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MERLE D. EVANS Ohio Merchants Bank Bldg., Massillon, Ohio Table of Contents SPECIAL FEATURES When Ed Cox Carried the President 6 Farming With Morgans !diem to The Morgans—Why We Love Them 12 News of Morgans and Their Owners 14 Veishea Horse Show 19 taw W. S. C. Light Horse judging School 20 Connecticut Morgans 21 Morgans Afield and in the Ring 22 Dear Sir: N. E. Morgan Assn. Meeting 24 I am enclosing a picture of my Mor- gan colt, which I would like to have REGULAR FEATURES you put in the Maga- Leiters to the Editor 4 The Editor's Comments 5 Jelly's Journal — Pan 5 10 Names in Pedigrees 11 Quiz Corner 13 Mid-Western Morgan News 15 Morgan Pictorial 16-17 Illinois News 18 Allegheny Notes 18 Minnesota Morgans 24 Once Upon A Horse 30 Stable Hints 31

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Officers of the Mor gan Horse Club NYLA S., 08554 President MERLE D. EVANS Ohio Merchants Bank Building Massillon, Ohio zinc. She was six months old when the picture was taken. Her name is Vice-President FREDERICK 0, DAVIS Windsor, Vermont Nyla S. 08554 and was foaled May 28, Treasurer WHITNEY STONE 1952. Dam, Mixie; Sire, Ethan Eldon. 90 Bread Street, New York 4, N. Y. Howard Simpson Secretary FRANK B. HILLS St. Johnsbury, Vermont 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. Dear Sir: I am enclosing a snapshot of my Morgan mare with me on her. Her The Morgan Horse Magazine name is Christa and her number is 07551. I am in the costume I wore in the VOL. Xlll April. 1953 No. 4 annual Homecoming Parade in Brew- A Monthly ster. The Official Publication of THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.

Publication Office Leominster, Mass.

Publisher Otho F. Eusey for The Morgan Horse Club. Inc Editor Sumner Kean

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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. I borrowed my great aunt's side Copyright 1952 by The Morgan Horse Magazine saddle that is about fifty years old. I don't think there is any thing I like His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, better than riding and caring for and his countenance enforces homage. (Continued on opposite page) T-1 • OUR COVER The Editor ' s Comments Horseplayers when questioned as to their means of obtaining a livelihood solemnly reply that they are working "for the improvement of the breed.• And many of them by daily application of "their all" to the uncertain outcome of a horse race may be doing just that—improving the breed of mankind by setting a cockeyed example. Improvement of the breed is the aim of every breed association, and, in the current revival of the Morgan it assumes tremendous proportions. Starting with the depleted ranks of the once popular and prolific strain the Morgan breeders of America have done a tremendous job in a short span of time. True, the goal of some is not the goal of all. But each in his own way is hewing to a line of endeavor which brings results. Time, experience, Mrs. Anna Wurz of Napa, Calif., breeding classes and enhanced sets of values do much to bring them close to- and her half-Morgan, Sally Rand pro- gether in the end—the end Morgan. Uniformity in recent National show breed- vide us with our cover this issue. Mrs. ing classes is proof of it. Wurz and her black performing mare Throughout the country there are great individuals linked to this program are known widely on the west coast for the improvement in the breed. You find them in New England, the mid- where they are listed as an attraction west, the west and the northwest and even up in Canada. But death, maturing in street parades and shows. Mrs. families or other factors have a tendency eventually to curtail the program of Wurz, an excellent horsewoman has this one or that. The result is that there are very few who span the years at the owned horses all her life but a few same pace. True, new ones take their place, but in most cases it is necessary years ago, after she had made the ac- that they too go through the trial and error period, face dismay at the result of quaintance of Morgans via Sally she early efforts, try again and finally come up with something good—a cred't to the acquired other, registered stock. The breed. That then is improvement. silver-studded stock saddle she is rid- But the Morgan, in common with other breeds needs a continuing cham- ing in th epicture is valued at $12,000. pion—in theater parlance an "angel" who will his stock in any market with no diminution of effort despite the weight of years or circumstance. LETTERS The question is: Who, (COntinued from preceding page) No individual is able to commit his descendents to this program. No horses. I am very proud of Crista. individual, facing today the voracious inroads of death taxes can give any She will kneel, lie down, sit up, stretch, assurance that his ideas will be tarred to fulfillment. No, the answer is not the and put her front feet upon a box. individual. And, because the alternative is a group. or organization competent I would like to: have anyone write to to carry on it brings us to the conclusion: me that cares to. I am 14 years old. The land grant colleges. Doris Dillinger The land grant college, so named because it maintains a school, of Brewster, Kansas agriculture, is in a position to carry on, under able direction, a breeding pro- Red Pepper Not Hot gram extending over the years. The head' of the animal industry, at every such Dear Sir: school with which we are acquainted is an excellent judge of type, be it hogs, We have decided to breed our two cattle or horses. this year to the Morgan , Take the New England state schools, for instance. There is a small band Red Pepper, by Goldfield, out of Ambi- of Morgans at each. Some are headed by an outstanding stallion. Many of them tion. Red Pepper is standing at Wind- have a few good mares. But all suffer from the. spectre of too-tight breeding low Farm in Hocdick, •.New York, so are forced to sell off their young mares because the school is unable to main- owned by Mr. Charles Breese. He cer- tain more than one stallion. But even so, some excellent stock has come from tainly represents all that is beautiful in these schools despite the handicaps under which they operate. the Morgan, and I believe none can ex- We have talked with some of the animal husbandry directors and to a cel' him in gentlenesis'. He was given man they agree: That the New England land grant colleges could, present a the honor of teading'the'big parade last! better Morgan face to the world if some ,co-operative plan were worked out August for the anniversary 'celebration whereby could be rotated on an annual basis. Thus schools could keep of the 'Village -Of :North' Hoosick, and their best young -mares, breed them to the rotating stallions and thus vastly was a picture of spirited beauty and broaden this experimental breeding program. . perfect manners. • Induce some of the big breeders of, the country to lend stallions to this :Mr. Breese derrionstrated his doeile rotation plan. The • owner would be assured that the get of, his stud would .be temperament to us just this Sunday reared, under the closest, •observation and enjoy the best of feed and stabling. afternoonthe door of his box stall Was Thus, with theone doing the "laboriatoiy a program opened; and Pepper stepped out of his far bigger than the. one they can now afford, more consistently 'good breedina own free will,—no lead rope or re- stock • uld be .made • available to , the new breeders as they come into the straining , coming to us and stand- picture. No one ph* of Morgan breeding would prevail over another. And the ing quietly to be petted and admired. end reult Would be the goat of all of tii --gbod. horses with good - blood and Then he returned to his stall, where- plenty of Morgan tharaeteristics. a measure of oats was placed in his • Improvement of the breed. (Continued on Page:23) ' •'' " MARCH 1953 5 "with mouths wide open. ears back flatly to their heads, and nostrils distended, the Flume Chariot team came flying up the driveway" When Ed Cox Carried . . . the President He set a record that took the other stage drivers completely by surprise.

By JAMES ALDREDGE

It must have been thrilling to take a of the Profile, six horses harnessed to goal of mountain sightseers. For this flying trip through the White Moun- each coach, awaiting the hour to start. purpose he had a large carriage, almost tains eighty years ago. Both the air- When seven o'clock came, they as big at a band-wagon, capable of seat plane and the automobile were then would all move off, one go-rig to Little- ing fifteen persons. It was roomy, the unknown, and the railroad had not yet ton, another to Plymouth, another for springs were good, and it had a high pierced any of the notches. The only the Crawford House, and so on. Each seat in front, where Ed sat and held way travelers got about was by stage would have its load of travelers, head- the reins, like a genuine Dan Phaeton. and carriage. ing off in different directions. Everybody at the Profile knew Cox In those days, probably the most pop- It goes without saying that the stage- and his fine team. The driver loved a ular stopping-place for tourists was the good horse as a sculptor loves a fine famous Profile House in Franconia men had to keep some sturdy animals to do all that passenger•hauling up and piece of statuary—and he always had Notch. It was also the chief point of them. It was said there was a snug departure for other hotels and towns down the New Hampshire highways. farm down in Vermont, known only in the mountains. One of the most celebrated of these Guests at this old inn would rise drivers—and also an "expert" on horse to him, where a certain type of Morgan early to see a stirring sight. Every flesh—was Edward Cox. would be had, and that Cox slipped morning ten or twelve large "Concord" Cox carried hundreds of guests from down there each spr'ng and bought coaches were barked up to the portico the Profile to the Flume, the favorite the choicest of them. So, along with his business of carry- one, "but he'll never make it under ing passengers to the Flume and other two hours. points, Ed turned a handsome penny "Two hours? Why, if it's less than each year by selling horses to the rich two and a half, he'll be doing well." men who flocked to the mountains. To a man the stage men were agreed Many a select pair went from his stable that the Flume Chariot with its big to those millionaire sportsmen in New load couldn't be brought over from York, Boston and Philadelphia. Bethlehem in less than 120 minutes! The most famous drive Ed Cox ever But then there came a sound that made with his big stage took place on made every one of these drivers stare the evening of Aug. 28, 1869. There at each other in amazement. Boom! was a lot of excitement in the White It was the little cannon at Echo Lake Mountains that summer, fo r President that was to announce the Presidential Grant had decided to break away from party's appearance. the heat of Washington and make a This point was less than a mile away. flying trip through that part of New Could it be possible? It wasn't even England. eight o'clock yet! The crowd was in- Early on the afternoon of that day, credulous. There must be some mis- word was telegraphed to the Profile When the other members of the take. The manager quickly sent a bell House that the President and his party party, including General Grant's fam- boy out to investigate. were to be picked up in Bethlehem and ily and the Governor of New Hamp- But in another minute or so there brought over. As there were fifteen shire and his family had found seats, came the sound of horses hooves, and persons, here was a job for Ed Cox and Ed Cox tightened the reins with a the rattle of wheels. Swarming out his Flume Chariot! "Whist!" The next instant, with a onto the porch, the guests saw a sight Guests on the hotel porch, who saw spring and in clock-like unison, the they never forgot. him start out, thought they had never horses were off. It was the President and his party, seen a nobler team. There were eight Sitting in the window of the Sinclair sure enough! With mouths wide open, horses in all, each a bright , with House, with a finger on the telegraph ears back flat to thei r heads, and nos- heads up and ears erect, and coat key, the operator flashed word to the trils distended, the Flume Chariot team glistening in the sun. Eyes full of life, Profile the second the start was made. came flying up the driveway. they seemed to ask, "What finer steeds It was exactly seven o'clock. General Grant was gripping his hat could draw a President?" Lung before eight, a large company with one hand, and with the other Ed started about three o'clock, jogg- was on hand at the big inn across the holding firmly to the seat. But tower- ing along very easily down the Notch. valley to witness the President's arrival. ing over all the rest stood Ed Cox with It was the biggest day of his life, and Sitting in the lobby of the Profile his feet planted agaThst the foot-board, he knew it. but he did not propose to House were the other stage drivers, his teeth set and his eyes blazing, and wear out his horses by useless haste, and as they waited, they exchanged every rein drawn tight in his hands! until the time came. opinion as to how soon the President As the chariot swept around the large He dawdled all along the route, and could be expected. circle and drew up in front of the at Bethlehem he found more time to "Ed's a rattling good driver," said (Continued on Page 28) kill. It was about seven o'clock of that quiet summer evening that, following instructions to the letter, Ed drew to "turned a handsome penny each year by selling horses to the rich men who flocked a standstill in front of the Sinclair to the mountains" House. The President's party was wait- ing on the porch. General Grant, another great lover of horse flesh, could not help but notice those splendid animals. The President stepped briskly toward the driver's seat. "If you don't object, I'll get up there and ride with you." Ed Cox was flattered, but his natural candor forced him to answer, "It's pretty rough riding up here, General." "I can stand it if you can," came the laconic reply. And, so saying, the President clam- bered onto the box beside the driver, and settled himself. His black suit was pretty well covered by his long linen duster, but there was no protection for It's high silk hat. APRIL 1953 7 A Yankee Farmer

Hates Tractors

That's Why He Tried and

Buzzell seldom separates his team. One of the few occasions is the annual Justin Morgan class at the 1952 show when his entry Made a Success of .. . took second place. Farming With Morgans

"Whoa," said the man on the load "I'll see you at the barn," he said ='Swell show," I remarked as I stood of logs and the well-matched pair of and lifted the reins. The horses—colts and admired the pair. Morgan stallions stopped in their actually — stepped into the collars "I don't do that as a rule," Buzzell tracks. Heavy harness and collars, quickly and the load moved off. I half-apologetically replied," but I team bridles and blinkers detracted followed in the car, watching the ease wanted you to see that Morgan stallions from their beauty not a whit. Ears with which the team held the load can do anything and do it pretty well. cocked in the welter of their manes, down a grade. Then as they reached I had seen Morgans under almost all eyes bright and interested they looked the bottom, like a pair of matched sad- condit'ons, ridden, driven and worked inquiringly at me as I untroduced my- dle horses they leaped into a gallop. but these were the best broke, best self to the driver-owner, John Buzzell Thoughts of a runaway were quickly driven pair I had ever laid an eye on. of North Brookfield, Mass., a lineal dispelled. Buzzell was sifting as calm Gallop any other young team for a half descendant of the famed school teacher, as a May morning, the reins held easily a miles with a heavy load on blacktop Justin Morgan. in his left hand. And those horses and then trust them to stand. Raise a "The Morgan Magazine, eh," he re- were flying. In perfect unison they team so conditioned that not even a plied to our introduction "I read every galloped, head extended, legs reaching, test like that can make them blow or issue of it and enjoy it very much," he bodies close to the road. What a sight! turn a hair. This was a horseman added and I made a mental note to in- Around a bend they flew and headed had met up with! corporate this free plug for our into a grade, running as though the Sandy and Diamond, liver chestnuts, esteemed publication in the story about devil was after them. I halted the car neat of leg and hoof with powerful this farmer-horsemen whose reputation and jumped out the better to watch fronts and quarters, hard round bar- extends over a fa'r chunk of New them. The log wagon rode easily, well rels and handsome heads. Their hides England. balanced. The driver and helper kept were l'ke silk. "Just hauling out a few logs," he ex- their seats without much difficulty. Up Both are by Niles the former Uni- plained and then, as he saw me eyeing the grade raced the team—up to the versity of Massachusetts stallion of gov- the wagon he explained the cleverly- top without slackening and over—and ernment farm breeding. Sandy is out designed rig made of a pair of auto out of sight. I hurr'ed back to the car of Marigold and Diamond out of Sea- axles and a high set steel pole made to and tore after them but when I topped lect Lass. Their registration names are turn the wheels without turning the the rise they had pulled into the Buz- Bay State Sandy and Ethan Sealect. axle. It was a good rig, easy to pull, zell farmyard and were standing quiet- They stand a little better than 15.1 and low enough to be easy to load. On it ly. The driver stepped down, dropped Buzzell estimates their weight at 2200, three heavy, wet ash logs were chained the reins and started to unhitch. The a small team, perhaps but with the to the bunks. The driver rode in front stallions were breathing softly—they strength and quick energy of an atom and his helper on the rear of the load. wouldn't have blown out a match. bomb. 8 The MORGAN HORSE Buzzell bought them in 1951, as was the matter. I got down, walked every sense of the word. With only two-year-olds, one in the spring and over to a fence and pried off a piece the help of a 15-year-old schoolboy he one in the fall. Both were broken dou- of board. I climbed onto the load and farms his 217-acre place and cares for ble alongside a well-trained stock horse. dug down using the board for a shovel. 53 head of Holsteins. In fact the first stallion was bought as I thought they'd light out any minute a mate for the western import but but they stood still. Finally I found "I suppose you use a tractor for the worked out so well he decided he the trouble. A piece of plank had bulk of your farmwork," I remarked wanted a pair of stallions. jammed the works. I pulled it out, and got a fast "No sir. I hate tractors. The colts hauled manure and logs got back onto the seat and off we went. I own one but I use it as little as pos- the first winter they were mated and They've got sense." sible. Horses are cheaper power, gaso- in 1952 they hauled 300 loads of line is too expensive. Besides, I'd But Buzzell's dream is a stallion rather work with horses." manure in the spring, plowed six acres, four-horse hitch to be used for coach- mowed 100 acres of hay and four times ing tours in Vermont. Buzzell was born in nothern Maine. cultivated 10 acres of corn. In the fall His great grandfather was Lawrence Torrence, another son of Niles out they hauled another 125 loads of Morgan, a direct descendant of the of Oriole, owned by a friend of the manure. In addition to that they were famed schoolteacher, Justin. He Buzzells will be the third horse in the ridden n'ghts and Sundays in trail rides learned of Morgans as a boy for not four horse hitch. Because he has two under both western and English tack. only the patriarch but his maternal and mares, one of which matches well, the "Some folks thought I was bearing paternal grandfathers were Morgan fourth horse may not be a stud, thus down too heavy putting two-year-olds men and used the breed almost ex- rupturing Buzzell's dream of a four- to a mowing machine," he said. "But clusively on their farms. I started them with an hour a day and stallion team. But whatever it is I'll gradually worked up. Both developed guarantee that he or she will behave as Buzzell bought the North Brook- fully and, I think the work has done well as Sandy and Diamond. That field farm in 1929. He was married them a lot of good. They always feel man has a way with horses—a good two years later and he and his bride good, they get 12 quarts of horse feed way and a sure one. And whatever while on their honeymoon visited his a day. Yesterday I drove them in the the combination it will be a trip grandparents. to Woodstock for a look if not a ride spring wagon to Sturbridge, 14 miles. "It was in the fall," he recalled," and They pulled a tourist barge all day, on the coach which will make a 25- mile trip through the beautiful Ver- farmers were digging their potatoes. I must have done 10 miles more. Then helped and drove a team of Morgans I hitched them to the spring wagon mont countryside Memorial day week- end and the three following weekends. hitched to a potato-digger. We hitched and drove the 14 miles home and at 6 a. m. and unhitched at 6 p. m. and they nearly lifted me out of the seat as Buzzell, in addition to being a I same up the long grade to the Earn. superb horseman is a dirt farmer in (Continued on Page 31) They're good ," he added. "But the thing I like about these Morgan stallions is their common sense SANDY and DIAMOND, registered Morgan stallions, eat 12 quarts of grain a day, fre. and manners. They never need any quently work as many hours on mower or manure-spreader but have plenty of stuff urging. Neither one has ever felt a left for night rides or weekend coaching. whip and they hit the collars with everything they've got the minute you touch the reins. But even when they first started working double, when they were still green colts they could be de- pended on. Why the second day they were hitched to the mower I ran into a coil of wire and it jammed the teeth of the cutter bar. 1 stopped them and got down. I tied the reins to the spreader. "I was really in a fix. No help within hollering distance, green horses and a jammed cutter bar. But I dis- engaged the cutter and gradually worked out the wire. They stood like veterans all through it. But the min- ute I climbed back on the seat they were off. "Another time I had a heavy load on the big manure spreader. I had just started to spread when the wheels locked but they pulled it, locked wheels and all, before I realized something

APRIL 1953 9 if her suddenly bolted out and then JEFFY'S JOURNAL .. . swung in a half circle with the pull of the lead, he could create a fine mess of a situation, especially if he did this PART 5 over and over again. The effect can only be appreciated with experience but the result is that you get practically Both my horses recently have been hear of various ways to help a cast nowhere on your route, and that with cast in their stalls. This is a familiar horse. For example a block and tackle great effort. It was high time for the predicament to experienced horsemen. can be used to move the horse, by the best-known cure-all for leading trou- To the new horse-owner the sight of if necessary. A wreck:rig tool can bles, that is the chain of the lead strap his friend lying helpless against a wall break out partitions. In big box stalls over the nose. With this, either his is an appalling spectacle, especially with straw can be heaped along the walls and run-out or my jerk bangs the chain the knowledge that without aid the in the corners to make a bowl shaped against the bone of his nose. He horse cannot arise, and that in this bed, out of which it is hard for a horse learned almost at once, and now he position the viscera may be so abnor- to roll. Some stables are made with leads as light as a feather in my hand. mally displaced as to cause death. removable partitions in slots. A livery I wouldn't want you to think that Both Bonnie and Jeffy are quiet stable formely in this town kept on Jeffy is mean. He is not at all mean horses in the stable. I was, therefore, hand a long board padded with a but at present he is in a stage of re- much surprised early one morning to blanket. The board was used to press bellion against control. He is trying hear a pounding noise. I rushed to the legs of a horse cast in a stra;ght to assert his rights which he interprets the barn and found poor little Jeffy stall down onto the floor, so that their as complete liberty. At the moment wedged into a corner of his stall with thrashing would wriggle the horse into however, we are in a state of love and his hind legs waving in the a:r, and his a position to rise. All these suggestions charity with each other. What will fore-legs thrashing against the wall. come from more experienced heads happen next month remains to be seen. He stilled as I entered. I flung my than mine, so I pass them on to you arms around his neck and pulled him new owners. about a foot away from the wall. This Now, however, I cannot withstrain How much JUSTIN MORGAN was enough so that he could get a myself from also handing on a dis- blood does your horse have? purchase on the floor. He jumped up covery of my own. Does your horse If you want the answer to this or and nipped me, clear evidence that all snatch at his tie ropes? Does your colt other pedigree problems, write was well. carry his lead line in his mouth or us. We offer a special MORGAN A few nights ago, Toby and I re- grab at it every few minutes? All you pedigree service. turned unexpectedly early from an eve- need do is rub the rope, or the leather, Percentage work on your horse back ning engagement. All was quiet in the or the chain, well with yellow, naphtha 4 generations $2.00 stable adjourning the garage, but as it bar soap, renew it every other day for a Extended pedigree of your horse was close to the eine of my evening few days, and I think you will find back to JUSTIN MORGAN 10.00 Extended pedigree and percentage visitation, I went there to check up on these habits dropped into the limbo of on horse 10.50 the horses. Jeffy was up and seemed forgotten things. This soap was used Extended pedigree blanks (do your a little restless. I stood on tiptoe to to discourage the chewing of mice in own work) 10c each or look over into Bonnie's stall. My heart my childhood home, so I tried it. It 15 for 1.00 lept with fear. She was lying absolutely works with both Bonnie and Jeffy, and Prompt, neat service. We must still, parallel to one wall, partly on her is so much nicer to use than other have cash or check with order. back and partly on her off side. "Toby," substances recommended, and much to MORGAN HORSE PEDIGREE I called, "Bonnie's cast." By reaching be preferred to the punitive nagging over her, we worked the long webbing which this mild misdemeanor tends to SERVICE legs c/o Carls-Haven Farm longe down below her off which induce. Ringtown, Pennsylvania were crumpled against the wall. She Speaking of misdemeanors leads me made no move at all; she was com- back to Jeffy. You may remember pletely limp, but she was warm and that since he was a few weeks old he breathed. Together we put our weight had been led with no trouble whatso- and our strength on the webbing and ever both from foot, and from horse- FOR SALE pulled her right over. With her feet back, in fields and in traffic, in day Very beautiful Registered Morgan thus freed from the wall, she was able and at night. Then at six and a half gelding. Sire: Lippitt Moro Ash. Dam: Rosilee. 6 years old, , 15.1 to get up and did so at once. months he asserted his independence hands. Well trained with excellent A horse usually becomes cast in a by rearing and biting. In the last issue, gait and wonderful disposition. Per. stall because he tries to roll all the way I reported on our show-down on this. fect condition. Ideal for teen-ager. over, and in doing so lands too close As a result he appears to have no in- Sacrifice price $400. to the wall either to roll back or to get clination to rear at all, or to deliver his feet under him to get up. A horse one of those slashing bites. He still THOMAS V. CAHILL is more likely, they say, to be cast in a nips but that is another matter. How- Rice Road, Sudbury, Mass. new stall because he has not had time ever, the age of revolt was not yet over Tel: Sudbury 15 to "take its measure." You read and at eight months. He discovered that 10 The MORGAN HORSE COLEMANS EUREKA, 451

(Twenty-fifth in the Series - - Names in Pedigrees)

By MABEL OWEN

In point of years, the American Old Green Mountain 42 was a re• Frankfort County, a rare tribute in a Saddlebred is one of our most youth- markably showy and spirited animal, solidly pro- section. ful breeds of horse, for its register was as was his sire, Gifford Morgan 30, and The breeding of the dam of Young's not founded until 1891 although its these two were the first of the early Morgan is completely unknown, but foundation sire, old , was Morgans to become of note as saddle since she was a tall mare, close to six- foaled in 1839, almost twenty years horses. By their great strength and teen hands, and very square-gaited, as after the death of Justin Morgan. For power, the Bulrushes went easily into well as a mare of sufficient quality to some years prior to 1890 the "Farmer's farm work, while the Shermans and be a saddle and harness winner at a Home Journal" and its editor, Colonel Black Hawks were at their peak of Lexington Fair, it would seem safe to I. B. Nall, had devoted many columns glory as harness horses supreme. Green assume she was of good breeding, very to the show horses of the day, their Mountain and his family had the bal- probably with a predominance of names and breeding, their ring ance of action, and much of the size, Thoroughbred blood. Young's Mor- accomplishments and the constant in- to make them highly desirable as gan was a larger horse than Butler's quiries necessary to authenticate each. saddle horses, with the result that this Eureka, almost sixteen hands, which The breeders' association and resultant line suplied many of the colts sold to did much to make him more popular register was a yeoman's work, for the the south and west to be bred to native in the stud. He sired a great many individual strains and families had to mares to produce the type of horse show winners, both saddle horses and be catalogued and evaluated. The needed in these parts for various saddle roadsters, and was also the grand-sire original list of foundation sires num- uses. One of the most successful of of the good race winner Ada Paul. This bered seventeen, including the pre- these emigrants was Butler's Eureka, bright chestnut mare was a daughter dominantly Morgan horses Coleman's 449. This horse • was a dark chestnut of Red Buck and made a time record Eureka, Cabell's Lexington, Harrison son of Green Mountain out of an ex- of 2:26, besides w'rining seven races Chief, Tom Hal and Davy Crockett as tremely handsome little bay mare by and almost $5000, beating Monmouth well as John Dillard and Prince Albert, Gifford Morgan, she out of a mare by Bashaw, Monroe and others as good. carrying probable Morgan blood the speedy Cock of the Rock, by Duroc. The Civil War, and its accompany- through Tom Hal. In 1902 the foun- Eureka was foaled in 1851, bred by ing social upheaval, was responsible for dation listing was narrowed to ten and Asa Tinkham in Windsor County, Vt., wholesale changes in the - still included three of the Morgan-bred and was sold by this gentleman's son- ing outlook of the South. Prior to it, sires, Eureka, Cabell's Lexington and in-law, Lorenzo Pratt of Woodstock, most farms maintained large bands of Tom Hal. This list remained until to Dr. Russell Butler of Woodford Thoroughbred mares, and the leisurely, 1908, when at the annual meeting of County, . Eureka was a par- but expensive, training of the colts for the American Saddle Horse Breeders' ticularly stylish, well-finished horse of flat racing was an accepted feature of Association, it was decided and decreed average Morgan height and weight, Southern life. An unfortunate number that the grey horse Denmark would fifteen hands and about one thousand of these mares were pressed into ill- henceforth be recognized as the sole pounds. He was a very dark chestnut, fated Grey cavalry units, and even after foundation sire of the American Saddle- without white markings, and although the fighting was over, few of their bred horse. he was killed by lightning when but owners were in any financial position In a sense, there was no small irony nine years old, made a most respect- to restore their once-large racing stables. in this, for the demoted Coleman's able breeding record, for his colts were These people gradually turned to Eureka, Cabe11's Lexington and Harri- well-marked in his image and were newer pastimes, trotting or the show son Chief were still given Saddlebred splendid harness and saddle animals, ring, and entered their hores in the registration numbers, albeit not con- always finding ready buyers. He was saddle classes patterned after the Eng- sidered , with the end considered too small by many Ken- lish conceptions of performance and result that there were, and are, many tucky breeders, and his stud fee was conformation. One of the most suc- saddle horses carrying none of the considered to be almost exorbitant for cessful of these show winners was the blood of the accepted and recognized the times, fifteen dollars to insure a fine mare Mary Boston, owned by progenitor of the breed. Among others foal, but had he lived long enough to Thornton Merriweather. Sired by to fall into this same category were the profit by the reputation he had after Bartlett's Boston, by Boston, she carried Morgan horse, Benjamin's Whirlwind, his death, his patronage would have two close crosses to the great Sir Archy and the great mares Lou Chief and been immense. As it was, his best sons by imported Diomed, and one to the Lute Boyd, top performers and breed- were Cox's Eureka 453 and, the sire of good racehorse and sire Sir William. ing horses all, American Saddlebreds Young's Morgan 450, both of which Bred to win at four miles, she turned by the left hand of their good records were great successes in the stud, so her talents to the show ring wherein and the proclivities of Justin Morgan, much so that the Eurekas were known she was rarely defeated, and after true if not by Denmark F. S. as the finest horses in Kentucky's (Continued on Page 29) APRIL 1953 11 barn for a week. She seemed to un- <7 he Moir yam . . . Why We Love Them derstand perfectly how well she played her part in that grand fight for life. The following is taken from the article "The Morgans—Why We Love Two years afterwards—when she Them" by E. C. Ryder, published in the American Horse Breeder, Decem- was 17—my father and mother drove ber, 15, 1908. her to the southern part of the state— a distance of 50 miles—to visit their By MARGARET LINNELL daughter. They left home about 10 The Good Book commands us to which was directly in our faces, seemed a. m. reaching there between 4 and 5 love our enemies. Now we may not to gain in fierceness as the night came p. m. without stopping to feed. They all have attained to that high state of on. The big horse had lost his grit drove through the city of Rutland and perfection, but it is human nature to and would settle down in the snow, several large villages. love our friends. Those that we know as we came to a great drift, as if he in- When they arrived, father thought it by long years of acquaintance are real tended to go no farther. Then I would would be a good plan to let the mare friends—ever to be trusted—always get out and stamp the snow down have a little grass to eat and so turned found true and steadfast—through (having no shovel) as best I could in her into a small paddock by the house good and bad report, still our friends. front of the discouraged horse and then while they ate their supper, intending Now knowing them as well as I do, getting into the sleigh speak to the then to put her in the barn for the having lived with and bred them for mare, who would plunge on to the night, but when they went to get her many years, I want to go on record as next high drift, taking the horse and she could not be found. saying that the genuine Morgan horse sleigh along with her Her tracks where she had cleared a is always man's friend—ever to be Many times did I repeat this until I high fence and started for home told trusted and relied upon. became so benumbed with the cold and of her way of leaving. About mid- Let me tell you of a few incidents of so completely exhausted that I nearly night I was awakened by the sharp which I have had personal knowledge, lost heart myself, and I think I should whinny of a horse on the green, and that have caused me to love the Mor- have given up but for the mare, who though it didn't seem possible I felt gans. never once dropped her head or showed sure it was the voice of the Morgan A good many years ago my father any signs of giving up the fight, even mare that I knew as well as any in owned a beautiful black mare, whose striking out with first one front foot the family, and upon investigating sire was Vermont Black Hawk. This and then the other to paw away the found for a fact it was she. She had mare was used on the farm for all and snow. This gave me new courage and made her way in the darkness unguid- any kind of farm work, and also driven I struggled on. ed by man through the city of Rutland on the road by the whole family. She At last the horse threw himself down and several villages to her own home. was not a large animal but had that in the snow and refused to get up. As Probably she neither fed nor rested but indomitable courage and will-power the night came on the cold had become a few minutes. that enabled her to keep her end of the fierce and I knew that to stay there un- This was before the day of tele- whiffletree up against horses of much til morning meant almost sure death, phones and knowing that my father greater weight. On the road—hitched so covering up the now thoroughly dis- would be somewhat worried, I mount- light—no horse could outlast her on a couraged horse with what blankets I ed her early the next morning and cov- long drive. had, I unharnessed the mare and leav- ered the 50 miles back in just six hours. I remember one occasion being about ing only the bridle on, mounted her, In a little over 24 hours the old mare 40 miles away from home when a and asked her to go. had travelled 150 miles, and when she fierce wind and snowstorm came up. Did she go? you ask. Go! Of was driven home two days later was It was necessary that I reach home that course she went, though it was only by none the worse for it. night so all the afternoon I drove on jumps and then only a little way at a Does this sound like a big story? through huge banks of snow often as time before she must stop for breath. Well, I admit it does, but big or not, high as the sides of the team. The She went and continued to go till at it's true, and I want to tell you right horse I had beside her was somewhat last after almost superhuman effort on here and I want you to remember it, larger, especially in his girth, and I her part we reached the house. After the well-bred Morgan horse—like the thought to myself, he will in some way placing the grand old mare (she was Green Mountain boys—is able to do manage to stand up till we get through, then 15 year old) well covered in the big things—MIGHTY big things. and knowing the old mare so well, I warm barn my brother and I with two It just makes my blood boil when I never for a minute doubted her ability fresh horses, shovels and lanterns went hear men say "Oh, they are good little to get there. When about five miles to the rescue of the other horse, which horses, but too small to amount to any- from home her mate began to show de- by the way, was not a Morgan er he thing." Do we judge men and women cided signs of fatigue and to lag be- would have rescued himself as he was by their size and weight? Only a fool hind. This only seemed to spur the unhooked from the sleigh. We found would do that. No more do we judge mare up, and she would champ the bit him just where I had left him and a Morgan by what he measures and and swing her head as much as to say, after a hard struggle on our part finally weighs. "Come on, you loafer. We will get got him to the barn. The next morn- In my long experience with horses there if you don't lose heart." ing the mare was as bright and limber, I have learned to judge them exactly The last two miles of the road were and as full of life and nerve force as the same as I would judge a man or full from fence to fence, and the storm, though she had not been out of the (Continued on Page 28) 12 The MORGAN HORSE heel range, and keep the slack out of QUIZ CORNER the lines so he won't step over them. As he becomes accustomed to it, shift This department is an experiment whose continuance will depend on your your position more and more to the interest and enjoyment. It is designed primarily to help young people and those who are 'Morgan beginners.' At this time we cannot promise to answer center of the small circles you are do- every question, but they will be chosen for their greatest interest to the ing. At this point, your nearest line average reader. will come from his to your hand, the farther one will be from the halter, Question: Could you tell me what legs, dense bone, fine heads and ex- back across his quarters, above the coat color has predominated in Mor- cellent dispositions, as well as their hocks, to your other hand. Finally, gans? Also, are more of the high-per- inherent ability to move well, although the farther line can be raised until it centage horses apt to be bay? Headlight Morgan was somewhat the goes only across his withers and then, Answer: In his book, the first one taller and heavier of the two. Both as the colt ;s used to answering what on Morgans, Linsley gave detailed were excellent breeding animals as has in effect become a longe line, des- pedigrees and descriptions of some 244 Ethan Allen 3rd mares figure gener- pense with the other one entirely. You horses. He omitted the color of 33, ously in all of the major Morgan will find you will have better control but of the rema'nder, 85 were chestnut, families in the East while Headlight of a colt on a longe line if you yourself 79 bay or brown, 31 black and 16 of Morgan mares became the foundation walk in small circles within his larger various other descriptions, mainly greys of the Morgan herds in the Southwest. one, being certain to be always a bit and roans. Taking a representative When he was at the Sellman ranch in to his rear, which will encourage his group fom the latest volume of the Texas, he was bred to some very good moving along smartly, and discourage Morgan Register one finds some 142 mares, some of Richard Sknner's the young horse's tendency to imag'ne chestnuts to 66 bay and brown, 22 breeding, some by Major Antoine, and you have said "whoa." Some horses black and only 2 of any other color, Major Gordan, thence back to Octo- work on a longe line far better than gold, grey, etc. As to the percentage roon, and although these Sellman mares others, and it can be a mistake to pur- -versus-color question, there seems to have since been dispersed widely across sue it at tiring lengths. Such exer- be no connection, since, at the recent the country, they have been found to cise does not benefit your horse if he Robert Lippitt Knight dispersal, at cross well with almost any sire line, does it with no interest or enthusiasm. which all the horses were considered of as did these by Ethan Allen 3rd. Oddly Question: We've been told our horse a high percentage, there were 43 enough, both excelled as broodmare is good enough to show, but we are chestnuts to only 10 bays and browns, sires, although there are somewhat green at such things. Are there any considerably less of a ratio of bay to lesser-known sire lines tracing to each. books on the subject? chestnut than the average. There is Question: My yearling goes very Answer: There are many books on an explanation for the gradual color well on a longe line, but only to the ring riding alone as well as on phases trend to chestnut, in fact two. The left. Is there any way I can get him of training and fitting the show horse. first is that Justin Morgan himself was going the other way without punish- If you will ignore the chapters dealing not a genetically pure bay since he sired ment? with setting tals and the rack, you will a number of chestnuts. The second is Answer: Of course, it's a matter of find both of Earl Farshler's books very the fact that two true chestnuts always human habit to work around a horse's helpful. One is called "Riding and produce a chestnut, while two bays near side, probably originating from a Training" and the other "The Ameri- actually can produce a chestnut or a wish to use our right hand, so there is can Saddle Horse." Margaret Cabe. bay. It's possible for bay to become an little to wonder at when a colt be- Self's two, "Fun on Horseback" and actual dominant, as in the case of the comes one-sided. All foals should oc- "Horses, Their Selection and Hand- Cleveland Bay breed of light draft casionally be led from the right side ling" also contain some useful hints. horse. Also, in some Thoroughbred when they are small, but it is easy to For chidren, there is C. W. Anderson's stallions, where all the ancestors for forget this. If you have someone to "Heads Up, Heels Down." For wes- four or more generations have been help, the simplest answer would be to tern riders there is J. A. Gorman's bays, the color seems to run true, in have a helper lead him in walking "The Western Horse." The above that all foals will be bay, regardless of circles to the right while you hold the should all be available locally; if they the coat color of their dams. longe line in the center. Gradually are not, the Service Department of have your assistant do less and less Question: I have heard Headlight this magazine would be glad to order leading, then merely walking at the them for you. Morgan referred to as the "western colt's side until he can desist alto- Ethan Allen 3rd." Could you please gether. If you are alone, you may find explain the connection? the English method of teaching a horse Answer: The two horses were bred to longe the easier plan. It involves very similarly, as both were by Ethan the use of two lines or ropes, one Allen 2nd, and pedigree-wise Headlight snapped into the halter square on each BUY FROM Morgan was one of the best-bred Mor- side. Using them as long lines, drive gans foaled outs:de of New England the colt in circles, being very certain to ADVERTISERS prior to 1900. He was very much the go each way, even to go more often in good old type, as was Ethan Allen 3rd, what was the "sour" one. If your colt who support this magazine both being well-known for their good is a bit apt to play up, walk out of

APRIL 1953 13 9************************************************** * trail horse classes. Probably the best ic class of the day, insofar as as prepara- i News of MONaPa tion and spectator interest went, was * : the costume class for . It * * brought out a large number of cow- 1.-4, and Their Oatneia boys and cowgirls, one very 1, * Indian, a Peter Pan, Drum Majorettes, ■ * 151-****** iuiut*4"1"(-4t4-1"f******-f4"f4t4uit4c**44**4"PIL***4t 4--f****** circus riders and a host of others. The final winner was nine-year-old Miss Once a person owns a Morgan, it mouth Horsemen's Associat'on Horse Nancy Wardwell, in a lovely old green seems almost inevitable that they buy Show last Fall. Registered Morgans taffeta riding dress, complete to a another. Several years ago, Mrs. Jo- dominated othe r breeds in many of the feathered hat and wh'te kid gloves. seph Miner, of Norton, Mass., bought open classes at that show, although no She was riding sidesaddle on Merry- the young stallion Buddy S. Sentney. class for Morgans only was offered. legs, the little bay mare coming out of By Powerful out of Silver Babe by Sil- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence G. Coman retirement for this class since Nancy's ver Ranger, Bud is a grand horse. He brought their young stallion Merry pride and joy, Merry Melody, known is a particularly good-bodied animal Magic over from Putnam, Conn., and familiarly as Blackso, was only two and has a nice head with sharp little he was paired with his sire Squire years old at the time and considered a ears, almost l'ke thorns with their little Burger to a spectacular win in a very bit young for shows. curving tips. Gelded, he has become large pair class. Squire Burger won A winter ago, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and excellent saddle horse, in almost the open jumping class, was second E. Murphy of East Providence, Rhode daily use on the Miner farm and over after three jump offs in knockdown Island spent many days, and put in the good dirt roads in that section. Last and out, and then served as an equ'ta- many miles, 'n their search for a Mor- Fall, Mrs. Miner sold Bud to her tion mount for Miss Ann Golding. gan mare. Finally they motored out daughter Beverly, and from Merrylegs Miss Jane Ashley of Westport, Mass., to Illinois where they visited the Brunk Farm bought a smart dark chestnut had a fine day with her good bay geld- and Greenwalt farms, seeing all the .r by Meade out of April Showers ing Orcland Benn Beau. By King horses and taking some excellent by Squire Burger. Named Merrifield, Benn out of Jubilee's Lucinda, this movies. This visit resulted in their this colt is a really good one as he and horse was only a three-year-old, yet purchase of the red chestnut filly Can- his dam won a blue for mare and foal he was in the ribbons in a large bridle- nella, by Congo out of Nellanne, by and the colt won easily over a good path class and as an horse, Juzan out of the good old mare Nella. group in the colt class at the Dart- plus good thirds in the fam - ly and Now coming three, this young mare

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The Hopalong Cassidys all, who find her a careful of the small fingers and erratic mare is to be re-bred to his s're, in welcome bit of "higher education" meanderings of her small owner as if the hope of a pair, for, with the after their Shetland. This mare is she were an old, old horse. There is eventual retirement of the black, it truly one of the old-fashioned sort, the a world of pleasure and satisfaction in would he shame to have that lovely kind that seems so rare now, fat and the ownership of a horse with such an old Victoria stand idle. round, gentle for the children, with a unaparalleled disposition and the Mur- When Glorita, owned by Mrs. Helen lot of fire and act'on in a light cart, yet phys are to be congratulated on find- B. Greenwalt, was pinned grand cham- perfectly competent to work in double Jig so easily the one horse that is so pion mare of the Illinois State Fair, harness if that is your wish. She is also perfect for their needs. They are now comparatively few New Englanders the dam of Captain Red, sire of the building a new home in Barrington, knew that the little filly's grand dam dam of Dennis K and lot of other good Rhode Island, whose by-roads they will has been a local inhahtant for some show horses. Through Aggazizz explore by a time-honored method, years. This is old Gizea, by Go-Hawk again, she is great-grand-dam of Mr. Morgan mare and road wagon. out of Liza Jane, the dam of Aggazizz Taft's Springbrook Ann, the reserve There aren't many Morgans on Cape who sired Glorita. This black mare, junior champion mare at last year's Cod itself, but if you ever do motor now twenty-four years old and be- National Morgan Show, a wonderful down there for a visit, there is one lying it with every hair and every step, breeding record for an honest and hon- place you should not miss. Since now makes her home with the Clar- orable old mare. Glenn Farms dismantled its Newport stables some years ago, there are very few people who maintain an estate and Mid-Western Morgan News stables 'n what is best described as the baronial manner. Mr. Edward K. By BEVERLY OLSEN Davis of Osterville has a tremendous place. Seapuit has its own bridle paths Hi folks, are you getting all ready Rascal, and stands around 14.2 hands. and roads, its own dairy herd, chickens, for those early spr'ng shows and trail From her pictures she looks like a very cranberry bogs, kennels, blacksmith rides? It won't be long now 'til they typey rule mare, the kind anyone shop and other interests. All the work are upon us. The days are already would be proud to claim. is done by two teams of registered getting longer. These are the days Mrs. Holstein is training Rascal as a Percherons, all greys, at least one of when we start cleaning our tack in family pleasure horse, as she has three which, Barbara, is a model for her fond anticipation of those good times young children who fully share her breed. The lighthorse stables are what ahead. enthusiasm for horses. She certainly every horse must dream of living in. I received a very nice letter some lit- has the right breed, for I can think of Large, airy boxes, quiet-spoken grooms, tle time ago from Mrs. Connie Holstein none other that would serve as well in no expense was spared to make of it a this capacity. place in which a horse might live, and I do hope that all of you readers and a man might work, in perfect, almost your horses have fared through the luxurious, comfort. Each day, weather winter in good shape. We are rather permitting, Mr. and Mrs. Davis go for lucky here in Kansas, for we have very a drive behind their team of black, little really bad weather. Our horses grade Morgan, mares, Rum and Coke. are stabled, but many folks leave their Many w'll remember these mares from animals in open sheds with good re- their Woodstock Vermont days, but sults. hitched to a perfectly appointed Vic- We don't change the diet to any toria, and wearing a brass-trimmed, great extent. A gallon of oats morning largely patent leather, harness, they are and night and all of the pairie hay they superb. In addition to the black mares, want. On the colder days we give two big chestnut hacks, a grey pony mare an a registered Arabian filly, the of St. Louis, Mo. Seems that she was them some alfalfa along with their other hay. This seems quite welcome Davis' also own two Morgans, one, originally a Vermont g'rl, and like from their point of view. On such a Upwey Anna Kay, by King Peavine most Vermonters, learned early to love ration the horses stay in wonderful con- out of the old Bennington mare Upwey Morgans. While there she owned a d'tion and health. Hay is selling at Anna, and he r coming two-year-old couple of good using half Morgans, but such a premium that many find it son, Maestro, sired by Squire Burger. she had to leave them behind when she All of the horses bred on the farm are moved to Missouri. rather difficult to keep a sufficient sup- given names from the musical diction- Mrs. Holstein now owns a coming ply on hand. We are luckier than ary, and in the affections of everyone three-year-old bay filly sired by the some, for we raise all our own feed at the farm, Maestro lives up to his Morgan stallion Royal King, a son of here on the farm. name. A personable, even-tempered Juzan. This filly is called King's Little (Continuer! on Page 28)

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A / id Mrs. TOP: Mrs. Frank W. Weare of Costa Mesa. Calif. on RUTHVEN'S TOP: MISS CHIEF when 1 week old who is by the late Dude MANS. KATHRYN ANN. MIDDLE: BLACK WINTER owned by Clark Herod with Miss Sue. MIDDLE: LANA owned by Mr. and Mrs. ne, Va. Ringling of Lovelock, Nev. BOTTOM: FLYING JUBILEE, Morgan Weare of Costa Mesa, Calif. BOTTOM: ALLEN GATES, Morgan nny of Stud by Flyhawk recently purchased by the popular journalist, stallion owned by P. C. Alfred Dorow of Springfield. Minn. Ern Pedler, of Sandy Utah. Having just moved there a short time before, they were busy remodel- Illinois News ing a dairy barn into a comfortable horse barn. By BEVERLEE STAHL In the barn was the beautiful stallion Ala B., a golden chestnut with a white Despite the recent cold snap and l'ne for us and she looked and moved and tail. He is a son of Fill- snowfall which has laid a restraining better than ever. Fort Knox, a three- more possessing an even disposition finger on the eager buds and flowers, year-old gelding, was also worked for and a lot of manners. Next were the this may be the earliest midwestern us and moves with a lot of style and two stalwart Morgans from C. J. spring in several years. boldness. He was in our keeping as O'Neill's farm, namely Danny 0 and Evidence that nature plans to rush a yearling and 2-year-old and was al- O'Neill's Commander. There was also the season a bit this year is piling up in ways gentle and amazingly quick to an attractive chestnut stallion from the this Illinois-Indiana region. It comes learn. Fort Knox is by Flyhawk out of Chiloco Indiana, registered at Gay in the form of wild plants that are Betty Barr. Jenny Lake and Jubilee Gene J. pushing tentative green shoots through Joy were there, being nearly perfectly Among the mares were a well- the leaf-matted woodland floor and the matched they make an attractive pair matched pair, Flyella and Flyala, one of songs and antics of the wild birds of in harness. Incidentally, Jubilee Joy which had been sed to Milford Fox of the field. has won the brood mare class at the Chesterland, Ohio. There was also The Morgans at Stahlward are also Illinois State Fair for the last five years Fancy B and her offspring, Dana B, by awaiting spring when their training i n succession. O'Niel's Commander. will become more intensive. As now Top man at Highview is Senator the constant freezing and thawing Graham, who is well-known through- makes riding or extremely out the country, patricularly in the hazardous. But with the gentle winds west where he stood at the L. U. Ranch Allegheny Notes that sweep up across the marshland to of Worland, Wyoming. His colts New Morgan owners are Mr. and the south of us, they know that soon when shown always place near the top. Mrs. James Gardner of Mansfield, spring will be here in all its fresh green The mid-west should feel very for- Ohio, who have purchased Celebration, glory. tunate to have this stallion in their chestnut weanling stallict sired by Recently on a short pleasure trip to midst. Bonfire-Jubilee Joy. Jubilee Joy and the central portion of Illinois we took The "oldtimer" Flyhawk was in his this foal won the mare and foal event the opportunity to visit with Mr. Noah usual place of honor. Dozing in the at Illinois State Fair last summer. The Schrock of Arcola. As he was soon sun, he seems content and quite Gardners have a champion planning to move to Kansas, he was oblivious to the Morgan history he has stallion, and hope to make a top west- busy with preparation, but neverthe- made through his sons and daughters. ern stake horse out of Celebration, less he took time to show us his Mor- I've always admired "old Fly" as to me which was purchased from Mrs. Helen gans he epitomizes the word Morgan. B. Greenwalt, Pawnee, Ill. In a rearby pasture were three nice From Highview we took a short * * * mares in good shape and quite friendly. drive to see Judy Stout's mare Seneta Through Mrs. Greenwalt, also, a A cute little yearling filly, dark chestnut by Senator Graham out of Moneta at former Eastern exhibitor, Patricia Hall- frosted with a light mane and tail, their farm in Glenarm, Ili. Seneta was quist, now of Hillsboro, Mo., has caught my eye. She is by Bonfire out Illinois State Champion Mare in 1950 purchased the yearling bay stud, Red of Kaki Bon. Her dam is by Congo as a yearling. She has since been Cap, sired by Senator Graham and out of Pikake. Mr. Schrock also has broken to ride by Judy and is quite use- from Dottie Irene, a Flyhawk mare a flashy 2-year chestnut filly by Fill- ful everyday handling the cattle and owned by Carls-Haven Farm of Ring- more. This colt carries a lot of white livestock at the farm. town, Pa. Miss Hallquist sold the markings and has been broken to drive Next we stopped to see Thomas E. four-year-old stud, Townshen Gay- by his young daughter and is reported Brunk at Springfield, Ill: As the day meade, by Meade—Gayselba, to Mrs. very gentle. was cold and raw we did not care to Greenwalt who plans to send him to He plans to take these young mares stay long in the out of-doors. We did the L. U. Ranch in Wyoming. with him to Kansas where he will see King Mick. Although crippled as * * * establish himself with the other breed- a yearling, he still possesses the ability ers of that area. to pass on his many good qualities as Charlies O'Neill travelled through Mr. Schrock has recently sold several was seen in his son, Danny De Jarnette. New York State recently (there are of his mares and his good stallion Bon- Mr. Brunk's other stallion is Ricardo sime nice Morgans of his breeding up fire to Mr. Leon Losey of Trumans- by Fillmore. He is an extremely dark there), and went back to Illinois with burg, N. Y. chestnut and can move with the light- a coming yearling Shetland Pony from We stopped at Mr. and Mrs. L. S. ness and agility that posses most Fill- the Richards Ranch of Pine City, N. Y. Greenwalt's Highview Farm at Paw- more colts. * * * nee, Illinois. , where we saw their many A short time ago while in the neigh- Folks looking for some really topnv very excellent Morgans. borhood of Palat'ne, ill., we stopped to young Morgans, broke to ride and Glorita, last year's Illinois State see the Henry J. Berenz family and drive. should stop by the Stonaire Farm Champion Mare was worked on a long horses at their Lazy B Ranch. at Lewisberry (outside Harrisburg),

18 The MORGAN HORSE Pa., where there is a nice band under VEISHEA HORSE SHOW ..1.3.+44++++++++++++++++++++ the ownership of Mrs. Robert R. Jr Stoner, Jr. Among those that particu- The 1953 Veishea Horse Show, the larly take the writer's fancy are three ninth annual, will be Thursday, May Morgan Saddle Mare cho-ce fillies: the three-year-old chest- 14, in the Iowa State College Armory, nut, Debutante, sired by Upway Ben Ames, Iowa. Two shows will be pre- Don-Betty Ross; the three-year-old bay, sented, one in the afternoon, the other TARI 07950 Surprise Date, sired by Lippitt Man- in the evening. date-Vixen; and the two-year-old chest- Premiums totaling $1500 w:11 be Foaled: May 1949 nut, Flicka Date, sired by Lippitt Man- given. The scheduled classes include date-Flicka Hawk, and both of the lat- the open three-gaited, open stock horse, Sire: Ken Carmen ter fillies winners at the National Mor- three-gaited, open parade,. and open Dam: Beverly A 07066 gan show. There are more Morgans five-gaited. Chariot races by ponies of Wilkie- than folks to ride them, and some will Bay, star and snip with 2 be sold. man Farms and the Shriner's all- * * chestnut drill team will perform as hind socks, 15.1 hands, 1100 •• pounds. A great blow occurred to the Ed special acts. An eight-pony hitch of Brown family of Bloomsburg, Pa., R. E. Reisinger and the King of Dia- monds, a Dessage horse from North when their beautiful bay stud colt, A sound using stock horse, Proud Duke Miller's Pride-Duchess Dakota will also be presented. Shine Ogan of Lexington, Kentucky, always willing to do as you T. Ann, died suddenly right after Christ- wish. 4. mas from forage poisoning. However, will he the judge; Harry McGlothlen, the Browns will soon have a new Mor- the ringmaster. "Doc" Lawson, well- gan to take to the shows. known organist, who played for the * • * political conventions in Chicago, will PLEASANT VIEW RANCH 4- Mr. and Mrs. Leon Losey of Tru- play background music for the horse mansburg, N. Y., have recently pur- show. T. C. JACKSON Sr SONS 1 Further information on the 1953 Harrison, Montana -.- chased the nice stallion, Bonfire, and + his two-year-old daughter, Flaette, from Veishea Horse Show may be secured by Noah J. Schrock of Arcola, Ill. writing: Veishea Horse Show, Me * * * morial Union, Ames, Iowa. New Jersey and Pennsylvania have become increasingly Morgan-conscious, with a number of people looking for family-broke horses to ride and drive about the countryside. Support of AT STUD shows in New York, New Jersey, Penn- sylvania and Ohio which sponsor Mor- gan classes will help to keep this snow- CHIEF balling movement for Morgans grow- ing in the Allegheny-Ohio River re- HAWK gion. * * * 9889 Dr. John Brisini of Nanty Gio, Pa.. is the owner of Elsine Date, a chestnut * filly with colorful white markings which he purchased from D. F. Switz- ler of Carrolltown, Pa. This filly is Dk. Chestnut sired by Lippitt Mandate—and is from Well Mannered the great old winner, Althea. Althea Spirited last year raised a beautiful filly by Mr. Switzler's young stallion, Trophy, and is again in foal to him. * * * It will not be long until foal reports Sire: Linsley 7233 start coming,- in. Those reporting j'Sire: Hawk Jim 7689 mares due this spring are: Mr. Switz- CHIEF HAWK Dam: Lady Spar 04515 ler with Althea; Mrs. Robert R. Stoner 1,Dam: Dimity 04820 Sire: Mansfield 7255 with Flicka Hawk; Carls-Haven Farm Dam: Narissa 04132 with Lippitt Sally Moro; Mrs. Ayelien Address rnquiries Richards with Polly, Nancy Ann, and R. F. WYSOCKI — 2120 Arthur Ave. — Cleveland 7, Ohio Gwen S.; Bill Fritz with Ruthven's Phone: Lakewood 1-6578 Mildred Ann.

APRIL 1953 19 CAVEN-GLO FARM Home of Cavendish & Jubilee's Gloria FEATURING CAVENID111-1 10200 This Stallion gives the discriminating mare owner a golden opportunity of type, quality, desirable blood lines and Mor- gan beauty. His lovely golden daughter, Caven-Glo's Suisuin, can be seen at the Farm, thus demonstrating his ability to pass on his conformation, disposition, and coloring. Limited stock will JUBILEE'S GLORIA, 07775 be available next fall.

MRS, LARRY OAKLEY Rt. 2, Box 8. Phone 5195 Downers Grove,

Lunch will be served at Hilltop W. S. C. Light Horse Judging School Stables, and a smorgasbord at the New PULLMAN, WASH.:—Northwest dent of the Horse and Associa- Edison School on May 23, after the horse fanciers will be greeted by a new tion of America, and was president of judging school events are over. "Stu- combination Grandstand-Stables when the Thoroughbred Club of America in dents" will be given a chance to judge they arrive at Washington State Col- 1942. all the breed halter classes. Those lege for the annual WSC Light Horse Ward W. Wells, of Oswego, Oregon completing the judging school will be Judging School and Light Horse Show. will do a exhibition on one given signed certificates. May 22-24. of his stallions at each of the horse The event trains students in how to The new building is a gift from show performances. Wells owns put on a school and show, trains judges industry. It will have 12 box stalls and Sharik, internationally-known dressage as officials for light horse shows, trains seating for 1,000 under roof. exhibition horse, and Sharik's Sun. horse owners in the practical art of The school will be held all day on Both stallions are acclaimed by author- select;ng horses, and serves as a model May 22-23, and the show on evenings it:es as the most brilliant and advanced exhibition in conjunction with the of May 22-23 and the afternoon of the dressage horses in the West. They school. Ninety per cent of the proceeds 24th. have made performances before more go into the operation of Hilltop Stables, Dr. M. E. Ensminger, chairman of than 500,000 people all the way from and 10 per cent for paying expenses the an'mal husbandry department, says Vancouver, B. C., to Los Angeles, to of animal husbandry student livestock the students in the Horse Husbandry Cheyenne, Wyoming. Wells will also judging teams, essay winners, etc. class will again put on the show, Some serve as one of the judges of the show. Sponsors, besides the department, in- 40 students are enrolled in the class Some 45 competitive classes are this year. The Lariat Club, the animal planned. Halter classes will include clude the WSC Agricultural Extension husbandry under-graduate organiza- Palomino, Arabian, Quarter Horse, Service, Washington Horse Breeders' Association, and the Pullman Chamber tion, will also help. Morgan, American Saddle Horse. Per- of Commerce. Some 200 horses are expected this formance classes will include Western year. Entries close May 1. Anyone pleasure horse, three-gaited saddle The affair has grown each year: 165 may enter horses in any event, except horse, junior equitation, , five horses from four states were entered the Thoroughbred halter class, which gaited saddle horse, Morgan, English in 1951, and 175 in 1952. will have horses from WSC's Hilltop pleasure horse, Arabian costume, fine The show ring at Hilltop Stables is Stables only. There are no entry or harness, working stock horse, pole equipped with drainage pipes to make stall fees. Horses entered in breed bending, Arabian, children's equitation, it serviceable no matter how much it halter classes must be registered pure- parade horse, trail horse, Palomino, ra;ns. The surface is finshed with breds, or eligible for registration. Horse trailer race, jumping, Arabians gravel, sand and clay to give good foot- Head judge this year will be Ira Dry- under English, Morgans under English. ing for show horses, and floodlights are mon, a Thoroughbred horse breeder Classes in the Judging School will installed for night shows. who comes from Russell Cave Pike, start at 9 a. m., May 22, at Hilltop The Stables is a 50-acre area, with a Lexington, Kentucky. At the time the Stables. Each breed will be discussed brood mare barn (with in-door ring), immortal Man-O'-War passed away, as it is being shown. "Students" will stallion barn, quarantine shed, three Drymon gave the eulogy of the old hand in cards with their placings, then experimental barns, garage, and three horse over NBC. He has been presi. the judge will announce his decision. houses. Connecticut Morgans Stonington. Connecticut

By WM. P. (Bn.L) CLARICE the home of

Several readers of the Morgan Horse they are doing a nice job with their DYBERRY BOB have asked me—why not some news horses. Bobby has a half Morgan filly 10401 from our corner of the country, Well, born to her Paint mare last June that there are some good Morgans in my has all the indications of being a good Sire: Lippitt Billy Ash 7724 secton and owned by good people— Morgan. Bobby will be hard to locate Dam: Lippitt Miss Nekomia not show people but there Morgans at meal time come summer and she 04938 mean as much to them as though they starts working that filly. Her dad is were blue ribbon winners at the equally proud of a filly foal born Oct. Color: Bay Height: 14.1 National. For the most part they are first and out of Dianathus. Both these Age VA their three P's—Pleasure, Pets and fillies were sired by Nabob. There is Prides. Let's take a little spin and going to be plenty of competition be- have a look-see. tween father and daughter. Mrs. James Hubbard of Kent has re- Danny Easton of Harwinton recently cently acquired a nice Morgan gelding called on me. Danny wears a big smile OFFERING FOR SALE name of Springdel, by Springfield and when he thinks about the foal he ex- ROSE OF DAWN, 08372 out of Delight Maria. I believe he pects to get this spring from his was shown at the National by his pre- Figurine mare who was bred to Nabob. Chestnut with white markings vious owner but not with more pride Danny bought Figurine as a weanling Foaled June 23, 1951 than he was shown me by Mrs. Hub- and has trained her to ride and drive. bard. He is the fulfillment of a long What with his love for horses and his desire for his new owner and I am sure early abilities, Danny should make a MRS. ANN STEDMAN he will bring many years of pleasure real horseman. R.F.D. 1- Stonington, Conn. to her. It will be hard to get her away Not too long ago we stopped by to from Skiff Mt. now. (Continued on Page 22) The Pulver boys of Millerton, N. Y. are not exactly Connecticut but very near to it and are looking forward to the arrival of foals this summer from their Morgan mares, Lippitt Adeline and her daughter, Whinny. The boys Breed to these stallions who are proven sires now have two yearlings from these two mares and by my Nabob Morgan. of excellent Morgan type, style, and beauty. Good luck to you boys with your Mor- gans and your Holsteins. Veteran far- mers now and not yet out of high SPRINGFIELD 8421 JUBILEE'S COURAGE 8983 school. The McCann sisters of Bridgewater LIPPITT ETHAN ASH 7621 are very proud of their young mare, owned jointly with Mrs. J. C. Ferguson Janard Strut out of Janard Lass and by Nabob. Well they might be, for she is a fine looking young mare and FOR SALE: Handsome, typey 7-year-old daughter of Springfield — broken I am sure she will live up to the girls' expectations. to ride and drive. Paul O'Rielly of Litchfield has a nice A really splendid, showy 2-year-old son of Lippitt Ethan Ash out of par of Morgan fillies purchased from Paragraph — sure to be in the ribbons. Dana Kelley. They are Royalton Rose- mary Moro and Royalton Rose of Sharon. Paul had a little trouble with There will be one or two 1953 foals available also. sickness this winter but all is OK now and just wait and see what the spring grass will do for them. As he recent- ly joined the New England Morgan Horse Assn. we feel sure he is in Mor- MEETING WATERS gans to stay. Phone 3610 or 7452 R.F.D. 1, Springfield, Vermont George Crutch and his daughter Bobby are fairly new to horsedom but

APRIL 1953 21 breeders and exhibitors, were given the May 23, Weston 4H. Contact Miriam Morgans Afield honor of being the out of state family Brooks, Boston Post Rd, Weston, Mass. which had contrfbuted the most to the May 24, Brush Hill. Contact Mrs. T. and in the Ring New Hampshire Horse Shows during F. Maguire, Framingham Ctr., Mass. the 1952 season. Then another organization offering By THE RAILBIRDS Each year the New England Horse- five shows throughout the season, to- Morgan Breeding Farms that are man's Council governs horse shows wards their own annual awards—is the interested mainly in breeding the old throughout New England, allotting North Shore Horsemen's Association. blocky type-percentage Morgans and different dates to Show. Managers, so These are strictly amateur shows. showing only at the National Morgan there will be no confusion due to con- Horses to be ridden by amateur mem- Show have done a great service to the flicting show dates. The New Eng- bers only. The shows are held behind Morgan Rejuvenation all over the land Horseman's Council sets up a Howard Johnson's, route 1, Lynnfield, country. But these same people, to program of different classes of shows. Mass. Though they offer only one some extent, tend to frown on the They are namely — Class A, Class B, open Morgan class, Morgans can enter Morgan breeders and exhibitors who and Class C. Scoring of points being in any of their , Western, have tried by their programs to refine different for each class show. For Driving, Pair classes etc. Their first the blocky old type Morgan to make instance, a blue in class A show is worth show date is May 3. For further infor- for a better appearing horse in the 24 points, against 16 points for a blue mation write Sec. Henry Sellick, 43 show ring without eliminating any of in class B and 8 points in a class C Main St., Saugus, Mass.' the Morgan characteristics. To these show. Points accumulated during the Let's all meet in Weston on Mon- people who spend their own time and show season at recognized New Eng- day, April 20th at Mrs. Edward, Ray- money to keep the Morgan Horse in a land Council Shows count towards nor's in the morning. Leave your favorable position in the face of the "High Score and, Reserve High Score" trailers at Dean's Dairy across the road public—the old time breeders should awards at the annual banquet, which on Route 20. The 4H group have give praise instead of knocks. For it is held in a different New England planned a wondeful program. If you is the Morgan owners and breeders state each fall. Each exhibitor to be cannot bring your horse—bring your- who show Morgans at all the shows in- eligible for these awards must be a selves and meet at Mrs. Roger Ela's in stead of only at the National who have member of the New England Horse- Wayland, Mass., at noontime. Bring brought the price of a weanling filly man's council. Then each member is your lunch and the 4H members will average up from $250 to an average of notified of coming Council Shows. For provide the entertainment. Think $500. To these exhibitors we say, further information about the New everyone will go home with some new "Thank You." England Horseman's Council contact ideas on how to care for their horses. At the recent annual banquet of Mr. A. E. Denghausen, 105 Sefton Dr., "New Hampshire Champions," spon- Edgewood, R. I. Connecticut Morgans sored by the New Hampshire Horse The classes which the Council offers and Trail Association, held March 7th for Morgans both in Major and Minor (Continued from Page 21) at the Riviera Restaurant in Concord, Awards are the following: For Major see Mrs. Jane Bristol of Canton and to N. H., the following awards were awards—Model, Open, Under and see Bobana Morgan. Mrs. Bristol was given out for the 1952 show season: Over 15 hands, Stake and Champion- not so we took Bobana out on Champion New Hampshire Morgan, ship. For Minor award, Morgan a lead rope and surely got a surprise SARACEN owned by Clyde Taylor, Combinat.on, and another new division at the growth she has made since leav- Franconia N. H. has been offered this year for the first ing us. She is a rugged individual, a Reserve Champion N. H. Morgan, time for a Minor award, Morgan picture of health and vigor and just all LIPPITT LENORA, owned by Rich- Pleasure Horse. All these Morgan well-manered as she could be. We think ard Corliss, Manchester, N. H. classes are governed by the American she is gong to be a mighty good Mor- Other Morgans receiving awards Horse Shows Association. The reason gan. were: I have dwelt so long on the New Eng- Howard Tracy of Waterbury is now Reserve Champion Junior N. H. land Horseman's Council is due to the seen all about the city on his young Equitaton won by Carol Swanson, fact that a great many Morgan exhibi- Morgan gelding which he calls "Reno." Peterboro, N. H., ridng UPWEY BEN tors do not know of these competitive Reno has his home almost in the center ISABELLA. awards. of Waterbury and even as a four-year- Reserve Champ'on N. H. Open The following New England Horse- old, he can manipulate the city traffic Hack, REWOOD, owned by Judson man's Council Shows will offer Mor- like an old veteran. I expect that soon Sanderson, Pembroke, N. H. gan classes: now he will graduate to the buggy and Reserve Champ'on N. H. Trail May 2, Melrose Lions Club. Contact sleigh to replace Howard's old standby Horse, MORNING STAR, a typy Gladys Allen, Stock Farni, Whippett who is now in his 24th year. grade Morgan owned by Mrs. Wallace Melrose, Mass. Whippett has been used constantly Dennis, Durham, N. H. May 9, Essex County 4-H. Contact about the city and surrounding country There is another award given each Deborah Murphy, Quaker Farm, by Howard for the past fifteen years. year at this banquet. An "Out of State Georgetown, Mass. This seems proof enough that the Mor- Guest" is chosen. - This year Mr. and May 17, P. H. A. Med,field. Contact gan feet and legs can take it for his Mrs. Wallace L. Orcutt, Jr., of West Leonard Almy, 50 Washington St., are as sound and free of blemishes now Newbury, Mass., well-known Morgan Marblehead, Mass. as ever. I shall long remember a 22 The MORGAN HORSE •

couple of years back, driving old Whip- LETTERS Why pay fancy prices pen through the center of the city (Continued from Page 5) for saddlery? Write for FREE FREE Catalog that has just as the late show was getting out. feed box and his seven-months old saved real money for We had him hitched to a very old TO thousands of horsemen. daughter allowed to enter and "eat Describes over 400 hand-made sleigh with pad bells, string popular items of English with Daddy—Pepper moving over and HORSE and American "tack." bells and shaft bells. What an allowing "daughter" to have her share I ship saddlery on ap- audience and what a thrill in this age proval. Write today. of dinner. Not once did he show the OWNERS "little foe" WIESENFELD of cars and buses. - slightest bit of anger;no laid-back ear or Dept. 87 Baltimore 1, Md. I understand that Lippitt General effort to keep the baby from either the Pershing has a new home in Middle- grain or stall. Rather, he went out of bury. The General was previously his way to make the little filly com- FOR SALE: Morgan stal- owned by Wilmont Abbott of Water- fortable. bury. I reget that I have not met his lions. Mares and colts. Good This is, I know, someth'ng that cer- quality. Reasonably priced. new owner but we all wish her the tainly should be seen to really believe! best of hick with the General and feel I have seen a number of Pepper's We deliver. sure he will make her an excellent colts, many from pinto mares, and he mount and companion for a long time really leaves the Morgan look—every to come. colt I have seen is a beauty—confor- I recently took a trip down in Penn- mation and intelligence to spare. C. J. O'NEILL sylvania with Harrison Miles of Ox- June Stowell ford. We looked at anything horsey Johnsonville, New York Manteno, Ill. enroute but the real object of our trip was to look at Lippitt Sandra and her Dear Sir: colt by Lippitt Norman owned by Mr. Enclosed is a picture of my daugh- Parsons. Mr. Miles now has them at ter's Morgan. She is very proud of his stable in Oxford. This colt is a fine this head study, and hopes to see it in prospect for anyone looking for a high a future issue of "The Morgan Horse O'NEILL HORSE percentage stud to rase. Mr. Miles is Magazine." TRAILERS the owner of Lippitt Hippolyta who is a full sister to Sandra and, Lippitt Tril- • Cheaper — Last Longer by Ash and her stud colt by Lippitt Kr Easy on Horse, Car and Selassie. Trilby is a full sister to Lip- Owner. Result of 25 years pitt Ethan Ash and though she is now making trailers 22 years old she doesn't act it for as I O'NEILL write this she is out in my pasture w:th vi my wife's Morgan gelding and having Horse Trailers a grand time. She is to be bred to --4 Manteno, Illinois Nabob and of course Mr. Mles is hop- ing for that eternal filly. On this trip we visited: Earl Miller of Downing- town, Pa., who has a few nice Thor- oughbred mares and also at the • HODGES Hanover Shoe Farm in Hanover where 41 they breed in quantity Gs5 BAD BE CO. and quality. On our return trip we • 13, 060.0 ‘0*. stopped in at the Mid-state Morgan • St°MAC Horse Farm and there saw, among •WLSTE R • RODEOS others, a Lippitt bred filly that we GILFORD, 9612 wanted to put in the back seat and bring along. His Name is "Gilford" No. 9612. If You Like Horses Well folks that about makes the His dam was Belidale, and his sire You Will Like rounds for this time and I hope that all Hudson. the Morgan Horse readers will enjoy I am also sending a check for three THE BIT AND SPUR hearing about these folks and their dollars and fifty cents for a year's sub- Morgans as well as they enjoy hearing scription for my father, a horse fancier MAGAZINE of others. Lets hear more about Mor- from way back. Thank you. PUBLISHED MONTHLY gans and their owners in both this Mrs. Walter A. Rihl 1 Year $3.00-2 Years $5.00 state and others. Why not make it Lebanon, N. H. Sample Copy 25c a point to look up some of the Morgan Dear Sir: owners when you are out for a plea- Mrs. Bates, (Capt. Louise D. Bates, Bill Hagen ore ride, get acquainted and talk Mor- ANC.), has been called back into the Box 1458, Billings, Montana gan for I believe it a fine way to further Army. Editor and Publisher the breed. (Continued on Page 25) APRIL 1953 23 the time this column appears in print, I will be living on the East coast. I Minnesota Morgans dislike leaving Minnesota and my Mor- gans just now when spring is finally By MARIANNE NAAS coming. I do look forward to seeing The Executive and Trail Ride Com- At the present time she has been the Eastern Morgans and coming back mittees of the North Central Morgan broken to harness and Mr. Anderson later for Barbadon. It has been my Association met February 28th in St. enjoys driving her to a road cart. ambition for several years to show her Paul. Plans are well under way for Dr. R. B. Graves of Red Wing, at the National Morgan Show and a trail ride and a tentative schedule snowed in by a recent Minnesota now it looks as though this will be calls for the ride to be held June 6th blizzard, had to hitch up two of his possible. and 7th at St. Cloud. This seems to Morgans in order to get out. One of I wish our newly organized North be the most centralized location and the horses had never been harnessed Central Morgan Association continued good accommodations are available for previously, but went right off with no growth and the best of luck and suc- both Morgans and their owners. A trouble at all. The Graves arc await- cess in all its ventures. I have enjoyed general meeting and dinner will be ing the first foals by their stallion, being your first secretary and corres- held on Saturday evening the 6th and Milaca Major, a son of Mentor. pondent to the magazine and look for- the ride will be on the following Sun- Susette Jarnette and Beauty Sentney ward to taking an active part again day. When definite plans are made all are both in foal to him. in the more distant future. members will be notified. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rathbun of St. A new secretary was also appointed Cloud have been doing a lot of driving N. E. Morgan Ass'n. at this meeting. She is Miss Marilyn this year. Headlight Glen and Gail Dean are used on both cart and cutter. Meeting David Blunt of Litchfield must be Winter appears to have increased in- the busiest person in the state with If s terest in the Morgan Horse. As Morgans. He is training three four- evidence is the fact that our first meet- year-olds to saddle. They are his stal- ing since last November turned out a lion, Bay Rocket, a gelding, Dakota record number of meal reservations Bird, and a filly Betty Belle. David (119), and a good deal more than that says all three are coming along well at the meeting, at the University of and show the typical Morgan disposi- Massachusetts on March 22. As usual tion and intelligence. Fancy Faye, the weather was perfect, a bright sun another Morgan, is in foal to the and a mild air. Illinois champion, Congo. A very well-planned demonstration At Kellogg is the stallion, Robin of the lineage of the horses at the Bailey 0, owned by Mr. Wm. Rafter. University and the future breeding A bay with a small star, he is sired by plans formed the program arranged Doctor Bailey and out of Ginger De and directed by Mr. Donald Kinsman Jarnette. This stallion has been used for assisted by others on the staff. Prof. a number of years on a group of grade Victor A. Rice spoke of general princi- Morgan mares and gotten some very ples to consider in good genetic MILACA MAE at 18 months with owner nice colts. Mr. Rafter reports several practices. A very impressive line-up R. G. Anderson of Fargo, N. D. sales of these half and three-quarter of about 7 Percheron mares all de- Morgans. scendants of the old black mare, Lena, Dreher, Boulder Bridge Farm, Ex- I pad a visit to Ch;palee Farm at who led the line, initiated the pro- celsior, Minn. All future club corres- Rockford recently and was sorry to gram. This is the last year that Per- pondence and news for the magazine miss the Sperrys who were vacation- cherons will be bred at the University, should be sent to, her. ing in California at the time. I did a fact made the more sad by the sight Morgans are certainly holding their see their two Morgan mares, Bert's of these fine mares in splendid condi- own at the Moorhead Country Club Beauty and Bert's Topsy, both of tion. Stable. Mr. S. J. Duginski of Moor- whom arc in foal to Questionnaire and. Morgan mares and fillies were then head keeps three of his Morgans there due to foal in April and May. introduced by pedigree, those by the and Mr. Ray Anderson of Fargo, N. D. Mr. S. D. Sahlstrom of Milaca and same sire, and those by the same dam. keeps his filly, Milaca Mae, there also. Sr. Paul is expecting a colt this month Mimeographed sheets gave further de- "Mae," sired by Victory Allen and out from his mare, Tillicum. She was tails of the breeding. The two sires, of Golden Jane, has done quite a bit of bred to Milaca Query. "Query," I Mead and U. S. Panez, were shown, traveling over the state during her two understand will be used by the South and their use in the future breeding short years. Foaled at Mor-Ayr Farms Dakota State College th;s year on some program indicated. in Red Wing, she was sold to Milaca of their mares. The business part of the meeting was where she acquired her name and is This takes care of all the Morgan deferred by the President, Mr. J. C. now at home in Moorhead and if Mr. news for this month. Beginning with Ferguson, until the end. Again this Anderson's enthusiasm is any indica- the next issue your new correspondent year the Association will issue a Calen- tion that is right where she will stay. will be Miss Marilyn Dreher, since by (Continued on Page 31) 24 The MORGAN HORSE LETTERS I would be very pleased if someone would give me some advice, so that I (Continued from Page 23) can successfully cope with my "wonder Cutting Horse Captain Bates served during World horse." War II in Europe, and was also shipped Maxine Thomas Saddle to Japan for a tour of duty. After be- 28 Newland St. ing put on the inactive list, she pur- Auburndale, Mass. chased a farm near Granite Falls, Brand — Help Washington, and purchased her start Dear Sir: in Morgan horses from me. The Mor- I wrote you a while back when I gan business is still going on there, just Full Flower was trying to find out where a mare 1 Stamped as if Captain Bates were at home. owned • came from. I received a few On February 1, 1953, the army called letters on what procedures to follow $8350 her back to active duty, and she is pres- that might help me find out about her. ently stationed at the Letterman Army I have sent letters with a picture of the Express Hospital in San Francisco, Californ'a. brand to 11 or more states that possibly Prepaid Donald Anderson record bands. I was given the name Granite Falls, Washington of a man in Colorado who had a Bar Your best buy for cut- Order by T Y brand registered. Upon writing ting horse and all-pur- MAIL Advice for 'Wonder Horse" pose riding. Would be a So tisfcrction to him he informed me that he thought good value at $137.50. Guaranteed Dear Sir: the brand looked more like a Bar 7 Y, Select russet leather. I greatly appreciate your page dedi- Rawhide covered tree. Fork 13" wide. Cantle so I had to write all over again. This 3" high. Horn 3", cap 3" high, Full double cated to Stable Hints and find them rigging. SEAT 14" ONLY. Skirts woolskin very beneficial. They have been a lined. Mohair cincha. 2" metal-bound stirrups. Deposit $20 with C.O.D. orders. source of inspiration and help to me, and have contributed towards the health and of my two horses. 6erien. H-2 Livestock SADDLE & RANCH SUPPLY A startling incident occurred before Exchange Bldg. FORT WORTH 6, TEXAS I received your January issue, and as it concerned the subject that Stable Hints was based upon, I thought I would PEDIGREES TRACED write and mention it. Complete pedigree including all ances- tors registered with American Morgan One day after school, I let my geld- Horse Register and colors of same. DOR- ing, White Blaze, loose, while I per- CAS THURSTON, Union, Maine. formed stable rites. Being a sensible old timer, he rambles around his home- stead to get his exercise when I don't BOTTEN CORNER BUCKETS have time to ride him, and then returns FEED&WATER for his evening meal when I whistle. YOUR HORSES After I let Blaze out for his stroll, I BETTER: - " shut the stable gate, which is 5' 8" if STAI'sTDARD&PONY it's an inch. When I led Lippitt Victor 1. SIZES out of his stall, he pranced around the PRICE $ 646 enclosure, showing off as usual. Then the unbelievable happened. Vicki spied WILL NOT UPSET evr WASTE Blaze and began to act up. Before my time enclosing a picture of the brand. FEED: surprised mind telegraphed to my equ- The Cattle Sanitary Board of New SEND FOR FREE BOOKLET. ally surprised reflexes, he charged the Mexico wrote me, sending a brand that ROTTEN BUCKET COMPANY gate like a dark chestnut streak and (Continued on Page 26) CHAGRIN. FALLS,OHIO hurtled over it in perfect form. For some time after that memorable day, I went around in a daze. I had "IIR"saues you dollars! planned on a show career for Vicki be- cause of his natural style, which he That's why horsemen all across the country send to Miller's for quality merchandise. They trust us for seems to have inherited from his pa, super-service and low prices! Now prove it— Send Lippitt Victory. However, after this today for our FREE, 96-page illustrated CATALOG episode I don't know whether to end 88 and SEE the 1,000 items in English and West- his show career and begin training him ern Saddlery, Driving Equipment. Riding Clothes and Boots . . ALL for a jumping one, or combine both of with our famous them. I find that he takes the greatest MONEY BACK pleasure in jumping the silliest things GUARANTEE! Everything when I'm hacking him. If he spies a 123 EAST 24TH ST., NEW YORK 10 for Flitting good sized twig, he is apt to jump it. Dept. VM H at Savinge APRIL 1953 25 Foaled March 20, 1943. FOR MINOR CUTS, BRUISES, GALLS LETTERS (Continued from preceding page) By Captain Red #8088, out of Mor- gan mare, Rubby #X-05238, owned by CGI MINA came close to the one on my mare, and P'14111e ANTISEPTIC OINOINTMENT Fred E. Hubbards of Oxford, Michi- SEND 10c FOR recommended that as the mare seems Rich in Wool Fat, Ideal gan. Wound and Wet Nessing. TRIAL SAMPLE to resemble a Morgan, and Morgans e oz. cAN Truly a great Morgan. originated in Vermont, I should try THE CORONA MFG. CO. en-.1 KENTON. OHIO Sincerely yours, that state. I did the first time, but Sue L. Paulson could find no place to address a letter. Oak Park, Illinois DO YOU KNOW THERE IS A Could you possibly tell me if and HALF-MORGAN REGISTRY where brands are recorded in Vermont Grown Up satisfactorily serving horse owners and if it would be possible to get in- Dear Sir: since 1939? II you have a Half. formation on brands from the Morgan Enclosed is a picture of my pride and Morgan of merit write for free in , formation, entry blanks. etc. HALF. register? I would appreciate any help joy, Multnomah Gift #10205, a true MORGAN HORSE REGISTER, 2073 you could give me. I am again writing registered Morgan stallion. You pub. 5, W. Park Ave., Suite 107. to because of the help you gave on my lished his picture as a colt of two PORTLAND 1, OREGON last letter. i appreciated it very very months old, some three years ago. Now, much. he is gentlest and best natured stallion Enclosed is a picture of the brand, around Portland, Oregon. People Why pay fancy prices for saddlery? Write for perhaps you or some of your friends around here never cease to be amazed FREE FREE Catalog that has saved real money for may know of it. I am leaving no pos- TO thousands of horsemen. sibility untried in an effort to gather Describes over 400 popular items of English informat'on about this mare. HORSE and American "tack." I ship saddlery on ap- Mrs. Chester Bahn proval. Write today. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin OWNERS ioe" WIESENFELD Dept. 87 Baltimore T. Md. From Illinois Dear Sir: Horse Magazines Hello from Illinois. I have enjoyed Per Year Sample your magazine, The Morgan Horse. Morgan Hcrse, monthly $3.50 .35 American Horseman Sportolog, 5.00 .. for more than two years. Truly a good book. I greatly enjoyed the article "A Journal, mo. 3.00 .35 Breeze . . . From the Great Lakes." News, 10 issues 3.00 .35 Bit and Spur, mo. 3.00 .25 Breeder Stockman (cattle), mo. 2.00 .25 and Thorough- bred, mo, 4.00 .50 The Chronicle, weekly 7.00 Florida Cattleman, mo. 2.00 .25 at this stallions temperment. He is so Hoofs & Horns, mo. 2.00 .20 gentle I now ride him bareback and Hoosier Equestrian, 10 issues 3.00 .35 let him follow me around the barn and Horse Lover, hi-monthly 3.00 .35 Hcrseman's Journal, mo. 3.00 .25 corral without any reins or ropes. Maryland Horses, mo. 2.00 .25 must say that my stallion appears to be Mississippi Stockman one in a million for being good Farmer, mo. 1.00 .15 natured. National Horseman, mo. 6.00 .. Northwest Hitching Post, 2.50 .25 I do hope you can use the picture for Palomino Horses, mo. 3.00 .35 one of your issues. I truly look for- Paicific Coast Quarter Horse, m 3.00 .35 ward to each issue, as I have learned Quarter Horse Journal 3.00 .35 a great deal from your articles. hanchmari, mo. 2.00 .. Saddle and Bridle, mo. 5.00 .. I take my older issues down to the Stable Door, mo. 3.00 .35 Pacific Telephone Company, where I Thoroughbred of Calif., mo. 3.00 .25 work as a service representative, and let Thoroughbred Record, weekly 7.50 .20 Turf & Sport Digest, mo., racing the other members of the company en- stories, tips, etc. 5.00 .50 joy the magazine. Many girls have en- Western Dude Ranches 2.00 .35 joyed leisure hours reading the Mor- Western Horse News, mo. 3.00 .35 gan Horse Magazine. Western Horseman, mo. 3.50 .35 Your Pony 3.00 .. Sincerely, Rush your order for subscriptions or I am enclosing a picture of my reg- Mrs. Stephanie G. Webster sample copies today. All orders handled Portland, Oregon promptly, and acknowledged by return istered Morgan mare, Gallant Lady mall. Remit in any manner convenient #06765, and myself. Maybe you will From "Pat" in Missouri to you. use it in a coming magazine - for we Dear Sir: Send dime for list of many mor e horse I am sending you a picture of my magazines and horse books. (List is sent are faithful readers. free with order.) "GALLANT LADY'S HISTORY" Morgan mare, Tribella, which was MAGAZINE MART, Dept. M. H. Bred by Simon Lantz of Congerville, taken at the All-American Morgan P. 0. Box 1288 Plant City. Fla. Illinois. Show last fall.

26 The MORGAN HORSE 14 years old, 1110 lbs., brown. He is one of C. J. O'Neill's horses, of Man- teno, Illinois. The ages of the horses are all as of April 20, 1949, when 1 gave this four horse team an endurance test which I would like to tell you about. It was a hazy sunshiny day with the temperature at 60 degrees. I was disk- ing cornstalk ground, gently rolUng field 80 rods long. After working an hour 1 rested them 'til their respiration was about normal, then I made one TRIBELLA round of 160 rods and stopped to check their wind. I found the following: HI-CREST TOMMY This mare was first in both the Jay was breathing 50 breaths per Mares and Geldings under Saddle and minute; Kate 50 breaths per minute; Michigan News the Adult Equitat'on Classes, and sec- Dear Sir: ond in the Horse AV' Enclosed is a picture of Hi-Crest's Class. She has also placed in both Tommy, 10733, at his first show under ladies' and men's pleasure horse classes tack at the Detroit International last here in Missouri, competing against October, Jack Thomas Up. He was Walking Horses and Saddlebreds. She foaled June 15, 1949. We showed him is now in foal to Townshend Gay- in the combination class and he placed meade. third. The magazine is very good and the He is by Patrick Geddes, 8744, and pictures are especially so. Keep up the Major was breathing 80 breaths per out of that good old mare, Lippitt Polly fine work. minute, and Babe 100 per minute. Moro, 04873. Patricia Hallquist You can see in this test the Morgan 1 have a good weal'ng by Plains Sleepy Hollow Farm and half4Morgan although in we'ght, King out of the old mare and she is in Hillsboro, Missouri made the round with far less exhaus- foal again this year. Will sell her and Working Morgans tion. my black mare, Pixie Hawk to the Dear Sir: I have seen dynamometer pulling right parties. Please find enclosed a picture of my- contests, but I believe my endurance My oldest boy, Tom, is in the service self and my horses at my barn. The test is more important and interesting. now in Georgia. He bought Polly's horses are, left to right, Beecher, foaled In my 50 years of driving Morgans. colt last year and he is known as Hi- 'n 1950, sired by Jay; Babe, sorrel Belgians, Percherons, coach horses and Crest's Little Bud. He also has four western mare, 1400 lbs., 12 years old; a few Army in 1918 as a registered Jerseys here. He started next is Kate, a six-year-old bay mare, Wagoner, I find the Morgans steady with one heifer in the 4-H Future 1200 lbs., out of a western mare and enough in the collar to compete with Farmers and now has four with more sired by Jay; then Major, a bay gelding, any of them, and yet unexcelled under coming. By the time he gets out, it five years old, 1400 lbs., half Belgian, saddle or light driving. looks like he will have a herd to take I% Morgan, and at the extreme right David Beckmeir care of. is Jay, a registered Morgan, Kent, Illinois Milo Meascl, Farmington, Mich.

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APRIL 1953 27 Midwestern News Morgans—Why We CLASSIFIED (Continued from Page 15) Love Them 5 cents per word $1.00 minimum Hardly a day goes by that the (Continued from Page 12) • weather is such that we can't ride or REGISTERED MORGAN COLTS. Fillies turn the animals in a paddock for ex- for sale, Lippitt and Archie 0 bloodlines— woman, by what there is in them, not Mid State Morgan Horse Farm. DeMott ercise. So all in all we here in Kansas by what they weigh when placed on Road, Middlebush, N. J., phone East fare pretty well, compared with the the scales. I have known many a Mor- Millstone 8-2646. colder locales where so many special gan that did not weigh over 950 to FOR SALE: Coal-black registered mare, preparat'ons must be made for the ad- 1000 pounds in the barn, that com- 5 years old, a beautiful rugged-built mare vance of winter. menced to grow as soon as you began with good old fashioned Morgan looks and I had a brief visit from H. E. Gilmer natural action. This mare is "clean- to buckle the harness on, and when it blooded." well trained and perfectly sound and Earl Yokely a Sunday or two ago. got warmed up on the road it appeared in every way. She is in top condition and Mr. Gilmer is very pleased with the to weigh a ton. has a good disposition. Priced reasonable, progress his new stallion is making. I could tell you many 'other tales of OR will consider trade for a smaller mare War Allen is Seven and only green or fillies. Contact Mrs. Ayelien Richards, the old Black. Hawk mare, did space Pine City. N.Y. or phone Elmira (NY) 34985. broken, but is coming along now like permit. At 25 she was yet a good I' can deliver. a veteran, according to his owner. when not in breeding. We FOR SALE: Towne-Ayr Traveler 10853, Mr. Yokely is looking forward to the bred her to such horses as Daniel Lam- stud foal born July 31, 1952. Sire: Lippitt expected foal from Parader's Queen. bert, Abraham, etc. and she produced Firelight. Dam: Dream-Star. Well grown This nice chunky little mare should a grand lot of colts and fillies. To her typey chestnut with white markings. MRS. foal early in April to Barberry. The RODERICK TOWNE. R. D. #3, Montpelier, and her great daughter Roxy, by Vermont. colt should be a real little beauty. Daniel Lambert, do I attribute the most Morgan news is rather scarce this of my success as a breeder of fine road FOR SALE: Top buggy. Folding or time of year. The chilly days seem to removable top, narrow track, single seat, and carriage horses. scare everyone in around the fire, so do lightweight. Pole and shafts. In the very The old mare lived to be 30 years best condition throughout. Also two-seater send me any news of interest you might light sleigh with shafts, good condition. have. It would be of great help. old and was sound and free from any Merrylegs Farm, Box 87, South Dartmouth. blemish when she died. Her daughter Mass. Guess I'd better be leaving you, (can't keep this darn old gray cat off Roxy also lived to be 30 and at 25 WANTED — a registered Morgan horse. my lap long enough to finish this, produced the great show horse Rex that preferably under 7 years. for expert child that's what I get for having so many at 10 years old has about 30 blue rib- rider. Must be well-mannered. Good care bons to his credit won at large exhibi- and permanent home assured. SUZY AIMES stray animals around!) I'll be seeing Malden Bridge, New York. you all again soon, remember now, tions under strong competition includ- that's Rt. No. 2, Derby, Kansas, for ing first when a three-year-old at the FOR SALE: Morgan mare. Ebony Girl. Pan-American Exposition in the open- By Senator Graham out of a Flyhawk your news. mare. Reglstered.Four years old. 15 hands. to-all Morgan stallions any age, also the approximately 1000 lbs. Pure black; Rides grand sweepstakes over all stallions, and drives. Nice type. Price right. JOSEPH any breed, at our Vermont State Fair I. KELLEY, 56 Partridge Lane, Belmont, Ed Cox Mass. Belmont 5.1822. (Continued from Page 7) this year. Some time in the future I may tell . FOR SALE: #10725, Trygone, $650.00, hotel, the driver threw his weight on two year old stallion, black with white hind the brake. The huge carriage stopped you some of the great things this mare ankles. #9357, Gipsey, Sr., eight year old Roxy did for me in her long life of stallion. Two yearling colts eligible for instantly. The clock inside the Profile House usefulness. Enough' now to say that registration. JAMES W. KREHBIEL, Route she did well her part and materially 1, Clifton, Virginia. • showed that the drive had been made helped pay for the large farm. She FOR SALE: • Albino colt, 20 mo., 14% in precisely fifty-eight minutes! alone produced foals for , which I re- hands, Arabian Quarter Horse cross. When General Grant •descended Reasonable. Call Princeton, Mass., 162. from the driver's box, his appearance ceived $4600 and still have many of her direct descendants left. UNUSUALLY GENTLE, well-mannered hardly suggested that of a nation's young chestnut gelding suitable for child Chief ExeCutive. He was covered with Some people, judging from their to ride in show. Also two bay stallion colts. dust from head to foot—just as if he quick, springy action and great supply three-quarter brothers, which will 'make 'cr of nerve force; th'nk the. Morgans are beautiful matched pair. Purest of Morgan had been rolled in the road. blood lines. Reasoneille 'prices beccruse But the President did not seem to hard to manage and not to be relied stable overcrowded._ Westfall Farm. RD 1, mind how he looked. Apparently, he upon. This, let me..assure you, is a Port Jervis, N. Y. had enjoyed h's ride immensely. . At mistake. They will-Moe submit to FOR SALE: Registered Morgan . Stallion, an impromptu, reception later that abuse, nor. will .a high bred woman, but chestnut: markings — star and left front evening, he' said he had never seen. any give- them love and good treatment, pastern white: height 14.3, weight 1050 Man handle a team of horses better and like this same' high-hied woman, pounds; broke to ride and drive. I also they make the belt-of hili)meets in have a true, six-year old Morgan Gelding, than Ed Cox. . . • dark bay. small star: this is a good pled- To all the praise Ed only smiled and .,:this world. sure horse, stands 15-1, weight 1150. broke then held up; his little fingers. They I. have irilo possession at the pres- western. For additional information, write Carl A. Schein:kart, Box 443, Sterns Road, were so stiff he could not bend them, ent time a five-year-old stallion, a son Temperance. Mich. and he knew they would ache all night. - of the above mentiiindlex'aiid whose 28 The MORGAN HORSE dam was the grand old road-mare disqualified by the judges as being out better and faster Eureka would work. Queen. This horse has great action of his class; these the only three times He was driven half miles in 1:15 to and nerve force enough for a high he ever returned without the blue show wagons more than once and on pressure steam engine. For the past rosette. Some of his wins were of a many occasions was ridden a mile at three months he has been driven every- most phenomenal order, such as occur- the rack in well under three minutes. where on our country roads by my red at Kentucky's Owen County Fair His disposition was almost unexcelled, daughter who is a registered nurse where he swept the boards, ten pre- and he worked with such ease that a connected with the Presbytrian Hospi- miums, including best saddle stallion professional rider was never a necessity. tal of New York, and who never en- saddle sweepstakes, best harness stallion This was at extreme odds with his fiery joys herself better, when home on her and sweepstake, best general use and rival Montrose, who was wont to enter vacation, than when riding or driving stake for same, best combination stal- the ring at a full gallop and only after our beautiful Morgans. lion, best open harness and best com- several rounds a la wild-horse race, Many well-meaning people have said bination and also first in get of sire. settle into showing. to me, "How dare you let her drive, Again, he defeated Montrose handily Coleman's Eureka was sold to Noah alone, those young horses?" My re- at the enormous St. Louis Show, beat- Frazier of Cynthiana, Kentucky at the ply is always the same, that the girl has ing that good horse and nearly thirty age of eighteen, then to T. K. Shuff of good common sense and plenty of others at best general use stallion. At Georgetown and finally to Watson Gay courage, and that is all that is required that same show he won over some of Bourbon County, who bought him to be able to manage a well-bred Mor- twenty other top stallions in a roadster at the age of twenty-five and kept him gan. Many a time has she met the class, with style, action, speed and dur- until his death at the advanced, Mor- huge scary automobiles, often in diffi- ability all to count. This was a fitting gan-like age of thirty-four. In the stud cult places, and yet he never refuses to climax to Eureka's long show ring he was both intensely popular and in- pass them and that without any help career, for he was then over twenty tensely successful, for he sired well over from the chauffer. years of age, and constant showing and one thousand foals, and young geldings From boyhood I have lived with, traveling, together with his exceedingly by him were sold in lots of ten for an bred, and handled this grand breed of heavy breeding schedule, had finally average price of $500 for each horse. horses and knowing their sterling began to impair his speed and ring One of his best performing sons was characters ;and great worth well, do presence. the good gelding Woodlake, who beat you wonder that I love and stand ever It is not unusual for one horseman to the incomparable Lady de jarnette and praise extravagantly the very animal ready to defend them? was later sold for $1500 off that record. "Long may they livel" another horseman will criticize equally As was the case of Indian Chief, severely, for horsemen are partisan in- Coleman's Eureka was destined to deed, but of two great horses, Cole- make his mark an indelible one, but man's Eureka and Golddust, Kentucky for a breed other than Morgan. From Names in Pedigrees breeders have always been in fullest his daughters descend the truly great (Continued from Page 11) agreement. "The very greatest." Eureka show horses, King Bourbon, Chester was a deep dark chestnut color, almost Chief, undoubtedly the best son of success at one career, she was retired chocolate, and his only white marking Chester Dare, and the handsome bay to the farm where, bred to Young's was a right hind ankle. He was very stallion American Born, who combined Morgan, she immediately achieved the close to sixteen hands and weighed the Morgan blood of Coleman's Eureka top rung of another career, for her foal eleven hundred pounds. His head was and Drennon with that of the Den- was Coleman's Eureka, one of the excellent, with a well-defined mascu- marks to become the best and most greatest show horses and sires ever bred line jaw offset by an Arab-like dish to successful sire of the Denmark line. in Kentucky. his profile. His ears were small and The heavy infusions of Morgan blood Bred by William L. Coleman in very thin, always worn sharply forward, in the American Saddlebred represen- Trimble County, Kentucky, Coleman's and his nostrils flared wide, doubly so ted an earnest effort on the part of the Eureka was foaled in 1868. He was at any work, His head was extremely early breeders to blend the substance, carefully broken to harness and saddle well set onto Ws neck, with a parti- style and brilliant action of the harness by his breeder who showed him with cularly clean throatlatch, and his neck, horse with the exquisite finish and easy great success as a two and three year while somewhat longer than average, gaits of the Denmarks. It was this old. At four, he was sent to one of was well laid back into the best possible same reasoning and honest effort, albeit the first great saddle horse trainers, wither. His loin and quarters were very reversed, which led to the infusion of Lewis S. Ellis of Eminence, Kentucky, strong and he carried his long wavey some Denmark and Peavine blood in who liked the young horse so well he tail like a plume always. His trainer modern Morgans in an effort to re- bought a half interest in him. In the was the inventor of an artificial deem the splendid qualities of Cole- next fifteen years Eureka won 109 first appliance known as the Ellis Crupper, man's Eureka, Ind:an Chief and the ribbons out of 112 shows, winning var- the fore runner of the present day tail- other good Morgans which had been iously in saddle, harness, roadster, set, but it was never used on Coleman's absorbed into another breed. If these general use, combination, model and Eureka. His gaits were perfectly ex- latter efforts provide food for argument get of sire classes. He was beaten once ecuted and distinct and it was always a certainly the foregoing ones do not, for by Montrose, in an aged stallion class, well-known fact that if he were ever to the American Saddlebred as he now is, was once defeated by one of his daugh- be beaten, it would have to come early owes much; very, very much, to a little- ters in a walking class, and was once in a class, for the longer the class, the big horse called Justin Morgan. APRIL 1953 29 ONCE UPON A HORSE

Days of the Fire Horses

By OLD TIMER

There is no doubt that the automo- care was lavished on them. They were thin heads were outstretched, their ears bile is here to stay and that our always groomed to the nines, hoofs tucked back from the sting of the civilization is solidly built on this pre- polished, manes and tails carefully storm, they moved as one. The pave- mise. There is nothing new in that. braided into a knot when the weather ment was slippery under its thin snow Motoring the year 'round has been an was bad. In addition, many were so coat but they spurned it so lightly it accepted fact even in northern areas well trained that periodically they were didn't seem to matter. Rapidly they for the past three decades. taken out onto the manure pile where pulled abreast of my window and I But in hilly northern communities they performed their chores and never tore my eyes from the magnet of their city departments clung to horses much sullied their stalls. motion to gaze at the apparition on the later, and to horse-drawn equipment Their names were known to nearly tiny driver's seat. Big was the driver even longer. In fact, in the main fire- everyone and partisans lined the streets and black of blowing hair and swept house of our city there are still vestigeal to cheer on their favorites when the back moustache. He was clad only in remnants—blankets, some harness and big red wagons rolled by on a dash to his red flannel underwear, his huge those snap-on steel collars the depart- a fire. But because our town is in the bare feet clutching the footrest with ments could not even give away. hills with a high-perched water supply the grip of an ape, his long arms ex• But to anyone who, as a boy was there was usually enough hydrant pres- tended over the rumps of the wheelers fascinated by a firehouse and the sure for any blaze and the need for the handling the ribbons, as delicately as tingling experience of a run to a blaze, steamer was not so great. he would have patted a baby's head. the doors of these red brick buildings Recollection always goes back to Clinging precariously to the rig, a which dot the country will always New York when fire engnes are men- fireman strove to hold a blanket around house the spirits of those animals which tioned and to a particular date. linked firemen with romance. the scantily-clad driver. But the It was Christmas time. With other driver's attention was solely on the In our town, because of the hills, members of my family I had gone to horses. That, plus the wind, made heavy horses were used. The runs were the big city for the holidays. But the blanketing effort a futile gesture. short and the few seconds lost in racing grandmother lived in an apartment on At the back rail another fireman paid to the fire were more than made up by one of the principal avenues and it scant heed to the rocking motion but the fact that the team would always didn't take a boy of eight very long to worked steadily getting up more steam. get there. But in spite of their size explore the quarters. Then, with time there was intelligent and quick re- heavy on my hands, I stared out the One moment they were there before sponce. They broke out of their stalls window at the wind-whipped snow. me in all their spine-tingling glory of when the gates snapped back, trotted Then I saw it. valiant men, gleaming metal, cloud of to their stations and stood while the The first hint was smoke far down smoke and running horses. Then they suspended harness was dropped and the avenue, almost obscured by the were gone in the snow, galloping up hooked, tore out of the house the mo- driving storm. Then, as it rapidly the avenue, on and on and on . . . ment the big doors opened. Their came nearer, the smoke billowed black, galloping into the future which was awkward and their gallop - as the fireman poured on oil to waken ous—but they hauled the piece to the spelled their extermination, racing with his sleepy fire. Then, out of the snow blaze wherever it was and whatever the time whose motors defeated them. and smoke sprang Romance. conditions of the roads. Their great But one whose lifetime does not The engine was brightly polished shoulders would bulge into the collars stretch back to the firehorse can have copper slung low between its rubber- desp're muddy roads or deep snow. motor memories which shine as bright- And they were smart. Firemen, who tired red wheels. Hauling it were ly as those implanted in boyhood on lead a life of extremes—enforced idle- three horses, grays. They were lighter ness for long periods and then super- than the horses used in our town, the early hundreds. Gone are the fire- human effort demanded at a moment's lighter and leggier. horses and their gallant runs. But notice—firemen gravitated naturally in Low they ran, flattened out by the those who were lucky enough to have their dull moments to the horses. Much length of their great strides. Their seen them will never forget. 30 The MORGAN HORSE