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ellej — Morgan Extraordinary special oubbilma4 Q41 viei4 at worthwhile savings to you Save $1.00 on each 2 year subscription after the first one. You may include your own renewal on this special offer. Use "horse-sense"—give MORGAN HORSE Magazine as your Christmas gift to horse lovers. Make friends for Morgans as well as yourself. Enclosed find $ in payment of subscriptions to MORGAN HORSE Magazine for the horse lovers listed below: a 1. -2 P. Send to Address ❑ 2 yrs. $6.50 8 City Zone State ❑ 1 yr. $3.50 — ❑ New El Renewal 2. Send to Address ❑ 2 yrs. $5.50 x 6 City Zone State ❑ 1 yr. $3.00 8 -a a) g ❑ New ❑ Renewal z — o t$ a 33. 9, P 4- 0 '0 ❑ 0 -a Send to Address 2 yrs. $5.50 P. a a City Zone State ❑ 1 yr. $3.00 ❑ New ❑ Renewal 4. Send to Address ❑ 2 yrs. $5.50 City Zone State ❑ 1 yr. $3.00 ❑ New ❑ Renewal tall sera a opt/stow/1 eaia Ia eacA, aagokuicatf folivt ❑ send gift card ❑ no gift card. Christmas Gift Card to read from Gift Subscriptions begin with the big January-February issue unless otherwise ordered My Name Address City Zone State Mail to MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, 102 Water Street, Leominster, Mass. Printed monthly except January-February issues which are combined. Bred and Raised at Broadwall Farm... PARADE 10138 National Grand Champion Model Stallion National Reserve Grand Champion Harness Horse National Reserve Grand Champion Saddle Horse Grand Champion Harness Horse, Frederick, Md., 1957 Come and select your colt from these future ribbon winner.; as pictured below. MR. and Mrs. J. CECIL FERGUSON Broadwall Farm Greene, R. I. Table of Contents SPECIAL FEATURES Ohio Plans For Christmas 5 G. M. H. A. Trail Ride 6 5th Michigan All Morgan Show 8 Midwestern Horse Show 9 Rot Control in Horses 12 Hanson Riding Club Trail Ride 14 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic All Morgan Show 16 Stamford Valley Horse Show 30 Oshkosh, Wisconsin Show 30 Dear Sir: Essex County Fair 30 I take 4 horse magazines and read 2 Dartmouth Horsemen's Assn. Horse Show 30 Dartmouth Rotary Club Horse Show 31 others, but the Morgan one has the Tunbridge Fair Horse Show 31 most "useful" reading — versatile like Buggy Whip Cores Still Being Made 43 the good Morgan himself. Williamsport. Pa. Horse Show 31 Sincerely, Ackerly Horse Show 31 Mrs. Elmer Blanchard American Legion Horse Show 31 Hanson's Ridge Southern Vermont Horse Show 31 Springvale, Maine REGULAR FEATURES Letters to the Editors 4 Hints to Horsekeepers 10 Dear Sir: New England News 13 I am enclosing $3.50 for the renewal New York State News 14 of my subscription to the Morgan Southern California News 15 Horse. Would you please start the North Central News 15 Maine Morgan News 29 subscription with the August issue if Books — Past and Present 43 possible. I enjoy the Morgan Horse more than any other horse magazine that I get. Officers of the Morgan Horse Club I have two horses, but neither of them President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS is a Morgan. There are very few in Windsor, Vermont this area, but I hope to own one somt. Vice-President GERALD F. TAFT Northville, Michigan day. Treasurer WHITNEY STONE I especially enjoy the articles on horse 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y care and training that the Morgan Secretary FRANK B. HILLS Horse carries. The Morgan Horse is 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. unique in the fact that as a breed mag- azine it carries articles on other than The Morgan Horse Magazine show results and regional news. Thank you for a wonderful horse magazine. Vol. XVII October. 1957 No. 9 Sincerely, A Monthly Anne Peterkin The Official Publication of THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB. Incorporated 90 Broad St., New York 4, New York Dear Sir: Please send all correspondence regarding subscriptions and advertising Until about a month ago we were to publication office: The Morgan Horse Magazine, Leominster, Mass. so "out of the Morgan business that, Publisher Otho F. Eusey as you see, I don't even have any Circulation Manager Lorraine LaFond horsey stationery. Then we began to CONTRIBUTING EDITORS halter-break two half-Morgan colts Mrs. David Naas Ern Pedler Ruth Rogers we're boarding; about the same time Rhoda Kane Mabel Owen Charlotte McCartney Mr. Swartz began to bring over some Sue Annis Mary Lou Morrell Eve Oakley of his nice registered mares to our Katharine Eskil Eleanor Brackman stallion, Independence Jubilee and we The Editor and staff of Th e Morgan Horse Magazine and the Morgan Horse Club, Inc., are not responsible for opinions and statements sort of rediscovered what nice horses expressed in signed articles or paid advertisements. These opinions are we had and how much we'd missed our not necessarily the opinion of the editor and staff of this journal. riding activities. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Now that I hear my stud's sire, One Year $3.50 Two Years $6.50 Three Years $9.00 Ethan Jubilee, was Champion at the The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly except January Illinois show, I've decided we'd best by THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB. INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New start taking your magazine again in- York. Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second stead of getting our Morgan news class matter at post office, Leominster, Mass. Closing date for copy and advertising 1st of month preceding date of publication. second hand. So if you can enter a sub- Copyright 1957 by The Morgan Horse Magazine. scription for me and then bill me, His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch. please do. If not, send me the current and his countenance enforces homage. (Continued on Next Page) - - King Henry V OUR FRONT COVER Ohio's Pic /a (J14 eLwmci Dear Sir: want to take this opportunity to thank you for using the material and pictures I have sent for the OMA. Everyone in our association has commented on how nice the articles and pictures have been. It A few years ago as we were admir- has been a boost for us and to show our appreciation, we are making ing Morgans at the Michigan Horse plans to run as many ads at Christmas as we can. Show we had our first glimpse of a Morgan of which we had heard many So many of our members are private owners and amateur show- glowing reports. A Morgan who could men that they have no occasion to advertise. We feel we want to sup- beat the Cutting Horse at his own game, and out-do any piece of horse port the magazine in whatever small way we can. Therefore, we're flesh as a Pleasure Horse. Since then getting pictures together now and I'll make up the pages as we have seen this versatile Morgan at we want them and mail them in. We may only have three pages as a our National Show here in the East. starter; but what an issue the Christmas issue could be if all the clubs We believe Eastern as well as Western readers will enjoy this cover picture. would follow suit! John Geddes is now owned by Walter and Rheda Kane of South Lyon, Mich. Please tell me the deadline to have these ads in. Again thank you He was trained by James "Tex" Talley for the fine way you have handled our material. The National issue of Ann Arbor, Mich. just out was a "honey"! The Pictorial Section was wonderful. Sincerely, Letters (Continued from Preceding Page) Mrs. Sam Brackman Jackson, Ohio rates (for ads, too, please — I'll be wanting to do some advertising, at least before spring) and I'll have a check cn it's way right away. The address is Ida Laura Bueche, Rt. There are days when we understand why some become discouraged 4, Phelps Rd., Independence, Mo. Ida Laura Bueche at apparent failure. Our success in soliciting your advertising has cer- tainly been short of Phenomenal. Dear Sir: I am taking this opportunity to thank Then the above letter was received from our live-wire, growing, all the members of The New York Ohio Morgan Club. Of course Ohio is 720W our favorite state, and Morgan Club who helped to make the its people our favorite people. We do hope other clubs will follow "Morgan classes" one of the largest divisions in the Williamsport Annual suit. Readers do enjoy reading of your farm, breeding, and show activi- Charity Horse Show, August 2, 3, 4. ties even if you have nothing to sell. And especially to Ruth Rogers and Ayelien Richards who were highly com- Unlike many magazines we make no charge for publishing you ,. mended for their efforts by our secre- pictures. We would appreciate your advertising to help care for these tary. Mrs. Helen Porter, our sincere publishing expenses. We want to give larger and better magazines in appreciation. the months ahead, You can help make this possible. Let us resolve Last year was the first year for Morgan classes in Williamsport and as Morgan Clubs and individual readers to help fill this void in our without the cooperation of the Nobles magazine. of Three Wind Farms who gave us Black Samba and Dennisfield, both What are your plans for Christmas?, Deadline for Christmas adver- years, we could not have started a Mor- tising is November I. gan division. Mr. Switzler helped enlarge the class this year with Trophy and Trophy's Merit. (Continued on Page 32) OCTOBER, 1957 5 G.