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MARES WITH FOALS [1[11)1JJ JILL Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Fortin, South Windham, Maine, the proud owners of BROADWALL DEBONAIRE 11216 BROADWALL RAMBLER 11251 BROADWALL RAYLYN 11253 BROADWALL LANFIELD 11254 BROADWALL LANFIELD 11254 Yearling filly and stud colts for sale. VISIT BROADWALL FARM AND SEE THE NEW PARADE COLTS OUT OF THE THEIS MARES. and Oa. Cecil leibcpt&gn Greene, Rhode Island Volume VII AMERICAN MORGAN HORSE REGISTER Will be printed this year. The Directors of The Morgan Horse Club voted at their recent meeting in Amherst, Massachusetts to proceed with the publication of Volume VII of the American Morgan Horse Register. Wanted Best Photographs Available Breeders and owners arc requested to submit photographs of their best animals for use in illustrating this volume. Photographs should be black and white glossy finish. Ani- mals should he shown in hand stripped. Photographs should show the side view of the animal with feet and legs in proper position. The Registrar reserves the right to select from photographs submitted those which will be used for publication. Volume VII will contain 3,901) registrations, and also transfers covering a period of eight years. The volume will contain stallions No. 9500 to 11299 and mares No. 0700 to 09099. Photographs should be for animals whose registrations appear in this volume. Some older animals might be accepted providing they have not appeared in previous volumes or if their photographs should be outstanding. A Welcome To All Who Want To See The Morgan Horse And The People Who Own Them at the Annual Meeting and Field Day of the NEW ENGLAND MORGAN HORSE ASSOCIATION on Saturday, June 25, at the Townshend Morgan-Holstein Farm Townshend, Vermont Caine at. 77000. Bring your lone/i. KENNETH H. ROBINSON, PRES. Windsor, Vt. Table of Contents SPECIAL FEATURES to - University of Mass. Judging School 6 (diem Comans — Lots of Everything 9 Through Shoshone Pass 10 Don't Overlook the Hireling 12 the aitasa Breeding Mares at Broadwall 14 Horse Show Results 17 Horse Tails 17 Penn. State "Little International" 21 A Little Girl's Understanding of Horses 23 Likes Parade Picture Dear Sir: Just a note to tell you I am delighted REGULAR FEATURES with the picture of PARADE, includ- Letters to the Editor 4 ed with the April 1955 issue of "The The Editor's Comments 5 Morgan Horse Magazine". Ever since Jeffy's 8 New England News 13 1 first saw his picture (on pages 3 and New York News 14 18 of the October 1949 issue of our Justin Morgan Horse Association 14 magazine) I have been his great ad- Pacific Northwest News 15 mirer and have enjoyed news of him Mid-West News 15 Once Upon A Horse 16 whenever it appeared. I remember Maine News 16 once tracing his bloodlines, when I Breeder's Listing 32-33-35 learned that he carries the blood of President's Corner 34 two of the illustrious sons of JUSTIN N. E. Calendar of Events 35 MORGAN — WOODBURY 7 and SHERMAN. LONG MAY HE Officers of REIGN! the Morgan Horse Club C. Fred Austin President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS Windsor, Vermont Vice-President GERALD F. TAFT Northville, Michigan Ditto on Parade Treasurer WHITNEY STONE Dear Sir: 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. My Daddy and Mother and Brother Secretary PRANK B. HILLS loved the picture of Parade so much 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. we all wanted it. 1 am now 12 and own my own horse (wish she was a The Morgan Horse Magazine Morgan). I love the stories, pictures XV June 1955 No. 5 and even the ads in your magazine. A Monthly I hope many people start getting the The Official Publication of magazine as well as the horses. THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB. Incorporated Could you send me a picture of Up- 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. wey Ben Don. Publication Office Barbara Peterson Leominster, Mass. Publisher Otho F. Eusey Pagoso Springs, Colorado for The Morgan Horse Club, Inc. Edilor Sumner Kean CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Lauds Stallion Issue C. Fred Austin Carol Ramsey Mabel Owen Dear Sir: Helen Brunk Greenwalt Ern Pedler Beverlee Stahl I wish to commend you on the Janet Dakin Virginia Lau Mrs. Frank Linnell April National Stallion issue of the Gladys Koehne Margaret Gardiner magazine. I received more good read- The editor and staff of The Morgan Horse Magazine and the Morgan ing in this issue than any of the Horse Club, Inc., are not responsible for opinions and statements expressed in signed articles or paid advertisements. These opinions are others. I am now looking forward to not necessarily the opinions of the editor and staff of this journal the May issue, which is probably on SUBSCRIPTION RATES its way to me now. One Year $3.50 Two Years $5.50 Three Years 59.00 Mr. Pedler must be quite an interest- The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly except January ing fellow. His "Colt Run" was read by THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New with a lot of enthusiasm and it was York. Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second class matter at post office, Leominster, Mass. Closing date for copy and written so that I felt I was with him 10th of month preceding date of publication. every step of the way. Let's hear more Copyright 1955 by The Morgan Horse Magazine from Mr. Pedler. I liked the cover on the April issue, His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, but 1 wish the trees weren't behind and his countenance enforces homage.. (Continued on Next Page) - KiHq ..gefrptv V OUR COVER The Editor's Comments A hyper-popular tune which at present dominates the air waves is titled "Heart." Music and lyrics are the usual Tinpan Alley slop but the theme is a bit of horny philosophy. It might well act as a guide for a would-be purchaser of a horse at this time of the year when so many are for sale . when a hand- some animal, complete with vet certificate is offered at a reasonable price. It might he the reply to an unspoken question regarding character Our cover this month is a natural. as well as characteristics. What better for the month of tune than a band of mares and colts. They What is heart? It is not the organ which the vet tests and finds are shown grazing at Broadwall farm is fulfilling its duty as the world's finest pump. Its quantity or quality at Greene, R. I. Their owners are Mr. cannot be determined by a pulse beat, for the word, Heart, in the sense and Mrs. J. Cecil Ferguson. we are using it, is courage, will and the ability to do beyond the equip- ment of the ordinary horse anatomy. Heart is what Justin Morgan had. A veritable peanut of a horse Letters he refused to acknowledge limitations of size. Thus he out-pulled (Continued frcin preceding page) out-raced and out-traveled animals of greater size and speed. He the horse's head. My coming two year had the will to tackle anything, regardless of the odds. old stallion; Dude Haven is a good Justin is commonly believed to have been sired by a Thoroughbred deal like the colt on the cover. Dude and Thoroughbreds have heart. Years of selective breeding to obtain is filling out nicely and is quite an attractive youngster. the last ounce of speed have so developed the Thoroughbred's physical I hope to show the public what a heart that it is twice the size of the average. Morgan looks like at the Sidney Ro- But Thoroughbreds have the other kind of heart as well. We deo this year. Nearly 100,000 specta- tors visit this town every year in mid- shall never forget the day a Thoroughbred stallion appeared in an August, as one of the largest Rodeos exhibition race on a half-mile track. He stepped in a hole as he in the world is held here. rounded the sharp turn coming into the stretch. His nigh front leg I'm going to speak to one of the snapped at the ankle and he went down, pitching his rider. But the Legionnaires and try and talk him into dead-game animal scrambled to his feet and continued on toward the riding Haven in the Grand Entry Pa- rade each afternoon and evening. wire, his useless hoof and pastern flapping at the end of the leg-stump. The Morgan has a great tuture and That was heart—will, courage and determination carrying on when all I want to do all I can to help him get else had failed. his feet planted here — permanently. Yours for better Morgans, I am Justin inherited those qualities and passed them on to his sons and Very Sincerely, all their issue. This magazine's column on pedigrees is studded with Robert E. Travis example of Morgan courage and will. Would Advertise True, there is no handy log to hitch to when selecting a horse. Dear Sir: There are no competitors to pit him against in race or endurance test. I still haven't gotten over the shock In their absence all the buyer can resort to is the record . the of our Stallion Issue. Not that I record of Morgan ancestors who have had heart and who passed it on blame you, but what ails our Stallion to their descendents. owners? ??? A 43 page Issue and it should of been well over the 100 page Heart in a horse is manifest in many ways .