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These outstanding Morgans are typical of the Morgan Stallions and blares at Ardencaple 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 Championship 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, Lippitt Duplicate, are recent acquisitions from Mr. Robert 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
Succabone Rd., Mt. Kisco, N. Y.
Residence: Mt. Kisco 6-6989
Stable & Kennel: Mt. Kisco 6-5150
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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 "WindCrest Sentimental Lady" and the Junior Reserve Champion Stallion "Wind-Crest Donfield."• Truly a remarkable 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 chumpion.
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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
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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.
Table of Contents
Special Features
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And Long Remember
Morgan History (part II)
National Morgan Show
Young Morgans Go to College
Report on Lockelyn
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Schedule of N. E. Shows and Trail Rides
Outing
Vermont Holiday
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Regular Features
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Letters to the Editor
Editor's Comments .
Cover
Names in Pedigrees
The Vet Says
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Breeze from the Great Lakes
New England News and Notes
Buffalo New York News
Once Upon a Horse
Stable Hints
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Officers of the Morgan Horse Club
MERLE D. EVANS
Ohio Merchants Bank Building, Massillon, Ohio
President
FREDERICK 0. DAVIS
Vice-President
Windscr, Vermont
FRANK B. HILLS
Secretary
90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.
WHITNEY STONE
90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.
Treasurer
The Morgan Horse Magazine
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 magazine 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
Vol. XII
No. 7
August, 1952
A Monthly
The Official Publication of
THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated
90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y.
Publication Office:
Leominster, Mass.
Publisher
Editor
Otho F. Eusey
for The Morgan Horse Club. Inc.
Sumner Kean
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Dana Wingate Kelley
Mabel Owen
Helen Brunk Greenwalt
Dr. Russell E. Smith
C. Fred Austin
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year 53.50
Two Years S6.50
Three Years S9.00
THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly by THE
MORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New York.
Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass, Entered as second class
matter at post office, Leominster, Mass.
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
OUR COVER
"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...."
AUGUST 1952
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 interested in finding out if she is registered 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 before me a copy of the January 1952
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are thee well!
And if forever,
Still 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 auction business—where am I going?"
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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 Randolph, Vermont. More than a thousand people gathered under a bright
Saturday sun for the sale of 54 Lippitt
mares and stallions and nine suckling
colts.
AUGUST 1952
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 introduced 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 acquisition of this foundation stock and
for you new beginners to start out
with a real Morgan."
Therewere numerous highlights
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and sidelights. One was the acquisition 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 "freshman" in the horse business, she was
immediately taken by the docile animals 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 memory'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, Massachusetts, the animals were groomed to the
nines and presented a handsome appearance.
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 animal 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
Louis Alberghini, who readied the stock for the sale. leads a youngster up the
runway to the auction block.
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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 newspaper 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 informed 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. Ferguson, 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 Ramona; 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 together bought the stallion Lippitt
Ethan Ash.
Inasmuch as Mr. Knight had decided some months ago on a summer
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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 Mountain 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 shirtsleeved 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 Royalton, Vermont—Lippitt Ramona (m)
$550, Lippitt Nora (m) $550, Lippitt
Hepsibeth (m) $400, Lippitt Darling
AUGUST 1952
The auction crowd at Green Mountain Stock Farm
(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, Manchester, New Hampshire—Lippitt Old
Glory (g) $625, Lippitt Royal Man (s)
$420, Lippitt Dictator (s) $360, and
Lippitt Lenora (m) $300.
R. 7'. Parsons, Glenwood, New
Mexico--Lippitt Sandra (m) $350, Alrita (m) $350, and Lippitt Johnnie D.
( s ) $220.
Harrison E. Miles, Seymour, Connecticut—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—Lippitt Ellen (m) $380, and Lippitt Rebecca (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 London, New Hampshire—Lippitt Dulcie
(in) $500.
Mrs. Margaret Van D. Rice, Rock(Continued on page 26)
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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 simple. 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 December 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 accompany each registration certificate
when sent to the registrar for recording.
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 Middlebury. 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,
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a Morgan noted for harness speed,
while the dam was a Thoroughbred
mare. The next stallion was Bennington, a son of General Gates and Mrs.
Culvers, a registered American Saddlebred mare. Then came Mansfield,
son of Bennington and Artemesia by
Ethan Allen III. Artemesia was a
well-bred Morgan and Mansfield inherited 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 breeding 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 Sonfield (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. Generally 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 before 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 provided by private sources to keep the
farm in operation until the Vermont
State legislators could consider a proposal 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 University 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 calvary 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 endurance 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 rounded 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 carriage. 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 muscular 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 outline. 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 individuality 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 foundation stock was Spanish-Arabian cross.
These, the brothers bred with Thoroughbreds, 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)
By MABEL OWEN
Whether modern heating pants and offered for the best time over the
insulation have made us soft, or snow covered Beacon Park course in
whethe r the years have lent a different Boston.
The finest road horses in New
perspective, we are all most familiar
with New England where the winters England competed, but the winning
today are as nothing compared with time was barely 2:30. With the
winters so long and sleigh racing so
those of grandfather's time. Certainly
it is a far cry from the days when all popular, many horseman kept a horse
the snowbound roads were first broken solely for that season, for not every
out by a yoke of oxen to the present good roadster was a potential sleigh
racer. Tall horses, those which deday monsters of caterpillar plows.
Sleigh racing was a great winter pended on a long swinging gait with
sport in New England; so much so, a prominent stride, were at a disadthat even the largest cities had one or vantage over the smaller, sharpermore streets set aside for its use. Wash- gaited horse, for no matter how
ington street in Hartford was one of packed the snow became, there was althe finest in New England, with its ways some slippage. In northern New
immense old elms and beautiful homes, England, many carriage houses held a
one of which, the Charles Noel Flagg sleigh long before a buggy or carryall,
house, was complete with secret hid- for in a sleigh one was not handiing places. In New Bedford there was capped by boggy or rocky roadbeds
cutter racing along Hawthorn and which often made buggy riding someCounty streets, in front of the big thing less than pure pleasure. The
square whaleship captains' homes, kippy-gaited little Morgans made ideal
with their glass enclosed widows' sleigh horses, and no sooner did
walks commanding the view far down matinee sleigh racing find popularity
in a town than some enterprising
the bay.
In the little town of East Hampton, dealer brought in some of the round,
in central Connecticut, half a dozen pony-gaited little horses that were so
companies were engaged in the manu- much at home in the snow.
Even before 1850, Maine had taken
facture of sleigh bells, fine cast ones
and the cheaper stamped bells, beauti- the lead over Vermont in the profully matched sets of body bells, neck duction of good winter roadsters. For
straps and Swiss shaft or saddle one, the little brown gelding called
Ice Pony, had shown such speed racing
chimes.
Along the Connecticut River, ice over river ice that he was sent to Bosracing was also popular, and the ton where he trotted a half over the
feather-light cutters were loaded into Beacon course comfortably within the
pungs and taken to the river to pre- phenomenal time of 1:12. This was
vent the newly filed runners from unprecedented time in view of the fact
being dulled. Ice racing was a far that no horse had, at the time, bettered
more dangerous sport than brushing 2:32 for the mile. For some years
along snow covered roads, for the Maine breeders had relied on the
sharp-shod horses frequently cut them- Drews, the Eatons, and the get of the
selves at speed or came down as a re- Morgan horse, General Knox, for exsult of over-driving. The light, beau- port to the horse markets of Boston
tifully made sleighs were so finely and New York, but some of their
balanced and braced that they slid finest road horses were sired by the
over the snow at the push of a hand, rags-to-riches blood bay horse, Winso easily that it always seemed they throp Morrill.
As a family, the Morrills were more
were much faster than sulkies. Actually half miles within 1:30 were ex- uniform than many of the earliest
tremely rare and in the eighties a Morgans. Almost always bay in color,
prize of a fine whalebone whip was they rarely had anything more than a
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small star or a white pastern for markings. They were compact to a point
bordering on draftiness, their extraordinary 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 Morrill. 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 Waterman, one of the prominent early Morgan 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 Morgan-like head, short, clean and intelligent, 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(Continued on page 28)
The MORGAN HORSE
Tim
vet safi . .
Improve Morgan ...
By B. E. SMITH, V.M.D.
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 selection 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 interested in roadsters or quarter-mile races.
We variously look for (1) confomation and action appropriate to a stylish
saddle or fine harness horse; (2) conformation 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) endurance 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 oldtimers will tell you that more uniformity is present now than 50 years
ago. The withdrawal of Rule II so
that only horses produced by a registered 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
AUGUST 1952
to uniformity. The regional and National 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 Division, judges were flying blind with no
instruments to guide them, and fell
easy prey to criticism from all directions. 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 suggested by President Merle Evans would
be a great stimulus to uniformity of
type and to increased breeding operations among Morgan. Limited application 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 breeders, it could also fill the bill and save
transportation of stallions over great
distances. Actually the chance of
fraud is less under artificial insemination 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 offspring over their dams. In other
words, based upon a comparison of
the qualities of offspring and their
parents. A sire which could consistently improve the next generation
when bred to good mares would receive 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
If the
measured and evaluated.
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 corformation and performance. He has a good
argument. Breeders of other types of
animals have in some cases given conformation 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 Morgans 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 consistently 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 performance 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 experienced, 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 popular 50 years ago. Registration or licensing of stallions was aimed at im(Continued on page 26)
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from the Great Lakes
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.
The Horse Show season here in
Michigan has started out with a
BANG!
At the 22nd Annual Battle Creek
Horse Show, held May 24-25, the following 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, Michigan.
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, Michigan.
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
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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 combination. Congratulations on your fine
magazine about one of the finest
breeds of horses!" (There is a picture of Townshend West River in the
"Blue Ribbon Parade" to be found in
the October 1950 issue of our magazine.)
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: Ruthven's Rosalita Ann shown by Miss
Amy Lou Belser of Ann Arbor, Shady
Lawn's Spice shown by Miss Barbara Groom of Northville, Ruthven's
Miriam Ann shown by David StaeHer 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 Michigan State College students are familiar, 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(Continued on page 26)
The MORGAN HORSE
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.
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. Johnsbury, 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 Lippitt 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 daughter, 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 training 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, considering the program in which they
were raised, the Morgan world ten
years from now will be greatly benefited. To Mr. Knight, who for 26
years has raised Lippitt Morgans, I
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 Tompkins, Mark Hanna, Nelson D. White,
the latter had the misfortune of having his good mare Riviera pull a shoe
and quite a large part of her toe, so
she had to be withdrawn from competition. Ed Havey's good old standby,
Lippitt Searchlight, who by the way
is the sire of many of the broodmares
* *
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. Fessenden'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 roadster 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.
• I *
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.
(Continued on page 28)
Two Morgan stallions owned by John
Buzzell of North Brookfield. Mass.
AUGUST 1952
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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, Winchendon Springs, Mass.,
made Grand Champion Saddle Horse
in both 1950.51 National Shows.
Left: Upwey Ben
Don with owner
Ted Davis, Windsor, Vt., as he was
made Grand Cham.
pion Stallion at the
1951 Show.
righ t:
Extreme
Owner Patty Davis
Ferguson, Windsor,
Vermont, with Casablanca. who was
made Grand Champion 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. secretary 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. superintendent of Farm, receives
trophy from president
Merle D. Evans.
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.
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, Newburyport, 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 performance groups. The breed classes break
down into stallion and mare divisions
as in the past with a championship
trophy in each division. The performance 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 American Horse Shows Association. A
Morgan Horse Division has been incorporated into the 1952 AHSA Rule
Book as a guide to judges and exhibitors throughout the country. One
advantage of a recognized show is
that it can offe r equitation classes
which allow competitors to accumulate 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.
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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
This year a new division was introduced into the Montana State College 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 threeyear-old class consisted of three quarter-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 competed on the basis of fitting and showmanship rather than qualiy and conformation of the animal. The spirit of
competition was strong since a Morgan 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 grooming. 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 responsible for feeding the colts and keeping
the stalls cleaned.
Don Rose of Choteau, Montana,
was judged Grand Champion Showmen and won, Kentha-08477, the registered Morgan filly. Colleen Korell
and Kay Nash, winners of the individual 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 Woodbridge.
(Continued on page 28)
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 begin 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 excuse to frolic all over the neighborhood, 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 temperamental, 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 degrees 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
Cotton Hill Farm .. . Home of
FOR SALE:
2 three-year-old
3 two-year-old
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 shedding. 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 competing with Tennessee Walkers and
American Saddle breds. We placed
third in the CHILDRENS' ENGLISH EQUITATION.
Enclosed is a picture taken on Lynn's
first birthday, which was April 29.
CONGO
STALLIONS
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AUGUST 1952
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1952 Schedule of New
England Shows & Trail Rides
Compiled by Mrs. Janet Dakin
Secretary of New England Morgan Club
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. Headquarters at Thomas House. Stabling
at Mr. L. C. Andrew's.
NOTE: Most of the above rides are
for members and guests of the Associations.. 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.
Julia L. Richmond, 16 Pleasant St.,
II. Horse Shows with Morgan
Classes
Aug. 16. Pastime, Bath, Maine. Entries close Aug. 9. Model and other.
I.
July 20. Pemiquaney Riding Club,
Meredith, N. H. Post-entries. $2.00 per
horse for entire show. This is a Meredith show, and is not replaced by the
Plymouth show on July 13, as erroneously 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 Warwick, 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.
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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 Tercentennial Celebration, York, Maine. Entries close July 26; open, champ. E. A.
Bragdon, York, Maine.
Aug. 2 & 3. Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee, Newbury, N. H. Six Morgan
classes last year. Mrs. D. L. Hammond, Bradford, N. H. Large show.
Aug. 9. Camp Najerog Neighborhood, Wilmington, Vt. Small, informal. 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, Putney, Vt. Entries close Aug. 4. Model,
open, champ. Mrs. Philip Chase Putney.
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 & Gymkhana, 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. Postentries. "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. Brunswick Curb & Snaffle Club, Box 210,
Brunswick.
Sept. 14. Rochester Fair, N. H. Entries close Sept. 5. Under, over, amateur stake. Arthur Maguire, 538
School St., Belmont, Mass.
Sept. 14. Northshore Horsemen's
Assn. (See July 13).
Sept. 19 & 20. Eastern States Amateur, 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. Roland Kershner, Jr., RFD 3, Farmington, Maine.
Sept. 25-28. Deerfield Fair, N. H.
(Morgan classes assumed). Mr. Gordon van Buskirk, Hooksett, N. H.
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The MORGAN HORSE
Buffalo N. Y. News
By MRS. VINCENT J. ROGERS
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 excellent 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 obvious delight and satisfaction. A few
days later his public found him
combed, brushed and polished, his feet
trimmed and treated, his poor shrunken 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 Sunrise, 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 sweetness of his Morgan spirit. The accompanying "before and after" pictures do more than words to tell the
story of a great Morgan who came
back.
MEETING WATERS
We feel that we now have a group of broodmares, stallions and young stock to justify some pride. They show good uniformity and exhibit all the general excellence for
which the horseman and Morgan breeder search.
You will find here the wonderful Morgan disposition, stamina, and soundness—
also real Morgan beauty and the much-desired high percentage of the old blood.
Young Stock For Sale
Stallion at Stud
VISITORS WELCOME!
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AUGUST 1952
PHONE: 3610 or 7542
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N. E. Club Outing
JANET
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 Lippitt 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
DAKIN
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. Ferguson.
Before lunch a brief meeting was
held at which all the officers and directors of the Association were reelected 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 Village to publicize the breed to the
thousands of tourists who go there.
Mr. John H. Buzzell of East Brookfield had driven his pair of Morgan
stallions at the Village on the day before 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 Woodstock, Vermont, on October 11 and 12,
were mentioned. Headquarters will be
at the stables of the Green Mountain
Horse Association, and a Sunday dinner meeting will be planned at one of
the near-by inns.
The president spoke of his regret
that Professor Victor Rice of the University of Massachusetts had been unable 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
(Continued on page 30)
NW.
A ROYALTON Morgan is a REAL Morgan!
This summer we are offering for sale two beautiful foals sired by Ethan
Eldon, 8447 for those desiring the highest percentage bloodlines obtainable in
the world today.
ROYALTON ROYALMAN—A chestnut with white face markings out of
Lippitt Suzanne, a daughter of Lippitt Searchlight and Lippitt Samantha, one
of Ashbrook's living daughters.
ROYALTON RHODA—A very trappy bay filly out of Tustin Morgan, who
is out of Hepsibeth, one of Ashbrook's daughters and Sonny Bob, a grandson of Bob Morgan.
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ETH14N ELDON standing at stud, a producer of the kind of colts you want. Fee $50
Royalton Morgan Horse farm
DANA WINGATE KELLEY
South Royalton
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Vermont
The MORGAN HORSE
A new Morgan owner, or rather
family of owners, is that of the Witham Hopkins family at Green Village,
N. J. After inspecting about 100 Morgans, they selected for their foundation
animals the three-year-old stallion,
Manito, son of Lippitt Mandate-Vixen,
which was purchased from C. 0. Carlson of Lexington, Ky. This is a handsome 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.
* * •
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 headquarters at New Brunswick, N. I.
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-LipPitt Sally Moro as a fitting sire of the
future for their breeding program.
They have two fillies by Lippitt Mandate 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.
* * •
From Carls-Haven Farm of Ringtown, Pa., Mrs. Roderick Towne of
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
Farm in Ringtown, Pa., last month
with the death of the great show mare
and producer, Kathleen C. Kathleen
was champion Morgan in hand and
under saddle at Columbus, Ohio, last
summer, and was also Morgan champion at Detroit, Mich., last winter. She
is the dam of the great champion,
Dennis K., and had produced a beautiful bay stud colt sired by Lippitt Mandate just five days before her death.
This colt, named Man O'Destiny, is
being raised on the bottle and seems
determined to survive and be a champion himself some day.
* **
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Rogers of Buffalo, 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
O'NEILL HORSE
time of year. We arrived at the Green
TRAILERS
Mountain Stock Farm in time to look
at the Morgans before lunch.
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Those who are familiar with the
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Farm would indeed have been surOwner. Result of 25 years
prised and pleased as they entered the
making trailers
stallion barn, for the long row of immaculately groomed stallions in bitting
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rig were indeed a sight to behold.
Horse Trailers
Two of the young stallions, Lippitt
Orphan Andy and Lippitt Royal,
Manteno, Illinois
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
BAD GE CD. Kate, well-known to all followers of
185 SUMMER ST.
the Lippitt breed. After lingering in
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this barn as long as we could, we
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ON RITOOST
view the dry mares. We were wondering about the name of a beautiful
Morgan mare when Mr. Knight arrived and informed us she was Lippitt
Duplicate, a full sister to Dusky Kate.
They are both as uniformly good as
Opportunity! Opportunity!
any we have seen.
Mr. Knight then showed us a
MAJOR CHIEF 10768
gelding who is a full brother to these
mares. Unfortunately, he was gelded.
Otherwise he would probably be a
Sire: Major R. M. 8011
"man of distinction" in the stallion
barn.
Dam: Chiefs Kate x05402
The time we spent in Mr. Knight's
pine-panelled office failed to convince
him that he should keep a few top individuals and continue as a breeder
with a newly acquired trainer who
A big rugged one-year-old
is now readying the animals for the
sale. Mr. Knight has left an indelible
stallion. He will sire the kind
impression in Morgan history of which
we can be proud.
of horses you are looking for
After a hurried lunch we hastened
from average mares.
back to Windsor where we stopped at
Ted Davis' Windcrest Morgan Farm.
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J. C. Jackson & Sons
Harrison, Montana
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OTHO EUSF.Y
Ted caught me "in the act" of
snapping a picture of a beautiful chestnut 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 impossible 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 compliment we could pay was our surprise at seeing Mrs. Bryant nonchalently snap a halter shank in his
halter and lead him out. His disposition 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 alrradv 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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The MORGAN HORSE
(Continued from page 5)
issue of the Morgan Horse magazine,
which seems to bear out she might be
a Morgan as she bears striking resemblances 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 sometimes 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.
Novice
Dear Sir:
This is the first time I have had the
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.
AUGUST 1952
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.
Williams of Williamstown, Massachusetts, 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-
Donnie Mac
Dear Sir:
Just a line to first of all congratulate
you on your fine magazine. We are
new subscribers but through the kindness 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 definitely to the Morgan. Although being
Vermonters from way back our interest in Morgans is as natural as eating 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. Kelley's farm, Mrs. 13ryant's in Springfield,
Mrs. Ela's in Townsend and Mr. Miller's in Morrisville, and last but not
least, Mr. Fred Davis' farm in Windsor.
We saw some beautiful animals. It
made us proud to have such folks
showing so much interest in Vermont'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 purchase of a horse we saw and liked immediately at the Morgan farm in Middlebury, Vermont.
The horse is a three-year-old stallion
formerly owned by Dr. and Mrs. Mc-
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,
Dr. John P. Corley
Burlington, Vermont.
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For Sale
YEARLING BAY FILLY
Foaled: April 2, 1951
Dam: Conniedale
Sire: Lippitt Sam Twilight
This filly is gentle with good
bone, a short back and an exceptionally lovely head. Should
make a good pleasure or trail
horse. Reasonably priced.
Weanling bay stud colt. Same
sire and dam. Will be heavy
and about 15 hands. This colt
is gentle and well-mannered.
Suitable for any purpose.
lei &an 2. Rice
Rockbottom Lodge
Meredith, N. H.
lise Vet saits . .
(Continued from page 13)
proving the quality of the next generation, and was concerned mainly
with soundness rather than type. Registration 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 distress 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 Morgans as a breed, and deserves the attention 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!
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Knight
Breeze
(Continued from page 9)
bottom Lodge, Meredith, New Hampshire—Lippitt Georgiana (m) $500.
Raphael I. Dunphy, 295 Broadway,
Newport, Rhode Island—Lippitt Eldon (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. Frances H. Bryant—Lippitt Ethan Ash (s)
$425.
Frank Lohaus, Salem, WisconsinBethal (m) $420.
Joseph W. Davis, 724 Pleasant
Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island —
Lippitt Flash (n-i) $400.
Lorraine Corbin, South Hero, Vermont—Lippitt Bob Bundy (s) $375.
Miss Jessie Fiske, Brookfield, Vermont—Lippitt Orphan Andy (s) $370.
Captain Howard C. Dobler, Clarence Center, New York—Lippitt Tilly
(m) $340.
Hubert Webster Stebbins, White
River Junction, Vermont — Lippitt
Spearmint (m) $330.
Mrs. Edward French, Danville, Vermont—Lippitt Decatur (s) $320.
William Savage, Randolph, Vermont—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 Avenue, Buffalo, New York—Lippitt Norman (s) $270.
Harold A. Terry, Randolph, Vermont—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. Alexander 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 Fento 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, Massachusetts, 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, Columbus, 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 Morgan 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.
The MORGAN HORSE
Lippit Morman, a fine Morgan stallion 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 endurance 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 Morgan 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 flaxenmaned 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 Springfield, 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 anniversary 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 hardly a Morgan farm in the country that
doesn't have some of his blood in its
horses.
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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, Edinburgh, 1945.
Horses and Americans,
Strong, Phil,
Garden City Pub. Co., Garden City.
Books for Horsemen
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THE WESTERN HORSE—Gorman. $3.50
The author knows horses, for he has
handled them on the range in Texas,
has broken horses in Wyoming and has
been a Professor of Animal Husbandry
at the University of Wyoming. The
chapters cover everything from training
the colt, young work stock and the
work horse through to bronc busting,
caiting and pleasure saddle horses and
trick training. Whether you are in the
horse business or just "fooling around"
with horses you will like this book.
AUGUST 1952
(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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Plant City, Fla.
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 visitors 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 stallions 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 Marigold, 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 Hartford, 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 training. 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 correspondent, Miss Patty Davis was married on June 12 to Mr. Alan Ferguson,
and on June 28, Miss Priscilla Robinson became the bride of Leonard Britton. 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
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 Skowhegan, 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 Fleetwood, 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 Vermont 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 sixteen-year-old, he was sold to 1. B. Williams 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 seasons nea r 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 remained sound enough for the JacksonRounds 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. Judicious foot-trimming and shoeing accomplished 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 indicated 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.
AUGUST 1952
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, hardworked farmers' mares were the lot of
Winthrop Morrill, yet he stood an unbelievable 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 breeding. 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 training. In all, Winthrop Morrill sired
the winners of 119 races.
All of Winthrop Morrill's get were
open-gaited and made fine winter racehorses, 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-yearold. 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, powerful horse. Never a pampered favorite of fashion, he made his own way
regardless. Perhaps that was his heritage after all, as, for every Morgan
sire who was given every opportunity
to be a success in the stud, twenty
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.Gotten Bucket
Stable
Hemlock Point Rd.,
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
more were, like Justin Morgan, forced
to carve their niche in fame through
adversity and human perversity, and
in that dogged climb they left for us
the foundation of a breed.
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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 exceptionally well). Also. Req. Morgan
gelding, copper chestnut, exceptionally
well trained saddle horse in top condition.
Colored picture of gelding sent to interested parties only.. Contact Mrs. Larry
Oakley, Coven-Glo Farm, 55th St., Downers 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 appointment and price call Mystic 8.9810.
FOR SALE: Lovely hay mare, registered, 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,
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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 brushlined 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
30
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 expressionless •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 keephim 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 morning. 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
walked out on the porch. There, under 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 invisible 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 morning 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 mysterious 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.
N. E. Outing
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.
(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 Morgans, 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
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The MORGAN HORSE
Morgans as a rule are free from
the usual stable vices. But, occasionally a high-spirited animal develops
one or more of them. The most common are cribbing, weaving, stall-walking 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 literally 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 cribbing 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 device 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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pattern—hang them in other locations.
A horse dislikes bumping the bags or
feeling them against his sides.
Stall kicking. This is another annoying 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 effective 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 reasons, if you can eliminate the noise
they will quit. Old blankets nailed
against the walls and covered with a
tarpaulin usually are enough insulation. Be sure you nail them up securely 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.
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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 sideways. 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 interrupt his regular round of travel they
will frequently stop him. If he figures
a way through the maze change the
STONAIRE FARM
Located in Lewisberry, Pa., 10 miles southwest of Harrisburg
Invites You to Inspect its
Registered Morgans
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Sale
In order to make room for our 1952 foals,
we offer for sale any of our Morgans except the first two which we owned, understandably 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.
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