists to a plunging stop. He

throws up his head, his mane afurl and his tail at full staff. He stamps the unresisting earth and gazes fiercely into the distance. Who knows what battle

he smelleth. Who knows what instinctive foe he sights. Who can tell what

builds arrogance into that splendid body. What transforms him for the moment

into this wild fierce creature, the match of any.

He snorts, deep, breathy snorts that sink and expand his flanks. Again he

stamps the earth. He flings his head higher for that distance—devouring glance

that must see something beyond the limits of our poor visioni—a glance that

holds, tensing his body to the acme. Who knows what time and space is bridged

by that glance. Who knows the direction of that stare into the infinite.

And then it ends. He drops his head, crops quickly at a clump of grass,

trots over to us, nuzzles our shoulder, breathes softly in our ear, perchance gives it an exploratory nibble. Once more he is ours, content, domesticated, tractable

—our well-known and much-loved horse.

And then, for one brief, recapturing moment he throws his head high.

Again the nostrils flare, the tail leaps to qui vive.

Then—and for an immeasurably brief time—he is not ours. He is a wild and alien thing—something tied to the past, living in no one knows what glory.

"He smelleth the battle...."

OUR COVER

Sd.d. A mare and her foal gone to the highest bidder walks away from the auction block to the stables at the Lippitt sale, June 21. This major event in Morgan history is the subject of our cover this issue.

LETTERS (Continued from page 4)

Can Someone Help?

Dear Sir: I am writing to you in hopes that

you can help me find out more about my horse.

I bought her in 1947 from the F—F Stables here in Lake Geneva. I've been trying to get more information on her since. I've written to Western Horsemen asking them if and where I could possibly trace a brand, as my horse is branded. (I will show brand at end of letter) and they said they couldn't help me. Perhaps you can.

As much as I know about the horse, she is a sorrel mare about 12% or 13 hands high, and as close as I know she will be 10 years old this year. I have been told she is a Morgan and that she has had a few colts. Also she is supposed to have won ribbons in some sort of horse show. A woman from Delavan, Wisconsin, owned her before the stable did, but they don't know her name or address. I'm in-terested in finding out if she is reg-istered as I'm planning on breeding her to a registered stallion.

Her name when I bought her from the stable was Lady Love. I have be-fore me a copy of the January 1952

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AUGUST 1952 5

are thee well!

Still forever,

And if forever, Fare thee well."

13 yron

Robert L. Knight says good-bye to his Morgans as they pass under the hammer at Mort Granger, auctioneer. Standing beside Mr. Granger is Sumner Kean, editor of the Morgan Horse Magazine.

And

Long

Lippitt Victor. bright young stallion cocks _

his head as if to ask. "What is this auc-

tion business—where am I going?"

0 I

I The entire stock of Lippitt Morgans at the Green Mountain Stock Farm went under the I

$hammer on June 21. More than a thousand attended and bidding was hot for this choice A

VA foundation stock. This is the good-bye account of the Lippitts. V

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A quarter of a century devoted to

the creation of the Lippitt Morgan strain came to a close June 21 at the Green Mountain Stock Farm at Ran-dolph, Vermont. More than a thou-

sand people gathered under a bright

Saturday sun for the sale of 54 Lippitt mares and stallions and nine suckling colts.

It was a day of mixed emotions.

The eagerness of the buying crowd reflected to some extent the sadness of Robert L. Knight and his many friends at the dispersal of this leading

stable. Frank B. Hills, secretary of the Morgan Horse Club, when intro-

duced to the crowd succinctly put the situation when he said: "On this oc-

casion Morgan people are sad at the loss to the breed of such a horse herd. However, it is a day of opportunity as well—opportunity for many of you to improve your herds through the ac-

quisition of this foundation stock and for you new beginners to start out

with a real Morgan." Therewere numerous highlights

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Louis Alberghini, who readied the stock for the sale. leads a youngster up the runway to the auction block.

and sidelights. One was the acquisi-tion of two full sisters and a brother by Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Denton of Mt. Kisco, New York. They acquired the much-publicized Lippitt Dusky Kate, her sister, Lippitt Duplicate and their brother, the gelding Lippitt Ethan. The three strikingly resemble each other. They also acquired the young mare Lippitt Betsy.

High dollar was paid for Lippitt Gladys Moro, $1450.00, and thereby hangs a tale.

The afternoon before the sale, Mr. Knight's son, Royal W. Knight and his young wife visited the farm. It was Mrs. Knight's first opportunity to see Morgans. Admittedly a "fresh-man" in the horse business, she was immediately taken by the docile ani-mals and was impressed at the impact that the sale was making on her father-in-law. So, when Lippitt Gladys Moro appeared before the auctioneer, Mrs. Knight's husband gave strong competition to J. Cecil Ferguson of Greene, Rhode Island, who was very keen about the great old mare. All other bidders dropped out when the figure reached $1000, but Mr. Knight and his hand clutching wife topped every Ferguson hid including the last.

Robert Knight learned of his son and daughter-in-law's purchase later

in the sale. Amazement was his first reaction and then pleasure to think that his kindred respected his long years in the Morgan breeding field to the extent of saving one for mem-ory's sake.

Buyers came from near and far. Of. course, all the New England states were well represented, but New York, New Mexico, and Wisconsin also sent buyers.

Of interest was the fact that the two trained geldings topped all stallions.

The sale averaged $425 per animal, an exceptional good price, considering the extremes of age, and that few of the animals were broken either to ride or drive and many had had no ground schooling up until two weeks before the sale. Readied for the show by Louis Alberghini and a staff from the Grown Hunt in Groton, Massachu-setts, the animals were groomed to the nines and presented a handsome ap-pearance.

A throat-catching incident occurred late in the day when Lippitt Billy Ash was put up for sale. Mr. Knight, who had announced previous to the auction that every known fault of every ani-mal would be made public, informed the crowd through the announcer that Billy, away from home, was a stall traveler. At the farm he was content

but in any other barn he would travel continuously around his box stall until he was wringing wet.

After this, bids were slow on Billy Ash. They stalled after a series of hard-earned $5 advances until finally Warren E. Patriquin of Cambridge, staff photographer for a Boston news-paper and well-known Morgan owner, who was standing in the runway "shooting" all the horses, yelled a bid of $160. It was the top for the animal and Billy Ash was sold. I talked to Warren shortly afterward and got this from him:

"l couldn't let him go to anybody else. You see, he is the father of my horse. I know his bad habit of stall traveling and I bought him with one thought in mind. I am going to have him destroyed and have him buried at the Green Mountain Stock Farm where he was born."

This, to me, represented tops in love and respect for the Lippitt breed that a photographer could spare $160 from his salary for pure sentiment. However, Mr. Knight heard about it before the sale was over and while he wrung Patriquin's hand, he in-formed him as only Mr. Knight can inform anybody, that no money would be paid but that Patriquin's request would be complied with.

Buyers who purchased more than one animal were, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Denton:

Parker B. Albee, who purchased two mares, I.ippitt Ellen and Lippitt Rebecca; Mrs. Frances H. Bryant, two mares, Lippitt Rhoda and Lippitt Robrita; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fergu-son, two mares, Lippitt Georgia, and Lippitt Gloria; E. E. Havey, three studs, Lippitt Dictator, Lippitt Old Glory and Lippitt Royal Man, and a mare, Lippitt Lenora; Peter W. Hunt. the stallion Lippitt Selassie and the mare Lippitt Gay Sally; Dana W. Kelley, the young stallion, Lippitt Johnnie Boy, and four Lippitt mares, Darling, Hepsibeth, Nora and Ra-mona; Richard E. Keating, the senior stud, Lippitt Sam and a mare, Lippitt Rosalie; Harrison E. Miles, two mares, Lippitt Hippolyta and Lippitt Trilby Ash; Artie Parsons, the stud Lippitt Johnnie D. and the mares Lippitt Sandra and Lippitt Alrita.

Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Bryant to-gether bought the stallion Lippitt Ethan Ash.

Inasmuch as Mr. Knight had de-cided some months ago on a summer

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The auction crowd at Green Mountain Stock Farm

sale, he had ordered that none of the mares be bred this year. He explained this stating that he did not want any purchaser to buy a mare carrying a colt by a stallion of which he might not approve.

The grounds at the Green Moun-tain Stock Farm were turned into a giant outdoor show ring by a crew working many days before the event. The auctioneer's stand was placed against one of the long white barns and in front of this the horses were paraded in a roped off aisle. Beyond the aisle several hundred chairs were placed.

The night before the sale Robert Knight and I stood on the porch of his big home. It was cool, a bit windy and near sunset. He gazed at the barns for a moment and then said: "Welt, by this time tomorrow night I won't own a Morgan."

When the last animal went under the hammer late the next afternoon, he stood at the fence—a massive shirt-sleeved figure, a faded panama hat pulled low over his eyes, a cigar gripped between his teeth. What was he thinking? I didn't ask him. It wasn't necessary.

Following is a list of the Lippitt stock, the new owners and the prices they paid.

Dana Wingate Kelley, South Royal-ton, Vermont—Lippitt Ramona (m) $550, Lippitt Nora (m) $550, Lippitt Hepsibeth (m) $400, Lippitt Darling

R. 7'. Parsons, Glenwood, New Mexico--Lippitt Sandra (m) $350, Al-rita (m) $350, and Lippitt Johnnie D. ( s ) $220.

Harrison E. Miles, Seymour, Con-necticut—Lippitt Hippolyta (m) $530, and Lippitt Trilby Ash (m) $260.

Mrs. Frances H. Bryant, Springfield, Vermont — Lippitt Rhoda (m) $500 and Lippitt Robrita (m) $460.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ferguson, Greene, Rhode Island—Lippitt Gloria (m) $500, and Lippitt Georgia (ni) $450.

Richard E. Keating, 9 Orient Street, Winchester, Massachusetts — Lippitt Sam (s) $375, and Lippitt Rosa'ie (m) $370.

Parker B. A/bee, Concord Road, North Sudbury, Massachusetts—Lip-pitt Ellen (m) $380, and Lippitt Re-becca (m) $330.

Peter U". Hunt, New Brunswick, New Jersey--Lippitt Selassie (s) $400, and Lippitt Gay Sally (in) $250.

Royal W. Knight, 486 East Avenue, Apponaug, Rhode Island — Lippitt Gladys Moro (rn) $1450.

Mrs. Marilyn C. Childs, Ringtown, Pennsylvania — Lippitt Sally Moro (in) $900.

George P. Boyce, Poultney, Vermont —Lippitt Royal (s) $550.

Dr. Oliver S. Hayward, New Lon-don, New Hampshire—Lippitt Dulcie (in) $500.

Mrs. Margaret Van D. Rice, Rock-

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(m) $360, and Lippitt Johnnie Boy (s) $250.

Mrs. W. K. Denton, Mt. Kisco, New York—Lippitt Dusky Kate (m) $1000, Lippitt Duplicate (m) $650. Lippitt Ethan (g) $585, and Lippitt Betsy (m) $340.

E. E. Havey, Bedford Grove, Man-chester, New Hampshire—Lippitt Old Glory (g) $625, Lippitt Royal Man (s) $420, Lippitt Dictator (s) $360, and Lippitt Lenora (m) $300.

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Morgan

History

Part II

by

NELLIE BEA BURKHARD

From 1920 to 1930 the Morgan Horse Club registration averaged 100 horses a year. In 1930 this increased to an average of 186 a year. The rules governing registration were very sim-ple. Only get of registered sire and dam may be registered. Registration fee for horses to members of the club is $10 if the animal has not passed De-cember 31 of its first year, and $15 to non-members. Animals which have passed December 31 of their first year will cost $15 to members and $20 to non-members. Transfer of ownership fees for horses recorded within six months from the date of sale is $5 to members and $10 to non-members. The fee for animals recorded after six months from date of sale is $10 to members and $15 to non-members. New application for transfer must ac-company each registration certificate when sent to the registrar for record-ing.

In 1906, in co-operation with the Vermont State Experiment Station, at the station's farm near Burlington, the U. S. Department of Agriculture established the United States Morgan Horse Farm. In 1907 the farm was moved to a 400 acre location near Mid-dlebury. This land was donated to the government by Colonel Joseph A. Battel, founder of the Morgan Horse Club. Today the farm covers about 1,000 acres.

The foundation sire at the farm was General Gates 666, a black foaled in 1894. His sire was Denning Allen,

a Morgan noted for harness speed, while the dam was a Thoroughbred mare. The next stallion was Benning-ton, a son of General Gates and Mrs. Culvers, a registered American Saddle-bred mare. Then came Mansfield, son of Bennington and Artemesia by Ethan Allen III. Artemesia was a well-bred Morgan and Mansfield in-herited many of her qualities. But the close out-crosses were so stong as to prevent Mansfield from passing to his get the good Morgan characteristics of Artemesia. Today's senior stallion is Mentor, a tenth generation Morgan by Mansfield.

A full brother to Mansfield, Querido, has influenced greatly Morgan breed-ing in California. Querido was bred on the Morgan Horse Farm and bought by Roland Hill of California. Mr. Hill followed a breeding plan which called for the crossing of Son-field (a son of Mansfield) on Querido mares. This program produced, among others, the champion Morgan at the 1948 Santa Rosa Horse Show.

The brood mare band at the Morgan farm numbers thirty-two and produces around 25 to 30 colts a year. Gen-erally 45 yearlings, two's, and three's are kept on the farm. The rest are sold to private owners.

The colts on the farm are trained both under saddle and under harness. Speed and length of stride are recorded over a measured mile when the horse, hitched to a two-wheel training car, pulls 60% of its weight, and, again,

under saddle when it carries 20% of its body weight. Endurance is measured by trotting the horse, hitched to a training cart, over a five mile course, and, again, by riding over an eleven and a half mile course in which the animal covers the distance at three gaits adding up to 4.7 miles at a walk, 5.7 miles at a trot, and 1.1 miles at a canter. Tests on respiration and heart are taken and recorded be-fore the horse leaves its stall and again after the work-out is finished. Then a test is taken Eve minutes, ten minutes, and fifteen minutes after the ride. At the end the horse is scored for signs of fatigue, for the ease of gait as judged by the rider, and for other factors. Accurate records are kept of all horses.

Despite the good work of the farm, Congress, in December of 1950, voted discontinuation of funds at the end of the fiscal year. Funds were pro-vided by private sources to keep the farm in operation until the Vermont State legislators could consider a pro-posal for the state to take over. In January of 1951 dispersal was ordered. Vermont had decided to take over the farm but did not want ail the stock. Twenty mares and fillies and four stallions were reserved for the Univer-sity of Vermont which will run the farm. Other universities granted stock were:

University of Massachusetts, 11 mares and Fillies and two stallions; University of Connecticut, four

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mares and one stallion; University of New Hampshire, two mares; University of Pennsylvania, two mares.

The remaining eleven mares and sixteen stallions were offered to the public for sealed bid. Included in this group are Panfield, grand champion stallion of the 1949 National Morgan Horse Show, Stellar, junior champion stallion of the '50 show, and champion mare, Riviera.

In the old days the Morgan was a popular farm horse and, in Canada, a harness horse. During the Civil War his blood was sought for the campaigns whose outcome was dependent on the toughness and endurance of the cal-vary stock. General Sheridan was mounted on a Morgan when he rode up the Shenandoah Valley to save Washington.

Today's Morgan is taller with a longer neck and longer pasterns. He is, in the East, stylish and docile ... a good saddle pony. In the West he is a surefooted, hardy cowhorse. The Morgan always finishes high in endur-ance rides. Despite their small size, they can carry a man long distances over hard trails.

The Morgan is generally chestnut or

bay although there are some blacks and some browns. There are also a few greys, descendants of Highland Gray. The Morgans range in size from 14 to 15 hands and weight from 800 to 1,000 pounds. They have a short, wide head with a fine muzzle and large nostrils. The jaw is round-ed and heavier than in other breeds. The eye is large and dark; it is set low and is very prominent. The Morgan's ears are small and are carried erect. The short, heavily-crested neck is very muscular and deep from withers to chest. This gives an "aloof" head car-riage. The throatlatch is deep but well-defined behind the jowl. The withers are well-defined and present a crest at the ribs. This crest gives some Morgans the appearance of being sway-backed.

The Morgan is noted for his mus-cular shoulders and rump. The shoulder is sloping and well-blended with the chest. A short, broad back with a great spring of ribs gives the Morgan great lung and heart capacity. The loin, forming the union between the ribs and the quarters, is short, broad, and muscled. The croup is long and broad with a rounded out-line. The flank is "well-let down."

The thigh is muscled well down to

the hock. The legs are set well under and are straight with the length from elbow to knee in front and stifle to hock in back long while the cannon is short. This gives for a short, elastic stride. The Morgan's feet are of good texture, wide at the heel with a large frog.

Morgans are always willing and gentle with great intelligence. Their willingness and easy gaits make them fine riding horses. The strides are short and snappy without excessive knee and hock action. The Morgans are naturally three-gaited but may be trained to five gaits. Their animation, thick tails carried high, and their in-dividuality make them the prize of any bridle path. Pound for pound, it is doubtful that there is a breed in the world to match them.

The Morgan's use as a cowhorse is best emphasized by the experiences of the SMS Ranch of Texas. The ranch, started in 1883 by the Swenson brothers, had but one purpose, the raising of top cow horses. The foun-dation stock was Spanish-Arabian cross. These, the brothers bred with Thor-oughbreds, Standardbreds, Missouri Saddlebreds, grade Clydesdales, and grade Percherons in that order. The

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Genera] Gates, foundation sire at U. S. Government Morgan Farm, who was given with the Farm to the U. S. Government by Col. Bane'.

Winthrop Morrill 61 (Eighteenth in the Series - - Names in Pedigrees)

Whether modern heating pants and insulation have made us soft, or whethe r the years have lent a different perspective, we are all most familiar with New England where the winters today are as nothing compared with those of grandfather's time. Certainly it is a far cry from the days when all the snowbound roads were first broken out by a yoke of oxen to the present day monsters of caterpillar plows.

Sleigh racing was a great winter sport in New England; so much so, that even the largest cities had one or more streets set aside for its use. Wash-ington street in Hartford was one of the finest in New England, with its immense old elms and beautiful homes, one of which, the Charles Noel Flagg house, was complete with secret hid-ing places. In New Bedford there was cutter racing along Hawthorn and County streets, in front of the big square whaleship captains' homes, with their glass enclosed widows' walks commanding the view far down the bay.

In the little town of East Hampton, in central Connecticut, half a dozen companies were engaged in the manu-facture of sleigh bells, fine cast ones and the cheaper stamped bells, beauti-fully matched sets of body bells, neck straps and Swiss shaft or saddle chimes.

Along the Connecticut River, ice racing was also popular, and the feather-light cutters were loaded into pungs and taken to the river to pre-vent the newly filed runners from being dulled. Ice racing was a far more dangerous sport than brushing along snow covered roads, for the sharp-shod horses frequently cut them-selves at speed or came down as a re-sult of over-driving. The light, beau-tifully made sleighs were so finely balanced and braced that they slid over the snow at the push of a hand, so easily that it always seemed they were much faster than sulkies. Actual-ly half miles within 1:30 were ex-tremely rare and in the eighties a prize of a fine whalebone whip was

By MABEL OWEN

offered for the best time over the snow covered Beacon Park course in Boston.

The finest road horses in New England competed, but the winning time was barely 2:30. With the winters so long and sleigh racing so popular, many horseman kept a horse solely for that season, for not every good roadster was a potential sleigh racer. Tall horses, those which de-pended on a long swinging gait with a prominent stride, were at a disad-vantage over the smaller, sharper-gaited horse, for no matter how packed the snow became, there was al-ways some slippage. In northern New England, many carriage houses held a sleigh long before a buggy or carryall, for in a sleigh one was not handi-capped by boggy or rocky roadbeds which often made buggy riding some-thing less than pure pleasure. The kippy-gaited little Morgans made ideal sleigh horses, and no sooner did matinee sleigh racing find popularity in a town than some enterprising dealer brought in some of the round, pony-gaited little horses that were so much at home in the snow.

Even before 1850, Maine had taken the lead over Vermont in the pro-duction of good winter roadsters. For one, the little brown gelding called Ice Pony, had shown such speed racing over river ice that he was sent to Bos-ton where he trotted a half over the Beacon course comfortably within the phenomenal time of 1:12. This was unprecedented time in view of the fact that no horse had, at the time, bettered 2:32 for the mile. For some years Maine breeders had relied on the Drews, the Eatons, and the get of the Morgan horse, General Knox, for ex-port to the horse markets of Boston and New York, but some of their finest road horses were sired by the rags-to-riches blood bay horse, Win-throp Morrill.

As a family, the Morrills were more uniform than many of the earliest Morgans. Almost always bay in color, they rarely had anything more than a

small star or a white pastern for mark-ings. They were compact to a point bordering on draftiness, their extra-ordinary muscling hidden under a thick bushy mane and tail and often, with more than a little hairiness about the fetlocks. Solid, tough horses they were, and sons of the line, bred from good mares of the lighter Morgan families, were among the best of their day.

Such a horse was Winthrop Mor-rill. His dam was a dark bay mare, also bred in Barre, Vermont, and sired by the Huckins Horse, a good son of the great little horse Royal Morgan. Her dam was bred by Louis Water-man, one of the prominent early Mor-gan men, and was by Morgan Eagle, he a son of Woodbury, and out of a Bulrush mare. With such a solid Morgan heritage, especially on the distaff side of his pedigree, Winthrop Morrill was, on paper, a sire of sires, yet in actuality it was only by one stroke of good fortune that he ever achieved that niche.

As a family, the Morrills were more handsome horse. Foaled in 1855 on Rodney Bradford's farm in Barre, Vermont, he was a bright red bay with a star and a white ankle on his right 'hind leg. He had a very Mor-gan-like head, short, clean and intel-ligent, with a special alertness of eye and ear. His head was extremely well set onto quite a long neck, one which carried rather less crest than usual. His shoulders sloped back well and were extremely deep and strong. Round bodied, with strong loins and heavy quarters, he gave the appearance of being a very low, small horse, yet he matured at close to 15:2. His knees and hocks were very well let down, with unusually short cannon bones. His bone was perhaps a little light, and his hind pasterns abnormally straight, yet he was always a sound horse, blessed with the very best of feet. Sold as a colt to Mr. Town of Barre, Winthrop Morrill was later sold to Leonard T. Tucker in Royal-

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12

The MORGAN HORSE

Tim vet safi . .

Many authorities have said that if the right horse showed up, there is not one of us who would not recognize him as the ideal Morgan. Until that time when enough trade-marks are present in each Morgan to make his identity known in a glance, we shall have to be satisfied with a greater range of types, and some lack of agreement as to which is the ideal from among those present.

How do Morgans get that way? Morgan are utility horses—no two owners necessarily expect the same from their horses. Thus, certain points receive more emphasis in one geographical region or in one mind than in another. If the Morgan was meant to be a runner, we would judge him for speed alone. Constant selec-tion over the years for speed would automatically result in the streamlined conformation necessary. However, we don't confine ourselves to one factor—speed is important only to those inter-ested in roadsters or quarter-mile races. We variously look for (1) confoma-tion and action appropriate to a stylish saddle or fine harness horse; (2) con-formation and know-how for working cattle; (3) manners and suitability for a trail horse; (4) manners for a ladies or children's pleasure horse; (5) en-durance and ruggedness for the trail and road tests; (6) presence and gait for the parade horse. We don't agree on bone and muscling—either light, medium, or heavy; we don't agree on the length of ear or the carriage of the tail. All of us over-emphasize one or more details, and overlook others. Still, if the right horse came along, we would all pick him, and be sure that he had all the qualities necessary for our particular demands.

What has been done to influence uniformity of type? Plenty. The old-timers will tell you that more uni-formity is present now than 50 years ago. The withdrawal of Rule II so that only horses produced by a reg-istered sire and dam are eligible for registry is probably as important as any other single factor.

The recent establishment of a breed standard is another step along the road

Improve Morgan ...

to uniformity. The regional and Na-tional Morgan Horse Shows brought Morgans into the open so that they might be compared. You say, no two judges agree on Morgan type, so shows don't contribute to uniformity of type. Whose fault is that? Up until the establishment of a breed standard, and the inclusion in the 1952 American Horse Shows Association Rule Book of a Morgan Horse Divi-sion, judges were flying blind with no instruments to guide them, and fell easy prey to criticism from all direc-tions. All these things have been established and Morgan owners should give the officers and directors of the Morgan Horse Club a rising vote of thanks.

What of the future? Can type be further improved in our lifetime? Go back and re-read the article "Man With a Big Idea" in the March 1952 issue. The stallion rotation plan sug-gested by President Merle Evans would be a great stimulus to uniformity of type and to increased breeding opera-tions among Morgan. Limited appli-cation of the idea is already in use in some sectors, but without any overall control. However, it's food for thought.

If artificial insemination were as widely accepted among horse breeders as among purebred dairy cattle breed-ers, it could also fill the bill and save transportation of stallions over great distances. Actually the chance of fraud is less under artificial insemina-tion since a disinterested third person, the inseminator, would fill out the papers.

The establishment of a proven sire list would also be indicated, based upon a sire's ability to improve the off-spring over their dams. In other words, based upon a comparison of the qualities of offspring and their parents. A sire which could con-sistently improve the next generation when bred to good mares would re-ceive a high rating. The proven sire idea is slowed down somewhat by the choice of characters which allow measurement. For example, in dairy cattle milk production can be easily

measured and evaluated. If the daughters of a bull produce more or less than their dams, a relative rating of the bull can be established. The value of the rating improves with the number of daughter-dam comparisons available. Merle Evans rates manners, brains, or disposition over corforma-tion and performance. He has a good argument. Breeders of other types of animals have in some cases given con-formation alone such a high rating that sense and ability to perform have dwindled in the offspring.

The efforts of the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm to establish measurements for desirable characteristics in Mor-gans should not be allowed to go to waste, but should be carried on with the cooperation and blessing of the Morgan people. If measurements of the various characteristics sought for in the ideal Morgan could be con-sistently evaluated, and stallions rated as to their ability to produce these characteristics, the proved sire idea would really take hold. In an effort then to secure as many offspring for comparison as possible, a stallion owner would likely encourage the breeding of good mares by reducing his stud fee. At present the only basis for rating Morgans concerns show winnings in conformation or per-formance classes; ratings for sires and dams rise or fall on the placings in the stallion and get, and dam and produce classes, and too often these classes suffer from a lack of interest on the part of exhibitors. Brains and ability to perform outside the ring, except for endurance rides, at the moment escape evaluation.

Another aid to improvement would be an illustrated breed standard. Words are not so forceful as pictures. The breed standard is a start. Now illustrate the points stressed with photographs or sketches of just what is or is not desired in Morgans. Judges have no trouble in translating a breed standard, but the rest of us, less ex-perienced, could more easily interpret pictures. Such an addition to the breed standard would help in fixing the ideal Morgan in our minds, and make us better able to direct breeding procedures toward that end.

Stallion registration with the state departments of agriculture was pop-ular 50 years ago. Registration or li-censing of stallions was aimed at im-

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By B. E. SMITH, V.M.D.

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A 1111 1111 1111

by C. FRED AUSTIN

Quiz Kid, owned by Gerald Taft of Springbrook Farms, was first in Saddle Class and second in Stallion Model Class at Battle

Creek Show.

from the Great Lakes

The Horse Show season here in Michigan has BANG!

At the 22nd Annual Battle Creek Horse Show, held May 24-25, the fol-lowing MORGANS returned home with trophies and ribbons . .. as judged by Prof. Byron H. Good of our Michigan State College, East Lansing: At Halter—Stallions

I. Lippit Jeep—Miss Ora Jane O'Neill. Manteno, Illinois.

2. Quiz Kid—Springbrook Farms, Northville, Michigan.

3. Shady Lawn's Mister—Shady Lawn Farms, Northville, Michigan.

4. True American—Milo Measel, Farmington, Michigan. At Halter—Mares

1. Ruthven's Rosalita Ann—Miss Amy Lou Belser, Ann Arbor, Michi-gan.

2. Springbrook Peggy—Springbrook Farms, Northville, Michigan.

3. Springbrook Ann—Springbrook Farms, Northville, Michigan.

4. Shady Lawn's Spice—Shady Lawn Farms, Northville, Michigan. Under Saddle

1. Quiz Kid—Springbrook Farms, Northville, Michigan.

2. Shady Lawn's Spice—Shady Lawn Farms, Northville, Michigan.

3. Ruthven's Rosalita Ann—Miss Amy Lou Belser, Ann Arbor, Michi-gan.

4. Springbrook Goladdr—Floyd and Jack Appling, Northville, Mich.

Acknowledging receipt of the list I sent her giving names of horse owners here in Michigan, the secretary of this Battle Creek show, Mrs. Doris S. Parker, wrote: "We watched the

Morgan classes in New England and Eastern shows during our daughter's years of horse showing there with a great deal of admiration and pleasure and were surprised and delighted to find so many Morgan people here in Michigan." Mrs. Parker's daughter, Miss Elizabeth, writes me: "When we lived in New York, I did a great deal of showing in New England and much admired the stouthearted little Morgans I saw there. One of my favorites was Townshend West River, who belonged to my good friend Alice Rinehart. Perhaps you've heard of this, to my mind, unbeatable combina-tion. Congratulations on your fine magazine about one of the finest breeds of horses!" (There is a pic-ture of Townshend West River in the "Blue Ribbon Parade" to be found in the October 1950 issue of our maga-zine.)

The fourth Annual Junior Horse Show, held in Northville, Michigan, June 1, attracted 384 riders—the largest entry in Michigan horse show history. There were 30 classes, with Western Horsemanship having the greatest class representation with 40 Junior riders and mounts. Of course there were the following Morgans: Ruth-ven's Rosalita Ann shown by Miss Amy Lou Belser of Ann Arbor, Shady Lawn's Spice shown by Miss Bar-bara Groom of Northville, Ruthven's Miriam Ann shown by David Stae-Her of Ann Arbor. The Western classes were judged by Mr. Lincoln Friend of Detroit. The sternest rivalry was displayed by three Junior Equestrian Olympic Teams — the youngsters not exceeding 18 years of

age, who guided their mounts over modified Olympic jumping courses. FEI International scoring rules were employed. The judge for these events was Mr. John Wallace of Northville. Springbrook Sam (now a gelding) owned by Springbrook Farms of Northville carried the Morgan colors in these events and he earned and deserved the Blue he captured.

It is with deep regret that I advise that Mr. Jack L. Talbot of Detroit had the misfortune recently to lose his Morgan gelding Springbrook Moroson in a ranch fire.

Miss Roberta Vanwelt of Pontiac is now the proud owner of the gelding Jocund Colonel, with whom all Michi-gan State College students are fami-liar, in that for years Joe was used in the College's equestrian classes.

Have any of you read "Gone Are The Days" by Lewis J. Hedgecock .. . a true story, with the names of real people of the day of dirt roads and trotting buggy horses in Old Missouri of some 40 years ago? In same there is mentioned a Morgan mare named Maud of whom it is said her trotting Morgan hoof-beats made real music on a dirt road. ('twould be real nice to read that one of our readers knew this mare.)

Those of us who received a copy of the "Stallion Directory" issued by the Pacific Northwest Morgan Horse Association think this "Directory" idea is splendid. Congratulations!

The Morgan stallion in Michigan who possesses 13.911 plus percent of Justin Morgan blood with no outside blood of a recognized breed . . . Lip-

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started out with a

14 The MORGAN HORSE

New England

News & Notes

By DANA WINGATE KELLEY

Orcland Leader, who won at the Bedford Grove show, adds to growing list of wins. Owner

Steve Tompskins up.

Mr. William Simpson of St. Johns-bury, Vermont, who purchased a nice bay mare last year from the Royalton Morgan Horse farm, is very pleased with the beautiful chestnut filly who was sired by Ethan Eldon.

• * * Lippitt Suzanne, a daughter of Lip-

pitt Searchlight and Lippitt Samantha owned by the Royalton Morgan Farm, has a very trappy chestnut stud with very even white face markings, sired by Ethan Eldon, while Ethan's daugh-ter, Griselda Morgan, who is out of Lippitt Mary More, is nursing the first filly sired by Lippitt Norman.

* + * Prior to the sale of Lippitt Morgans,

I spent many enjoyable hours with Mr. Robert L. Knight watching the train-ing of the young stallions. I received a great thrill going into the stallion barn and seeing about 15 two- and three-year-old studs turned around in their straight stalls, gyed up and a bit in their mouth, each and every one playing with the bit. What a display of heads! I believe that sight will last me a lifetime, as I do not know of any other farm in New England that could offer such a display. The thought came to me as I stood there that these young stallions scattered throughout the world and used for breeding, con-sidering the program in which they were raised, the Morgan world ten years from now will be greatly ben-efited. To Mr. Knight, who for 26 years has raised Lippitt Morgans, I

Two Morgan stallions owned by John Buzzell of North Brookfield. Mass.

at the Lippitt Farms and one of my own broodmares, Lippitt Suzanne, proved to the audience the docility of the Morgan, by entering one class after another with different children riding him and in almost every class he placed well in the ribbons. It was a good show, well attended with splendid judging. You can always count on that at an Ed Havey Show.

* * * While attending, I had a long talk

with our publisher, Otho Eusey, who was beaming over the recent birth of a bay stud colt sired by Dr. Fessen-den's Dyberry Billy and out of his good producing mare Glady. Steve Tompkins says this is the best stud colt he has seen this year. The mare and foal are now at his Farm to be rebred to Orcland Leader. Mr. Eusey's road-ster mare, Star Baby is proudly nursing a filly whose sire is Mead.

* • *

Dick Nelson, in charge of horses at the Univ. of Mass., tells me that their best mare is safe in foal to Mead and in July he is expecting several foals all of whom will be little Meads—sons or daughters.

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Stabled at Ed Havey's barn I saw a very nice Orcland Leader filly with four small white stockings and a star. She is out of Sally Marea a daughter of Delight Marea by Jubilee King, and is owned by Ray Starita of Manchester, N. H.

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wish to offer through this column the gratitude and appreciation of every Morgan owner and breeder for a job well done.

* * * On June 15 the Squire Ed Havey of

Bedford Grove, N. H. was host to a group of Morgans who were entered in his horse show. They really made quite a display. Exhibitors included Mrs. Lyman Orcutt, Stephen Tomp-kins, Mark Hanna, Nelson D. White, the latter had the misfortune of hav-ing his good mare Riviera pull a shoe and quite a large part of her toe, so she had to be withdrawn from compe-tition. Ed Havey's good old standby, Lippitt Searchlight, who by the way is the sire of many of the broodmares

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Left: Upwey Ben Don with owner Ted Davis, Wind- sor, Vt., as he was made Grand Cham. pion Stallion at the

1951 Show.

Extreme righ t: Owner Patty Davis Ferguson, Windsor, Vermont, with Casa-blanca. who was made Grand Cham-pion Model More

at 1950 Show.

Right: Symphony, Grand Champion Model Mare of 1951 Show, from Vermont

Agricultural College.

Left: Varga Girl, Senior Champion Mare at 1949 Show. Frank B. Hills. sec- retary of National Club, presents trophy to trainer "Doc" Orcutt. Owned by Mr. and Mm. Otho Eusey,

Sterling, Mass.

Extreme right: Mentor. of U. S. Morgan Horse Farm, who was again made Grand Champion Morgan Stallion in 1950 repeating this win of other years. Earl B. Krantz. superin-tendent of Farm, receives trophy from president Merle D. Evans.

Champion *

Left, Orcland Leader, Grand Champion Saddle Horse at 1949 Show. Shown as he won the 1951 Western Parade Class. Steve Tompkins of Rowley.

Mass., owner, up.

Right: Riviera, now owned by Nelson D. White, Winchen-don Springs, Mass., made Grand Cham-pion Saddle Horse in both 1950.51 Na-

tional Shows.

Ar:

s of Other Years Some of these famous horses will again be seen at this year's National Show. Some have been retired from competition. All

have engraved their names indelibly in Morgan history.

J. C. Jackson and Dean Jackson of Harrison, Montana, presenting the registered Morgan filly Kentha 083477 to Don Rose of Chateau, Montana, who won the horse fitting and

showing contest at the Montana State College Little International, May 1952.

Young Morgans Go To College By ELEEN MOORE

National Morgan Show

Judges have been selected for the National Morgan Horse Show to be held at Northampton, Massachusetts, on August 1, 2 and 3. They are: J. Roy Brunk, Rochester, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Jones, Newbury-port, Massachusetts; and Col. William H. Henderson, Stockton, New Jersey.

The three men will judge all breed and performance classes and Mrs. Jones will judge equitation.

Like previous Morgan shows the 10th National Morgan Horse Show will present the Morgan as America's utility or pleasure horse. Classes, approximately fifty in number, will be divided between breed and perform-ance groups. The breed classes break down into stallion and mare divisions as in the past with a championship trophy in each division. The perform-ance classes :ire distributed among saddle, harness, pleasure, and utility divisions. The saddle division will offer a championship trophy as in ti-e past. Two new divisions, harness horse and pleasure horse, will also present championship trophies. The utility division will include the unique Justin Morgan Performance class, open this year to mares and geldings as well as stallions. The 10-mile road test of the early shows will be reinstated by popular demand of New England exhibitors. An equitation division completes the show.

This year for the first time the show will he recognized by the Amer-ican Horse Shows Association. A Morgan Horse Division has been in-corporated into the 1952 AHSA Rule Book as a guide to judges and ex-hibitors throughout the country. One advantage of a recognized show is that it can offe r equitation classes which allow competitors to accumu-late points for national awards. The 1952 show will include the A. H. S. A. Medal Class—Saddle Horse Seat, and the N. H. S. "Good Hands" Class for the benefit of riders under eighteen.

This year a new division was in-troduced into the Montana State Col-lege Little International held on May 23 and 24. It consisted of three halter classes of horses, two yearling classes and one three-year-old class.

J. C. Jackson of Harrison, Montana, donated eight registered Morgan yearlings to fit and show. The three-year-old class consisted of three quar-ter-type fillies and one half-Morgan three-year-old owned by the college.

The showmen were all volunteers, and as many girls competed as men. They drew for their animals and com-peted on the basis of fitting and show-manship rather than qualiy and con-formation of the animal. The spirit of competition was strong since a Mor-gan yearling was prize for Grand Champion Showman. The yearling was donated by the Jackson Ranch.

All showmen had one month to work on their animals. The fitting consisted of training as well as groom-ing. The colts were taught to stand at a natural alert pose, to lead well at a walk and trot, to allow their feet to he handled, and to back. In this di-

vision the showmen were also respon-sible for feeding the colts and keeping the stalls cleaned.

Don Rose of Choteau, Montana, was judged Grand Champion Show-men and won, Kentha-08477, the reg-istered Morgan filly. Colleen Korell and Kay Nash, winners of the indi-vidual rings will each receive a year's subscription to the Morgan Horse Magazine.

This class has done much to further interest in Morgan horses and better horsemanship throughout Montana.

Winners of The Horse Division

Yew ling Morgan stallionss 1st— Kevin Top showed by Kay Nash; 2nd —Chester showed by Al Cook; 3rd—Major Chief showed by Bud Bowen; 4th—Massy showed by Pat Eden. Yearling Morgan fillies 1st —Pretty Lass showed by Colleen Korell; 2nd—Una showed by Barbara Ralston; 3rd —Kentha showed by Dayle Burnett: 4th—Cherries showed by Tom Wood-bridge.

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The MORGAN HORSE

Repott oft focizeir by

TUTS WASHBURN

(Winner in colt contest from Southern Texas)

Lockelyn, April 29, 1952, one-year-old

I can think of no better time to be-gin the reports on Lockelyn's progress than right after her first birthday.

On Lynn's birthday I came home early from school and gave her an extra good grooming and then took the following measurements. She stands 13 1/2 hands at the withers, 141/2 at the hips, and weighs 610 pounds.

Physically, she is developing along the best Morgan lines. Her feet are directly under her weight, her legs are straight and well-formed, and she is developing a splendid heart girth and chest. She carries her head well and in my opinion, has a beautiful way of going.

As to temperament, she's typically Morgan; she lets all of us handle her without fear and seems particularly fond of the children who live in the neighborhood. Every afternoon I turn her out to graze in our yard, which is not fenced, with only a very short lead rope on her halter. As long as she can see someone watching her,

she will graze very peacefully, but if we leave her for a few minutes, she will pretend to be scared of the least unusual sound and use this as an ex-cuse to frolic all over the neighbor-hood, but when I go after her, she stands quietly and when I have the lead rope in my hand, she follows me very docilely back to her own yard.

Much to my relief, she has no fear of cars. She scared one of mother's friends half to death the other day by walking up to her car and thrusting her head in the window to be petted.

Shortly after my last letter to you, Lynn became very nervous and tem-peramental, so I called the veterinarian to come and take a look at her. He suggested that since we had had so much warm weather (above 85 de-grees each day) that the change of climate was too rapid, especially with her furry winte r coat and that I, not try to train or work her until she had shed her heavy coat and gotten used to the hot weather. Following his advice, I have been exercising Lynn

by training her beside my cow pony, Billy, or walking her around the yard for one hour each day.

I taught her to stretch quite easily. I merely have to tap her leg with the toe of my shoe and she steps right out. I never stretch her more than one step or hold her in that position very long for fear of straining her back.

Lynn has pretty well finished shed-ding. She is a chestnut with a reddish cast. Her feet shade from chestnut at the fetlocks to almost white at the coronet. Her mane is either going to he the same color as her coat or a little darker. I rode Billy, my cow pony, under English Equipment (including full bridle) in a horse show held in March. We took second place in the open PLEASURE HORSE CLASS com-peting with Tennessee Walkers and American Saddle breds. We placed third in the CHILDRENS' ENG-LISH EQUITATION.

Enclosed is a picture taken on Lynn's first birthday, which was April 29.

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I. Trial Rides and Drives Aug. 28-30. 17th Annual 100-Mile

Trail Ride and 50-Mile Pleasure Ride. Green Mountain Horse Association. Stabling in Woodstock and South Woodstock, Vt.

Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1. Connecticut Trail Ride Association. Camp Wilcox, Cornwall, Conn.

Oct. 3, 4 & 5. Foliage Ride. GMHA. South Woodstock, Vt. Stabling there. Oct. 3, 4 & 5. Trial Ride. Maine Horse Association. South Casco, Me. Head-quarters at Thomas House. Stabling at Mr. L. C. Andrew's.

NOTE: Most of the above rides are for members and guests of the Associa-tions.. Memberships are open and may he applied for or inquiries made by writing to: (1) Mrs. Peggy Gage, GMHA, South Woodstock, Vt. (2) Mrs. Elton Hastings, Asst. Sec., Conn. Trail Ride Assn., Inc., Middletown Ave., Wethersfield, Conn. (3) Mrs. Frank Linnell, Maine Horse Assn., West Auburn, Me.

II. Horse Shows with Morgan Classes

July 20. Pemiquaney Riding Club, Meredith, N. H. Post-entries. $2.00 per horse for entire show. This is a Mere-dith show, and is not replaced by the Plymouth show on July 13, as errone-ously stated in previous issue. Miss Sheila Pynn, 415 Union Ave., Laconia.

July 20. Hope Valley Horse Show, R. I. Morgan classes assumed. Frank Caniglia, 16 Wilson St., West War-wick, R. I.

July 26. Augusta, Maine. Entries close July 21. Model, and open. Rumac Stables, Route 4, Mt. Vernon Rd., Augusta.

July 26. Rumac Stables, Maine. Mrs. Ruth McCarthy, Augusta, Maine.

July 26 or 27. Dublin, N. H. Four Morgan classes. "C". Mrs. Barbara Blair. Rindge, N. H.

July 27. Brattleboro, Vt. Post-entries, Morgan and part-Morgan classes. Mrs.

Julia L. Richmond, 16 Pleasant St., Brattleboro.

Aug. 1, 2 & 3. National Morgan Horse Show, Northampton, Mass. 53 Classes all registered Morgans, Friday and Saturday nights, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Dr. Russell E. Smith, P. 0. Box 632, Amherst, Mass.

Aug. 2. York Lions Club Tercen-tennial Celebration, York, Maine. En-tries close July 26; open, champ. E. A. Bragdon, York, Maine.

Aug. 2 & 3. Dartmouth-Lake Sun-apee, Newbury, N. H. Six Morgan classes last year. Mrs. D. L. Ham-mond, Bradford, N. H. Large show.

Aug. 9. Camp Najerog Neighbor-hood, Wilmington, Vt. Small, in-formal. Harold M. Gore at the camp in season.

Aug. 9 & 10. Winchendon, Mass. Morgan classes assumed. Mrs. Mark Bailey, Winchendon, Mass.

Aug. 10. Hickory Ridge School, Put-ney, Vt. Entries close Aug. 4. Model, open, champ. Mrs. Philip Chase Put-ney.

Aug. 16. Pastime, Bath, Maine. En-tries close Aug. 9. Model and other. Harry B. Carney, 71 Green St., Bath, Maine.

Aug. 16, 17. North Stonington, Conn. Morgan classes assumed. George Madden, N. Stonington.

Aug. 16 & 17. Northwood Fair, N. II. Model, open, champ. "B" Mrs. Leonard Tatham, R. 3, Plymouth, N. H. Send for stall res. early.

Aug. 17. Camp Wedgewood, West Dummerston, Vt. Probably for juniors only. Mrs. Fiedler.

Aug. 23, Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Entries close Aug. 18. Model, open, over and under. Mrs. Marion Swasey, Scarborough, Maine.

Aug. 24. GMHA Show & Gym-khana, South Woodstock, Vt. Mrs. Peggy Gage, GMHA, South Wood stock, Vt.

Aug. 24. Rocky Hill Fair, East Greenwich. R. I. Under, over, stake.

Marjery Hamilton, Division St., East Greenwich. "C".

Aug. 24. Canaan Fair, N. H. Post-entries. "C". Mrs. Leonard Tatham, R. 3, Plymouth, N. H.

Aug. 30-31. Hopkinton Fair, N. H. Post-entries. "C". This has become a two-clay show since earlier listing. Mrs. Leonard Tatham, R. 3, Plymouth, N. H.

Sept. 1. Brunswick, Maine. Entries close Aug. 25. Model, open. Bruns-wick Curb & Snaffle Club, Box 210, Brunswick.

Sept. 14. Rochester Fair, N. H. En-tries close Sept. 5. Under, over, ama-teur stake. Arthur Maguire, 538 School St., Belmont, Mass.

Sept. 14. Northshore Horsemen's Assn. (See July 13).

Sept. 19 & 20. Eastern States Ama-teur, West Springfield, Mass. Entries close Sept. 1. Model, under & over, stake. Edgar S. DeMeyer, 65 Main St., Springfield, Mass.

Sept. 20. Sandy River Riding Club, Farmington, Maine. Entries close Sept. 11. Model and open. Mrs. Ro-land Kershner, Jr., RFD 3, Farming-ton, Maine.

Sept. 25-28. Deerfield Fair, N. H. (Morgan classes assumed). Mr. Gor-don van Buskirk, Hooksett, N. H.

1952 Schedule of New England Shows & Trail Rides

Compiled by Mrs. Janet Dakin Secretary of New England Morgan Club

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The MORGAN HORSE

This is a success story, and a story of Morgan courage. Thirteen years ago the stallion Justinian, then a weanling, was purchased from Mrs. Helen Brunk Greenwalt, and brought East. He was by Night Tide, out of the great broodmare, Betty Barr. He lived around in various small towns outside of Buffalo, was only green broke, never shod, but sired some ex-cellent colts. Of recent years, his owners lost interest and he came to hard times.

The Buffalo group of Morgan

owners heard of him and looked him up. For a yea r they tried to arrange a sale for him, without success. In May, 1951, Miss Hortense Lynds, of Akron, went with others to see him and a week later took him home to her barn. There, all hands and the cook went to work on him, to his ob-vious delight and satisfaction. A few days later his public found him combed, brushed and polished, his feet trimmed and treated, his poor shrunk-en stomach stuffed with all he could get into it, and more hay and water

within reach, blissfully dosing on his thick, clean straw, as he received his callers in his bed. He did not intend to get up, nor did he do so. His guests burst out laughing and left him to his comfort.

Justinian has continued to pick up until in May, 1952, he is as fat as a seal and as lively as a colt. He is at present at the Sherimill Stables of V. J. Rogers, in Williamsville, where his young grandson, Sherimill Sun-rise, is head man. Miss Lynds rides him around the trails there, where all who know him admire the gallantry of his Morgan bearing and the sweet-ness of his Morgan spirit. The ac-companying "before and after" pic-tures do more than words to tell the story of a great Morgan who came back.

Buffalo N. Y. News By MRS. VINCENT J. ROGERS

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Despite grey skies followed by a drenching rain, about 100 members and friends of the NEMHA gathered at Broadwall Farm in Greene, Rhode Island, the home of the President, Mr. J. Cecil Ferguson, for the Annual Meeting and Field Day on June 29. It was a pleasure to see the beautiful farm with neat green fields bounded by stone walls enclosing the herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle and the mares and foals. In the stable were a stallion and three mares from the sale of Lip-pitt Morgans which had just come in at 4 o'clock that morning and had not yet had a chance to settle down in their comfortable new quarters. An unusual feature was the presence of three antique wagons loaned for the occasion by Mr. Edwin Arnold of Greene.

Before the meeting and during lunch, the members and friends had plenty of time to visit with each other

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and catch up with Morgan news. Some had brought their own lunch and ate it in one or other of the barns; others enjoyed the buffet of ham, turkey, and salad provided by Mr. and Mrs. Fer-guson.

Before lunch a brief meeting was held at which all the officers and di-rectors of the Association were re-elected for a second term. Mrs. Roger Ela reported that after the National Morgan Horse Show a mare and foal may be loaned to Old Sturbridge Vil-lage to publicize the breed to the thousands of tourists who go there. Mr. John H. Buzzell of East Brook-field had driven his pair of Morgan stallions at the Village on the day be-fore our meeting for the enjoyment of the many visitors who had attended a Field Day there. In regard to the sale of weanlings proposed at the previous annual meeting, it is thought that the date of the 1952 National Show is too

early for the required numbers of weanlings to be ready for sale.

Tentative plans for a Foliage Ride and Drive to be held in South Wood-stock, Vermont, on October 11 and 12, were mentioned. Headquarters will be at the stables of the Green Mountain Horse Association, and a Sunday din-ner meeting will be planned at one of the near-by inns.

The president spoke of his regret that Professor Victor Rice of the Uni-versity of Massachusetts had been un-able to be present to talk on genetics in horses, a subject which he felt would be very helpful to Morgan owners. He said that the famous old stallions of former years had become famous, not necessarily because of their pedigrees, but that they were proven breeders of good, sound, usable horses. Today owners, in breeding their mares might well consider the characteristics they want produced rather than clinging to a certain line for its own sake. He paid credit to the excellent dispositions and soundness that Mr. Earl Krantz of the former U. S. Morgan Horse Farm had always

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A new Morgan owner, or rather family of owners, is that of the Wit-ham Hopkins family at Green Village, N. J. After inspecting about 100 Mor-gans, they selected for their foundation animals the three-year-old stallion, Manito, son of Lippitt Mandate-Vixen, which was purchased from C. 0. Carl-son of Lexington, Ky. This is a hand-some young stallion that looks much like his sire, and a colt that has been a winner since he was a weanling. They also purchased a well-conformed brown mare, Lantz' Flicka, which was bred and raised by Charles Lantz in Kokomo, Ind. This mare is to be bred to Manito. Mr. Hopkins and youngest daughter, Anne, will no doubt be seen at the shows with these two horses.

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Several colts have arrived by Peter Hunt's young stallion, Nekomia's Archie. All are promising youngsters and Mr. Hunt is watching their growth with interest from his head-quarters at New Brunswick, N. I.

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Allegheny Notes Montpelier, Vt., has purchased the nine-year-old brood mare, Lantz' Beauty, dam of the good young mare mentioned above as selected by Mr. Hopkins. Mrs. Towne has two other mares, Lippitt Gaiety and Dream Star, as well as a young Lippitt stallion. Her new mare is bred to Lippitt Mandate, while Dream Star is expecting to Mrs. Towne's young stallion.

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Selection of a weanling stud which will head their stud in the future has been announced by Stonaire Farm of Harrisburg, Pa. The Dr. Robert R. Stoner, Jr., family has chosen the young son of Lippitt Ethan Ash-Lip-Pitt Sally Moro as a fitting sire of the future for their breeding program. They have two fillies by Lippitt Man-date and more mares in foal to this stud, with the new young stud slated for breeding to the Mandate fillies, to achieve a maximum of Justin Morgan blood percentage and type.

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Mrs. Blanche Day of Philadelphia is proud of her new Morgan, Rocky Bon,

which will be a future parade entry. She also owns the stallion, Squire Penn, which is always well up in the ribbons in the parade events at the big shows.

* * * Tragedy struck at Carls-Haven

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Mr. and Mrs. Vince Rogers of Buf-falo, N. Y., are happy over the arrival of a nice filly sired by their stud, Sherimill Sunrise and from their mare, Tifra. Both Tifra and Harry Davis' good mare, Vixen, are being rebred to "Sunny" this season.

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Spring was at its peak when we headed for Vermont. Vermont is aptly named the Green Mountain State, with its solid canopy of green covering the landscape, especially this time of year. We arrived at the Green Mountain Stock Farm in time to look at the Morgans before lunch.

Those who are familiar with the Farm would indeed have been sur-prised and pleased as they entered the stallion barn, for the long row of im-maculately groomed stallions in bitting rig were indeed a sight to behold. Two of the young stallions, Lippitt Orphan Andy and Lippitt Royal, especially attracted my attention and were put on the lunge line.

From there, we entered the mare and foal barn which is headed by the beautiful Morgan mare, Lippitt Dusky Kate, well-known to all followers of the Lippitt breed. After lingering in this barn as long as we could, we made our way to the pasture to view the dry mares. We were won-dering about the name of a beautiful Morgan mare when Mr. Knight ar-rived and informed us she was Lippitt Duplicate, a full sister to Dusky Kate. They are both as uniformly good as any we have seen.

Mr. Knight then showed us a gelding who is a full brother to these mares. Unfortunately, he was gelded. Otherwise he would probably be a "man of distinction" in the stallion barn.

The time we spent in Mr. Knight's pine-panelled office failed to convince him that he should keep a few top in-dividuals and continue as a breeder with a newly acquired trainer who is now readying the animals for the sale. Mr. Knight has left an indelible impression in Morgan history of which we can be proud.

After a hurried lunch we hastened back to Windsor where we stopped at Ted Davis' Windcrest Morgan Farm.

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Ted caught me "in the act" of snapping a picture of a beautiful chest-nut filly by Starfire out of Upwey Ben Quietude. In the adjoining paddock, there were two more beautiful colts, a nice filly with Casablanca, Patty Davis' famous show mare, and a typey little fellow with Seneca Sweetheart who had the typical good head Ben Don puts on all his progeny.

Ted then led us to the main pasture where he showed us his growing band of 'Morgans of all ages. It was im-possible to remember the names and pedigrees of all but they were a group to be remembered for their uniform excellence. How Ted remembers the winnings and pedigrees of so many remains a mystery!

From the pasture, we entered the barn where Ted proudly led out a two-year-old son of Ben Don who bids fare to surpass the enviable record of his sire. Ben Don, in the adjoining stable, seemed unperturbed by the ambitions of his aspiring son.

After leaving Ted Davis' farm, we meandered down the Connecticut River Valley and could not resist stopping at the Meeting Waters Farm, partly because of the presence of their Illinois visitor, Archie "0". The only picture we had seen fails to do him justice. However, the greatest com-pliment we could pay was our sur-prise at seeing Mrs. Bryant non-chalently snap a halter shank in his halter and lead him out. His disposi-tion is "second to none." Mrs. Bryant then showed us a two-year-old full brother to Springfield whom we have long admired. He should go far in performance classes.

Time made it impossible to see the rest of her Morgans since it was al-rradv an overcrowded day. So, we left the Green Mountain State, and one of the most pleasant days we have yet enjoyed is now a memory—but one we shall not soon forget.

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(Continued from page 5) issue of the Morgan Horse magazine, which seems to bear out she might be a Morgan as she bears striking resem-blances to the Morgan colt on the cover and picture inside (the one awarded to Tuts Washburn). If there were more white on the colt's forehead I'd swear it was Lady. I hope you can help me and I would certainly be pleased to discover she is a Morgan. I don't think there's a finer horse to be found than a Morgan. I've read the book JUSTIN MORGAN HAD A HORSE, and all other material on Morgans I could find. I some day hope to have a registered Morgan horse. My husband said I could have one but we can't afford it and some-times I think I'll never get a Morgan, but I sure keep trying!

This is the first of your magazines I've ever read and I think it's the best I've read, bar none!

Enclosed is a picture of Lady Love. It isn't a very good one but it's all I can find at present as my sister has most of them in Chicago. The brand is on her left side and can be seen in the picture if studied closely. I'm not an expert on reading brands but as near as I could guess this one could mean Bar T Y. As close as I can copy, it looks as follows: —T Y

You can see on the picture where it is located. I sincerely hope you can help me as Lady means so much to me and f'd like to know all about her. Thank you. Sincerely,

Mrs. Chester Bahn Lake Geneva, Wis.

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pleasure of subscribing to the Morgan Horse Magazine, and I think it is excellent. The pictures and stories are wonderful. Many thanks to Ruth Barngrove for telling me about it.

Although I have no horse of my own, I like them very much. Last summer when I went to Colorado for a vacation, I taught my brother how to ride. He has, like myself, learned to ride and loves it.

We both enjoy your fine magazine. Sincerely yours,

Lucy Noyes Pine Orchard, Conn.

Donnie Mac

Dear Sir: Just a line to first of all congratulate

you on your fine magazine. We are new subscribers but through the kind-ness of a friend we were able to read all the copies of the past two years. So, we have become quite conversant with the magazine.

An already active interest in horses was stimulated and pointed more def-initely to the Morgan. Although being Vermonters from way back our in-terest in Morgans is as natural as eat-ing but at any rate it did prompt a little two-day trip in which my wife and I visited Middlebury, Randolph, both the Knight farm and Mr. Kel-ley's farm, Mrs. 13ryant's in Springfield, Mrs. Ela's in Townsend and Mr. Mil-ler's in Morrisville, and last but not least, Mr. Fred Davis' farm in Wind-sor.

We saw some beautiful animals. It made us proud to have such folks showing so much interest in Ver-mont's own. We were greeted very kindly and courteously wherever we went. Farm managers and owners dropped everything to show us their stock and just plain talk horse. It was a delightful and relaxing two days and proved to be the prelude to our pur-chase of a horse we saw and liked im-mediately at the Morgan farm in Mid-dlebury, Vermont.

The horse is a three-year-old stallion formerly owned by Dr. and Mrs. Mc-

Williams of Williamstown, Massa-chusetts, and boarded at Middlebury. He is Donnie Mac by Upwey Ben Don and out of Seneca Lady Esther. He is a beautiful liver chestnut with white left hind fetlock. We vanned him up from Williamstown to Burling-

ton ourselves and do our own work with him. I have driven him daily and my wife is schooling him under saddle. We think we really have something and hope to be able to show him this season.

Enclosed is a picture of Donnie Mac shortly after coming to Burlington.

Thanks for a fine publication! Sincerely,

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lise Vet saits . . (Continued from page 13)

proving the quality of the next gen-eration, and was concerned mainly with soundness rather than type. Reg-istration of stallions, by the breed association, who measure up to the Standard of Perfection as well as being sound is a possibility for the future. It could also alleviate some of the dis-tress of Morgan folks in the quest of a good Morgan gelding.

Obviously the quickest way to gain uniformity of type is to turn all the Morgans in the country into a one hundred thousand acre lot. Come back in 25 years, and the chances are you'd find a fairly uniform group of horses.

Pardon the Vet's departure from his own bailiwick, but it is a matter which concerns the improvement of Mor-gans as a breed, and deserves the at-tention of us all. In the June issue of the magazine, President Merle Evans proved he intend to practice what he preaches. He has started it off: let's keep it moving!

(Continued from page 9) bottom Lodge, Meredith, New Hamp-shire—Lippitt Georgiana (m) $500.

Raphael I. Dunphy, 295 Broadway, Newport, Rhode Island—Lippitt El-don (s) $450.

Phyllis L. Westling, 274 Bailey Road, Holden, Massachusetts—Lippitt Trilby (m) $450.

Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Davis, Windsor,. Vermont—Lippitt Rob Roy (s) $425.

Mrs. I. C. Ferguson and Mrs. Fran-ces H. Bryant—Lippitt Ethan Ash (s) $425.

Frank Lohaus, Salem, Wisconsin-Bethal (m) $420.

Joseph W. Davis, 724 Pleasant Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island —Lippitt Flash (n-i) $400.

Lorraine Corbin, South Hero, Ver-mont—Lippitt Bob Bundy (s) $375.

Miss Jessie Fiske, Brookfield, Ver-mont—Lippitt Orphan Andy (s) $370.

Captain Howard C. Dobler, Clar-ence Center, New York—Lippitt Tilly (m) $340.

Hubert Webster Stebbins, White River Junction, Vermont — Lippitt Spearmint (m) $330.

Mrs. Edward French, Danville, Ver-mont—Lippitt Decatur (s) $320.

William Savage, Randolph, Ver-mont—Lippitt Romance (m) $310.

William S. Mcany, Jr., Greenwich, Connecticut—Lippitt Arrowhead (m) $300.

Maxine Thomas, 28 Newland Street, Auburndale, Massachusetts — Lippitt Victor (s) $300.

Susan Pynn, 415 Union Avenue, Laconia, New Hampshire — Lippitt Sadie Ash (m) $290.

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bradford, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts —Lippitt Samantha (m) $285.

George L. Bunce, 126 Shirley Ave-nue, Buffalo, New York—Lippitt Nor-man (s) $270.

Harold A. Terry, Randolph, Ver-mont—Lippitt Adventure (s) $270.

Ernest Van Guylder, Fair Haven, Vermont—Lippitt Norseman (s) $210.

Conrad Seipp, Route I, Putnam, Connecticut — Lippitt Benjamin (s) $210.

Warren E. Patriquin, Arlington, Massachusetts—Lippitt Billy Ash (s) $160. *(m) Mares 4(s) Stallions *(g) Geldings

(Continued from page 14) pitt Moro Ash, owned by Dr. Alex-ander G. Ruthven, Stanerigg Stables, Ann Arbor, deserves the title "Father Of The Year" for this area at least. There are now four of his foals at Stanerigg, three fillies and a stud, as well as a stud out of Ruthven's Isable Ann, owned by young Robert Lewis of Ann Arbor and a filly out of Rubby, owned by Fred E. Hubbard of Oxford.

Miss Maxine Symons of Flint is very proud of her filly by Kenney's King Cotton, owned by James G. Kenney of Lapeer out of her mare Schoolmaster's Choice; and Stanerigg Stables are looking forward to Cotton's 1952 foal out of their Ruthven's Peggy Ann.

Vir. Mar Hoffman of Indianapolis, Ir, liana can well be proud of the filly hi.. Camanche Brave presented Juvina, of ned by Dr. Carver Walcott of Fen-to t, Michigan. (There is a picture of C manche Brave in the June Morgan P: :torial.)

Especially now that there is a II organ Division in the American I orse Shows Associaton "Rule Book," respectfully suggest membership in this Association. I understand the 1952 National Morgan Horse Show, to be held in Northampton, Massachu-setts, August 1-3, will be run under the Rules of this American Horse Shows Association.

Make plans now to show your Morgans in the 1952 Michigan State Fair to be held in Detroit, Michigan, August 29th thru September 7. The premium awards total $1200.00. The classes will be judged by Prof. Don J. Kays of Ohio State University, Colum-bus, Ohio.

Morgan History (Continued from page 11)

results were good but not what was wanted. Thus it was that in 1914 they got two Morgan stallions, Gotch and Red Bird, and a manada of Mor-gan mares from Dick Sellman. From these they bred both pure bred and grade Morgans. For some years they used the Morgan blood. Later they crossed these horses with two Arabian stallions. The Arabian-Morgan crosses proved the best horses bred on the ranch. Today their top cutting horses come from this cross.

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Lippit Morman, a fine Morgan stal-lion by Mansfield out of Lippitt Kate Moro by Moro, was grand sweepstake winner of the 100-mile Vermont Trail Ride in 1946. He is the only stallion ever to win that honor.

Another example of Morgan endur-ance is the wild horse of Death Valley. At the turn of the century the Skidoo Mines in Death Valley had a fine group of Morgan mares and stallions. When the mines closed down these horses were given to an Indian worker. The Indian turned the horses out to graze in the Panamints then quickly forgot them. The horses multiplied and grew as wild as any mustang.

In the middle 1940's this Morgan herd began causing trouble in Death Valley National Monument. Tom Weaver was contracted to remove them. Weaver camped by the horses' watering spot and roped every horse that came to drink. Within a few days he had caught them all. The horses, although running wild for half a century, had lost none of their Mor-gan characteristics. Their naturally gentle nature made breaking them comparatively easy. They fought at the beginning, but, as soon as they realized they weren't going to be hurt, they quit. One of the stallions was broken as a pack horse in only two days. With any other breed or mongrel this would be next to impossible. Within four months that same stallion was a gentle and trusted saddle horse.

One of the famous Morgans living today is Red Vermont. The liver chestnut stallion is owned by Jack and Gene Davis. They bought him in 1939 and today, at 17, the flaxen-maned beauty has all the animation of

a colt. He stands fifteen hands, weighs around 1,100 pounds. His sire is Jubilee King and his dam is Daisy Knox by Knox Morgan. He was bred by the late Joseph C. Brunk of Spring-field, Illinois.

An interesting note is that one of Red Vermont's grand dams, Lady De Jarnette, was barred from show rings because she was acknowledged as the n-lost beautiful creature in the equine world, either as a harness or saddle animal.

In 1938 Red Vermont was champion in three Vermont shows; the next year it was seven. On the 150th anniver-sary of the foaling of Justin Morgan, Red Vermont won the gold ribbon as the leading Morgan stallion of the country. In California the following year he got three more championships. To date he has sired 1,200 foals, 400 of which are registered. There is hard-ly a Morgan farm in the country that doesn't have some of his blood in its horses.

THE MORGAN HORSE BIBLIOGRAPHY

(General Reference Works) "Horses and Horse Racing," Encyclopedia

Americana. 1950 edition, volume 14, p. 409d.

Self, Margaret, "Morgans," Horseman's Encyclopedia, pp. 277-279, 252-254.

(Books) Anderson, Clarence W., Deep Through the

Heart, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1940. Heads Up, Heels

Down, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1944.

Curtis, George W., Horses. Cattle, Sheep. and Swine, published by the author, 1888.

Hoaner, Dorothy Childs, Our American Horse, Thomas Nelson and Sons, Edin-burgh, 1945.

Strong, Phil, Horses and Americans, Garden City Pub. Co., Garden City.

(Magazine Articles, Signed) Denhardt, Bob, "Just Whittlin'," Western

Horsemen, vol. 15, p. 7 (June, 1950). "Just Whittlin'," Western

Horseman. vol. 15, p. 7 (November, 1950).

Hartung, A. M., "Dick Sellman and his Morgans," Western Horseman. vol. 15, p. 8 (November, 1950).

"SMS Ranch Horses," Western Horseman, vol. 15, pp. 14-15 (March, 1950).

Lawrence, J. D.4., "The Morgan Looks to the Future," Western Horseman, vol. 14, pp. 28-38 September, 1949).

Morris, George Ford, "Morgan Horse Type," Western Horseman, vol. 15, pp. 9-11 (November, 1950).

Parks, C. D., "Morgan Horse Breeding," Western Horseman, vol. 14, pp. 6-7 (January, 1949).

"Morgan Horse Breeding," Western Horseman. vol. 14, pp. 16-17 (February, 1949). "The Morgan of Distinction,"

Western Horseman. vol. 13, pp. 22.23 (May-June, 1948).

Robertson, Gail Rowell, "Justin Morgan and the Breed he Founded," Western Horseman. vol. 15, pp. 22-23 (May, 1950).

Steffen, Randy, "Death Valley's Wild Horses," Western Horseman, vol. 14, pp. 10-11 (October, 1949).

Taylor, Louis, "A Tribute to the Morgan," Western Horseman, vol. 15, pp. 18 19 (June, 1949).

U. S. D. A. Office of Information, "The United States Morgan Farm," Western Horseman, vol. 13, p. 25 (May-June, 1948). (Magazine articles, unsigned)

"Drifting," Western Horseman, vol. 15, p. 21 (February, 1950).

"Drifting," Western Horseman, vol. 16, p. 24 (January, 1951).

"Drifting," Western Horseman, vol. 16, p. 25 (February, 1951).

"From Headquarters," Western Horseman, vol. 12, p. 32 (Nov.-Dec., 1947).

"From Headquarters," Western Horseman. vol. 13, p. 27 (Nov.-Dec., 1948).

"Lippitt Morman," Western Horseman, vol. 15, p. 35 (March, 1950).

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Young Morgans (Continued front page 18)

Three-year-old class (fillies) 1st -Filly owned by Montana State College (Morgan breeding) showed by Don Rose; 20-Filly owned and showed by Donna Tycer; 3rd-Filly owned by Jim Carrig and showed by Eleen Moore; 4th-Filly owned by M. S. C. showed by Jim Carrig. Winners of Stock Horse Division

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N. E. NEWS (continued front page 15)

Up in Springfield, Vt., Mrs. Bryant's recent purchase, Cherokee Maid, is nursing a stud colt. I am not certain of the sire. Archie 0 who has been spending the breeding season there is quite busy and has been bred to all of the Meeting Waters Morgans as well as others. He has had many vis-itors who have not seen him for over ten years and quite a few favorable comments have been made by eastern breeders.

* *

Mrs. Janet Dakin of Amherst, Mass., who has been watching her mare night and day was pleasantly surprised at a three o'clock morning visit to find Junior Miss with a bay stud with black points running around the stall. This is her first foal and is sired by Ted Davis' stallion, Upway Ben Don.

* * * Many Turgeon of Brookfield, Mass.,

sent a letter that I know will be of interest to people who have been "using Morgans" in which she tells a great deal about John Buzzell of North Brookfield who has two stal-lions a coming three-year-old out of Sealect Lass whom he purchased from John Kearns of Connecticut, and a coming four-year-old out of Mari-gold, purchased as a two-year-old from the Univ. of Mass., named Bay State Sandy. Mary states that Mr. Buzzell has done wonders with these colts and has convinced her that one does not have to wait as long to use a colt if

it's done carefully. These colts have had considerable use in harness, but some in saddle also. They certainly are growing well and are in excellent condition. It shows what exercise and use does to contribute to the growth of colts.

* * * Down in Connecticut, Miss Mary

McCulloch is working hard to get Morgan classes in the shows of that state and has done a remarkable job. At her farm there are a couple of very nice colts by Squire Burger, both chestnuts with white markings on their faces and both out of Mansfield mares, Diana Mansfield and Indra. At the time of this reading there should be two more Squire colts out of Lockett and Buntin.

* * * Miss Doris Rockwell of West Hart-

ford, Conn., has purchased Upwey Prince Berm while Ann Stedman of North Stonington has added Marigold, by Goldfield, to her small Morgan band. Harry Mat of Portchester, N. H., has a son of Buddy that he is train-ing. Mabel Owen has sold Merry Hawk, a yearling gelding, by Squire and out of Easter Maid.

* * * At the Univ. of Conn., Mentor is

top man and they are looking forward to some promising colts. They recently sold a stud colt of Dr. Ruthven's breeding.

* * * June was, as usual, a month of

brides especially among our young Morgan enthusiasts. Our former cor-respondent, Miss Patty Davis was mar-ried on June 12 to Mr. Alan Ferguson, and on June 28, Miss Priscilla Robin-son became the bride of Leonard Brit-ton. Both of these well-known Morgan owners reside in Windsor, Vermont. Another announcement of interest is the engagement of Miss Helen Davis.

Pedigrees (Continued from page 12)

ton, who placed him in training for the track. As a three-year-old, he was entered in a race on the old course in Providence, where his far too hasty training caused him to break badly, to break to a pace from which he

28 The MORGAN HORSE

could not be corrected. Mr. Tucker persevered with him for several years, finally selling him as a six-year-old to David Blanchard of Boston, who traded him to Mr. Garland of Skow-hegan, Maine, who put him into a peddlar's cart. Again sold, this time for $90, he went to George C. Goodale of Winthrop who used him as a farm horse. The wheel of fortune had turned meanwhile, for he had sired the very good chestnut gelding Fleet-wood, who had earned almost $4000 in three races, winning each in straight heats and taking a race mark of 2:29. This caused Winthrop Morrill to change ownership again, this time to the partnership of Charles G. Jackson and Joseph G. Rounds, who retired him permanently to the stud. In Ver-mont he had been known as Slasher, or Bay Slasher, but in Maine was called Winthrop Boy, later Winthrop Morrill. At Mr. Jackson's death, his interest passed into his son's hands, and he remained with J. F. Jackson until the fall of 1871, when, as a six-teen-year-old, he was sold to 1. B. Wil-liams of Boston for a reputed $8,250, making the one time $90 peddlar's nag a Cinderella horse indeed. Some years later the old horse returned to Maine and after making several sea-sons near Hartland, died the property of B. F. Fairbanks in Winthrop at the age of twenty-seven years.

Despite an early career of work and hard knocks, Winthrop Morrill re-mained sound enough for the Jackson-Rounds partnership to attempt a trotting come-back for him at the age of fourteen. He had always been a fine horse to a sleigh, so a carefully measured mile was laid out for him on ice-covered Winthrop Pond. With almost no preparation, and with two men in a moderately heavy sleigh, not a proper cutter, Morrill did the mile in 2:32, the last quarter in a blazing 33 seconds. This unofficial mark was made while he was still a pacer, and the following year a successful effort was made to convert him back to the square trotter he was originally. Ju-dicious foot-trimming and shoeing ac-complished it, and he remained a trotter with no tendency to pace the rest of his life. He was never sent to the 2:12 record that final quarter had in-dicated as possible, since he was sold the following year and was already so completely a success in the stud that the record was no longer considered necessary.

In Maine, General Knox was the most fashionably-bred horse and was accorded the best mares, while Messenger's descendant, the Drew hors; got next-best. Common, hard-worked farmers' mares were the lot of Winthrop Morrill, yet he stood an un-believable fifth on the list of sires whose get could trot in 2:30 or better. Old original Hambletonian led the list with 27, Volunteer was second with 16, Blue Bull with 10, followed by the Morgan Daniel Lambert with 9 and Winthrop Morrill close behind with 7. His get had tremendous, never-say-die courage, excellent trotting action and a great appearance of breed-ing. He was the sire of Honest Harry 2:22 1/2, who trotted fifty heats better than 2:30, Uncle Abe 2:27, Ed Getchell 2:27, Ben Morrill 2:28, Modoc 2:29 and Belle Morrill 2:34. From Eaton mares he sired Sam Curtis 2:28 and J. G. Morrill, who trotted a lilistering half in 1:21 at the age of three years and with less than three months train-ing. In all, Winthrop Morrill sired the winners of 119 races.

All of Winthrop Morrill's get were open-gaited and made fine winter race-horses, but probably the best one was Ben Morrill who cut his official track mark of 2:27 sharply when he trotted a measured mile on the ice in 2:19 1/2. One of his most successful sons in the stud was Walker's Morrill 236 who was sold to Michigan as a four-year-old. Alternating time in the stud and time on the track, he won a number of races and left many good sons and daughters in Michigan.

Winthrop Morrill was a solid, pow-erful horse. Never a pampered favor-ite of fashion, he made his own way regardless. Perhaps that was his heri-tage after all, as, for every Morgan sire who was given every opportunity to be a success in the stud, twenty

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WANTED: Chestnut or sorrel colt: three- or four-years-old: stud preferred; four white stockings; blazed face; flaxen mane and tail. PINE GROVE FARM. W. T. DEXTER, JR., Forestville. Conn. Tel. Southington 8-3412.

FOR SALE: What good horseman doesn't like a good dog! We have lovely eight-week old champion-sired Trish setter puppies for sale. AKC registered. E. J. SPLAINE, 5 Topsfield Road. Wenham, Mass. Tel. Hamilton 788-W.

FOR SALE: Rare Horse books: Linsley, MORGAN HORSES; Huntin, ART OF HORSE-SHOEING. 1895; meg, THE HORSE'S FOOT, 1856. A. E. OSBORN, Box 1, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

FOR SALE: Chestnut gelding: two hind stockings: diamond and stripe. Sound. gentle, and very fast. $180. J. BELAN, R. 3, Saratoga, New York.

FOR SALE: Two Reg. Morgan Mares, dark chestnut, perfectly matched in color and markings, broken to saddle (one ex-ceptionally well). Also. Req. Morgan gelding, copper chestnut, exceptionally well trained saddle horse in top condition. Colored picture of gelding sent to inter-ested parties only.. Contact Mrs. Larry Oakley, Coven-Glo Farm, 55th St., Down-ers Grove, Illinois. Phone 5195.

FOR SALE: Two registered Morgans, one yearling colt and one two-year-old mare. Both showy and clever. Priced reasonably. HOWARD D. HURD, R.F.D. 5, Portland, Maine.

FOR SALE: One Porter 37 roping saddle hi excellent condition, full flower en, graved. One Visalia silver-mounted bridle, dip, breast plate and tiedown. J. LLOYD MARKS, 555 Felton St., Peabody, Mass.

PHOTOGRAPHY by Barbara Stone, 41 Franklin Avenue, West Medford. Mass. Show pictures and action shots. For ap-pointment and price call Mystic 8.9810.

FOR SALE: Lovely hay mare, reg-istered, gentle, well trained. 14.3. 1000 lbs., 9 yrs. Price S400. Will deliver free to New England or en route there before August 15. MISS MARTHA MOORE, Prattville, Alabama. Tel. 4232.

FOR SALE: Stud colt by Jubilee Kay, born June 29. 1952. Bay with black mane and tail. White left rear sock and white left front foot. Touch of white on forehead. Excellent conformation. MRS. NEWELL ELLIS, 177 Boston Post Road. Weston. Mass. Wal 5.6974,

AUGUST 1952 29

ONCE UPON A HORSE

Horse in the

Shadows

By OLD Timint

The Man awoke to a troubled day. He lay in his farmhouse bed and gazed at the low ceiling. Ott it, as the day brightened into light, all the events of the past 24 hours pictured themselves. He had awakened to a day much happier than this. He had arisen, milked, breakfasted, worked in the fields, quit at day's end and was reading the paper after doing the chores and eating supper. But that day had ended then. At that moment the car drove up with Son's friend at the wheel. Excitedly he had leaped from the car and poured out the story of the accident of Son, badly hurt. He recalled the ambulance, the run to the hospital, the doctor and then the consultation. He and the boy's mother had remained until after midnight when the doctor sent them home with no news to cheer them. And today was another day.

Wearily he rose, slowly he dressed and descended the stairs. He paused in the kitchen to catch up a clean milk bucket and stepped out on the back porch on his way to the barn. But as he looked up toward the big tree at the edge of the mowing he paused. Under the tree stood a strange bay horse. He stood motionless, eyeing the Man. For moments neither moved as they gazed at each other. Then the horse walked slowly toward the Man. He moved to the porch rail, stretched his neck over it for a closer inspection of the Man and then turned and walked away. The Man watched him traverse the length of the lane and turn from sight down a brush-lined road.

While he milked his Jersey cows, while he ate breakfast and during the drive to the hospital his mind toyed with the thought of the bay horse. Who owned him, why his strange behavior?

Son's friend, sober-faced, met him

at the hospital. The Man walked clown the corridors to the room in which the boy lay. There was no change. Eyes closed, he slept the sleep of oblivion. No encouragement there in that still figure, that expres-sionless •unconscious face. The Man went back to the waiting room. Son's friend and he talked in monosyllables until no more words came. Then the Man mentioned the incident of the strange horse. Why, said the boy's friend, that's Son's horse. He bought him a few months ago and was keep-him on the farm where he was foaled until he got him trained. Then he was going to bring him home and surprise you.

Later, on the way home after a dreary, fruitless day at the hospital, and unencouraging talks with doctors, he again thought of the horse. Why had he come to the house that morn-ing. How had he ever found it over strange roads. He laid it to chance, did his chores and again retired.

The next morning was a duplicate of the day before. Again he rose, dressed, picked up the milk pail and

N. E. Outing (Continued from page 22)

worked to produce by keeping the best to breed from. The salability of geldings was well demonstrated at the recent auction. Mr. Ferguson urged that more people take advantage of this practice to produce good, salable pleasure horses.

Afte r lunch he showed us the Mor-gans, starting with the well-known, four-year old stallion Parade, then Lippitt Ethan Ash who had been bought by Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Frances Bryant. At 24 years of age, this grand old stallion still has plenty

walked out on the porch. There, un-der the tree was the horse. Again he stood silently but suddenly he moved forward as though pricked with a spur and trotted smartly up to the porch where he halted with chin tucked in as though reined by an in-visible rider. He stared at the Man and then wheeled as though to a necked command and cantered out of sight down the lane.

Son lived through the next three days and every morning the bay horse met the Man at the porch. Each morn-ing he moved forward and then away as if under control of a rider. Each morning the Man saw him as he had the first time, under the tree. Toward the last the pressure of his son's illness and the unnerving sight of the mys-terious ghost-ridden horse made him dread the dawn and the all-too-familiar animal under the tree. It got so he hardly dared to look. But every morning the horse was there.

The night of the fourth day Son died.

The next morning the horse did not appea r nor did he ever again.

of life. The seven mares represented at least three breeding lines: U. S. Morgan Horse Farm, Lippitt and Meeting Waters. The first of Parade's colts is a nice little chestnut out of the mare Belle, ridden by Mrs. Ferguson in last year's foliage ride. Mansphyllis, winner of produce of dam and mare and foal classes in both the 1950 and 1951 National Show, was shown with three of her produce.

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Morgans as a rule are free from the usual stable vices. But, occasion-ally a high-spirited animal develops one or more of them. The most com-mon are cribbing, weaving, stall-walk-ing or traveling, and kicking. We'll take them up in that order.

Cribbing. This is the worst of the lot and the man who owns a cribber would be best advised to get rid of him. Personally the rhythmic suck and grunt of a confirmed cribber heard in a darkened stable or the sight of a horse sporting a wide choke strap are reasons enough for getting rid of the animal. However, if you love him and can't give him up keep him in a smooth boxstall where there is liter-ally nothing on which he can crib—no gate top or manger. If this is not possible fix a strip of zinc on these protruding edges and hook it up to an electric fence system. It will give him a jolt and may cause the crib-bing to stop. An old trainer once advocated using a halter with a wide, tight throat latch. In the upper part of this latch which ran clear to the top of the halter he fastened brads, point down. The theory of this de-vice is that the horse, when he cribs, bends his neck which swells. The swelling touches the brad tips, they sting him and he soon quits.

Weaving. This annoying habit is usually caused by too little work and too close confinement. Pastured horses

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never weave but stalled race horses frequently do. It is catching and other horses in the same barn if inclined that way will soon develop the habit. Weavers usually practice their little vice over a boxstall door. One way is to close the door. Another is to erect vertical strips of inch board. These may be nailed to the door a foot apart. The horse can stick his neck out but cannot move it side-ways. Wider-spaced boards lined with the same electric fence zinc will also give him a shock when he weaves against them and are very effective.

Stall-walking. This can raise the very devil with a horse, cause him to sweat, lose weight and tone. Get him out on pasture if possible and keep him exercised when it is necessary to stable him. Grain bags filled with hay and suspended from the ceiling of the stall may also be tried. If these are placed at intervals which will in-terrupt his regular round of travel they will frequently stop him. If he figures a way through the maze change the

pattern—hang them in other locations. A horse dislikes bumping the bags or feeling them against his sides.

Stall kicking. This is another an-noying habit, especially if the barn is close enough to the house and you can hear him at night. Hobbles or ankle chain may cause him to stop this habit but it will not cure him—he'll take it up as soon as the chains are removed and its a nuisance to have to put them on every day when you put him back in the stall. The best and most ef-fective method is to pad the stall walls. Horses stall kick because they like the sound—maybe it does something for their ego. Regardless of the rea-sons, if you can eliminate the noise they will quit. Old blankets nailed against the walls and covered with a tarpaulin usually are enough insula-tion. Be sure you nail them up se-curely for it he can kick them down you must do the job all over again and he'll make a stronger effort to rip them down. But if you have done the job well and he finds that no matter how hard he kicks there is no noise he will quit.

Vices are anoying, a nuisance and often hard to correct. The job is yours and each case is a separate problem for which there is no general solution. Remember, you have to think faster than the horse if you would triumph over him.

STONAIRE FARM Located in Lewisberry, Pa., 10 miles southwest of Harrisburg

Invites You to Inspect its

Registered Morgans

q624 Sale In order to make room for our 1952 foals, we offer for sale any of our Morgans ex-cept the first two which we owned, under-standably kept for sentimental reasons. Among those available is the very pretty three-year-old pictured, a show winner that is well broke to drive or ride.

You are invited to inspect him and any of the rest of our band of three mares, three fillies, and gelding.

Address correspondence to:

MRS. ROBERT R. STONER. JR.

2929 Rathton Road, Camp Hill, Pa. Telephone 7-9414

ROCKIE S.

ROBERT LIPPITT KNIGHT 17 EXCHANGE STREET

PROVIDENCE I.RHODE ISLAND_

July10th, 1952.

To: Owners of Lippitt Morgans:

For twenty five years I have had just

one thought in mind -- to produce a Morgan Horse as

near like the original Justin Morgan as I could.

It was gratifying to me that a thousand or

more people were interested in my efforts and attended

the Sale on June 21st, when the entire stud at the Green

Mountain Stock Farm was dispersed.

Lippitt Morgans are real Morgans, carrying

probably the highest percentage of Justin Morgan blood of

any stud in the country at the time they were dispersed.

It is good to see the interest in the breed

so widespread now, compared to what it was in 1927 when I

acquired my first animals.

It was with regret that I felt it advisable

to discontinue breeding Morgan Horses.

Thanks to all who have purchased Lippitt Morgans.

Yours very truly,

ROBERT LIPPITT K GHT. RLK:m

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