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The 12th Annual NATIONAL MORGAN SHOW

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Saturday Evening Friday Evening 7:00 P. M. 7:00 P. M.

Sunday Saturday Afternoon Afternoon 1:00 P. M. 1:00 P. M.

PERFORMANCE CLASSES CLASSES For and Saddle, Harness, Mares: Colts and Pleasure. Utility Fillies and

THE CLUB

Watch The Foundation Breed of America Perform.

TRI-COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS NORTHAMPTON, MASS.

July 30, 31 and August 1, 1954

Adults $1.00 Children - under 12 - 50' A LAW FOR IT . by 1939 Legislature

"There oughta be a law agin it," is a favorite expresion of Vermonters. Sometimes they reverse themselves and make a law "for it" as they did in 1939 when the legislature passed the following resolution:

"Whereas, this is the year recognized as the 150th anniversa y of the famous horse ',' which horse not only established a recognized breed of named for a single individual, but brought fame th•tzugh his descendants to Vermont and thousands of dollars to Vermonters. "The name Morgan has come to mean beauty, spirit, and action to all lovers of the horse; and the Morgan horses fo• many years held the world's record for trotting horses, and "Whereas the Morgan blood is recognized as for the American Saddle Horse, for the American Trotting Horse, and for the . In each of these three , the Morgan horse is recognized as a foundation, and therefore, with the recognition of its value to the horse b seeders of the nation, and recognition that it in Vermont that Morgan horses were first established, therefore be it "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, that a committee consisting of one senator and two representatives be appointed by the p esiding officers of each body, respectively, to make some recommendation for the proper recognition of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the horse 'Justin Morgan' and to report to this present session of the General Assembly."

So Vermont paid tribute to a horse that is part of Vermont history and had much in with the people of the Green mountain state. Early settlers had to he rugged to make corn grow in hilly country spiked with stone and ledge. So are Morgans rugged. Old Justin himself first emerged from obscurity for his astounding prowess in pulling logs. Vermonters are workers. A stone wall is pretty to look at but think of the - breaking labor! Morgans are workers too, but no doleful drudges, rather cheerful, willing and intelligent. Vermonters run to "family" and are said to pass on their traits to their children and grandchildren. So with Morgans. Justin was famed fo r his remarkable ability to pass on his valuable qualities to his descendants. In Vermont there's a tradition of keeping your legs under you to the last. If that isn't a Morgan — Old Justin lived to the great age (for a horse) of 29 years, and died (like a Yankee with his boots on), not of any infirmity — but an accident. — Table of Contents felierA to SPECIAL FEATURES Ferguson's Luck 6 New Foal — New Responsibility 12 Minnesota Judging School 15 the Editom Out of the Past 30

Excellent! Excellent! Dear Sir: REGULAR FEATURES In reply to your question on the en- Letters to the Editor 4 closed form "State topics you would The Editor's Comments 5 like to see covered in future issues," Names in Pedigrees 10 may I suggest the following features leffy's Journal 13 for coming issues. These should not N. E. News 14 N. Y. State News necessarily appear regularly but occa- 15 Illinois News 18 sionally as special features. Breeze from the Great Lakes 18 (I) Articles and Photos on Mor- Illinois-Missouri News 20 gans outside of the Show Ring, such Badger State News 21 as Morgans working in various occu- N. E. Calendar of Events for Morgan Owners 26 Breeders' Listing 28-29 pations. Stable Hints 31 (2) Articles and Photos on half Morgans and/or half quarter horse, half Arabian, half , half . Officers of the Morgan Horse Club (3) Controversial articles by pro- President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS fes ionai and amateur horsemen or wo- Windsor, Vermont men showing both sides or more on Vice•President GERALD F. TAFT the training or breaking a Morgan. Northville, Michigan

(4) Old Photos and brief articles on Treasurer WHITNEY STONE the morgan horse of yesterday going 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. back as far as available material will Secretary FRANK B. HILLS permit. I am sure many Morgan lov- 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y ers have photos that have been in their families for many, many years and would he happy to see them pub- lished for the benefit of all. The Morgan Horse Magazine (5) Articles and Photos on various type of Morgans including . Vol. XIV June, 1954 No. a (6) Occasional Photo and article on A Monthly Morgans outside of America in vari- The Official Publication of ous parts of the world if there are any. THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated (7) More photos and articles (you 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. have had a few) on the Morgan as a Publication Office . Leominster, Mass, (8) Quite some time ago your mag- Publisher Otho F. Eusey azine held a contest for children (up for The Morgan Horse Club, Inc. to 16, believe) on best article written I Editor Sumner Kean pertaining to the Morgan, with four registered Morgan colts or fillies a- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS C. Fred Austin warded as prizes to the top four win- Carol Ramsey Mabel Owen Helen Brunk Groenwalt Beverlee Stahl ners. How about running this every Janet Dakin year? Perhaps we can get four peo- Mrs. Frank Lionel] ple to donate the four horses or get SUBSCRIPTION RATES as many people as possible to contribute One Year $3.50 Two Years $6.50 Three Years $9.00 what they could to a fund the pro- The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly by THE ceeds of which would be used to pur- MORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New York. chase at least two colts or fillies a Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second class year, one to be awarded to a girl and matter at post office, Leominster, Mass. one to a boy. Rules, requirements, Copyright 1954 by The Morgan Horse Magazine and type of contest could be determined His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, by you or a committee of the Morgan and his countenance enforces horn-age. Horse Club, Inc. or both. It is the (Continued on Next Page) - - X"e,s9 Jen/14e 9/ The Editor's Comments OUR COVER Ill kk■.-

Margaret Cabell Self. Thumbing through a bunch of English magazines and weekly newspapers we came across that name in the book review section of Punch, famed English magazine. Punch, to an American, is about as funny as an income tax form. But its book and play review pages are without peer. So it is with gratification that we read that England approves of the latest of Mrs. Self's books. True, it is an anthology of horse stories but the an- thologist's perception in selection rates a bravo from the reviewer. It's nice to know that England likes Mrs. Self for so do we. We have read her care- fully prepared material over the span of many years. But it is our personal recollection of her that clings more vividly even than her works. The time was a year or two after the last World War. America was re- A new weanling to delight the eyes turning to normalcy — horse shows were reviving. We had a boy of eight of all horse lovers is this typical little and a of five. The boy was solidly built and fairly skillful. The pony, Morgan filly from New York State. part Morgan, part Thoroughbred and part Welsh was a trifle hot but a real Tentatively named "DANDY DATE" horse in all of his 14 hands. by owner Ayelien Richards, she is out of Denise and by the well-known Lip- A trifle optimistically we had entered the pair in a hunt show at which pitt Mandate, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Self was the equitation judge. Pony and rider had our daily attention Childs of Carls-Haven Farm in Ring- in a back lot ring for weeks preceding the event. town, Pennsylvania. The day of the show it poured rain. It poured throughout the dismal Letters 50-mile trailer trip to the grounds. Huddled in raincoats the three young fry (Continued from Preceding Page) of our family stood with us as we watched hunters skid and fall in treacherous youth of today who will carry the tra- going. Class after class dragged by. Then the call came for the equitation (lit:cm; of the Morgan Horse in the class. The rain stopped. Out came the pony. Up went the rider and we future. shooed him into the ring. Incidentally, I will contribute one There were 28 in the class for advanced children's horsemanship. They colt or filly toward this contest. I "rode the rail" at three gates, reversed and repeated. Then Mrs. Self lined would appreciate hearing from you in them up at one end of the ring and individually tested each youngster. They reference to this. ranged in ages from 10 to 17. Some rode ponies. Some in full regalia rode I enjoy your magazine very much Thoroughbred hunters, side-saddle. Each one received Mrs. Self's undivided and I do not believe there is a greater attention both in the instruction period and as the youngster carried out the horse than a Morgan. assignment to the best of his or her abilities. It was a testing trial. Walk, Please forgive such a lengthy letter and canter through a figure 8. On the latter gait the cross-over called for and many thanks for your attention. a flying change of lead. Then a stop at the cross-over and canter from a dead foe Cantalupo start on the new lead. Then a change of diagonals on the trot. B:ooklyn 30, New York We watched Mrs. Self as she judged each contestant. Feet, seat, knees and Horse Shys hands — always hands — focussed her attention. She spent nearly an hour. Dear Sir: Then she lined up the boys and the girls, checked her card and walked to the I have enjoyed your magazine for judges' tent. She picked up the mike. many years and think it is the best. I especially like the column on "I have judged this large class carefully," she said. "I have posted the stable hints. That is my main reason cards here in the tent. Anyone who wishes may inspect them." for writing this letter. It is because my horse, a part Morgan, and my She walked away. very be-t friend's horse both shy at Maybe the fact that our pride and joy walked away with a ribbon had some objects and sudden sounds. My something to do with it. Maybe not. But for sheer thoroughness, intelligence friend's horse shys at paper bags most- and conscientious devotion to her task we have never seen her equal. Margaret ly and so when any come in sight he Self is a judge. jumps all around. My horse just shies at things that startle him. And for It's nice the English appreciate her writings. Too bad they have never these rea-ons I was wondering if you seen her work in a show ring. might if possible send me a possible cure for these types of shyness. Graham Bell 30 Morrill Street Buckfie'd. Maine

JUNE 1954 5 Group of Theis mares with their new foals at Broadwall Farm.

The story oc our trip East with 2 carloads of Western Morgans.

By J. CECIL FERGUSON

Life is full of dreams and expecta- ment with good heads, lots of bone horses ,our freind, Doc Maier, was tions — some are realized; others are and legs in the right place and withers good enough to accompany me. We just in the clouds. A good group of to hold a saddle. None of the mares took warm clothes and sleeping bags. uniform Morgan mares was something were over fifteen hands high, and they I do not know what Doe's thoughts we had hoped to achieve some day, were all very uniform. were on the way out, but I spent many but life is too short to realize this On our first trip to Theis's ranch sleepless hours in my berth trying to dream without a lot of luck or effort at Englewood, Kansas, we selected the solve the of loading the colts and good judgment on the part of mares, 2 year olds and yearling fillies and mares. Fortunately Doctor Al someone knowing horse flesh. we wanted. We also discussed with Cowan had sent me a list showing Our meeting with Locke Theis in Locke Theis how we would ship them how many horses a car would hold ac- October at Dodge City was in itself east. Locke thought that we should cording to the weight of each animal. a pleasure; little did we realize what make a stall for each mare with her While waiting for the Dodge City train was in store for us until we saw his foal, and therefore they left the foals in Chicago, we called Harold Meyer Land of Morgan mares with their on the mares longer than usual, which cf Barrington, Illinois. He came foals. I told Locke several tunes we pulled the mares down. down to see us, and as it turned out had not expected to see such refine- When the time came to go for the he had his hag packed ready to go 6 The MORGAN HORSE with us. If we took a sleeper we had been inoculated two weeks before. over to the side of the shute so that would pull into Dodge City at 5:00 The morning was cold and windy, we cou"d inject him. AM. If we took the "El Capitan", a and after waiting for Doc and Harold At neon, when we had just about chair car, we would arrive at 6:45 Meyer to show up with the car we finished the last animal, Doc Maier A.M. We decided to take the latter. decided to start walking. On the way and Harold Meyer showed up and On arriving at Dodge City, we went we stopped at the air hanger to look mentioned a flat tire, getting lost, directly to Theis's hotel, the "Lora at some of the Range Cubes they use etc. Locke"; took rooms and cleaned up. for feed and to look at the plane The afternoon was much warmer When we went down for breakfast, Locke wants to sell. Whi!e we were and, after we had planned the placing Locke was waiting for us in the lobby. inside, the Theis's jeep went by, and of the bores in the cars, Locke and We drove out to Englewood, which so we walked the cold mile and a Charlie Theis ordered the lumber for is about 50 miles from Dodge City, half. Locke is a very energetic fellow the partitions and put one of the men in less than that many minutes, and and decided that we should not stand to work the heads out of four looked over the horse; and ta'ked around and freeze waiting for Doc steel drums which would be used to about vaccinating them for shipping Maier but should inoculate the mares ho'd drinking water. fever and loading them as there were and colts at once. I had the bacterin We decided to put a partition on two grain cars already waiting at the and syringes, and so we went at it both sides of the door leaving a space loading chutes. together and finished the fifty anima's about seven feet square in each car in no time. This worked out well as for hay and straw. In one car Pan- Doc Maier and Harold Meyer took we had no cases of cold or shipping field was to be tied in this space. stayed the car and went to town and T fever. Locke went about getting the cars with Locke and his lovely wife, Lee, The horses and colts were inoculated ready with his usual drive and energy. at their attractive home. That night in the shutes, but it was a little rough With his men it didn't take too long. we saw the colored movies I had ta- on the colts. They would throw We figured we could put ten mares ken on our last visit and some slides themselves down once in a while and in each end of the forty foot cars with on Theis's ranch in New Mexico. the next animal would walk over a 50 gallon barrel wired close to the The boys were to put the horses them. It seemed to be the only so- partition on each side of the door. in a corral about two miles from town lution, however, as they were not In the other 40 foot car, we were to where we could check them over broken. One of the cowboys would put the 18 colts and 13 yearlings and and inoculate them again for shipping throw a free end rope in the form of two year olds. fever (Hemoragic Septecemia). They a loop over a colt's neck and pull him (Continued on Next Page)

"Can't a fellow rest . . ."

JUNE 1954 7 At the railroad office, Harold Meyer was interesting to see how efficiently down to zero. At Fort Madison we decided to take some mares and colts, they loaded these 950 lb. steers. When dropped off Meyer's car and turned and so he and Charlie went back and Mr. Huffman returned to his "weigh Panfield around and packed hay and picked out five good mares, two with car", he gave us the pleasant news straw around him to keep the breeze colts. This meant another car to get that he had orders to put us on the cff. He ate hay and acted like a ready in the morning. main line by 7:30 PM Tuesday and gentleman the whole trip, and we Charlie Theis and some of the boys that as the through train would wait watered him night and morning from were to bring the whole lot to the for us, there would be no more stops. a pail. railroad corral in the early morning. The Santa Fe Railroad realizes that At Hammond, , we got on Unfortunately we slept late, and the one must eat, and so they had a taxi the Erie, and as they leave the weigh colts and mares were a'ready separated meet the caboose and take us to town cars on for the full run we finally got when we got there. I told Locke that to a restaurant, and then they took us a night's sleep. If it was convenient I hoped they would not get hurt while back to our caboose by a switching we rode in the deisel as there we got being loaded, and he promptly said engine. a better view of the countryside. The that if they couldn't load them without Each conductor runs about 120 to engineer would call ahead on his injuring them we would be refunded 140 miles; then he and the train crew Walkie-Talkie to bring us sandwiches our money. leave, and as he takes his caboose with and coffee, and so we fared pretty well. The cars were set; the railroad crew him we changed quarters about every Our train pulled apart twice in were puttinng abcut two inches of three hours, night and day. Some Pennsylvania, but apparently this is soil and the straw on the floor of the times we would have to wai: at the not unusual. cars. The deisel was moving the car switching points until they made up We arrived in Providence at 8:00 for Harold Meyer's horses, and, all in the train, but we usually ate then and PM Saturday, and Doc and I drove all, there was plenty of activity. made sure that our cars were not home. They sent a "switcher" out The Theis boys know how to load "humped" and were kept close to the with the horses. horses. One of the boys had a lead dead end. Sunday morning I loaded Ginger, horse which he led up the shute into We watered and fed the horses our old Pinto mare, on the truck, and the car. The horses promptly fol- night and morning and at noon if accompanied by Doc Meier and Stu- lowed, and when they had ten mares possible. The colts were so frightened art Johnson, an ex-, I drove the in they used a saddle horse as a gate that when we threw in hay or straw 3 1/7 miles to the railroad siding. We to hold the mares in place while the they would pile up at the end of the took Ginger, into the car and used her partition was being nailed in place. car. as a swinging gate to let 8 or 9 colts This went on until all the horses were The train crews took a keen interest pass by her into the truck. Then we loaded, and we were through in an in our horses and went out of their placed her across the car again to amazingly short time. The deisel way 'o see that we had the water bar- hold the rest back. This method moved the cars so that the water bar- rels filled. worked very well. rels could be filled. Panfield was in Each caboose had a Walkie-Talkie We unloaded that group in a pas- the center partition tied facing the radio, 'o to speak, which made it pos- ture right near the barn and departed open door which had planks nailed sible for the occupants to talk with for the second load. On our return across it. Hay and straw were piled the engine or with the next station we discovered the first group had around him. The other car had the and even with passing trains. Doc and jumped the wall, and we assumed that colts in one end and the yearlings and I learned a lot about railroads, railroad they were in the back pasture, but two year olds in the other end with terms, etc. They refer to the engine this was not the case. A friend came straw and hay pi'ed in the center. as the "dead end", and when a train hurrying down to tell us that they had We didn't know but what we might pas-ed you the loud speaker anounced, crossed a main highway and were back occupy this space also. "all black on this side!", which means at the railroad tracks. The wind was It was so warm that we had to keep "no hot boxes". Every time they blowing towards the farm from the the south door wide open and the changed crews, they called back to in- cars where the mares were waiting to north door open about a foot. Quire if we didn't want the car doors be unloaded, and the colts must have Mrs. Theis brought us down a large closed. We had to insist on keeping scented them, for they made a bee-line thermos of coffee and another thermos the doors open as the horses would through the woods back to the rail- of tea with some sweet rolls, and we have been too overheated as the engine road. Perhaps that is hard to believe left at 11:00 AM Tues. and horses were about 140 cars (or but it actually happened! Englewood is the end of the line on roughly one mile) ahead and we just The first mistake 1 made was to the Santa Fe, and so we only had couldn't take a peek when we might unload the colts first and the second three car loads of horses and a couple wish to. All we could do was to hope mistake was to stop and try to round of freight cars when we started. Luck- that the horses were all right and to up the stray ones. We finally gave up ily, Locke had cautioned me to keep be sure they were next to the engine and went back to get the rest of the the horses close to the engine or "dead as they would have been knocked off horses. It was dark and quite late end", as they call it. their feet a hundred times a day if when we brought the last lead, which We got in the "weigh car" or "ca- they were near the back end (we were made 51 anima's (including Panfield), boose," as we know it. The con- certain of that as the caboose rode like home.

ductor, R. C. Huffman, and flagman a small boat in a rough sea) , . The next day we looked, but about were pleasant chaps. Our first stop The first day was warm, but then ten colts were missing in the woods was for a couple of loads of cattle. It it turned cold — the next night getting near the railroad. Maybe they became 8 The MORGAN HORSE attached to the railroad, because for at style later in their lives, then we of Connecticut, where he will improve least two days they played up and should have jumping as one of the the Morgan breed. Fortunately he is down the branch line which we have outstanding things a Morgan can do. a good breeding horse as well as a in Greene. Monday night we took Mo t folks probably wonder what good type Morgan. Ginger and Georgia and rode around you do with 51 additional Morgans, Many of the mares arc rebred to where we thought they might be hid- and I might say that it is a problem. him, and the colts we have by him ing and got them to whinnie back and Fortunately the mares, two year olds, speak for themselves. In fact we are forth but we couldn't draw them out and yearlings have been halter broke keeping one weanling filly by him out of the woods. and, once their halters are on, they of Debutansque 06992 (#13). At least it was news. The Provi- lead and act like a R. I. Morgan. We learned a great deal from our dence Journal had it on two front Mrs. Ferguson had a pretty good trip, but I think that it is something pages with a story and pictures inside. idea of what mares, two year olds and we shall only do once in a life time. My wife thought that the reporter was yearlings she wanted to keep, but it We were most fortunate that only two disappointed at not seeing cowboys was a difficult decision to make as they colts and one mare had cuts on their chasing around, but he gave the Mor- are all very uniform. legs. gans some publicity. You no doubt remember the cover It is a strenuous undertaking to picture of Mrs. Thei; with the good I was tired when I went to bed arrange to transport 51 animals and colt which the Theis Company gave Monday night, and I thought a lot a still greater one to care for them away in the contest. We have the about those colts and how to get them. when they arrive. Broadwall Farm i3 mare number 28 (Texas Lyn 05818), We couldn't go and halter them any a very busy place these days (especially a beautiful mare with a lovely stud more than we could round up wild week-ends). We have already had colt by Panfield, in the barn. deer and bring them home. many visitors, and we expect many It's impossible to tell you about more. Early Tuesday morning we loaded these mares and colts. You will have All this was the result of an inno- Panfield and Georgia in a trailer and to come and either see them or see our cent little visit to look at a horse or took them to the place we thought the colored movies. two, but when you get horse fever colts might be. As soon as we un- Panfield has gone to the University anything can happen and usually does! loaded Panfield, he got wind of the colts and started whinnying. For- tunately he had not been trained to be quiet or our colts would still be loose. I rode Georgia to the place from which the sound seemed to be coming, while Doc and Jack Champlain held Panfield on a lead line. came over a hill and saw the eight colts — ears up and alert. It was a pretty picture. I carefully rode behind them, and Doc brought Pan- field along the tracks. When the colts saw him, nothing could stop them. They climbed all over him and greeted him as a long lost friend; he had been running with the mares and colts all summer. I think they annoyed him somewhat, but Doc started for home with Panfield and the colts close on his heels. They followed him right into the barnyard. The other ten colts were led out of our upper pasture by Mrs. Ferguson with the help of Mrs. Maier, Mrs. Champlin and Ginger down to our line. Then they sailed like deer over the wall to be with the mares. It is surprising how high these colts can jump. They approach a four foot wall, tuck their front feet up under them, their back feet right out straight and sail. If they could have the same

Full brother to Broadwall Starlet whose picture was in May pictorial section.

JUNE 1954 9 COBDEN 1515 (Thirtieth in the Series - - Names in Pedigrees)

By MABEL OWEN

During the passage of time there Morgan ancestors the pride and toast gait and conformation, that spark we comes, perhaps once in a century, what of half a continent. As he developed call Morgan presence. those who write our history can only into a mature , his fame spread Of all Ethan Allen's get, Daniel call a vintage year, a year during far beyond his home state for he was Lambert was the one most like him which so many things of great magni- one of those great horses that have in his instant popularity. Sold for tude occur that it is only with the the ability to inspire the awe and $300 as a small foal, he later brought greatest difficulty tLiat one may be whole-hearted devotion of entire ten times that price as a five year old singled out as most important. Such crowds of mere human beings. He and again was sold for we'l into the was 1849. California and the Golden four figures when he was brought, in West was the watrhword, the forty- the waning twilight of a long career, niners and their meteoric rises to for- 11=MMEINIIMIIIIM111■•011111• to Breadloaf Stock Farm in Wey- tune, and their oft-times cataclysmic bridge, Vermont. Although he spent plunges back to poverty were on every We are indeed happy . to again his entire life in stud in tongue. There's another story that present this feature which has and Vermont, and although during few horsemen know that had its origin proven so popular with our his lifetime he was considered by New in 1849. East or West, North or readers. — The Editor Englanders as the greatest stallion of South, there are few riders today that the Morgan breed, there is today al- do not wear a product first manu- INIIMMEMENNIM11■111111■11111•• most none of the Daniel Lambert factured there during the goldrush. blood in Morgans. One When a man named Levi Strauss ar- of his best sons, Ben Franklin, went rived on the mold fields he b-ought was beaten on the racetrack, but even to Tennessee and latter, with a small with him several bolts of an odd, can- in defeat he commanded the applause group of very well-bred mares, to Il- vas-like material, which he planned to his victor was not given. He was the linois where they established a family barter on the diggings to tent makers watchword, the point of comparison. of Morgans that have sent out win- and Conestoga-wagon coverers for the For decades after his retirement horse- ners from coast to coast. A second grubstake which would start him to- men did not say, "this horse is greater son, the ill-fated Cobden, remained in ward the fortune he hoped to amass. than Ethan Allen" — they only said, Vermont, and although he rarely is Shortly after he arrived he met a "this one is almost as good" for that found in male-line descent, his name miner who, after inauiring what he alone was the greatest tribute they and much of his family's notable had brought, informed him it should could make to the memory of one of showiness does appear in the nedigrees have been pants, because no miner the Morgan breed's brightest stars. of some of our leading show Morgans, could find any sufficiently tough to Retired eventually to full use in the those whose championships under sad- withstand the mud and mire of the stud, Ethan Allen continued to be the dle are most numerous. diggings. was tco heavy and great success he had been as a track One of the foremost admirers of the only other alternative, corduroy, horse. From several hundred foals he Ethan Allen was I. N. North of Shore- lasted only a few weeks. With that, sired over seventy race winners. horses ham. Vermont who sent his mare, a young Strauss went to a tailor and which accounted for almost 250 races. daughter of old Abdallah, known as had some of his fabric made into rough This was a phenomenal record, for the Dr. Dixon mare in her youth. to trousers. They sold every pair, for as Ethan Allen represented the last of his court on several occasions. She soon as one delighted miner would say the great Morgans that were also great is known to have produced several colts to another, "Look it these pants of racing trott-rs. His was a last stand, by him. both of which were gelded, Levi's", he was unwittingly creating and a doubly gallant one, for the and a filly which Mr. North named the name we know today as well as mighty Messengers were coming into Clara and kept to replace her dam as laying the foundation for the fortune their own and it was becoming in- a broodmare. Several years before Strauss had come to seek, a fortune creasingly apparent that, however per- this, another son of Ethan Allen, which lay in the manufacture of denim fect the natural trot of the Morgan Daniel Lambert, had returned to Ver- levis for over a hundred years, and family, however dogged their courage mont to stand at stud at the widely not the one the young immigrant had and stamina, it was not enough to known Cream Hill Stock Farm of honed to wrest from the soil of Vir- consistently defeat the long-legged Benjamin Bates in Storeham. Lam- ginia City. trotting machines that were the in- bert was always considered one of the On Tune 18. 1849. some 3000 miles bred Messengers. The breeding line very best of the early Morgans, for to the East in Ticonderoga, New York, of the Aliens continued in spite of all, he exhibited the best qualities of his a colt was born, which, if he however, and Woodward's Ethan Al- family to a marked degree. He was a failed to find a fortune, was destined len, Daniel Lambert, Honest Allen and perfectly balanced, big-going horse with to establish an equine dynasty which Holahird's Ethan Allen in their turn undeniable beauty and quality. His is recognized by horsemen everywhere. became great sires, both of trotting first Vermont get impressed everyone, Ethan Allen was raised a family pet, racehorses and of the Morgans we and whether it was this fact that led grew into the epitome of know today, recognizable for a cen- Mr. North to breed his Ethan Allen and equine beauty that had made his tury and a half for that perfection of mare to him or not is not known, but 10 The MORGAN HORSE the resultant foal was later to prove time of all, the race was beginning ognized for their strong level backs the tenuous link between present day to take on the aspects of a marathon and it was often said of them that, New England Morgans and one of and was ordered held over for two when at their greatest speed, one could the greatest sires ever to stand in that days. On August 30th, Clara M., a set a cup of water on their loins or section. bay mare by Jack Shepard out of a croup and it would never spill. Be Morgan daughter of Fearnaught, came that as it may for a fanciful description, As a foal, Cobden was outstanding. on to take the second two heats after it is nonetheless true that, despite the A clear, bright , he was the Flora B. and Billy Sheridan had again extreme longevity its members a- image of Daniel Lambert from the dead-heated the first. Most fair- chieved, not one of the familly greats time he was foaled. Benjamin Bates, grounds purses were small, but this had the hollow loin of an old stallion owner of his sire, was so impressed long, drawn-out affair netted the final when he died. with the colt that he bought him as a winner the paltry sum of $20. - yearling with the avowed intention den raced at Canton and Potsdam Cobden's success in the stud was al- of making him Daniel Lambert's suc- next, going down to defeat twice at the most a foregone conclusion, for his ces:or at Cream Hill. Under the man- hands of Bi'ly Sheridan, but taking owner had been besieged with pleas agement of A. C. Harris, Cobden was his revenge by a good win at Ogdens- to bring the horse home from the broken to harness as a two year old burgh, beating that horse and one track for some time before he con -ented and careful plans were laid to train ether in straight heats by open day- to do so. From the many good Mor- him for the track. The following light. At this time his permanent re- gan mares in the vicinity he sired num year saw an upset of these plans for, tirement to stud was announced and hers of the best Morgan road hors-c with Mr. Bates' death, a large part of plans were made for his return to Ver- seen in that section since the days of the stud at Cream Hill was dispersed, mont. Several years prior, racing in- Black Hawk and old Sherrnms. with old Lambert being sent to the terests had built a fine new track near Matched pairs and fours were sold to Bates' farm in Massachusetts and Cob- Providence, Rhode Island and the man- eager buyers from Boston, New York den sold to S. Bailey in East agement offered a special purse of $200 and Newport. Bred to very few mares Harwick, Vermont. Here his training if his trainer wou'd race Cobden there from racing bloodlines, he sired two continued apace, and he was a'ternately in a time trial to beat 2:30. This en- trotters and, oddly, six pacers to race used as a road horse and given an gagement he fulfilled on November 1, in standard time. By far his best rac- occasional brush along a country road l P83, winning the stake with a mile ing get was the phenomenal grey filly to develop his trot. In late 1879 he effort in 2:28% thus securing for him- Helen M., she from a line was sent to W. Van Valkenburgh in self a place on the "standard" list of mare. Foaled in 1887, she became the Pot-dam, New York who trained and trotting greats. first New England-bred two year old drove him in all his races. to break 2:30. She did this in a race He made his first start on the New When Cobden returned to the Bailey at Mystic Park on September 24, 1889 York fairgrounds circuit in 1881 and Farm in East Harwick, Vermont, he while winning the stake for New Eng- was beaten by the Phil Sheridan mare was at the peak of his greatness as a land-bred two year olds. Suspecting Queen of Diamonds in the slow time racehorse, with a good time record that her race record of 2:291/4 had of 2:331/2 . Six days later he went to following his name, and he was, at been too easily achieved, her trainer the Potsdam Fair and won his first full maturity, all he had promised as started her again four days later at race, beating the good horse Tricotrin a foal. An even fifteen hands and the same meet and reduced her time to and three others in four heats to win a weighing 1000 pounds he was almost 2:28 in a mile against the watch. This purse of $200. The following week an exact replica of his famous sire. His mare went on to become one of the he was at Malone on'y to lose to Fear- bright, clear chestnut coat, with its best of her decade to come from the naught's grand daughter Carrie M. coppery glints, his fine silkey Northeast, for she gradually bettered in three days Cobden came back to and shading to cream color near her time to 2:17 at the trot and was avenge this defeat and collect another the ends made him a picture horse later converted to a pacer, at which small purse with an easy win over a standing still, while in motion he gait she consistently bette-ed 2:20. small field. The following year Cob- showed to the fullest his inheritance With the grey mare's rapid progress den raced twice, winning a four heat of Ethan Allen's glorious trot. His on the track commanding widespread race at Ogdensl'urgh over Ellen, Cu- head and- neck were clean and fine, attention, Cobden finally began to re- nard and the top racehorse N. J. Ful- with short lively ears and unusually ceive the acclaim as a stallion he so ler, then losing a hard-fought five heat large and expressive eyes. His neck justly deserved. Leading trotting studs race to the Jarvis' bay mare Jenny at was set on extremely well and always in New England and as far away as Canton. In 1883, his last season, he carried well up, lending him the illu- New Jersey booked mares to him and won two of his six starts both at Og- sion of size far beyond his fifteen it began to appear that a new star had densburgh, New York, a track for hands. He was a deeper bodied horse risen on the horizon of the Vermont which he seems to have had a distinct than Daniel Lambert, with a some- horse-breeding industry. These hopes preference. His first start that year what heavier-muscled forearm and were dashed when the great chestnut was an odd affair. On August 28th gaskin, but in other respects was built stallion died suddenly at the height of seven horses were lined up to start a very like him. Both were strong- his popularity. At sixteen years of age best three of five-heat race at Water- backed horses with extremely well- his great worth was well established town, New York. Lizzie and Billy sprung ribs and broad loins tapering and it is difficu't, even from the dis- Sheridan dead-heated in the first, then into long level croups and their family's tance of sixty years, to accurately Flora B. won the next. When Clara high-set tail. Indeed, members of the M. took the fourth heat in the slowest Ethan Allen family were widely rec- (Continued on Page 27) JUNE 1954 11 r • . .41-11kattiMPIct my 1 • "."' '44

New 1oaI. . New Responsibility

By AYELIEN RICH. RDS

Ri;ht: Reserve Grand DENISE with her first foal, by Lippitt Mandate.

Anyone who believes raising horses mares, she began to make a bag, and morning of April 8! When Jackie is a simple art at which the breeder act like a brood mare should. She and I got to the barn, milk was drip- makes fabulous profits with little ef- hated her best buddy in the pasture ping from her udder. She had her fort is either lucky in his experience, . . . she grazed off by herself, but stall chopped to a miserable mess. She o- unobservant! in sight of the others. Nevertheless paced, sweated, rolled her eyes at us. We put all our eggs in one basket she did tear around when the herd Finally she dropped to the floor and so to speak this year. After deciding romped, and though she was big, being the water bag broke. Somewhat re- to breed Denise, we awaited with blessed with one of 'hole fascinating lieved she finally got to her feet again. some misgivings the first foal of our shapes, she concealed her approaching Shortly after that a small bubble, bal- hest conformation Morgan. She, of motherhood rather well. loon-like sac appeared. She must have paced that stall and heaved her- course, went past due. I fretted and Our bay mare was not to go two worried and spent many sleepless more weeks, I su-pected then. She self up and down about a dozen times. Her eyes rolled wildly ... she selected nights checking on her. Finally one slowly and carefully made a bag, several spots and finally one front leg night my friend "Jackie", who is often waxed several times. Two days be- appeared. In comparison with the pet h..tre to help out (and the proud own- fore she actually foaled I spent half er of her own Bonfire, now a geld- the night with her as she was no mare's foaling which I had observed, ing) made an extra trip to the barn longer waxed and obviously crimpy. this mare was different. The pet mare long after we had retired for the night. I might add here that this mare was had methodically and audibly puffed She appeared at the foot of my bed always a good feeder, (and bedding and pushed and had a foal in a rhy- and said, "I think that mare is acting included) so for almost six weeks she thmical fashion. Denise seemed to awfully funny." had been loose in her stall at night wait until the foal started and then Groggy with sleep I grabbed a coat but tied up mornings so she wouldn't there was no rhythm or timing to it. and went to the barn. Denise was ob- stuff herself and complicate. matters. As she had so much apparent dis- viously going to do something. (How fortunate that these Morgans comfort I finally phoned the vet. He For days ahead of her due date she are such easy keepers . .. they never didn't appreciate it at 1:30 a.m. but need what they get and keep so slick had baffled us with "no bag" in fact I wanted to have him handy if neces- one of the veterinarians commented and fat!) Well the next morning she sary. Finally with Jackie and me al- that if she did foal on time we should appeared herself again, a new waxing ternate observers of the mare and probably have to raise the colt on a so I put her out with the others. talking to the vet, Jackie finally said bottle! However, the university had She gave me a scare that morning. "Here comes the head." The two sent me a booklet to read while I She suddenly disappeared and I raced waited and although we had bred front feet were visible although the one breathlessly up over the hill at the top quite a few foals in the last few years had been doubled up so at first. 1 of our 140 odd acreage. There she guess nature urges the mare to get up we found there were many deviations was contentedly grazing with her bud- from normal as we knew them. and down as I was sure the first dy, the gelding. I figured al long as glimpse I had of that one leg it was Finally just about the time the mare he was near she would wait until night upside down. was scheduled due to foal, if she was at least. to follow the pattern of the other At last Denise did foal, early in the (Continued on Page 24) 12 The MORGAN H0115-7E of it had reached him. I held it out JEFFY'S JOURNAL . to him to smel . "No, no, no, take it away, take it away," he said as clearly PART 18 as words as he rushed forward, back- ward, sidewise to the limit of the new strong cross-ties. Oh, dear, I had The great Doc came during the past Now he is not hedged in with pro- started something and must now see month of May to geld Jeffy. I felt hibitions and cautions. If he gets it through. I got Bonnie's old sad- like a traitor when I arranged it, but loose, no one needs get excited. He dle. Ah, that was better. After about at the same time I fe't that I was right can share in the close companionship ten minutes of soft talk from me, and to do so. The operation is done under of other horses, which only the wild restless sniffing and fidgetting on his anesthesia. Convalesence for a colt of range stallion can do. Horses are part, I slipped it on his back and sti 1 so young should be no problem. gregarious; they like to be together. girthed it up. I left it there for a Some of you new owners of colts If I had another colt and it was while and scratched his neck and made must be facing this decision right now. reesonably well-developed in the spring much of him. So far so good, but Situated as we are, and with my of its yearling stage, I think I would I still had to get that new saddle on. lack of time and experience, I would geld it then. This second year has After about a half hour of nonsense not keep a stud here fcr breeding. given Jelly a fine chest and crest, but on his pact, including actual trembling Therefore, I had never considered he might have had them anyway. It when the saddle touched him, he keeping Jelly a stallion. If I had in- had been a bother to care for him calmed down and I quietly slid it on tended to sell him while young, I through the restrictions mentioned a- his back. Bang, he slammed me a- could have done so as a yearling stal- bove. May was apparently the month gainst the blanket rail and pinned lion. Now at two years of age, he to choose when the weather had settled me there. Hardly able to breathe, I will bring a higher price gelded, har- down to warm and dry, and before said, "Ssh, Ssh, there, there, it is al- ness trained and started under saddle the flies had become too bad. right," and moved him over with a after next fa'1, than he would as a I have driven him a good deal by touch on the flank. I did it a second stud with no get to prove his worth. myself, but only around the place. He time, and for a second time I was The value of a sire is not only in his is much better behaved. He has, to pinned against the rail. This time, own conformation and performance, a large extent, stopped fooling around he stood quietly after he released me but even more so in that of his average and trying to play. Both horses came and I could try the girth. It was children from many different mares. through the in wonderful much too short. I couldn't buckle it shape. They are fat and sleek. I It takes more than a decade to reveal at all. These, that is how big "little" took Bonnie's shoes off for a month the quality of a sire. Good as Jeffy's Jelly is. At the age of two he has while we were in Florida and later. heredity is, there is no scarcity of it. to have an outsized girth, like his She had no exercise except from ran- His sire has years of activity before mother. The moral of this story is to him. His half-brother is a grand- dom movements in the pasture. As I-e sure to measure new tack befo -e champion. His relatives crop up ev- a result when I started to work her you oil and can't return it; also, that erywhere from both sides of his family. she was soft and lazy, puffing at the rolts apnarent'y do not like the smell least exertion. She has hardened up He is net the end of a vanishing line cf new 'eather, no matter how much now with short almost daily rides or that should be preserved. they have wrrn o'd leather. Now a Some people like to have a stallion drives and proportionately less rough- bouquet for Jeffv. If ever a co't had age in her diet. By the end of April, for a pleasure horse. I found that a reason to strike, Jetty had it there. even the kind, two-year old Jeffy, I started her over very low jumps as Not once did he raise a forefoot except I had done the previous spring. caused so much extra trouble and con- to move. To be sure in his fear and cern that it was not worth it.I always This Spring I had one of those sta- desperation he pinned me against the had to think about the security of ble accidents which are an occupa- wall, but he freed me each time on gates, doors, fences. Later my concern tional hazard to those who deal with signal. Good little Jelly. I should would have included the other horses horses. I never dreamed that Jeffy never have started this, but how did I that we ride with, and their riders. would think that a new saddle smelled know it was going to mean trouble? would have had to be very sure that like a dead pig, or that a saddle would could stick with him under all cir- be any different to him than a harness cumstances. There was nothing mean saddle which he has worn dozens of about Jelly, but he was strong, vigo- times. I have a new saddle which I rcus and full of stallion ardor. I could wanted to try on him for size and DEFINITIONS 'et Bonnie loose around the place here especially size of girth which I knew to graze on the choice hayland, but was too short for Bonnie. He has LINE-BREEDING: Breeding from not Jeffy. He had to make do on the never worn a saddle and won't be stock of one strain or variety; speci- worn-out grass of the pasture, unless worked in one until next fall. I cross- fically, breeding of successive genera- led him out and held him while he tied him, cleaned him off, and went tions inter se (among, or between, into the house for the saddle without themselves) for accomplishing particu- lar resu'ts. From his point of view, if I may the slightest inkling of an idea of presume to see it, I feel that the geld- trouble. Before I even reached the /N-BREEDING: Breeding from a ing's greater liberty and naturalness in open barn door, I heard the plunging male and female of the same parent- way of living, more than offset the sounds of an upset horse. Either the acze, or very closely related to each temporary discomfort of the operation. squeak of the new leather or a whiff other.

TUNE 1954 13 chestnut stud colt by Orcland Leader. He is a blocky little colt, full of curi- N. E. NEWS osity and will be an added credit to hi; sire and dam. Incidentally the By CAROL W. RAMSEY two year old mare, UC Mention, which Mr. Winters purchased from Kay Baker of Rochester, N. H., last fall This is the time of year when the seems to be a filly year for this stud has made a fine looking saddle horse. result of careful study on the part of also, for Miss Margaret Gardiner of She is one of the really few coal black our New England breeders is seen in Wiscasset, Maine has one by him out Morgans. Kay still has her three year the newborn "Morgans of the future". of her eight year old mare Joan Dar- old Chestnut, Sterling Sky High. The Just as the ancient breeders of the Ara- ling. gelding will shortly have another own- bian horse knew the ins and outs of Mr. Dana W. Kelley of South Roy- er for Kay will soon be Mrs. Ralph selecticn so do our Morgan breeders alton, Vt., has a pretty chestnut filly Booth. of today. The outward appearance of sired by his stallion Ethan Eldon out Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dufur of the broodmare and stallion is only a of Lippitt Suzanne. The mare and Princeton, Mass., have purchased a small part of successful breeding, for filly are spending the season at the handsome dark bay yearling colt by we know that these breeders have con• home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hodkoski Archie 0. He was born on the C. I. sidered all other factors such as pro- in Conn. Suzanne has been bred back O'Neill farm in Manteno, Ill., and is ductive qualities and blood-lines. to Nabob Morgan owned by Mr. Will- out of One Grand. Both the colt and There seems to be no set of rules de- iam Clarke of New Preston. Dr. mare were shipped to Mary Arnold in termining the success of each breeder, Mariem Homer of Wilmington, Mass. New York. Mrs. Arnold sells a good but it is obvious that they are breeding also has a filly. She is sired by Mr. many Archie 0 colts from the O'Neill continually for a few better colts rather Kelley's Royalton Vigilant. The Roy- farm to 4H members as she feels that than for just more colts. alton Morgans which have been they have the ideal temperament for Lippitt Ethan Ash of Mrs. Bryant's schooled at their winter home in Win- children's mounts. After reaching "Meeting Waters", Springfield, Vt., is chester, Mass., have now returned to New York Archie Q or Gypsy as he the sire of a chestnut filly out of Lip- the Vermont farm for the summer. is called, was weaned and sent on to pitt Princess. The filly is marked with Eight colts are expected and may be Princeton. Mrs. Dufur said the colt a star and joining strip which accent seen by visitors this season. arrived in excellent condition, probably the perfect head and beautifully Mrs. Francis Dunphy of Unity, due to the fact that he has the calm shaped ears. Paragraph, the illustrious N. H., is thrilled over the arrival of disposition of his sire who travels a daughter of Mrs. Bryant's Jubilee a stud colt sired by her young stud good deal himself. Gypsy will be King, foaled a chestnut filly by Ju- Royalton Sam Ethan. He is a chest- gelded and trained as a pleasure horse bilee's Courage. Incidentally, both nut out of Royalton Darleen and for one of the Dufur's daughters. Mrs. Jubilee King and Ethan A'h, who are sports four white socks. Sam Ethan Dufur has always had horses and has well along in their twenties, are as is also the sire of a cute filly out of recently become interested in Morgans. spry as spring colts. Upon seeing a mare owned by Mrs. Mary Coronis She plans to breed her lovely old Mrs. Bryant longe a stallion one day, of Newport, N. H. The filly has a Thoroug.hbred-Arabian mare Willy, to I remarked on the choice of her new new stable mate, Lippitt Raymond, a Morgan in the near future. young stud to take Springfield's place. purchased from the Royalton Morgan Mr. Mark Hanna of Framingham, The "new young stallion" turned out Horse Farm. He is an elegant liver Mass., has purchased a grand old mare to be twenty-six year old Ethan Ash! chestnut by Lippitt Billy Ash out of that a good many breeders have had So far this year the filly population Lippitt Remonia. The stud has been their eves on. She is eighteen year old looks good. Mr. Rod Leavitt of the ground driven by his owner and is Glady, the Government bred mare 1 ,-, University of Vermont Morgan Horse all ready to be hooked up for his Mansfield out of Lady Sealect. Her Farm informs me that there are now fir-t drive. former owners, Mr. and Mrs. Otho F. five filly foals and two stallion foals. Mrs. Katherine P. Co'on of Athol, Eusey, have raised nothing but the There are three more due later this Mass., has a splendid stud colt out of most valued of co'ts from her. She month and Rod hopes that the ratio her new bay mare Filra. The colt is is thought of by many to be unexcelled will be eight to two. One of the foals a bright eyed chestnut by Dorset's as a producer and Mark should be is Brightor, a chestnut filly marked Foxfire. On May 23 Mrs. Colon's able to raise many fine show prospects with two hind socks and a star. She magnificent gelding Upwey Command- from her. is by Tudor and out of U. S. Pan- er led the opening day parade for the Barry Caisse of Leominster, Mass., brite, the mare purchased by loan Sib- Athol Little Leaguers. Dr. Ray Fes- is the very pleased owner of the lovely ley of Worcester, Mass. The mare senden rode the flashy show horse, chestnut yearling mare, Rusty Date. and foal are now stabled at the West- and all who saw the parade said the The mare has an excellent disposition ling Farm in Holden. pair got the boys off to a good start. and will make a wonderful mount for Star Baby, a typey bay mare owned Commander will be back in the show Barry after he has the fun of training by Mr. and Mrs. Otho F. Eusey of ring a few times this summer. Mrs. her himself. Rusty is by Lippitt Man- Sterling, Mass., produced a chestnut Colon's son and daughter plan to date out of Polly a good mare owned filly by Lippitt Ethan Ash. Like the show him in the pleasure classes. by Mrs. Ayelien Richards of Pine filly of Mrs. Bryant's, this foal has Kitty Hawk, owned by Mr. Arthur City, N. Y. the typical Ethan Ash head. This T. Winters of Barre, Mass., has a (Continued on Page 24) 14 The MORGAN HORSE Minnesota Judging School

Dear Sir: New York State News I am enclosing a copy of the pro- gram for our Light Horse School held Foals and sales are the big news Dollie 0. and One Grand, by Billy C. here at the Institute of Agriculture of these days. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Willey, Morgan-Roxie DeJarnette. They also the University of Minnesota on May of Kennedy, N. Y. have a stud colt have a new 3-yr old stallion by Archie 15. We feel that the Light Horse from their Tibby Corbin and Sheri- 0-Rose Bay. All these Morgans were School was definitely a success. This mill Sunrise. Junior, as they call him, purcha ed from C. J. O'Neill. is the first of its kind to be held at is a bouncing big lad, very much a Frank Russell, Hornell, has pur- the University of Minnesota and the replica of his daddy. Mr. and Mrs. chased a yearling stud colt by Archie students who attended were most en- Willey have handled him wisely 0 out of Angle, from Mr O'Neill. thusiastic and were eager to have a from the start, and at 17 days old he This colt will be a 4-H project. bigger and better one another year. would leave his mother and play a- Mrs. John L. Muchler of Hornell round the barn with his human has purchased from Harry Bridger of As you are aware, our organization friends, so fearless and friendly is he. North Rose, a mare bred 'o Raymond was the instigating organization for At Sherimill Stables in Williams- Acre's grand old stud, Mande. She the development of this Light Horse is looking forward to her half-Morgan School. We secured the cooperation ville it's a boy from Harry Davis' Vixen, by Sherimill Sunrise. The foal. of other Light Horse Organizations Harry A. Davis of Williamsville listed and the cooperation of the short little guy also resembles his sire so much that he is tentatively called Sun- now owns the young mare Elane's course people here at the institute of Date, by Lippitt-Mandate-Althea, Agriculture to make this school pos- rise Sample. What alert and upstand- ing youngsters these baby Morgans bought frcrn Dr. J. C. Brisini of Nan- sible. Approximately 150 people were ty Glo, Pa. Elane arrived at Sherimill are! in attendance for the day's activities Stables in Williamsville in May, and and about 74 of these attended the The beautiful young stallion Ledge- will be bred to Sherimill Sunrise. portion of the program devoted ex- wood Sealect, bred by Phil and Alice There will definitely be Morgan clusively to Morgan horses in the af- Hess of Akron, now is the property breeding classes at the Syracuse State ternoon. of Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Davis, of Fair. Stabling will be in the big Windsor, Vermont. In the deal the am enclosing a picture showing a saddle horse barn and showing will be mare Annfield comes to Hess's Ledge- in the Coliseum. Judging will prob- group of the principals of the Light wood Farm. Annfield, by Knicker- Horse School with Mr. P. C. Alfred ably start on Wednesday, September bocker-Sally Ann, is in foal to Upwey 8th. More about this later. Dorow's Morgan stallion. From left Ben Don. "Woody", by Pecos-Janee, to right they are: Professor Paul Koh- It is not too early to start thinking will be used in Mr. Davis' breeding about showing at the Erie County Fair ler of South Dakota State College at program and will also be shown. Brookings, South Dakota, who han- at Hamburg. We do have a good dled the Morgan discussion, Dr. A. Mr. and Mrs. George Arnold of time at Hamburg, and hope to better our record of 34 Morgans shown there L. Harvey of the Institute of. Agri- Kanona have two new Morgan mares: culture of the University of Minne- Polly Hudson, by Archie Hudson- last year. Plan to attend. sota, who was chairman of the day's events, Mr. Dorrow, who is a director of the North Central Morgan Horse Association, Mr. Stanley Sahlstrom, president of the North Central Mor- gan Horse Association and instructor at the Institute of Agriculture, and Dr. R. B. Graves of Red Wing, a di- rector and vice president of the North Central Morgan Horse Association. Interest in the Morgan breed was high at this meeting and a great many new friends were made for our breed of horses. Of course, the main pur- pose involved in such a school is to teach people the desirable characteris- tics and the care of the ideal horse we are looking for. A secondary purpose is to create interest in our breed as a whole and I think both the purposes were definitely served by this school. Very sincerely yours, S. D. Sahlstrom President of the North Central Prof. Kohler, Dr. A. L. Harvey, Mr. Dorrow, Mr. Stanley Sahlstrom and Dr. R. B. Morgan Horse Association Graves, principals at Minnesota Judging School, look over Mr. Dorrow's Morgan stallion. JUNE 1954 15 Mavcal ems of o

Into what kind of Morgc These pictures of well-kn

Left: SYMPHONEE, winner filly they were weanlings, n class, 1948 National Show. By yo PantieId out of Inez.

Right: MERRY MAGIC by Squire Burger out of Easter Maid. 1950 foal from Merrylegs Farm in South Dartmouth, Mass.

Left: TORMENTA, as a weanling in 1952. Reserve Grand Champion More at 1953 National.

Right: MERRY MASTER, 1950 foal, double grandson of Squire Burger.

Right: 1953 foal out of Lady Seneca Esther by Upwey Ben Don, owned by Dr. and Mrs. McWilliams of Williamstown, Mass.

Left: PARAGRAPH in foreground with mare and foals on Meeting Waters Farm in Springfield. Vt.

Right: VERRAN'S DUCHESS and her 1950 foal, with Milo G. Dugan of North- ville, Mich. ther Years . • •

I will the 1954 foal develop? wn horses today, taken when Right: UPWEY CASA- xy help you to better judge BLANCA and her 1949 foal, MADEMOISELLE r foals. OF WINDCREST

Left: GOLLY. and foal from Springbrook Farm in Northville, Mich.

Right: 1950 stud colt DONNIE MAC, by Up- wey Ben Don, owned by Dr. McWilliams of Williamstown, Mass.

Right: ORCLAND MOONGLOW and LITTLE VIGILDA. 1950 foals from Orcland Farms,

Left: MANSPHYLLIS with BONNIE LASS, who is by Squire Bur- ger, a 1951 foal.

Left: JEMIMA, formerly owned by Dana Kelley and her 1948 foal ETRANSON MORGAN.

Right: LIPPITT MISS NEKOMIA and DY- BERRY BILLY. They were 1947 winners at National Show. tucky we stopped at several prominent training stables and talked with the Illinois News trainers. They spoke with great re- spect of the Morgan horse and the By BEVERLEE STAHL important role he played in the breed- ing of the Saddlebred, Although our late spring was some- chased from the L. S. Greenwalts the and the Walking Horse. His great what cool and damp the warmth of snappy going mare, Miller's Debutante endurance and stamina in particular summer has broken through allowing by Upwey Ben Don. With this addi- was mentioned. They also thought the neat rows of corn and soy beans tion to her stable she is well fortified that more specialized breed (such as to stand erect and reach toward the and should take home a trailer load of the Morgan or ) classes were sun. The din of tractors is almost blue ribbons and trophies during the needed at the bigger shows to acquaint constant, sometimes going on far into show season. the public with more phases of the the night in an effort to complete the Mrs. William Barton of Rockford, horse world. cultivating. Some of the fields are Illinois, has acquired from Nebraska green-covered with oats or wheat that the top winning Morgan mare Marie In Lexington are the show places of will soon be awaiting the hungry cut A. Z. by Agazizz. This mare has been horsedom. Among the many is fabu- of the combine. in the blue in model and performance lous Walnut Hills, King Ranch (also famed in Texas) and Calumet Farm, The evenings are now so inviting classes throughout Nebraska and should with mile after mile of rail or stone that it often tempts me to by-pass my do well here in the Middle-West. fence. Here the horse lives in utter more pressing chores to enjoy a night Mr. Ralph C. Lasbury, Jr. of Hart- ride on the new Morgan guest at the ford, Conn., has purchased from Mrs. luxury, the lush acres of blue grass farm. Roger, a very substantial son of Blanche E. Day the attractive stallion pasture, the very best of feed and Flyhawk, one of the collies and myself Rocky Bon by Bonfire. With his flashy spacious stabling must make the horse feel kingly indeed. travel the many miles of picturesque coloring, even disposition and snappy dirt roads that lay behind the farm. way of moving he should go far in I must also mention Dodge Stables, A good Morgan, a loyal dog and a the show ring. Castleston Farm, noted for such great cool summer night ride to enjoy — Captain Ken an exceptionally nice saddle horses as Wing Commander what more could a horse-lover ? bay gelding by Pride of King went to Meadow-Princess and Lovers Lane. Old Mr. Stork has been making the Jack Seabrook of New Jersey as a We stopped to see their beautiful rounds in the Illinois-Indiana region. relief horse in his four in . All trophy room filled to overflowing with His first stop was at the Greenwalt four horses and relief horse are regis- trophies and plaques from the country Highview Farm down Springfield tered bay Morgans. over. While admiring the picture covered walls of past and present great way, leaving a chestnut stud colt with Mr. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons of their good producing mare, Jubilee Joy Saddlebreds and , I Minneapolis, Minnesota, bought a looked upon a true to life picture of sired by Senator Graham. Shortly nice mare from Tom Brunk of Spring- after another stud colt was presented that gallant little horse Justin Morgan. field, Illinois as a saddle and pleasure Pictures of Ethan Allen III and Lady to their Highview King mare. mount. Here at Stahlward we received a de Jarnette also graced the walls in likely looking chestnut filly by Senator It seems to me our Morgan horse is places of honor in that most revered Graham out of our winning mare taking giant steps forward in the establishment. Fillaine by Fillmore, hearts of horsemen as is seen in the So Justin Morgan, the horse with the Mr. Albert Kagel of Chesterland, increase of breeding, sales, show classes lowest of beginning and ending holds Missouri has a chestnut stud colt by and entries. a place not only in the hearts of the the champion, The Airacobra out of When we were on a pleasure trip lowly but in the hearts of the his champion mare Jenny Lake. throughout southern Indiana and Ken- most esteemed as well. Mr. W. J. Redlick of Decatur, Ill., has a colt out of Sentide by his nice Breeze from the Great Lakes stallion Luckmore. Sorry but I don't know the sex on this one. By C. FRED AUSTIN Another colt of undetermined sex is At the Annual Meeting of the Jus- The many friends Francis ("Raz") that of Roy Brunk's Black Dee. tin Morgan Horse Association (Head- LaRose made while he was with the Byron Cruthers' Illawanna Lady has quarters 22221 Pontiac Trail, South U. S. Morgan Horse Farm will be a filly foal by Senator Graham. Lyon, Michigan) the following offi- pleated to learn that he is now Man- News from back east states that cers were installed: ager of Woods & Water Farms, South Lippitt Mandate has two new filly President, Walter E. Kane of South Lyon, Michigan. This estate is owned foals, one at the Stoner's out of their Lyon; Vice-President, Robert H. Dud- by Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Kane - Flicka Hawk and the other at Richards ley of ; Secretary-Treasu- who now own the following Morgans: Ranch out of their favorite pleasure rer, Miss Kathryn M. Zeunen of John Geddes by Lippitt Moro Ath mount, Denise. Mr. Stork has several Clarkston; Board of Directors: Bar- out of Ruthven's Beatrice Ann, Bar- more stops in the area. Perhaps I'll theld Zeunen of Clarkston; Milo G. !vac by Flyhawk out of Betty Bar, hear of them soon. Dugan of Northville, John H. Braid Jon-Bar-K by Iohn Geddes out of Bar- Sales have been numerous the oast of Seminole Village, Pontiac, I. Thor bette, Cedar Girl by Senator Graham few months. Kathy Zuenen of Clarion Nielson of Fenton, Herman F. Hicks out of Dusky, Torchee by Senator Farms, Clarkston, Michigan has pur- of Detroit. Graham out of Moonbeam, Miss Kay 18 The MORGAN HORSE by Danny DeJarnette out of Junette, which she recently purchased from chestnut gelding ridden by Jack Mc- Rozella by Agazizz out of Rocky Ha- Mrs. Helen Brunk Greenwalt of Paw- Clure cf Monroe. Strictly a student zel, Springbrook Rosemary by nee, Illinois. Kathy now owns four effort, this pays the ex- Kid out of Highland Rose, Spring- pure-bred Morgans and a Hunter. penses of judging teams to the Fort brook Peggy by Fillmore out of Golly, The Avondale 4-H Club, of which Worth Exposi ion and the American Springbrook Patsy K. by Justa out of Mrs. R. H. Dudley of Birmingham is Royal at Kansas City. Although, I Golly, Jinx K. by Quiz Kid out of Adult Leader, has several Morgan regret to report, there were no Mor- Springbrook Patsy K., Bird Leon by owners as members, including Robert gans at this season's Show. I expect Monte Leon out of Bar S. Star, Dac- H. Dudley II who owns Lady Pame'a, there will be in the 1955 Show - in quire of Conjoy by Lippitt Moro Ash John E. Braid of Seminole Villege, that Miss Virginia Dudley of Birming- out of Bird Leon who is owned jointly Pontiac who cwns Rubette, Paul and ham will be a student at the College with J. Thor Nielson. James Garlick of Bloomfield Hil's who and, since Virginia is a talented eques- They are expecting 1954 foals by own Jocund Co'onel and Ruthven's trian, I fee' certain she will be in the Quiz Kid out of Rozella and Spring- Ann and Mimi's foal - a stud Show - either her own Mars or her brook Peggy; also a 1955 foal by Quiz James C. Kennedy's King Cotton brother's Lady Parmela. Kid out of Springbrook Patsy K. - and Miss Mary Ellen Knepper of Mr. and Mrs. Bartheld Zeunen of I am pleased to announce that, this Royal Oak who owns Hy Crest Sue, Clarion Farms, Clarkston, were hosts season, Crabapple Valley Farms' Mor- These young people are also members to a ham-and-egg breakfast served for- gan stallion King Captor will stand at cf Pontiac Junior , Inc., ty-six members of the Justin Morgan Woods and Water Farms. There is where in the past two years over 250 Horse Association's Trail Ride Party a splendid likeness of King Captor teenagers in this area have learned at Kensington Metropolitan Park on pictured on page 25 of the August busines' management and experienced Sunday, May 2. Verran's Laddie, 1951 issue of this magazine. some of the headaches attendant to owned by Mr. and Mrs. Milo G. Du- The popular Secretary-Treasurer of running their own business. van of Mar to Farm, Northville, with the Justin Morgan Horse Association Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Kane of David Batton UD, was the only Mor- Miss Kathryn M. Zeunen of Clarion Woods & Water Farms, South Lyon, gan stallion on the Ride and he proved Fams, Clarkston, has added still an- donated a silver trophy to the English himself a "gentleman" every foot of the other Morgan mare to her stable .. . Pleasure Class of the Michigan State miles traveled. Plans are underfoot Miller's Debutante by the outstanding Co'lege Block & Bridle Horse Show - to have the next Ride on Mackinac New England sire Upwey Ben Don which was presented by Mrs. Kane Island . . . Michigan's "Horse Para- out of Betty Ross by Mansfield — to Peavine's Golden Pal - a 7-year old dise".

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JUDGE KENNETH H. ROBINSON, Pres. MRS. WINTHROP S. DAKIN, Sec.-Treas. Windsor, Vermont or Amherst, Mass. enough "strut 'n stuff" to get out and Illinois-Missouri News parade his way into the ribbons when evening comes and the work is done. Mr. Searls recently sold Illawana By PATRICIA HALLQUIST to Leon Losey of New York State.

Here in the Mid-West a number of the Airacobra, again a chestnut stud Another stallion drawing praise for Morgan owners have been presented colt. But Beverlee Stahl of Lowell, his manners is the showy Airacobra, with colts already. From all indica- Indiana, was delighted when Fillaine owned by D. E. Sheffer of Kirkwood, tions, it locks like a banner year for presented her with a chestnut filly, her Missouri. Mr. Sheffer has ridden him stud colts. Up at Highview Farm Ju- first foal, sired by Senator Graham. in field trials and has also followed bilee Joy has a big chestnut stud co_'t And Byron Caruthers of Waverly, Ill- the hounds with him, and both times with a blaze face. This colt is by inois also has a Senator Graham filly. he displayed the sense and manners of Senator Graham and already seems to Most of these colts will be nominated an older horse. When the Airacobra take after him in looks and manner- and shown in the Futurity at the Ill- comes cut as a parade horse, he is i ms. He is a big eyed, sharp-eared inois State Fair. going to have everyone looking his colt with lots of substance, a short way, because along with action, color, back, and heavy quarters. He should, Speaking of the Futurity, it looks as style, and looks, he is a born show- like all Jubilee Joy's colts, give the though it will be up to par this year, off, and really loves to perform for a other youngsters "a run for the money" with 12 stallions already having been crowd. in the weanling futurity this summer. nominated. It is expected that 20-22 The Greenwalts recently purchased The other colt at Highview is also mares and foals will be nominated, the 21 year old brood mare, Jusista a stud, by Flyhawk out of Prince -.s several by new exhibitors. A big year- 04837, who had been sold by them as Marie by Highview King. This is a ling class is in sight with more new a yearling. She is the small old type little bay, with one of the shortest exhibitors planning to show their colts. Morgan, as well she might be with backs ever seen on a colt. Mr. Ray Mrs. Wm. Barton, Miss Kathy Zuenen, her breeding. She is only seven gen- Searls of , Illinois also has a and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watkins are erations removed from old Justin Mor- bay stud colt by Illawana Jerry out among those who will be showing for gan himself. Sired by Jubilee King, of his good mare Illawana Nada. Then the first time in the Futurity. The she is out of Senorita, who was by over at Chesterfield, Missouri, Jenney two-year old class will be shown in Charles Reade. Charles Reade was Lake has at her side the first foal by harness. Wesley Dent has been driv- registered in both the Morgan Registry ing his colt all winter and reports and the American Trotting Regis -er. that he is about ready to show now. While at stud in Missouri he sired The Gardiners of Mansfield, Ohio, roadsters and horses which have sent their Bonfire-Jubilee Joy TRAINING HARNESS two-year old, Celebration, to Doris and won at Madison Square Garden, St. strong and rugged $59.50 Ed Ryan of Delevan, Illinois to be Louis Worlds Fair as well as many trained. The Greenwalts have a top other places. His colts were highly contender in Redstone, a bay stallion regarded, selling for fantastic prices BLACK LIGHT WEIGHT 1.4,o has filled out tremendously this and going all over the country as well show harness, all brass winter. This colt has real show horse as to Mexico. hardware, very nicely made, ways and will give a good account of trimmed with patent leather. himself. Just Ann, Beverlee Stahl's Up in Clarion, Michigan, Kathy $98.50 filly will also put on a good show. Zuenen is rapidly filling her barn with Marilyn Childs has a young stallion the best Morgans she can find. The to show in this class, and sev- newest addition to her stable is a mare Also complete line of pony or eral other colts are also eligible. It is called Miller's Debutante, a dark colt harnesses for training or hoped that this two-year-old harness chestnut sired by the sire of champions, show. class will be well filled this first time. Upwey Ben Don, and out of Betty Entries for all three divisions of the Ro-s by Mansfield. Those Michigan Futurity are expected from Illinois, Morgan classes will be just that much 411 equipment shipped on ap- Indiana, Missouri, Massachusetts, better this year with her in the ring, proval with money back Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and and she and Kathy will take their guarantee. Kansas. share of the ribbons. Making his debut as a parade horse Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watkins have at the Boys Town Horse Show in St. added to their group of young mares Louis May 5-8 was Cinnamon King, the Pennsylvania-bred mare Flicka r wned by Mr. Ray Searls. For a vey s Date. Spectators at the National Mor- three-year-old stallion, King's man- SADDLERY & RIDING ners were perfect and he gave an ex- gan Show for the last few years will CLOTHES cellent performance, winning several remember seeing her show there. By Lippitt Mandate out of Flicka Hawk, Manchester N. H. ribbons in tough competition. Mr. Searles uses this horse every day work- she should cross well on some of the ing his Angus cattle; yet King has lar-er Mid •ert stallions.

20 The MORGAN HORSE New Entry Record Set at Badger State News W. S. C. Horse School A record entry list of 230 high- JIM HEGERICH stepping horses spurred the tanbark at WSC's Hilltop Stables, at the fifth annual WSC Open Horse Show and Here in the badger state the horses two stallion colts. The head stallion Judging School, May 21-23. are having a grand time — being left is Archie T, a dark bay son of Archie out in the green pastures for the first 0 and out of Roxie de Jarnette, who Entries came from four Pacific time since last fall. The spring foals was sired by Dude de Jarnette and Northwest states, Washington, Idaho, are finding a new world in which to out of Rose Bay, a full sister of Archie Oregon and Montana. live, as they leave the paddock for the 0. Archie T has sired colts within Heading the list of judges was first time. They find that it is a swell a sixty mile radius of Mineral Point. Colonel Fred W. Koester, (Keester) place to live, here in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Behling and Fullerton, Calif. formerly in charge Mr. and Mrs. Parmley Harris, Bon- their daughter Jackie of Hylee Farm, of the remount service for the U. S. nie, Pamela, and Jimmie, who live on Cambria, Wisconsin, have started Army. Colonel Koester voiced strong the 20 acre "Parm's Farm" at the training their horses for the various approval of the quality of the horses north edge of Mineral Point, have horse shows throughout the summer. shown. Other judges included Ed south western Wisconsin's largest band Hylee Farm did very well in their Heinemann, Seattle; Gene Stark, of Morgans. Since 1947 they have showing last year and we wish them Leavenworth; Tim Bernard, Loomis, raised Morgans. They now have three luck again this year. and William Leher, Moscow, Idaho. stallions, seven mares, one gelding, and They owned Squire Skimp, who General manager was Dr. M. E. Ens- spring foals are expected. died in 1953. The Squire made a minger, head of the WSC department "Parm's Farm" uses the name name for himself in the horse world of animal husbandry. "Bridlesweet" in registering their after he was named Grand Champion New classes added to this year's Morgans. Dutchess Bridlesweet, a ten Stallion at the National Stallion Show event included: heavy harness horses, year old chestnut, is the matron of the at , Iowa, and repeated the and working hunters and jumpers. band of mares. Between 1947 and feat at the midwestern show at Co- Horses were shown in both halter and 1954 she produced four fillies and lumbus, Ohio. performance classes.

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Box 711 • Morgan Horse Magazine • Leominster, Mass. JUNE 1954 21 (Continued from Preceding Page) Letters impulse to follow every one of those Following is the list of Morgan (Continued from Page 5) myste,ious, little, shaded side roads? winners: Rises with Pedler! Almost! We haven't done much riding late- Saturday Evening, May 22. 1954 Dear Sirs: ly, as this spring I sold my three- PERFORMANCE: MR. JUSTIN, 0. E. First I'd like to compliment you on quarter Morgan mare to Thomas J. Elkins, owner, Yakima; Francee Miller, the magazine. It is very good. The Gallagher for his son Tommy-Joe. rider, fist; ORADUST, WSC, owners; Bar- pictures a.e so nice and the stories have The mare is "King's Little Rascal" a bara Risley, Tacoma, rider, second; GAY- bay, 4 yr. old, by Royal King M.H.R. MAN, R. W. Van Pelt, Jr. owner, Kirkland, been grand. We like Ern Pedler's Chuck Van• Pelt, rider, third. stories and can almost feel ourselves 8808, and out of Gypsy, a half-Morgan. along on the ride with him. Enjoyed Tommy-Joe is very pleased with her Friday Evening, Ma/ 21, 1954 and they are getting along fine. PERFORMANCE: MR. JUSTIN, O. E. In the picture enclosed is my 6 yr. Elkins, owns:, Yakima; Frances Millet, rider, first; GINGER VERMONT, E. Bar- old daughter Cathy riding Rascal. clay Brauns, owner, Wenatchee; Mary You might :ay they took their basic Clark, rider, second; STARGATES, Gladys training :ogether as Cathy had never Koehne, owner and rider, Bothell, third. ridden a ho:se, and Rascal had never HALTER CLASS been ridden by a child. You can see MORGAN MARES THREE YEARS OF they got along very well. AGE AND OVER: RED BESS, Karen Brauns I spent a wonderful day visiting Pat Wenatchee, first; STARGATES, Gladys Hallquist in Hillsboro, Mo., lately. Koenne, Bothell, second; ILLAW ANA Before lunch we went for a ride. She APRIL, ri, W. Van Pelt, Sr., Kirkland, third. rode her wonderful Everready and I STALLIONS THREE YEARS OF AGE rode her chestnut mare Triconga. After AND OVER: MR. JUSTIN, 0. E. Elkins, Yakima, first; GAYMAN, R. W. Van Pelt, lunch we hitched her 2 yr. old filly Jr., Kirkland, second; , Barclay Conniemeade to the jog cart for the B:-a•:ns, Wenatchee, third. first time. Conniemeade is a full sis- ter to Gay Beau recently purchased FOR MINOR CUTS, BRUISES, GALLS by Kathryn Zuenen. Later on we Cathy Holstein on KING'S LITTLE RASCAL ground drove her nice little stud Cap- Nillu?seYs CORONA the Horse Hunters very much. Any- pv Smith around the yard. The fact .ANTISEPTIC OINTMENT one who has ever ridden in a sleigh hat it was a beautiful day added to SEND 10c FOR Rich in Wool Fat. Ideal could re-live it along with Eve Oakley the enjoyment of working with fine Wound and Hoot Dressing. TRIAL SAMPLE oz. CAN $1.10 and her first sleigh ride and her trip horses. e .. THE CORONA MFG. GO. 65C KENTON. OHIO to Vermont. Is there anyone who has I would like to seee more Mid- ever ridden there, that can resist the West and West Morgans in your mag- azine. Sincerely, I Have Solved The Problem Connie Holstein

For Animal Owners ....otket eery" Rides and Reads Dear Sir: Enclosed is $3.50 for a renewal to your marve'ous magazine. I first got CATS it as a result cf owning a bay, un- ° REES, CATTLE , registered army Morgan gelding. Now I wouldn't think of letting a month We have always needed a book to go by without reading it any more docket the history and performance of each hopeful. This Record Book bio- than I'd let a day go by without graphs 25 animals (more poses if riding my Morgan, Chief. you need them), their pictures, registration, brooding, compe- In many parades I have heard peo- tition, medication and other par- ple remark on his style. Whether he ticulars — plus three double com- has been out for 5 minutes or 5 hours partments for largo photographs or papers. Top grain leather, he always carries himse'f proudly. gold tooled, 13 x 15 loose After all, aren't they Ame:icas best leaf. Country colors; Piping Rod, Forest Green, Bright Navy horse? or Harness Brown, $27.50 Chief is as tame as a kitten with postpaid. youngsters but has proven a handful Pride in It guaranteed. or for many professionals. your money returned. I'm proud of Chief even though he Exclusively Mine, Graciously Yours isn't registered. Seeing a fine horse ;LB unregistered should make anyone re- SQUIRE PEARSON -SOUTH BEDFORD ROAD,-hiT. KISCO, N. V. • gi ter a horse. I think all Morgan horse breeders should strive to have Morgans look 22 The MORGAN HORSE length of hoof, and the weight of The purpose of my writing is that shoes. I am wondering if you could help I would greatly appreciate your o- me find some kind of a job where I pinion, a'so the opinion of any Mor- would be working with horses. I gan Horse breeders who would care broke my Morgan myself, but do not to comment thru your Magazine. consider myself an expert trainer by Am enclosing pictures of Diablitn any means. However, I to ride 10378, that we promised in a previous and jump and would be much inter- letter. We understand the one of his Con•inued on Next Pare) head only now hangs in Eas man's Kodak Company main office as one of the cutstanding pictures of the month. MORGANS FOR SALE Hoping you can solve my problem, We still have 2 seven year old and thanking you in advance. mares; 1 seven year old stallion; CHIEF. owned Pat Reiss Edith Kinsman 2 yearling fillies; 2 three Chicago 18, Illinois year old geldings now be- like Justin Morgan, not fine, small Constructive Criticism ing ridden by fifteen year old dainty horses. girl. All above registered Mor- u could have more Dear Sir: I also wish yo gan stock. They are kind with pictures in your magazine. Find enclosed check for subscription good conformation. We have no I would appreciate it very much if renewal. choice but to sell. Make an offer. you could we my picture and letter. Forty five years ago in Ohio we had Top offer takes one or all. I would be very grateful. Morgans. Ours were bays in color, Pat Reiss healthy and always willing under sad- Phone 215 Old MacDonald's Farm dle, hitched single, double or the (Make calls at 7 A.M.) Lake Placid, N. Y. fourth horse to the binder. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rodeo Today, it's something else. Look at Moravia, N. Y.

Wanted — How to shoe Morgans the last few i ,.sues of the Morgan Dear Sir: Horse Magazine. Horses that are Might it be possible for you to give called Morgans make a person won- me some information regarding the der, and here are my thoughts. proper shoeing of a Morgan horse? Too frail, no substance for willing- Altho I have an excellent blacksmith, ness, to work. he insists he has always shod Mor- Too small, almost in the Hack gans in this area the same as the Pony Class. Saddlers. It is my understanding that Too fine of head. No place for a because a Morgan is an all purpose brain cavity. horse, this type of shoeing is incorrect. Too many colors. Dr. Ru:hven was I am particularly interested in the thinking of the same thing when he wrote his article on proper breeding records. So let's keep Morgan Stallions, and breed Morgan mare , to Morgan stal- lions for Morgan colts, and they will look like Morgans instead of hopped MIST "Flys Away" lightly over parts of up gaited or walking horses. animal where flies attack. An 8-second application does the trick . . . keeps flies The above thoughts are furnished away for hours! Provides freedom from as constructive criticism. flies while riding, training, shoeing, racing William P. Scott or showing your horses. Excellent also as Wayne, Michigan a fly repellent on sores, wounds, wire cuts. A "MUST" for Veterinarians, Wanted — Work with Horses Shoes, Trainers and Handlers! Dear Sirs: I am a High School graduate, and for the past year have been working

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JUNE 1954 23 PICTURE CREDIT (Continued from Preceding Page) a stylish two year old chestnut mare We regret that we neglected to give ested in learning more about horses, by Stanfield out of Naive. Addison credit to Mr. Frederick Noonan for the especially Morgans. Maid is a chestnut yearling by Tudor pictures which appeared on Pages 12 and A job in a nearby state just exer- out of Naiad. Speaking of the UVM 13 of the May issue. cising horses would be sufficient, or Farm, how many of you lost an eye working for a person such as Miss over the exquisite little bay yearling Harriet Bird of Stow, Mass., whom filly while at the Morgan Horse Judg- you mentioned in your November issue ing School? She is UVM Arletor, a FOR SALE: Morgan stal- of the Morgan Horse Magazine: daughter of Tudor and Fairytop. Mr. lions, Mares and Colts. Good Any help or information you could Leavitt says that almost everyone who quality. Reasonably priced. give me on the matter would be greatly saw her asked her price. Of course We deliver. appreciated. Also if you could give she is not for sale right now, but we me any information on training will all be able to admire her again at schools where they teach you riding this year's National Morgan Horse etc., such as the Ranch Show. in Nebraska. C. J. O'NEILL Am enclosing check for continua- tion of your magazine. Manteno, M. Shirley Guy New Foal 1201 State Street Tama, Iowa (Continued from Page 12) The foal I had seen born two years N. E. News ago had arrived a fighting little bun- SADDLE and BRIDLE (Continued from Page 14) dle of energy, breaking the sac with From the Merrylegs Farm, South his flailing front legs. This little tyke America's Leading Horse squirmed a little but was tightly en- Magazine Dartmouth, Mass., comes news that Miss Mabel Owen, owner of the farm, cased in the sac. I tried to break the has four outside mares to be bred to sac, knowing the foal must breathe. FEATURING her beautiful we'l-known stallion and soon. Frantically I tried but SADDLE HORSES — HACKNEY'S Squire Burger. Miss Owen also has could not tear it. Finally I did. A- WALKING HORSES — ROADSTERS three horses beside her own which she gain I marveled at the gurgling sounds MORGANS — ARABIANS is schooling. Whether she trains one of the newborn foal. I rubbed her PARADE HORSES or ten horses we may be sure that with the burlap and pulled part of each one of them will be schooled the sac from her. She did not seem tco active so I dried and dried. The Subscriptions $6 per year. to perfection. A recent sa'e of the University of mare lay exhausted and uninterested. Free Advertising Brochure on I t'uessed the foal was warm enough Request. Vermont is the superb four year old bay stallion Willsfield which was pur- and still attached to the mare but chased by Mr. E. R. Larter of Dun- now breathing as she should. With a SADDLE and BRIDLE stable, Mass. He is by Panfield out flip of her tail I crossed my fingers — MAGAZINE of Willys and is being schooled in nobody could be as lucky as I was, performance by Mr. Robert Baker of another filly. A bay, with just a few 18 South Kingshighway Otter Creek Farm, Middlebury, Vt. white hairs in the forehead. St. Louis 8. Missouri Win-Eve and UVM Addison Maid Finally Denise got up. To my ut- Telephone: FOrest 7-2449 have been sold to Pleasant Valley ter amazement the whole cleaning pro- Farms, Phillips, Maine. Win-Eve is cess happened then, and all that litter dropped to the floor of the stall, and the foal still attached to it all. I got a pair of blunt scissors and severed THE CHRONICLE, INC. the cord, then painted the end with An illustrated weekly devoted to all Thoroughbred sports. iodine. Racing, Steeplechasing, Hunting, Polo, Horse Show, Equitation After several attempts to get the and Junior Activities. foal up we decided to leave her lay, and cleaned the stall thoroughly, and $7.00 PER YEAR rebedded it with a clean base of straw. Space and classified rates on request. Finally the little filly was up and the mare was obviously interested in it. Name: There being little more we could do we retired, sleeplessly. Early morn- Address: ing again I went to the barn. Sure enough our new filly was up and a- bout. The mare was torn, and fever- ish, but by evening seemed herself. Bill Me ( ) Check Enclosed ( ) After several days we got some per- fect weather and the new baby and 24 The MORGAN HORSE her mother went to the privacy of let out to nurse from her mother Why pay fancy prices the ring for exercise. my and returned to the coop. Finally af- for saddlery? Write (or FREE FREE Catalog that has surprise to find I had a gaited foal! ter the vet had made another trip (I saved real money for had been in constant touch with him TO thousands of horsemen. My chances of getting one were slim Describes over 400 indeed but I have always wanted a since the foal went down,) another popular items of English HORSE and American "tack." Morgan that was natural-gaited at shot, and the coop was torn down and I ship saddlery on ap- the foal allowed with her mother. proval. Write today. birth. I finally got my wish. This OWNERS "little toe" WIESENFELD dandy little bay not only and The first few days after that the foal Dept. 87 Baltimore 1, Md. canters, she is a real pleasure gaited seemed to be lying down a good deal. foal . . . happily, a throwback, as Now almost a week and a half la•er Denise traces to . The foal she seems to be all right. At any O'NEILL HORSE grew and was very active. The mare rate the last few days she spent in gave an abundance of rich milk and the ring she surely tore, raced, bucked, TRAILERS looked after her charge well. Then and reared. During the convalescence sudden illness struck. Cheaper — Last Longer the filly and I became good friends. Easy on Horse, Car and At nine days the foal began to scour I have found the foals from good Owner. Result of 25 years . . . a common thing with the mare's anxious mothers are less friendly at making trailers. foal heats . . . the next day the foal first . . . the foals whose mothers was weak, swelled in one joint, ob- show them off arc more friendly, more O'NEILL viously lame, and sick. I phoned the happy with attention right at first. vet anxiously. When he arrived we This filly now has accepted me, as her Horse Trailers had a hectic few minutes. I was hold- mother is a friendly mare and tho' Manteno, Illinois ing the filly in preparation for the she is cautious with strangers, she pays shots to come and said to the doctor. no attention to me. "Just walk in, the mare is perfectly Today the mare took her filly, just gentle!" over 3 weeks old, into the big pasture Well, we had hardly bent over the in the company of the gelding and sos itteji4 HODGES sick little one when the bay mare the old pony mare. Both are sensible '.1;043 Gs5 `S'it BADGE CO. came at us, a picture of rage. The enuf to abide by the mother mare's • SP.-0 01s 14,11 ISS SUMMER ST. BOSTON MAASS. vet. scrammed hastily. As he walked possessive behavior with her foal. The taw 010 4 0?,11,0 FREE up and down the aisleway he con- sun is shining brightly and those ani- • S A, arn,, UMW •WESTERM • Routos 1714 REQUEST fessed he was startled. Well, so was mals are exploring the big acreage of It Docile Denise, but she was worried the main horse pasture. about the baby. I am always glad to The other two mares are now shut see the mares motherly as their foals in the ring. They are scrappy and have more sense when weaned and will not join the others until the foal better cared for right along by a mare is much bigger and stronger, as they that is interested in her foal. are liable to hurt someone. Of course We finally had another fellow who the yearlings are in another yard as knew the mare lead her outside. Pen- I learned that Yearlings have a con- icillin and either streptomycin or au- stant battle to fight with worms and rcmvcin (I don't know which) were vigilance is necessary — and separate administered. The foal was running pasture if the new foal is to escape a high fever, (acute septicemia) so in infection. addition to the shot and some pills .. . Vigilance is necessary at all times MAJOR MAN, 2 year old black stallion whole blood transfusions were neces- in raising good foals. I guess this sary. The mare was tied up and the little filly could have died in a few vet made several trips to the mare for hours had her condition passed un- MORGAN HORSES more blood. With renewed vigor the noticed. I spent several days painting foal needed two of us to hold her. the swollen joint, too. For Sale Here is where an experienced opera- Then when I went up to the Cor- • yearling stud and fillies tor like this vet is appreciated. He nell University where I have had con- • 2 year old stud and fillies really did the job. Blood transfusion stant advice and help with all my • 3 year old fillies completed, we tied the mare in the breeeding problems, I got to see a piti- There is no substitute for stall and proceeded to build a little ful sight. Septicemea in a Welsh pony proven bloodlines. coop inside the stall so the foal could foal of a terrible degree. The poor be watched by the mare, but not Inquiries and visitors always foal was covered with abcesses and welcome. nurse; the complication of the diarrhea the joints were so badly affected that made this necessary. tho now recovery is likely, serious in- J. C. Jackson & Sons For 24 hours we milked the mare jury to the front legs of that poor Box 8, Harrison, Montana regu'arly. She was a very cooperative litt'e foal is possible. The mare was Phone 2-R-13 mare, and realized I was helping her giving a good supply of milk and she 2 mi'es north of Harrison on and the foal. More pills, and the colt was a beautiful pony. What a blow it Highway No. 1 began to stop scouring. She was (Continued on Page 27) JUNE 1954 25

9 room house, completely modem, fireplace, oil steam heat. FOR SALE Can be used for 2 families, 4-car garage, small barn with 5 box and 1 straight stall. Pasture, 800 apple trees, landscaped grounds on state highway 20 minutes from Worcester. 30 acres. Will sell COUNTRY HOME with or without orchard. 0. F. Eusey, R. F. D., Lancaster, Mass. Telephone Sterling 26-11.

N.E. Calendar of Events for Morgan Owners

For the third year a Calendar of Events for Morgan Owners Aug. 7. 8. Millis, Mass. Mrs. Earl C. Whelden, Jr., Box listing the trail rides and horse shows offering Morgan Classes 103, Conimicut, R. I. NEHC. will be published each month during the season. Aug. 7. Camp Najerog, Wilmington, Vt. Lorin Ball at the Camp. Small, informal neighborhood show. Aug. 8. Cape Ann Riding Club. Mildred H. Strong, Rock- TRAIL RIDES port, Mass. NEHC.

July 3.5. Green Mountain Horse Assoc. (Hereafter called Aug. 14, 15. Dover Agricultural Fair, Dover, N. H. John GMHA). South Woodstock, Vt. Mrs. Kay Augustinowicz, Sec., A. Emerson, 450 Central Ave., Dover. Entries close Aug. 7. "B", NEHC. GMHA. Aug. 27-29. New Hampshire Trail Ride, Dr. Oliver Hayward, Aug. 15. Windsor Lion's Club, Windsor, Vt. J. T. McSwain, New London, N. H. RFD Windsor. AHSA. Entries close Aug 10. Full div. Sept. 2.4. GMHA, South Woodstock, Vt., Mrs. Kay Augustin- Aug. 16. MAINE ALL MORGAN HORSE SHOW. Held at owicz, Sec. GMHA. 100 Mile Competitive Trail Ride and 50 Mile and enquire from Mr. Hugh Smith, Meadowbrook Farm, Win- throp, Maint. Pleasure Ride. Aug. 21, 22. Oct. 17. Barre Riding and Driving Club, Mass. 10 a.m. Ipswich Rotary Club, Ipswich, Mass. Mrs. Felton Field, Barre. Arthur T. Winters. Bane. Bring lunch. Earl C. Whelden, Jr., Box 103, Conimicut, R. I. NEHC. Aug. 21, 22. Northwood Fair, Northwood, N. H. Mrs. Leonard Tatham, Plymouth, N. H. "B". Div. with stake. HORSE SHOWS WITH MORGAN CLASSES Aug. 22. Bennington, Vt. Bernard McManey, 212 Prospect St., Bennington. NEHC. Aug. 28. Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Dr. Mazzacane, Old Chester, Vt. Mrs. A. S. Kelley, Chester. NEHC July 3, 4. Orchard Beach. "B". Full div. Aug. 28, 29. Rocky Hill Fair, East Greenwich, R. I. Mrs. July 10. Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Lions' Club, Maine. James Whalen, 405 Warren Ave., Seekonk, Mass. To reserve Andrew Peterson, 46 Storer St., Kennebunk. • Entries close July 1. stalls entered by Aug. 16. AHSA, NEHC. "A'. Full div. Model, Open, Champ. Morgan entries asked. (Rain date July 11) NEHC. Aug. 29. Arlington, Vt. G. Orlando Cullinan, Arlington. July 11. Northshore Horsemen's Assoc., Lynnfield-Peabody Aug. 29. Canaan Fair, Canaan, N. H. Mrs. Leonard Tatham, line, Route 1, Mass. Mrs. I. Loyd Marks, 55 Felton St., Peabody. Plymouth, N. H. July 11. N-Bar-H Riding Club, Dover, N. H. Mrs. Wallace Aug. 29. Pepperell, Mass. Mrs. W. C. Cousins, 2 Park St., Dennis, Durham. Pepperell. July 17. York Lion's Club, Maine. Mr. G. E. Davis, Box Sept. 4.6. Hopkinton Fair, Contoocook, N. H. Mrs. Leonard 327, York. Tatham, Plymouth. NEHC. July 18. Essex Junction, Vt. Giles Willey, Essex Junction. Sept. 12. Bolton 9-H Mass. (Raindate Sept. 19). Charles E. Brown, Bolton. Model and Open. July 18. Meredith, N. H. Mrs. Leonard Tatham, Plymouth, N R NEHC. Sept. 17 & 18. Plymouth Union Grange Fair, Plymouth, N. H. Mrs. Leonard E. Tatham, Plymouth. "A". Div. with stake. July 24, 25. Montpelier Riding and Driving Club, Vt., Mrs. Rachel England, 1 Hopkins St., Montpelier. NEHC. Sept. 24-26. Eastern States Amateur, West Springfield, Mass. Miss Mabel Wingard, Sec., 140 Wilbraham Ave., Spring- July 24. South Casco, Maine. Owen Watkins, South Casco. field 9, Mass. AHSA 'B", NEHC. Full div. with stake. Amateurs July 30, 31. Aug. 1. NATIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW, only. Northampton, Mass. Dr. Russell E. Smith, Box 632, Amherst, Mass. Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2, 3. Deerfield Fair, Deerfield, N. H. Gor- AHSA. Nearly 60 all Morgan classts. don van Buskirk, Hooksett, N. H. "A". Full division plus breed- Aug. 1. Lion's Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island. J. Grun- ing classes for all ages. del Jones, 45 Summer St., Westerly. AHSA, NEHC. Oct. 10. Bedford, Manchester, N. H. E. E. Havey, Bedford Au/. 1. Stowe, Vt., Daniel S. Snyder, Stowe. Grove Ave. Manchester, N. H. Full division. Green Mountain Horse Assoc., South Woodstock. Full div. Information on trail rides and shows with Morgan classes Aug. 7, 8. Woodstock, Vt. To be held at and inquire from may be sent to Mrs. Winthrop S. Dakin, Sec., New England Mor- Green Mountain Horse Asscc., South Woodstock. Full div. gan Horse Assoc., RR3, Amherst, Mass.

26 The MORGAN HORSE N. E. News Morgan, as well as several other good (Continued from Page 25) sires and producing daughters. There CLASSIFIED was also Belle Cobden, darn of the will be to the breeder if the foal is extremely well-bred Lambertis. Rob- 6 cents per word $1.25 minimum left marred. ably the best known name in recent I don't know wha: causes this blood pedigrees is that of Captain Morgan poisoning of young foals. I do know 6906, son of the black mare Bess, she FOR SALE: Registered Morgan gelding, only this, if you are raising a foal or by Star Allen by Cobden Jr. He was 6 years old. Excellent pleasure and trail two, a year, you must watch the mare horse. Ride or drive. Write: Mr. Frank the sire of Allenda, dam of the good and foal constantly. I fear that this Linnell, West Auburn, Maine. show horse and sire of so many win- little foal of mine might have smo- ners under saddle, Ulendon. FOR SALE: 4 year old chestnut mare, thered at birth had she been unat- From the vantage point of child- Pixies Patricia, 08031, by Beau Gallant tended. Surely survival from her 9463 out of Pixie Hawk 05882. Broken for hood, nothing seems quite so impor- sickness was only aided by prompt riding, excellent disposition, continuous tant as the wish we could see into the show winner. Contact: Martha Morrison, veterinarian care. How can you figure future. Later a more mature judg- 3317 Elmhurst, Detroit 6. Mich., Townsend expenses in a thing like that? Give ment gives thanks that we cannot. So 6-7562. Phone after 6:00 P.M. the mare the best of care, the foal the it is with all things, history itself, even close observation and still — a sick- FOR SALE: 4 year old dark chestnut the fascinating vagaries of hor-e bre-d- ness. Like children, foals get violently gelding: registered, well trained, wonder. ing. Many grand horses have died at ful disposition, proven pleasure and trail sick, and when recovered are just as the peak of a great career and always horse. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Robertson, So. vigorous as can be. a small seed of nagging wonder re- Royalton. Vermont. Perhaps I wasn't cautious enuf .. . mains. Would he have gone on to they do recommend a shot of pen- FOR SALE: 11 year old dark bay regis- even greater successes, or did a kind icillin and streptomycin as a pre- tered American Saddle Horse mare. 16 Fate nudge the scale to give us first hands. Drives beautifully. Has excellent caution immediately after the foal ar- the greatness that was in him? gaits. English broken. Never shy or stub- rives. Personally, I am in favor of born. $450. Miss P. Reiss, Mount Saint it and future foals will have this pro- Mary, Newburgh. N. Y. tection. How in the world we ama- Skin Diseases teur breeders can ever learn all there (Continued from Page 31) WANTED: Pony - fairly large, around 1-40 lime sulfur solution helpful in 6 years old; black or black and white. is about this big business of raising many cases. Good disposition. Miss P. Reiss, Mount good Morgan horses is a mystery, Dermatitis is an inflammation of the Saint Mary, Newburgh, N. Y. isn't it? deeper layers of the skin. It is com- I hope this is of help to some of ANIMAL PORTRAITS AND SCENES. monly seen on the legs when horses the rest of the breeders. I feel that Done any size in oils by recognized animal must stand in filthy mud or manure. painter. Your "favorite" painted in lifelike the fact that the mare foaled past due, Other causes are rope burns, impru- detail and full color from your photograph which is he first time we have ever dent application of blisters, and other and description. Reasonable. Write direct had a late mare, should be an indica- for prices: T. E. St. Semin, 118 Bro3mo irritating chemicals. White lotion, tion that some complication might de- Street, New York City. picric acid solution (3 % ) and velop. Nature is complex and can oxide in glycerin are all useful in FOR SALE: Black Morgan mare, nine only indicate abnormalties, and it is treating these cases. Acne is an in- years. Hard to fault. Broke to saddle and up to all breeders, large and small to fection of the skin glands by the com- harness. Line bred to Jubilee King and watch, learn, and profit by past ex- Go Hawk. Also her bay filly, four years mon Staphylococcus. It is associated periences. old and an exceptionally good chestnut with neglected grooming during hot gelding. Adelaide Nichols, Estherville. dusty weather. The glands become en- Iowa. Names in Pedgrees larged into nodules containing a small (Continued from Page 11) amount of pus. Overfat, soft horses FOR SALE: Vivian La Sorciere 06963. Morgan Brood Mare due to foal June 1st; guage his loss to the horse and Mor- are more prone to acne than others. also two yearling colts, one a beautiful gan world. Unless relieved, the infection may chestnut with star, out of Morgana La Fee In modern Morgan pedigrees Cob- spread to form large painful boils. 06962; one bay out of Vivian La Sorciere. den's name appears often, although Complete rest is advocated along with Both colts sired by Bald Mountain Trouba- with great rarity in male line descent. dour 8834. TROUBADOUR FARM, Ralph a laxative diet containing some form G. Hallenbeck, Selkirk, N. Y. From his son Harlus came the great of arsenic such as Fowler's solution producing mares Jessie T and Clover, (prescribed by a veterinarian), and REGISTERED MORGAN COLTS, Fillies through Cobden S and Protest Cob- local application of an alcoholic dis- for sale. Lippitt and Archie 0 bloodlines— den came Daniel Morgan Jr., Daniel infectant such as alcoholic sublimate, Mid State Morgan Horse Farm, DeMott Parker and Claymore, the latter one tannic acid and pyoktannin. Road. Middlebush, N. I.. phone East Millstone 8-2646. of the few colts sired by the great trail It is hoped that these suggestions will Morgan Castor. One of the best found- he of value to horsemen and induce PHOTOGRAPHY by Barbara Stone. ation mares at the U. S. Morgan Horse them to use the currycomb and brush, 41 Franklin Avenue, West Medford, Mass. Farm in Middlebury, Vermont was feed sensibly, exercise liberally, and Show pictures and action shots. For ap- Babe, she by Bob Morgan out of a keep horses in ample, clean, well- pointment and price call Mystic 8.9810. mare by Cobden. Another good mare lighted stables. In any case of a seri- was Pearl, by Harry Cobden, on of ous skin disease consult your veterin- FOR SALE: Morgan Horses. Stallions, Mares, Geldings; Broke to Ride. Some to old Cobden. She was the darn of arian early in order that a rational Drive. NORMAN 0. CAMPBELL, Baldwin, I.X.L. and James Knox, both by Knox diagnosis can be established. 111. JUNE 1954 27 BREEDERS' LISTING

NNW STAHLWARD PINES Meeting Waters Red Gates, 8954 FARM I R.F.D. 1 Springfield, Vt. Sire: Redman, Dam: Bettine Allen I 8056 5603 — Features Quality — I I Foaled: May 27, 1944 Height: 15.1 AT STUD Color: Dark Red Chestnut Weight: 1100 Selective Purchasing I I Plus Jubilee's Courage 8983 Selective Breeding I Lippitt Ethan Ash 7621 I Visitors Always Welcome Equals I DREW REED Stahlward Morgans I FOR SALE I I MORGAN HORSE FARMS MR. & MRS. ROBERT R. STAHL I Stock from these excellent Jubilee King I 17559 Devonshire, Northridge, and Lippitt bloodlines. Lowell, Ind. (near Chicago) I San Fernando Valley, California WIND-CREST I BAR-T FARMS, Orcland Farms I Rowley, Massachusetts I "Where Champions are born" I Breed to the Best! I "When better Morgans are raised I AT STUD I AT STUD ULENDON 7831 — Fee $100 Upwey Ben Don I SUPERSAM 10426 — Fee $50 / Orcland Leader I will be the sire." Sire: Ulendon Dam: Vigilda Burkland Excellent stabling for visiting I mares. I Colts usually for sale. I Mr. & Mrs. F. 0. Davis I Mr. & Mrs. Wallace L. Orcutt, Jr. Windsor, Vt. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Tompkins I West Newbury, Massachusetts ge.. ...... m...... «....

Ardencapl e Acres 1 BREEDER OF TRUE-TYPE BAY I Highview Farm "The home of distinctive and dis- I MORGANS I At Stud: tinguished Morgan horses" • • Flyhcrwk — Senator Graham 1* Dorset'sDorset's FoxfireFoxfire —— TownshendTownshend Also Shetland Sheep Dogs and I Visitors Welcome Gaymeade Miniature Poodles * • I I Morgans of all ages for sale. Miss Margaret Gardiner I Mr. & Mrs. Willard B. Denton Mr. & Mrs. L. S. Greenwalt R. F. D. 2 Succabone Road, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. I Pawnee, Illinois Mt. Kisco 6-6989 Wiscasset, Maine I (near Springfield) I I

MID STATE MORGAN HORSE Breeder of Justin Morgan Type FARM Morgans I TOWNSHEND True Morgan in looks, action, and AT STUD pedigree I MORGAN-HOLSTEIN FARM I (Breeders of the True Type) Nekomias Archie 'High percentage young stock usually for sale. I Dam: Lippitt Koss Nekomia Sire: Archie 0 I I Home of COLTS FOR SALE ORCLAND VIGILDON I Visitors Welcome I TOWNSHEND CHIEF Peter W. Hunt I MARGARET VAN D. RICE DeMott Rd., Middlebush, N. J. Rockbottom Lodge Mr. & Mrs. ROGER E. ELA Phone: East Millstone 8-2646 I Meredith, New Hampshire I Townshend, Vt. 4111111•41.11.4111111.06121••■■■••■•••■•■■•••• 28 The MORGAN HORSE

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MAR-LO FARM JUSTIN JUBILEE WASEEKA FARM 10160 Home of Foaled March 1949 Verran's Laddie Sire: King Mick 8508 Visitors Welcome Dam: Jubilee Joy 05767 and other fine Morgans Golden chestnut, star and strip, left hind stocking Visitors are always Welcome Weight: 1025 MRS. POWER Private Treaty MR. & MRS. ANNIS MR. & MRS. MILO G. DUGAN LONGVIEW FARM Ashland, Mass. 52373 West Eight Mile Road C. W. Fleming Northville, Michigan Fairhaven, Massachusetts

.111•111. .4s Circle R Morgans Searls Springwater Flying S Ranch MORGANS AT STUD I Stock Farm bred for NASHOBA 10909 Conformation - Disposition Always glad to show our horses and Beautiful young Chestnut. I and Angus cattle. We are easy to find, $ Performance Under Saddle We have a small select band of mares., 5 miles west of Medora. Or In Harness Stock Usually For Sale STOCK FOR SALE MR. & MRS. RAY SEARLS STUART G. HAZARD RICHARD and BEVERLEY OLSON Medora, Illinois 1308 College Ave. Route 2. Derby, Kansas I Topeka, Kansas Crabapple Valley Farms' CLARION FARMS I Woods and Water at Stud The home of Champion Morgans Farms 6 Top Stallions SOUTH LYON, MICHIGAN Featuring one of the country's largest: Michigan's Top Morgan Farm band of brood mares. Come visit us. Morgans of all ages for sale. • • I Owned by Walter and Rheda Kane Sensibly Priced. Managed by Francis P. ("Raz") LaRose. MERLE D. EVANS KATHY ZEUNEN Ohio Merchants' Bank Bldg. 4750 Clarkston Road A HOME OF JOHN GEDDES Massillon. Ohio Clarkston, Michigan I The versatile MORGAN stallion.

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JUNE 1954 29 OUT OF THE PAST by EARL LANGLEY The year was 1907. It was one of of the sire. His sire, a very popular stakingly maneuvered onto the boat those mild, sunless days often ex- and thorough-going Morgan, had s ood and securely chained. And now the perienced in the Winter time when a for a season in the vicinity. But the tense moment for starting the load gentle snow might be expected within little horse was Morgan - all Morgan had arrived. The snow was soft in the hour but just doesn't materialize. - which betrayed itself in the rugged- the clearing and the stone boat had It was a good day, and over hill or ness and dignity of his bearing; by the settled to what seemed. an alarming dell through-out the country side gentleness of his manner, and also by distance. To the small boy, watching there was activity. Teams were mov- the willingness and spirit by which he the proceeding, it seemed such a gi- ing back into the wood-lot or along entered any task assigned to him. For gantic and hopeless thing to ask, or the road serving man in the traffic of the age in which he completed his even expect, a mere little horse to the era, and the tinkle of a sleigh bell life's span of serving mankind he was move such a load. But grandfather could be occasionally heard as a horse considered a very good example of had no such misgivings; he spoke and cutter with its cccupant moved at Morgan breeding, and, had there ex- with confidence and firmness in his a rapid pace toward some destination. isted, an official book of records kept voice: Women, too, might be seen busying in his day, he would, doubtlessly, have "All right, Earl, take care now," themselves with some little out-door been admitted to registration. and then, "take it away." With ears task or helping their menfolk in barn The author would like to re- cocked to listen the little horse stood or lot, for after being shut in for days at attention, and at the last command by storm and cold it seemed good to late how, that, on many occasions sank gingerly into the collar. The during the three years following this be ab'e to take advantage of this wel- load trembled, and. as the vibrations come change in temperature and just particular day, he had ridden in cut- transmitted themselves into the "feel" ter or surrey behind this great little be about. It had been a good Winter of accurate knowledge to the noble though. There had been an average horse. Many a time the distance of link beast, he sank lower bringing all good crop of snow to make sleighing three miles was covered between vil- reserve powers into play. It moved! good and to keep the heavier traffic lage and village, along a straight course And it continued to move to the sur- on the move. running parallel with the N. Y. C. R. prise and complete enthusiasm of the For days the grand old man had been R. lines, without slackening of pace small spectator. But still the load. inI•or;ng down in the timber lot to get and rarely, if ever, was there more wasn't safe; it wasn't yet upon the down a quantity of logs to draw away sign of heating than a few flecks of highway. to be milled for lumber that he needed sweat foam from behind and a wetting At the bridge, which was built with for a certain building project which of the hair under the breast strap. But two cross logs and heavy planking, he had in mind. He had trimmed it should be remembered how essential and was safe enough although show- away the tops and lower branches and and important a part horses played in ing the ravages of some several years, cut the logs mostly into ten footers. the lives of the people of that day. Earl balked completely. He stood there Pach day he had been accompanied They were hardened. to condition by pawing the ground, ears bent forward by Earl, the little Morgan gelding, daily use; and, with few exceptions with a seeming half willingness in his whom he used every now and then they were loved and though-fully heart, as much as to try to convey to to haul a log out of the sla4i and into cared for by their owners. his master that he desired to obey his the clearing. The writer should pause Now the day was ideal for drawing command but he ju-t knew that old at this point to mention a few particu- logs to the mill. As the morning bridge wouldn't bear the load. Grand lars and, especially, to the re- dawned there was an air of pleasant father didn't argue the point. He mark that Earl was a gelding. In expectancy and hurriedness about the simply walked around to Earl's head, keeping with the belief and practice in premises. The snow was packed just rubbed him gently the while he talked some quarters that gelding a colt de- right for good sledding and the job encouragingly and soothingly. Then stroys some of its stamina and spirit. must no longer be delayed, fo r the advancing onto the bridge and spring- the little stud had never been com- Winter was already far spent and logs ing up and down he continued: pletely altered though he had been made had to be drawn while there was still ", Earl, you've made this "safe" to run in pasture with the snow. The stone boat, or the log crossing a number of times and you mares. Thus he had developed like a boat - for it was designed and home know it's perfectly safe for another." stallion and stood a magnificent four- made to serve both purposes, was Then with a certain firmness - half teen hands - point three. In sta . ure loaded with chains, axe and peeve bar. coaxing, half command, "come on and general conformation he was not Earl was harnessed and hitched -0 the now, come, come right along." unlike his progenitor, the famed boat and, with the boy mounted be- Grandfather moved to the far side hrtin. His dam had been rated an hind his grandfather, the day's work of the bridge with out-stretched hand "uncommonly good" road horse of and venture was begun. One mile in an encouraging gesture. Earl bent Tither uncerain breeding from whom, down the road the rig entered a deep forward; hesitatingly he placed his it was thought, he might have inherit- field; crossed a rather narrow, open front feet upon the planking, then ed a slight coloring of red which s ream and entered the clearing. Three gingerly took the load, across. was nicely blended with the deep bay fair sized bottom logs were pain- Another dependable little Morgan. 30 The MORGAN HORSE horses. The simplest of these is pru- Diseases of the Skin ritus or itching. In this form of skin disease are included thou cases in W. BRITTON, D. V. M. By J. M. which excessive rubbing of the tail is Rep inted from Western Horseman, Nov. Dec, 1944 manifested. The exact cause may be impossible to determine although some During the past month we have re- increases the resident louse population alleged "authorities" of the stab'es ceived numerous requests for advice a'armingly. In addition to poor feed, stoutly maintain that lampers is the concerning varicus skin eruptions any concurrent condition such as ex- cause. I have never personally seen and disorders in horses. It has often cessive inte:nal worm burdens which such a care. Often lampers is simp!), been stated that a skin specialist always lower resistance, increases lousiness. an expression of the horse coming of has his patient --they never die and Symptoms are manife-ted by loss of age (3-5) and the gums appear swollen they never get better. With this hair, dandruff, excessive rubbing, lick- because the teeth haven't grown thought in mind it was deemed ad- ing and restlessness, and poor develop- long enough to establish the normal visable to offer some conservative sug- ment. relationship. Certainly the barbaric gestions concerning the causes of skin Although the lice or their eggs (nits) cu-tom of bu-ning rr cutting the lam- diseases in horses. For all practical are easy to see, it is surprising how p-rs is to be seriously condemned purposes skin diseases can be classified many owners can't or won't find them. when a course of soft feeds will often as parasitic and non-parasitic. All lousy horses should be dipped, tide the horse over. At any rate, Parasitic: washed or sprayed with a warm 4 to Tampers is seldom if ever a cause for Parasitic skin diseases are caused by 5 per cent coal tar creaosote (sheep dip, horses rubbing their tails. Pin worms mites, lice, ringworm and ticks. Mites lysol, etc) solution and repeat the treat- may be a cause of this condition as produce the condition known as sar- ment in two-three weeks. Curry- may cramped box stalls. As a rule. coptic mange or scabies in horses. The combs and brushes should be similarly severe itching is du- to chronic bowel causative insect is a small microscopic treated. Usually, the coming of warm catarrh due to overfeeding and can mite which burrows into the skin weather when the hair coat is shed be relieved by cutting down on the where the female lays her eggs. In will relieve the condition and explains feed. 1--gular exercise, grooming, and about two weeks these eggs have de- the old method of treatment which a course of laxatives and hitters pre- veloped into adult mites and the cycle consists of standing the horse in a scribed by a veterinarian. is repeated. Mange is transmitted by warm rain. In a pinch a thorough direct contact or from infected premises grooming will work wonders. Dandruff is an accumulation of scales due to excessive secretion of the and there is lots of evidence that hor- Ringworm is re'atively rare in hor- scales due to excessive secretion of the ses, cattle and man will swap their ses, but when it does occur can be a skin gland.. It occurs chiefly in poorly fed anima's and horses with chronic respective mange mites from one to sance. It is most prevalent as a nui indigestion. It is a common symptom the other without much trouble. The stah'e disea-e under the same condi- indigestion. It is a common symptom symptoms are characteristic. It usually tions which favor lousiness. Typical in mange and eczema and is to be handled as such. Eczema is a super- starts around the head or over the small round patches of gray cru-t" shoulders and is acompanied by an in- material appear around the eyes and ficial inflamation of the skin existing in either an acute or chronic form. tense itching. This results in the skin ears and gradually spread over the rest becoming bare and shows the typical of the body. Treatment is the same acute eczema develops rapidly and may eruptions and scabs. Finally, all or as for mange when the lesions are ex- involve the entire body. It is differ- most of the hair falls out leaving the tensive, but milder cases can be han- entiated from mange by its rapid skin in thick leathery folds. Mange is ded with tincture of iodine. Various eruption over large areas. There is in- a reportable disease in all species and species of ticks may infest horses and tense itching with wrinkled areas an-I hence one should contact a veterinarian cause loss of condition, anemia, itching scabs. Chronic eczema is the usual or an official of the state livestock and restlessness. In the southwest, ear form in the horse. There is an erup- health service on encountering a sus- ticks often become a source of con- tion of vesicles and dandruff associated picious case. Treatment is by means siderable annoyance. The ear ticks are with itching on any part of the body. of a 1:40 lime sulfur dip. killed by inserting 114 oz. of a mixture The constant rubbing often leaves bald Lice have been universal pests of composed of 2 parts of pine tar and 1 spots with abundant dandruff. man and his domestic animals for part cottonseed oil into the ear. Other The causes are varied, but commonly centuries, hence it is small wonder forms of ticks are best killed by any there is a history of lack of exercise, that the horse should harbor his own of the commercial arsenic dips on the overfeeding, dirty quarters, application particular breed of lice. Udall states, market. of irritating fly repellents, neglect in "The presence of lice on animals is Non-Parasitic Skin Diseases: grooming after rain and mud has ac- almost universal, but the number de- The mot commonly encountered cumulated. or the use of dirty sweat pends largely on the nutrition and the skin diseases are those due to causes covered, ill fittinl. saddles or harness. extent to which an owner will tolerate other than external parasites and are Scratches is a form of eczema found vermin." This sentence well expresses often the most difficult to treat. One in back of the fetlocks that responds the conditions under which lousiness rea.on for this is the variety of un- nicely to equal parts of zinc oxide and occurs. Thus, lousiness prevails in rle-Iving casual factors and hence th- gl"cerin. In general, eczema is treated poorly fed horses maintained in filthy difficulty in eliminating the cause. by removing the cause and applying stables by owners who believe that Acne, dermatitis, eczema, dandruff one or more remedies prescribed by a grooming is a waste of time. Winter and pruritus are the most common competent veterinarian. I have found weather with resulting long coats often forms of skin disease encountered in ( Concluded on Page 27) TTTINTE 1 954 11

BROADWALL FARM MORGAN Greene, Rhode Island HORSES

June 8, 1954 ABERDEEN ANGUS PARADE - 10130 CATTLE

Dear Morgan Enthusiast: We are pleased to announce that we have sold thirty of the fifty-one registered Morgans that we brought on from the Theis Co. last December. A great many of these people are new Morgan owners and it is very gratify- ing to us to have started them with the breed. The interest people have shown and the enthusiastic letters we have received from recent purchasers is very encouraging. We have sold all of the eighteen Theis colts, with the exception of the filly, "Broadwall Starlet". Several have made offers to buy her and we have refused one thousand dollars. Along with Mansphyllis and Parade, she has become part of Broadwall Farm. "My Fancy" with her lovely filly foal, "Broadwall Fancy Free" by Parade, has been sold. The nice yearling show filly, "Demoiselle" by Parade, has been sold and she like her full brother, "Broadwall Pride", will be shown at Northampton this year. To date Parade has sired two colts and three fillies. In our opinion they are all top Morgans and are stamped with his quality and good head with a great deal of uniformity and plenty of bone. All but four of our mares have foaled and these are due shortly. Most of the foals are by Penfield, but some are by Triumph (out of Damsel by Mentor). Without checking the records, it is not possible to tell who is who as they are so uniform. We have a few mares with foals at side re-bred to Parade for sale as well as one three year old brown mare bred to Parade, a two year old brown mare, green broken to drive. This Fall we will have colts to sell. All our mares are being bred to Parade with the exception of his dam, Mansphyllis, whom we are breeding to Penfield. You are invited to come to Broadwall Farm where you will find as fine a group of Morgan mares and foals as you have ever seen.

J. Cecil Ferguson JCF:DEF

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