TRAIL to FREEDOM in 5 Parts TRAIL to FREEDOM in 5 Parts
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/ 350 JANUARY - FEBRUARY, 1959 (-C--- he ‘._ MORGAN HORSE Starting in In 5 Parts This Issue TRAIL TO FREEDOM by Ern Pedler 4p411 STALLION Register Mail Your Pictures and Advertising Today (Deadline March 1st) Join in the movement for the development of the Morgan Horse with your advertisement about your stallion, your Your Morgan Stallion Directory breeding program and the horses you have for sale. You will get an opportunity to meet our subscribers from coast to coast. Since this issue was first inaugurated, the ANNUAL STALLION ISSUE has been our largest issue, devoted to helping horsemen tell about Largest Issue of the Year their stallions, helping to build a stronger market for registered breed- ing stock and helping to increase the overall interest in the use of horses for ranch, show, pleasure and breeding. I Your pictures and advertising in this issue are the best way to establish and develop the popularity of your stallion among horsemen who are interested in breeding to the best Build Your Stallion's Popularity and buying the forest Morgan stock. Let horsemen and buyers of horses know the winnings of your stallion, his suc- cessful colts: show how attractive he is with a picture and tell of his family. Your advertising will pay big dividends. ADVERTISE 1NE Morgan Horse Magazine THE IDEAL WAY TO REACH THOSE WHO ADMIRE MORGAN HORSES! BREEDER ADVERTISING RATES (for display advertising) (Advertising Deadline — 1st of month preceding date of publication) 1 time 6 times* 12 times* Full Page $60.00 $57.00 $54.00 Half Page 35.00 33.25 31.50 Third Page 25.00 23.75 22.50 Quarter Page 20.00 19.00 18.00 One-Sixth Page 15.00 14.25 13.50 Per Inch 4.00 3.80 3.60 (* on Contract basis only) SPECIAL LISTING RATES* $ 5.00 per sallion (no picture) (Stallion Issue Only) $10.00 Per stallion (with picture) *Include only information as shown on enclosed Order Blank. • The MORGAN HORSE Magazine Leominster, Mass. 1311.011MAIL BROADWALL ST. PAT 11353 Sire: Parade 10138 Dam: Lippitt Georgia 06415 The group of foals produced by Broadwall St. Pat were very uniform and excellent Morgan type. In 1958 we pasture bred St. Pat to twelve of our mares. Watch for his offspring in future shows. We have two colts left to sell: Broadwall Ringmaster 12172, by Parade out of Raymond's Lyn 07865, an outstanding chestnut colt with two white hind socks and light golden mane and tail. Broadwall Allyn 12171 by Parade out of Adlyndra 07333. A very stylish bay colt, no white markings. (Both show material). Mr. & Mrs. J Cecil Ferguson Greene, R. I. TABLE OF CONTENTS fettets to SPECIAL FEATURES Morgan Promotion in 1959 5 the EMots Trail to Freedom (Part 1) 6 Canadian Morgans 12 Mid-America Champions 20-21 Dear Sir: In September I had the pleasure of taking a yearling Morgan stallion to REGULAR FEATURES the State Fair at Syracuse for the halter classes. The colt, Sylvester 11977, is Letters to the Editor 4 by Brown Pepper out of Seneca Lady, 10 by Cornwallis. He is owned by Dr. New England News 11 and Mrs. Peter Olafson, of Ithaca, N. Hints to Horsekeepers 13 Y. This was my first experience train- Central States News 14 ing a Morgan, and one from which I Mid-America Morgan News 15 hope never to recover. Previously my New York State News 15 first love was the American Saddlebred Southern California News 16 • but nine weeks with this colt has con- Mid-Atlantic News 16 verted me to enthusiastic Morganism. North Central News There is one observation I would like to make, which perhaps your members simply take for granted. I met many of the Morganites: Nancy Officers of The Morgan Horse Club Gochee, Mr. Langley, the Rodees, Bob President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS Brooks and that very nice Doris Laid- Windsor, Vermont low of the Monarch Stock Farms. Vice-President GERALD F. TAFT What impressed me was that they were Northville, Michigan friends. Not like the saddlebred folks Treasurer WHITNEY STONE who take their society status seriously 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. Secretary FRANK B. HILLS nor like the Quarter Horse people who 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. are sometimes not serious enough, but warm and friendly and honest, like the little horse they admire. They The Morgan Horse Magazine made a point of sayng hello and giv- ing out helpful advice and even pitch- Vol. XIX January-February, 1959 No. 1 ing- in with pointers when they were competing against me in the same A Monthly class. They got together and talked about each other's entries, and they The Official Publication of pulled no punches either. In short, I THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated liked the Morgan people. They are 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. not blind to the faults of their own Please send all correspondence regarding subscriptions and advertising horses. I liked the way Bob Brooks to publication office: The Morgan Horse Magazine, Leominster, Mass. guided and advised me and took his Publisher Otho F. Eusey time to educate me about Morgan Circulation Manager Lorraine LaFond showing. I liked the way Doris Laid- low got down and washed the white CONTRIBUTING EDITORS hind socks on my colt when I was Mrs. David Naas Ern Pedler Jane Behling slow finishing, and best of all I liked Rheda Kane Mabel Owen Ruth Rogers the spirit of friendly competition that Rodney Gould Helene Zimmerman Eve Oakley Mrs. Keith Morse Katharine Eskil Mrs. Henry L. Nelsen prevailed. You are to be congratulated for representing such a dandy group. The Editor and staff of The Morgan Horse Magazine and the Morgan Here's to them and to their game Horse Club, Inc., are not responsible for opinions and statements expressed in signed articles or paid advertisements. These opinions are little horse. not necessarily the opinions of the editor and staff of this journal. We were awarded the third ribbon, bowing to Nancy Gochee's two entries. SUBSCRIPTION RATES After the show we moved horse and One Year $3.50 Two Years S6.50 Three Years S9.00 Canada $4.00 Foreign Rate $4.50 per year all to Naperville, Illinois where Silly will stand at stud for any of the Mor- The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly except January gan people who like Cornwallis and by THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New York. Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second Upwey Ben Don breeding. Mrs. Eve class matter at post office, Leommster, Mass. Closing date for copy and Oakley and her Central States Morgan advertising 1st of month preceding date of publication. (Continued on Page 5) Copyright 1959 by The Morgan Horse Magazine. OUR COVER gligervzied 104 . Morgan Promotion in 1959 By GEORGE B. RUSSELL On our cover this month we have reproduced a painting by Jeanne Mel- Morgans have been getting a number of publicity breaks in recent lin Herrick, of a Morgan stallion with years. For example, there was the January '55 Mercury magazine piece his band of wild, grade mares. It was by Harland Manchester, "The Horse that became a Legend," which this picture which inspired "Ern" was condensed and reprinted by the Readers Digest. More recently Fed ler to write our feature serial, George Russell of the New York Daily News has been having consider- which commences in this issue. We able luck getting the newsreels and N-B-C to cover the National Mor- knew you will enjoy both the story gan Horse Show. Major New York papers and the wire services also and the pictures. have used Morgan Horse material supplied by Russel . and his publicity tips in the article below deserve the special attention of every regional Morgan Horse Club. Letters (Continued from Page 4) Club have been as warmly gracious as I have come to expect the Morgan folks to be wherever I find them, and It's always an unexpected thrill to able . and HOW and WHERE to folks to be wherever I find them, and we look forward to a long and pleasant open one's Sunday paper or some go about placing it. association. favorite magazine and discover an ar- For the smaller daily papers one needs some general copy on the Mor- Yours truly, ticle on Morgan horses. Early in Oc- Mrs. A. William jasper tober, a Dutchess County farm neigh- gan breed such as we've included at 231 No. Mill St. bor sent us a copy of the October 5th the end of this article . one good Naperville, Ill. issue of the Poughkeepsie Sunday New black and white glossy photo of a Yorker which carried almost a full Morgan champion . and two or three Dear Sir: sized page on the Gordon Voorhis professional quality photos of Morgans I am a Morgan owner and proud Morgans at Red Hook, New York. located in your own county or state. of it! A year ago my sister and I ac- Voorhis told us later that the article The brief Morgan history below, ex- quired a 27 year old Morgan mare, was not even solicited by him but was panded to cover your local Morgan Upwey Anna 04796. She has competed merely a followup to a local story about horses and Morgan owners will do the on four fifteen to twenty mile trail Morgan horses appearing at the State trick and provide acceptable copy that rides and placed on three of them. She Fair. no enterprising editor will refuse.