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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 . . It is the innate mark on advertising alone if the own- courage not to shy at a strange object but to proceed as though it did ers had only supported it. I imagine not exist. It is the strength to remain calm in an emergency, not kick the western part of this state is a good example of a cross section of the whole and thrash as would an animal of lesser breeding. it is what carries him Morgan population and I see there are to a win in the 100-mile endurance ride. only 2 stallions in a dozen or more I If you've got to have heart, you've got to have a Morgan. can think of in this section. Breeders better wake up and support their hor- (Continued on Page 20)

JUNE 1955 5 University of Massachusetts Judging School

The University of Massachusets and The Judging School followed the HSA judges and one of the breeder the Town of Amherst had a chance pattern set by the first of its kind held judges were asked to give their pla- to feel the rising interest in the Mor- last year in Middlebury, with the U- cings and their reasons, others were in- gan Horse as about 250 owners, niversity of Vermont as our host on vited to argue these placings. The breeders, judges, and rail-birds started that occasion. Some 14 AHSA judges whole made for a very lively, and in- to arrive on Friday for the Second accepted the invitation to attend and structive day. I think there is no ques- Annual Morgan Horse Judging School about 7 breeders were chosen from tion at all in anyone's mind that the and Field Day at the University of the audience to form the band of cri- project which entailed such a lot of Massachusetts on Saturday, May 14. tical judges, whose average placings, work for the host institution was very This was a big week-end for the Mor- although by no means uniform as in- worthwhile, and we all hope that they gan Horses there, and for the staff dividuals, formed the basis on which feel somewhat compensated for their and students responsible for them, to grade the audience scorecards, as efforts by the satisfaction of those who since on Friday, May 13th a state-wide well as their own, since all present attended. 4-H Horse Club Leaders school in were, in a sense, students. After each After registration the program start- Fitting and Showing was also held. class had been judged, one of the A- ed by a full demonstration of a type

Top, 1 to r: Mrs. Dakin, Mr. Dakin, Mr. Floyd Thomson and Mr. Top: Mr. Frank Hills, The Morgan Horse Club Secretary, extends Hills. Bottom: Dick Nelson's son on DAMSEL. greetings to others at Judging School. Bottom: LORD JEFF on left being shown in class of geldings. Top: The old and new show manager. Russ Smith and Seth Top. Mr. and Mrs. Krantz. Bottom. I to r: Mrs. W. A. Cowan, Armen. Bottom: Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Chester and Dorothy Mrs. Margaret Ferguson and Professor W. A. Cowan of the U- from Amityvill. Long Island, N. Y.. the new owners of Broad- niversity of Connecticut. wall Bonnie Belle.

idea by Professor W. A. Cowan of the ders, the Animal Husbandry students, Frank Hills, Miss Mabel Owen, and University of Connecticut, using the were out of town on this date on some Mrs. Smith. He gave warm thanks to mare Bay State Andrea to illustrate livestock project. With the exception all who had helped with special refer- his points. The first class of four to of Damsel, who was ridden by Miss ence to Mr. Donald Kinsman of the be judged were mature mares: Damsel, Marcia Melville, the mares, unaccus- Farm Dept. of the University. Mr. Optic, Bay State Sue and Narcissa. tomed to this type of work and their F. 0. Davis, President of the Morgan Damsel won the class easily. The sec- rider presented a picture seldom seen Horse Club, Inc., gave the welcoming ond class was of four fillies: Bay State in a pleasure class, but certainly pro- address. Miss Mabel Owen had pre- Wardissa, B. S. Andrea, B. S. Annette, vided a stimulating problem in judg- pared a guessing game called "Who and B. S. Bonnie. Wardissa won it ing! A lot of credit goes to these girls Am I" with cues taken from the his- with a little competition from Andrea. for so kindly cooperating to fill the tory of some famous old Morgans and Following these two classes the cam- need. few later ones. On the basis of these pus 4-H Club served lunch in the The last class was of four geldings, cues, the audience guesseed the name Farley Club House. After lunch, Dean privately owned, shown in hand. They of the Morgan. Mr. Frank B. Hills, Dale H. Sieling, School of Agriculture were Mrs. Warner Carter's Lippitt Secretary of the Morgan Horse Club and Horticulture welcomed the group. Sandy, and Mr. William Roberts' told us what was going on and an- Thereafter, Mrs. Floyd Thompson UConn Highnoon and Lippitt Benja- nounced that the Volume VII of the using Wayne Nelson riding Damsel min, and Mrs. Winthrop Dakin's Register had been voted to be issued. demonstrated the points of perform- Lord Jeff. Lord Jeff won the class. The evening ended with a talk by ance in both pleasure-type and saddle- The Program ended with a presenta- Prof. Cowan on Morgan Horse Pro- type classes. She was also asked to tion of the Morgan Horse Family at motion stressing that all of us work review equitation requirements while the University of Massachusetts. to push the Morgan as the breed to the opportunity was thus presented of own, and do all we could to increase Wayne and Damsel in the ring. The School concluded with a din- the spread of the Magazine. He then Wayne and three of the girl stu- ner at the Grange Hall. Dr. Russell listed an impressive array of projects dents provided pleasure class to be E. Smith served as Toastmaster and in- all of which would help to promote judged. The three girls had only been troduced the head table. Mr. and Mrs. the breed. Mr. Davis announced that able to practice with these horses for Gerald Taft, Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Da- the University of Connecticut had of- about a week.. The more frequent ri- vis, Prof. and Mrs. W. A. Cowan. Mr. (Continued an Page 24) would have the same effect on my JEFFY'S JOURNAL • • • outlay of time and thought, but that does not appeal to me. I happen to PART 28 prefer the short rides with the empha- sis on training to the long hours with the emphasis on conditioning. second shoeing. Last year at about Today I was trying to teach Bonnie Other folks have a perfect right this time he was shod for a six-week the flying change of lead. Last fall to feel otherwise. Of course, a period. So it has been almost a year she was getting it, but this spring both person who does not need the since he was shod. I eased him up of us are a little "rusty." The trouble incentive of competition to create is that it requires such perfect timing to it by handling his feet a lot and a goal to work toward can achieve all on my part in relation to her stride. tapping the edges of the hoof with the this staying peacefully at home. The signal must be given at exactly metal handle of the hoof-pick to ac- the right moment in the rhythm of custom him to the little blows and When we got back from Tennessee the canter; it is more a matter of bangs of nailing. I want my horses the pasture looked frightful, all torn training myself than training her. A to behave for the blacksmith who is a up by hooves on soggy wet land. top-notch horseman, it is said, can tell top-notcher. I don't want him to made a little temporary pasture in the exactly which leg a horse is moving have to use up his strength and mind lane, approximately 300 feet by 30, at any time at all paces. I'm not that training my horses, or fighting their which runs beeween the pasture and good, are you? She got "fed-up" and bad manners. I was proud of Jeffy. our multiflora rose bush bound- dumped me as clean as a whistle. She He was a good boy. ary. This five year old hedge is al- snatched her head out of my hands, I am trying to exercise them both most tight enough to hold the horses, put it between her legs, lifted her rear almost every day, even if only for a but it is shaded at one point by two into the air and tossed me very neatly. half an hour. This is where the own- cherry trees on our neighbor's land. .Since I had my usual grip on the er who uses professional help has it There gaps exist, so I strung an electric reins under such circumstances, she over us owner-trainer-grooms, in the wire along it for insurance. Then I got quite a jab on the mouth. I was fact of a rigid and regular routine. cut the horses out of their proper pas- pleased to see that after that episode This alone can give them a good edge ture, fertilized the acre with 600 lbs. she made the next two changes very over the self-help showman, whose of 5-10-10, and let it grow for a month. nicely without even one of her lady- other duties and interests demand his It is now very lush and for a few like bucks so frequent at the canter- or her time. A housewife and club- days I won't dare to let them in for depart. woman like myself has guests, parties, more than a half hour gradually in- She's a funny girl. Maybe it is be- civic duties, club duties, and all the creasing it. cause she is a mare that she shows things that go into running a house My horses are plagued with pin these flares of temperament. Most of and a garden. The amateur horse- worms this spring. Veterinarians the time she is as quiet and good and man usually has a business demanding seem to have very little interest in reliable as a horse can be, but she can regular hours, and he too has civic and these rectal worms. In reading many blow-up . Under the conditions of social duties. No, I am seldom sur- books on horse care, I find very little trail-riding in large companies of prised when the professionally cared attention paid to these worms. I re- horses, she is one seething cauldron of for and trained horse wins over the member an hour talk on parasites in upset emotions. Sometimes she is amateur's. This is quite apart from horses without one word mentioned of much worse than at other times, technical know-how, which to be sure pin worms. I have asked three vet- which may be tied up with her peri- is usually but not always superior. erinarians for advice or better yet to ods of heat. She doesn't want horses Merely regularity of feeding, groom- come out and treat them for these coming up behind her. She doesn't ing, and the planning and routine ex- worms. My best answer was from want them in front of her. She does- ecution of a training schedule does the Great Doc who told me to get n't know what she wants and neither tend to give such horses that extra some quassia chips from any drug do I. She will get a crush on another polish that can put them at the top. store, make a solution from them, and horse and be an angel as long as we The obvious question is—why do I administer rectally. I won't go into ride together, and a torment if we bother to show at all? The sheer further details because I am no au- separate. Once it was a big bay ex- physical effort of fitting to show is thority on medication of horses and cavalry horse of unknown parentage severe. I loathe moving the horses a- I wouldn't want you to try and follow and once it was a Morgan stallion. round in a trailer. However, there is my methods. Anyway I have done so She had met neither before, nor had I nothing like the aim to show to give and the horses are still alive and for met their riders. She loves her Am- an incentive for some real work on my that reason or some other the pin herst friend, Red, and all is well as own horsemanship and on my hor- worms are, I hope, coming away un- long as we go together but I have to ses' training and condition. Both I and less they are just building up their find her another boy-friend fast if he my horses are far better because I plan population. I would appreciate it if leaves her. The up-shot is that nei- to show. Actually I show very little, someone would write a nice full article ther of us cares at all for group-rides. the one show I wouldn't miss for any- on the life-cycle, and control of the I do hope Jeffy will be better in this thing is of course our own National pin-worm. They may not be very in- respect, and since he is a gelding I Morgan Horse Show. I should force jurious, but they surely are annoying think there is a better chance. Yester- myself to show Jeffy before then else- and of all the worms they are the most day I rode him with two others and where. Afterwards I'll probably do obvious to us poor amateur owner- he was very good. one or two small local shows. grooms, so I think they deserve more Jeffy was no trouble at all about his To plan to enter the 100-mile ride attention from the medical profession. 8 The MORGAN HORSE COMANS Lots of Everything

But mostly 6 youngsters and 14 Morgans

By SUMNER KEAN

You just don't know where to begin and standards of cleanliness must be "That's easy to explain," said Co- when you undertake to write the story kept as high as the bacteria count is man. "But it's not so easy to do any- of the Comans. Which comes first? kept low. Modern equipment ranges thing about." Land—they have 350 acres. all the way from mechanical manure "We bought a filly and a colt from Cattle—there are 150 Holsteins and gutter cleaners to a huge machine Mabel Owen and fillies and a colt Jerseys. which seeds and fertilizes pastures from Anna Ela. We thought we'd have some home-grown stock ready by Dogs—they own two collies and without turning over the sod. When land is cleared to make more pasture the time the children were able to four beagles. the brush is fed into a chipper which ride. The trouble is that the Morgans Morgans—there are 14. makes bedding for the herd. develop faster than the kids so we Children—Six carry on the name So much for the material side of the bought ponies to start them on figur- of Coman. Coman enterprise. ing they'd switch to Morgans when Unclassified are five ponies, a Si- A beagle puppy about a hand and a they learned to ride. But now we have amese cat and a lamb or two. half high and not much longer is a 19 horses and ponies and only six They all live in Putnam, Conn., fitting symbol for the rest of the kids," he explained modestly. I ad- and when I say live, I use the word spread. mitted that the inequities of the advisedly. Clarence Coman and his "What are you going to do with scheme were apparent but wanted to wife are a smiling, happy pair and him?" I asked Mrs. Coman. "I should know how he planned to rectify mat- their brood of youngsters, blond and sell him," she replied. But the way ters. brown-eyed, are a gay tribe. she looked at his tiny wistful face be- "Simple," he said. "Sell the ponies." The major enterprise is dairy farm- lied her words. He looked at the Morgan mares ing, a project as modern as next min- "How come so many horses?" I clustered at the barnyard fence the ute. Grade A milk is produced in wanted to know after we had inspec- same way his wife had gazed at the a barn that rates tops in this highly ted the herd all the way from a pair beagle so it's a safe bet that the ma- competitive field. Grade A milk can of mature stallions down to the newest jority have found a home for life. If only be produced by a disease-free herd foals. (Continued on Page 26)

Two of the excellent Morgan stallions on the Comcm farm, DARK MAGIC on the left and MERRY MAGIC purchased in 1949 to start the Morgan project.

JUNE 1955 9 Violent Storms, Snow Slides, Impenetrable Timber, Wildlife, Excellent Fishing, Gorgeous Scenery, Precipitous Trails, and a Frozen Lake Await the Traveler Who Rides Through Shoshone Pass

A. W. CROSS

In Two Parts

I wonder how many people living in Noir Butte but I choose to call it by when, the next thing was equipment New York have never been up in the the name that the old timers have and the horses to carry it and our- Empire State Building, while thou- known it since people first separated selves. Now the camp equipment was sands of tourists visit it yearly? Or for it from the rest of the Rams Horns. I not too much of a chore for me, as that matter how many living in Wy- have heard many stories as to how Du any cow puncher knows pretty well oming have never visited the Yellow- Noir was named. I've always liked what he will need for a trip of a stone Park as so many have that have the one about the old French guide week, but, this was the first time I had to travel thousands of miles for or trapper coming over the mount- had taken a wife on such an excur- the opportunity? This was about my fix ains from the north and looking down sion and believe me that posed a prob- last summer when it became apparent on the valley with its dark timber lem. I am a great hand to go light to me that I had never even explored called it that name. Whether Du Noir packed and anytime that any one can most of my back yard. I have punched means the dark or anything like it I make a wife go light packed I want cows in this country for a good many haven't the slightest idea but it sounds to get acquainted with him. I planned years and much of the mountains a- good so that is the story that I ac- for one pack horse figuring that if we round North Central Wyoming are as cept. Our summer cattle and horse couldn't live pretty much off the land familiar to me as the palm of my range lies to the west of the valley and the trip would be a failure anyhow. hand but those places that I have not on that range I doubt if there is a rock So I dug out the equipment and provi- been taken in the line of my work I that I haven't fell over, around or on, sions. This included my old dutch had not explored. Also, though I have but the head of the Du Noir is some- oven and big spider skillet, a good ridden the mountains for a long time thing else. I can see this country from sized coffee pot and a ten pound lard and enjoyed it, I had never taken a my front window but as the range pail for a water bucket, and cups, pack trip just for an outing as I have rights belong to two neighbors I plates and tools for two. For groceries always had a purpose or reason mak- have had little excuse to ride it except there was coffee for me and tea for ing it a necessity. So upon finding a for an occasional trip into the lower wife Grace, plenty of lard and butter, week with nothing really pressing to part of it to gather a few of our cat- a few potatoes, flour, a few cans of do last July, and a wife with a yen' to tle that have strayed off their range. milk and fruit, and a couple of six see beyond the high divide, I ventured I had heard stories from trappers, packs of beer. Then I proceeded to out on my first pack trip with no prospectors and cow punchers of build a good bed roll consisting of a place to go in particular and nothing scenery unheard of, lakes that even I big tarp and my old artic sleeping bag in mind but a little exploring, some could catch fish in and even of one spread open and half the wool blank- fishing and a few days of pure lazing lake that was frozen over the year a- ets on the ranch. Although I consented around. round. Also fossils and petrified wood to adding a couple of sheets I refused Now our home valley here lies al- by the acre and more than a hint of the two huge pillows that Grace want- most due north and south with the the mother lode of Wind River being ed to take along telling her that she Ram's Horn Mountains surrounding up there somewhere. So though would have to roll up her levis for a the upper end on the north. The old others had been there to some extent pillow. I was well pleased with my- Coffin Butte is almost due north with I was determined to get to know my self as we still had a little room left the East Fork of DuNoir coming back yard at least as well as most and in the big raw-hide pannoirs for the down one side and the West Fork the perhaps try to get someplace where no fishing gear and a few odds and ends other. Now this Coffin Butte has one else had. such as a couple of clean socks, clean somewhere along the line become Du So having decided where to go and levis, extra shirt and of course my old 10 The MORGAN HORSE hunting knife and the flap-jack turner. However I went a little limp when Grace staggered out with her personal gear and I am sure that if the old pack horse had been there he would have fainted dead away. One twenty pound bag contained all those things CHIEF TWO FEATHERS, she claimed women had to have to 16 years old and sound keep looking like women; another al- as a dollar. most as heavy and far more bulky con- tained the few clothes that she thought she had ought to take along. Then there was a paste board box 18 inches by 24 that contained all the little deli- cacies we might have a yen for some- time, such as bottled pickles, olives and cheese; also 4 fresh cantelope and a fresh watermellon and a half dozen loaves of bread, etc. Well now I'll be that no one on the ranch liked but me. dogged if I know where Grace has would ride as Big Chief, a registered Morgan gelding foaled in 1947 is my Perhaps it is because both he and I eaten any of my biscuits but she must old has-beens. The first time that have and I had to admit that tht bread own special pride and joy. Although are I saw this horse he had just bucked was a stroke of genius on her part as he never filled out to fit the big part one of the hands off on his head in had forgotten it completely 'though I'd of his name he is truly a chief and the mud and that boy was reading a not forgotten the texture of my biscuits about the biggest little horse that I have ever ridden. Perhaps if he ever pedigree that I'm sure never came with and I had agreed to be the cook. So the horse. The horse was so sure that immediately the bread found room gets old and fat enough he will weigh I doubt if he he was a ring-tailed outlaw that he was but I suggeted a picnic on the spot to 1000 pounds but as yet ever has. Perhaps he is a little high eyeing Mr. Mud-in-Hair with just get rid of some of the bottles and the plain disgust. The short of it was that watermelon as I was a little doubtful strung and nervous for some people but he suits me fine and I have never I thought that I was such a wonder about packing over some of the of a bronc stomper that I traded for country that we had chosen. She seen the trail too long for him. Of course Grace wanted her old standby the horse on the spot and named him pointed out that if I could take along Poison. Poison and I had a fine time a dozen eggs I surely ought to be Chief Two Feathers, an uncle to Big Chief. These horses look almost ex- that spring and although we started able to pack the bottles. So, after each day out in a truly wild west fa- sorting out some of it, the rest was actly alike except that Two Feathers is considerably heavier. They also shion he was very agreeable most of wrapped in old news paper and stuff- the time. Eventually he quit bucking ed in as well as most of her two hags have about the same temperament and although Two Feathers is about 15 or with me entirely and I turned him of gear. At last it was time to select into the cavvy as a well broken sad- the horses. 16 years old and beginning to mellow a little, he shows no stiffening and is dle horse. However I had found that Although the ranch cavvy has some still a top roping and cutting horse. due to having been turned over and 35 head of horses I only had 5 or 6 Both horses have a fine, easy running he was stiffened up in the shoulders head here at the ranch the rest being at walk and the true Morgan staying his withers injured when a colt. I had the summer cow camp. Of course it qualities. Now for the pack horse overlooked one point on this old boy was no chore for me to decide what I chose an old Thoroughbred horse though and that was that although he would let me ride him and do any- thing I wanted to on him he still didn't take kindly to the rest of the human race. I believe that he man- aged to buck every one off that tried to ride him except me. Sometimes he would do it when they first mounted him or perhaps he would wait until they weren't looking or were feeling sorry for him but somewhere along the way he would get them although he could buck about as hard as Jun- BIG CHIEF, top cutting ior's hobby horse. Consequently Poison and roping horse, wasn't and still isn't too well thought author's mount for of around here although he is getting trip. along in his 17th year. I'd like for you to bear in mind the ages of these horses and perhaps you will see the (Continued on Page 27) Don't Overlook the Hireling

by FRANCIS FARWELL REKER Riding Director of Woodland Valley Stable, Cook County, Illinois

I've seen a little girl with holes in nickels and dimes—the paper boy, the the knees of her blue jeans come to (Originally published in the March bakery girl, the baby sitter, yes even the stable with her little hand clinched 1955, Monthly Notes of the Town and the dried up apple. One child ran to tight for fear of losing her pennies, Country Equestian Association of the me waving a 6th place green ribbon. nickels and dimes she had earned for Chicago Region.) "Look, look I own a Town and Coun- a riding lesson. I've seen a small boy try ribbon. Golly, gosh!" She didn't ride to the stable on the bike he uses care what color it was, it was hers. for his paper route and carefully dig in for the wealthy, or the owner of his Qualifications for the Hireling his jeans for the price of his lesson. own horse? created new problems—transportation I've seen two teen age girls open their Town and Country is encouraging for horses and riding habits. A prob- wallets and bring out bills they have them. The association not only spon- lem? Not for long! I was not alone earned for their lessons by baby sitting sors Hunting and Saddle Seat classes in my feeling for these children who and working part time in a bakery. but also this past year added Hireling rented their horse. Other riders These children smile during the en- Classes available to all Horse Shows. proudly offered their riding habits to tire class. They have saved and At Woodland Valley's last show T & those who qualified. The Keith Line worked all week for just this moment C Hireling classes were included with Stable (where the championship was —riding a horse. The smiles dampen a success that seemed to wet the eyes held) offered them their class horses a little when the class is over and they of the spectators. After the beautiful for the show. It was a great day for put the horses in the stalls. The little privately owned horses ridden by chil- these riders and in their own words, boy puts his horse away quickly pats dren in expensive riding habits and "Imagine a Championship for Hire- him and hurries off to his paper route. derbies filed out of the ring, the blue lings!" The teen agers slyly ask if they may jean children on livery horses entered. Remember, these children are a- help with the next class to be near hor- The audience seemed hushed and even mong our future horse owners. They ses a little longer and the little girl the judge straightened and stood in are among the present and future gen- pulls a dried up apple from her shabby great respect for the wonderful little eration of T & C enthusiasts. I have jeans, gives it to the horse and strokes hireling rider. These children wore a taught riding 14 years, am a director him tenderly. She walks slowly away, big proud smile and did they ride? of T & C and have never owned a then suddenly runs back to kiss him They outrode any class in the entire horse. Most of the officers and di- on the nose. show! And the audience was still ap- rectors of T & C rent their horses. These things I see every day of the plauding when the next class entered Here is an organization that is also week. These things that pull so hard the ring. The judge, was still stand- doing something for those who rent at the heart strings of a riding teacher ing with his hat in his hand looking horses. Stop now and think — what that I search my mind—what are we at the exit gate. And I as their are you doing? I hope you feel as doing for this type of rider so that they teacher stood with a lump in my deeply as I do. won't feel that riding is a sport only throat, thinking of their pennies, God bless the hireling rider!

in the Weanling Stallion Class. (Each Mid-Atlantic News year's crop gets stronger.) "Dusty" will make his debut in the show ring Things have been happening thick Carls-Haven also announces two this year. The beautiful chestnut filly, and fast at CarIs-Haven Farm, Ring- sales this Spring. The three-year old "Nancy Date", by Lippitt Mandate town, Penna. this Spring. Marilyn and bay gelding, "Man O'Destiny", was and out of Ruthven's Nancy Ann, was Harold Childs have just announced sold to Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Morrell, sold to Dr. Franies Schaeffer of Allen- that "Now We Have a PAIR"! — Tamarlei Acres, North Wales, RD, town, Pa. Dr. Schaeffer plans to use of future equitation riders that is. Ro- Pa. This alert little fellow by Lippitt the three-year old for pleasure, but it bert Stuart Childs joined his big bro- Mandate and out of the late Kathleen is hoped that the "show-bug" will bite ther, David Loring, on May 7, 1955 C. was orphaned at 5 days of age and her, for Nancy is a real show prospect. in Lexington, Ky. The family will be was raised on a bottle. Those attend- "Brown Hawk", the top perform- at home in Ringtown after June 10. ing the 1953 Morgan National Horse ance Morgan owned by Stonaire Farm, Not to be out-done, the CarIs-Haven Show will remember the Yearling Lewisberry, RD, Pa. is being stabled Farm's good brood mare, "Duchess Stallion Class, when "Dusty" broke a- at Tamarlei Acres. He will be shown Ann", foaled a husky chestnut colt on way from his mistress and put on throughout the 1955 season by Mary April 24. The sire? — Lippitt Man- his own "show". This record was re- Lou Morrell. It is certainly good to date, of course. peated in 1954, by "Mr. Showman", (Continued on Page 26) 12 The MORGAN HORSE New England News

CAROL RAMSEY

What miracle and mystery there is Ash and Lippitt Sally Moro is the darn already shows definite signs of pos- in a new born foal! Did you ever see of this attractive chestnut filly. Mr. sessing all three assets. Lippitt Victory anyone, horse lover or not pass by a Kelley says ten more foals are due is of course well known by all as an pasture occupied by young colts with- this spring so there ought to be plenty elegant show mount and seasoned out stopping. Of course not. There is of news from this particular breeding competitive trail horse winner which something enlighting and really beau- farm. he accomplished under the handling tiful about the long legged little fel- Lippitt Norma, winner of the Mai- of his former owner Mr. Warren Pa- lows. Watch them romp across a mea- den Saddle Horse class at last year's triquin. When Katie Twilight was dow, dodging imaginary shadowss, show and a fine model mare produced bred to him he was owned by Mr. charging fictitious armies and racing an exquisite bay filly. Norma who is Parker Albee and is now, I believe phantom three year olds, only to re- by Lippitt Selassie out of Lippitt Nora back with his original breeder. Mr. turn to the warm familiar side of is the fourth chestnut mare to foal a Robert L. Knight.. The Coles pur- their mothers. No, there is nothing bay sired by Lippitt Sam Twilight in- chased Katie from Mrs. Rice's Rock- more stimulating to the human heart side of a year. Mrs. Margaret V. D. bottom Lodge in New Hampshire. than these enchanted creatures of Rice of Meredith, N. H., owner of the She is by Lippitt Sam Twilght—out Mother Nature. filly bred this foal for Morgan con- of Conniedale and a full brother to the An early arrival on the Quaker formation, percentage, and true Mor- renouned stallion Easter Twilight. Farm owned by the James Murphys gan action. She says the filly has the With the proper training the Coles of Groveland, Mass, was a chestnut tinniest of ears, a short back, really believe that their stylish mare would stud colt. He was born April first and good hind quarters and an excellent make a brilliant show horse, but they is by Meade. His mother is Bay State prefer to use her on the country trails Virginia, a three year old bay mare and roads since she is such a pleasure purchased from the University of to ride and drive. In the future Mrs. Massachusetts last December. She is Cole hopes to raise one or two colts a by Panfield out of Optic and is broken year. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cole are in- to ride and drive. The Murphy's terested in Morgans that stand about lovely young stallion Vigalect is the 15 to 15.2 hands and plan to raise sire of a black stud colt born May them accordingly. Doctor Faustus al- second. His dam is their fine dark bay ready shows good size so their plans mare, Cherokee Ward. This colt is look to be successful so far. Vigalect's first and so far his exact Grand Champion Model Mare Var- replica in appearance and disposition. ga Girl owned by Mr. and Mrs. E. A clever drawing of a stork carrying Keene Annis of Waseeka, Ashland, a foal on an announcement card Mass. is the dam of a handsome stud colt. The foal is a chestnut and is brought news of the arrival of Green KATIE TWILIGHT 08228 and 2-weeks-old Mountain Darling. The delightful colt DOCTOR FAUSTUS 11357 owned by marked with a flashy star and strip. event was presented as "Unhaltered Mr. and Mrs. r. Cole, No. Sudbury. Mass. He already shows great promise and News from Doc Neigh". Here are should be an interesting colt to watch. some of the particulars: "A filly Colt disposition. Mrs. Rice believes these And why shouldn't he be good, after Arrived 11:15 pm, Date, April 15, qualities should make the filly a fine all he is a son of the Orcland Farms 1955, Color, light chestnut, Markings, show horse or better still an enjoyable Magnificent stallion Ulendon. few white hairs center of forehead, pleasure mount. Two more colts are Two bay fillies were born at the Name, Green Mountain Darling, expected on this farm soon. University of Massachusetts in April. Dam, Royalton Twilight, Sire, Royal- From South Sudbury, Mass. comes They are Bay State Classic and Bay ton Ashbrook Darling, Owners, Es- news of the arrival of Doctor Faustus, State Citez. The pretty mare Peters- ther and Lee Bird, of Upton, Mass." a stud colt owned by Mr. and Mrs. ham Fitzie is the darn of Citez and This extra special little filly was James Lawrence Cole. The Coles' the well known mare Optic is the named after two great grand parents, lovely young mare Katie Twilight is mother of Classic. Both fillies are sired Green Mountain Twilight and John the dam of this, her first foal. This by the University's marvelous young A. Darling. chestnut colt, who was born April 21, bay stallion, Bay State Panez who is An April filly made her appearance is the first Morgan foal bred by the standing at the University of New on the Justine Morgan Horse Farm Coles, so this is truly an exciting Hampshire. in South Woodstock, Vt. owned by event. By breeding their mare to Lip- The last three New England Mor- Mr. Dana W. Kelley. Ethan Eldon, pitt Victory the Coles sought to get gan Field Days which were held at who is noted for getting fillies is the a proper combination of personality, Universities gave the public an oppor- sire of the foal. Lippitt Royalton sense and natural style. They were cer- tunity to see three very fine fillies. Phoebe, a daughter of Lippitt Ethan tainly successful for this little fellow (Continued on Page 25) JUNE 1955 13 Breeding Mares at Justin Morgan Horse Association Broadwall Virginia D. Lau By J. CECIL FERGUSON As is bound to happen, another they will draw their own followers business year has rolled around and through their beauty and versatility. The Theis mares we brought from with it time for the annual election Another boon to Morgan horses in Kansas had been pasture bred by letting of officers for the Justin Morgan Horse Michigan is the promise of a trophy the stallion run with the mares. This Association. Our very able president, for the Morgan winning the most naturally is by far the easiest and best Walter Kane, was reelected for an- number of points for performance at method out West, but we did not want other term. To serve with him will be shows approved by the Michigan to turn Parade loose with twenty John Braid of Pontiac as Vice Presi- Horse Show Association. This trophy strange mares. dent and Mrs. Edwin Earehart of will be presented thru the Association. After the colts come, thought had to of Northville as Secretary-Treasurer. As yet there is no trophy manufac- be given to getting these mares rebred. Thor Nielson of Fenton, James R. tured with a true Morgan Horse Mo- The usual way of bringing in the mare Talley of Ann Arbor and Fred Ver- del. The trophies all have other breeds hobbling her, wrapping her tail and ran of Northville were elected to the of horses on them. We are informed hoping all would go well, could not be Board of Directors for two years. Da- that Lachman and Co. of Detroit, done. vid Staebler of Ann Arbor and Fran- Mich., would be willing to produce I had often bred cows in the pasture cis "Raz" La Rose of South Lyon are trophies using a true Morgan Horse with the bull on halter line and won- the new one year board members. if assured of a certain market for them dered how this would work with horses. We are happy to welcome as new over a period of time. This is some- I had to do something so decided to club members Mr. and Mrs. Don thing for all Morgan Clubs to think give it a try. Skates of Livonia, Michigan and Mr. about as probably the combined pur- I had read a good deal about breed- Milford Fox of Chesterton, Ohio. chases for all Morgan Shows and ing nine days after foaling and on the It is gratifying to note that more Classes would create a sufficient mar- second heat of thirty days. I soon and more of the larger and better ket. learned that the nine days could ex- known horse shows are becoming a- We have heard of three more foals tend to eighteen days and the thirty ware of the Morgan Horse. The De- since last reporting on this Spring's days to forty as the chart shows. troit Horse Show has opened the way newcomers. Woods and Water Farm On taking Parade to the pasture, to Morgan entrees by having separate at South Lyon, Mich. reports two more several mares showed signs of heat Morgan Classes. Inquiries have been fillies — "April Dawn" born April 13, but only one came over to us. The received regarding what kinds of class- out of Cedar Gal by Revrac; another colt stayed at it's mother's head and es Morgan exhibitors desire. The filly born May 11 is the first offspring Parade bred the mare. I then took Horse Show Committee of the Ann of King Captor and her dam is Pa- him back to the barn. This procedure Arbor Saddle and Bridle Club invited tricia Ann. Stanerigg Farm at Ann Ar- was followed each morning or even- various breeders to a meeting in order bor, Mich. has a filly out of Morgana ing until all the mares were bred. that they might express what they by Lippitt Moro Ash. Morgana was There is no advantage in breeding would like in the way of classes for purchased in the East by Dr. Ruthven the same mare two days in succession their particular breeds. As a result of a year ago. as the sperm should live about forty- this meeting Morgans will have more eight hours, so we tried breeding every In closing we wish to remind all classes than ever before at the Ann those planning to take part in Michi- other day as long as the mares came Arbor Show in July. Each of these in- over to the stallion. (As the breed- gan's first Morgan Futurity, that your quiries presents an opportunity for us weanlings must be registered, with the ing chart was at the barn, some mares to get the classes we want in the larger were bred on successive days.) American Morgan Horse Register by shows. This in turn puts Morgan Hor- July 15th to be eligible for this new Not one of these mares offered to ses before more of the public, where kick or cause any trouble and none of event. the other mares bothered to come over unless they were ready. At our own Sherimill Stable, Tifra One hears so many stories about New York News lost at birth her foal by Sherimill Sun- mares in heat kicking and others who rise. It was a bad presentation and the do not get with foal that it leads us Bad news comes from several of the 22 yr. old mare was terribly torn. It to believe we are not breeding mares Morgan stables this month. was feared at first that she could never at just the right time. One of our new members, Frank be bred again, but the rugged old gal You will note by the chart some Russell of Hornell, had the great mis- is healing so perfectly that the vet mares are only bred once which means fortune to lose his 2 yr. old stud. gives her the green light later this only one day would that particular Frank is in college. The family found season. We are thankful to have her. mare stand. As the season progressed it necessary to tie the colt on the barn The Club wishes to urge all who the late mares were bred in the first floor, he tangled himself in his neck have foals to get them ready for the heat period so the colts would come rope and died before anyone discover- breeding classes at Hamburg, Bath, earlier. ed his plight. The Russells are very and Syracuse. For a number of reasons Out of all the twenty odd mares much broken up over it, and the Club many of the exhibitors who have for- (Continued on Page 24) extends its sincere sympathy. (Continued on Page 25)

14 The MORGAN HORSE Several of us have had our horses trained for English equipment and Pacific Northwest News are very disappointed in not being able to show under Dr. Tirrell. GLADYS J. KOEHNE The Canter, the official publication of the Washington State Horsemen, is featuring the Morgan horse in the The first show of the season has May issue. Anyone interested in ob- come and gone — the Appleblossom taining a copy may do so by writing Festival Show of the Appleatchee Ri- to The Canter, LaCrosse Printers, ders of Wenatchee, Washington on Parkland, Washington for 250 a copy. April 29, 30 and May lst. There were Several new arrivals have been re- fourteen horses entered in the Morgan ported so far this spring. Yvonne Mc- classes, twelve of which exhibited. We Donald's black mare, Skagit Kikialos, were very happy to see several new presented her with a black filly, Kilyn horses making their first appearance Vonmac by Hilin on March 6th. Guy in the show ring. Results were as fol- Hubbard's mare, Skagit Camas, had lows: a chestnut filly, by Hilin about a WESTERN MORGAN PERFORMANCE month ago. Capt. Louise Bates' mare, Won by GINGER VERMONT, Barclay Vigella, has a nice chestnut stud colt Brauns, Wenatchee, Wash.; 2nd, POM- by Skagit Vashon recently. Karen ULA, Susan Eskil, Entiat, Wash.; 3rd, MR. JUSTIN, 0. E. Elkins, Yakima, Wash.; Brauns said at the Wenatchee Show 4th, GEORGETTE VERMONT, Barclay that her mare, Red Bess would foal Brauns. Wenatchee, Wash.; 5th, EASTER within a week or ten days. Red Bess GLOW, Dr. J, E. Gahringer, Sr., Wenat- is one of the top Morgan mares in chee, Wash. SKAGIT KIKIALOS with filly KILYN VON- ENGLISH MORGAN PLEASURE MAC. owned by Yvonne McDonald. this part of the country and will un- Won by KEYSTONE, Barclay Brauns, doubtedly have a fine colt. Wenatchee, Wash.; 2nd, GINGER VER- With Dr. Loring Tirrell as judge of Our president, Gardner Smith, has MONT, Barclay Brauns; 3rd, GEORGETTE VERMONT, Barclay Brauns; 4th, POM- the Pullman Light Horse Judging traveled many miles in the last month ULA, Susan Eskil, Entiat, Wash.; 5th, School and Horse Show we hoped to showing the 1954 pictures of the Na- MR. JUSTIN, 0. E. Elkins, Yakima, Wash. have several performance classes. They tional Morgan Horse Show in North- The Yakima Junior College show in have only offered a Western perform- ampton, Massachusetts, to club meet- Yakima, Washington was held Sat- ance class and a Gay Nineties driving ings and gatherings of Morgan lovers. urday, May 7th. They offered two class. The latter will limit the num- We are looking forward to the an- Morgan classes — a combination class ber of horses showing as most of us nual meeting of our Association in and a mature stallion breeding class. from the Coast will be unable to trans- Pullman on May 29th and plans for This will be the first Morgan driving port the necessary equipment 350 the summer activities and election of class in the Northwest shows. miles, as much as we would like to. officers for the next year.

Spring is really here, and the colts Flyette by Flyhawk. This little chest- have been arriving one right after the Mid-West News nut lady can really trot even at her other. About the first to come in this tender age. Her big brother, St. Gamic vicinity was a black stud colt with named Hurricane Lake. Hurricane's by Niles is now a two-year old getting white face markings and three white brother, Mr. Breezy Cobra will be his early harness training. He can re- socks. This flashy, good-looking young good competition in the yearling class ally swell up and trot, just like his man belongs to Mr. Ray Searles of this summer. He has a good front, grandsire Flyhawk. is very short-backed and will have the Medora, Ill. and is sired by Cinna- Each year Mr. Ray Brachear gets action of his sire and dam. Mr. Kae- mon King out of Illawana Nada. Mr. nothing but stud colts. I believe he Searles' horses are in fine shape. He gel's three-year old palomino Morgan mare is working nicely under saddle. has had two fillies out of fourteen has been driving his two-year old black colts. This year is no exception, with Many people don't care for a palomino stallion Ko-Chea by Illawana Jerry out two bay stud colts born within three of Nada. Also when he can find time Morgan, but this young mare has Mor- gan looks to go along with her stun- hours of each, other. Both are sired by he is working his three-year old bay his stallion Don Hudson, a horse with mare Choquita by Pride of King. His ning color. The weanling stud colt division of a Morgan look about him. One mare little chestnut two-year old mare by has not yet foaled, this being Mary R. Flying Jubilee looks very nice, and the Futurity should be really tough this year. Another good mare, Kamiah M., dam of Don Hudson and the beau- will, with Mr. Searles' training, make tiful three-year old mare Bright Star. an excellent western stock horse. by Senator Graham, and a chestnut stud colt by Flyhawk for her owner She is in foal to Congo, in hopes of Two foals by the Airacobra arrived getting another Bright Star. Mr. the same night. My mare Triconga Neal Werts. With this breeding the Brachear has a two-year old bay stal- had the distinction of foaling the first colt is bound to be a good one. Beverlee Stahl's mare Fillaine had lion by Congo which he hopes to filly by the Airacobra, a chestnut with have ready to show in the two-year a light mane and tail. Mr. Al Kaegel's her second filly, a chestnut, sired by old fine harness class in the Futurity. Jenny Lake foaled a handsome stud Senator Graham. The Greenwalts colt with a star and strip. He has been have a Senator Graham filly out of (Continued on Page 24) JUNE 1955 15 ONCE UPON A HO SE

By OLD TIMER

Mules and Stuff

Joseph was a mule. He died the good pair, well-mated. But one was on destroying it. He listened to my pleas other day at a ripe old age and many the bulgy side and I remarked that not to kill it when I promised to find mourned his passing. she looked as though she was in foal. a home for it. At wits' end I thought I know very little about mules for He ridiculed the idea. But a month of my former mule-owning employer, my education along those lines was later he called me. "You were right," dead many years. His son owned the cut short when I was a youth. Many he said, "I found a foal in the stall farm and he agreed to take the colt. factors contributed to the abrupt end- this morning. And you should see it. He loaded it into the back of his ing of my association with these long- It's a mule." sedan but stopped at a drugstore to eared rascals, not the least of them be- I hot-footed it over to his stable and buy a nursing bottle for it. While he ing my own desire. arrived just in time to stop him from was in the store the little mule stuck As a youngster crazy about horses his head out the window. A drunk I haunted the stable of a neighboring chanced to lurch by and thought he farmer. He taught me to drive a pair "was seeing things" when he spotted of horses and I soon became his week- the long-eared head. It is reported that end and school vacation teamster for he took the pledge when the little fel- a couple of good reasons: first, I loved MAINE NEWS low let go with a soul-searing hee-haw. the work; and second, I was cheap, a The job of raising the baby fell to dollar a day as I recall. MARGARET GARDINER a 10-year-old boy. He tended it from Then he bought a team of mules infancy, first the bottle, then grain and the fun ended. I hated them from The first two foals born in Maine and grass. The mule grew rapidly as the start. They were big and rangy in 1955 are: a filly by Payday out of did his affection for the boy. He would and prone to kick and bite. In addi- Illawana Queen, owned by Raymond yell his head off while the boy was tion when you fastened the trace LaCasce, East Fryeburg, and a stud, in school but would shut up when the chains they would cut you across the by Payday out of Pert, owned by John youngster returned. They were so in- face with their wiry cat-'o-nine-tail Fox, Phillips. separable that the mule accompanied tails. The first Maine 4-H Horse Pro- the lad when he went on a bike ride, We parted company one bone-bust- gram is off to a good start in Phillips. galloping clumsily along, his long ears ing day. I was hauling cordwood and Morgans participating are Win-Eve brushing the boy's elbow. They be- had a full cord of dry hardwood on and Illawana Jean-Ann. This program came a familiar sight on the roads in the big farm wagon. We descended is assisted by Walter Bryant of Phillips their section of town. Kindly specta- a steep pitch and I waited too long and Austin Bennett of Farmington, tors would follow the pair home and to check them in their fast shambling who report there is great interest and the gawky youngster would submit to walk. When I awoke to the fact that enthusiasm for it. caresses. the wagon was moving too fast I took The Maine Morgan Horse Club met They learned not to attempt to pet hold of them as hard as I could. But May 6 at the Elm Hotel, West Au- him if his master were away for the they had the bits in their ugly heads burn. It was decided to hold the Maine mule would turn and kick with dead- and the slow-down was hardly notice- Morgan Horse Show August 21 at ly accuracy. able. Then, despite my rein-sawing Windsor Fair Grounds, Windsor, they moved into a rough trot. We Maine, and to ask Professor Tirrell of Boy and mule grew up. The boy might have made it save for the fact the University of New Hampshire to went into the navy during World War that the road divided at a sharp fork, judge. There will be offered in hand II and the big animal was disconsolate one branch going west and one east. classes for weanlings, yearlings and at the separaton. He roamed the farm- There was a big ash tree at the di- two-year-olds, model classes and un- house lawns, nibbling leaves and flow- vide. One mule went west, the other der saddle classes for stallions, mares, ers, invading poultry runs and trying east, the pole hit the tree and the hard- and geldings 3 years and over, in hand to be sociable with the cows. wood and I went due south. It took classes for mares with produce and The boy returned from the wars, two days to catch the mules and pick stallions with get, trail horse, roadster, married and had children. But when- up the pieces. When I finished, the combination, pair (under saddle) and ever he returned to the home place he farmer fired me. novice harness. It was voted to add 1/4 would jump on a bicycle and call. The Twenty years went by. An elderly mile speed tests in harness and under mule would come racing and thunder friend of mine who still drove a team saddle, a junior class, a parade class down the road after him. of horses and never made the transi- and a western class. This makes a total Now Joe is dead. So are the demons tion to cars, bought a team of matched of 21 classes and should give our Mor- I once drove. They must dwell in sep- spotted mares. He drove into the yard gans plenty of chances to show their arate Valhallas for they had nothing to show them to me. They were a versatility. in common. 16 The MORGAN HORSE Horse Show Results A AYELIEN Essex County Essex County Horse Breeder's Asso- Dear Mother, of the fillies a handful of crunch and ciation, Saugus, Mass., Sunday, May It was such a nice day Sunday I said to Peggy, mournfully, "How I 1, 1955. Judge: George W. Dunham, decided to explore that road that has wish you were big enough to really East Longmeadow, Mass. been tempting me for four years. As ride!" as she is the first to come to Morgan Pleasure: Won by DEERFIELD I walked out the back door Bill asked me at all times. I thought I would MEADSON, Claire Farrar; 2nd, QUORUM, if I was planning to ride. Without carefully outmaneuver Nancy . . . I Joan Cowie; 3rd, ORCLAND VIGELLANT, Susan MacMulkin; 4th, ORCLAND SEAL- thinking I answered, "Yes, if I can blocked her way to the creek . . . she DON, Quaker Farm. catch Nancy." I could have swal- quickly walked up to the other place Open Morgan: Won by STERLING lowed my tongue as I looked into the she fords and I just as quickly tried CHALLENGER, Stephen Tompkins; 2nd, pasture where she was standing con- to block her again. I coaxed with the WHITE CAP, Betty Daly; 3rd, DEERFIELD tentedly with the young stock, her hand outstretched . . . suddenly she MEADSON, Claire Farrar; 4th, SARACEN, Lazy L. Acres. ears pricked straight forward and the bolted to me grabbed the morsel on Morgan Championship: Won by DEER- intent look of a clever pup transform- the palm of my hand and blasted into FIELD CHALLENGER, Stephen Tompkins; ing her features with a devilish air. the creek with her tail spinning wildly. Reserve, WHITE CAP, Betty Daly; 3rd, When I mentioned to Bill I should- TOWNSHEND VIGALECT, Quaker Farm; Of course all the fillies followed her 4th, SARACEN, Lazy L. Acres. n't have said that out loud he nearly too . . . their tails in the air in various Open Bridle Path: Won by ORCLAND hit the sky with disbelief . . . you positions„ half mast, full mast, or pin- VIGELLANT, Susan MacMulkin; 3rd, QUO- know how he is, he doesn't think curl. It was such a warm day and I RUM, Joan Cowie. these horses can think and act like wanted Nancy so I waded thru the Open Trail Class: Won by ORCLAND they do. I guess it is because they are creek which surprised her a little. You GLEAM, Orcicmd Farms; 2nd, QUORUM, so close to me that they do not always Joan Cowie. know we can't chase them .. . you act like the dumb animals they are N. E. H. C. Open Pleasure Horse: Won can't even do that on another horse by ORCLAND VIGELLANT„ Susan Mac- supposed to be. Well, I went into . . . you know, try to round them up Mulkin; 3rd, QUORUM, Joan Cowie. the barn for a rope and a handful of or something as they think it is just Open Pair Class: Won by ORCLAND crunch and sauntered out into the pas- a big fat game or else they decide to GLEAM ann ORCLAND VIGILEEN. Orc- ture, hoping to appear as matter-of- land Farms. make it one! I walked and coaxed. fact as though I were only going to To no avail . . . as Nancy kept nip- take pictures or something. You know ping at her fillies and running them how they run up to me . . . especially around me in playful bounds. Oh Melrose if I don't want them. Nancy was they were cute-the little fiends! wise already, (tho' after all she Melrose Lions Club Charity Horse HEARD me). Finally I decided I was certainly Show, Melrose, Mass, Saturday, May All three of the fillies ran to me smarter than she was and decided to catch the one I could catch . . . which 7, 1955. Judge: Mr. George R. Person, (they know I can't ride them very far) but Nancy was wandering slowly I did easily. I led her back to the Breinigsville, Penna. towards the creek. In the cold wea- creek. The other youngsters followed as they know Peggy gets quite a hand- Morgan Pleasure Driving: Won by ther when she goes across she knows DEERFIELD CHALLENGER, Stephen Tomp- I don't like to follow as the creek runs out everytime and they like to share kins; 2nd, DONLYN OF WIND CREST, deep and COLD, Hastily I gave some (Continued on Page 27) Mr. Adams; 3rd, DEERFIELD MEADSON, Claire Farrar; 4th, JUSTIN JUBILEE, C. W: Fleming. Univ. of New Hampshire SARACEN, Lazy L. Acres; 4th, VICKI, Open Morgan: Won by STERLING University of Now Hampshire. VELVET, Waseeka Farm; 2nd, DEERFIELD University of New Hampshire Horse Open Morgans: Won by DEERFIELD CHALLENGER, Stephen Tompkins; 3rd, CHALLENGER, Stephen Tompkins; 2nd, MACANN, C. W. Fleming; 4th, DEER- Show, Durham, N. H., Sunday, May DEERFIELD MEADSON, Claire Farrar; 3rd FIELD MEADSON, Claire Farrar. 15, 1955. Judge: Mrs. George H. SARACEN, Lazy L. Acres; 5th, VICKI, Uni- Morgan Pleasure Horse: Won by SURE- Bartlett, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. versity of New Hampshire. FOOT, Mr. Heller; 2nd; MICANN, C. W. Morgan Championship: Won by DEER- Fleming; 3rd, ORCLAND VIGELLANT, Model Morgan: Won by SUPERSAM, FIELD CHALLENGER, Stephen Tompkins; Susan MacMulkin; 4th, DEERFIELD MEAD- Orcland Farms; 2nd, DEERFIELD CHAL- Reserve, SARACEN, Lazy L. Acres; 3rd, SON, Claire Farrar. LENGER, Stephen Tompkins; 3rd, SILKO- TOWNSHEND VIGALECT, Quaker Farm; Morgan Championship: Won by STER- LENE, University of New Hampshire; 4th, 4th, LIPPITT ROYAL MAN, Joan St. Onge. LING VELVET, Waseeka Farm; Reserve, VICKI, University of New Hampshire. Open Colts: Won by ASHLAND JUNE- DEERFIELD CHALLENGER, Stephen .Tomp- Morgans under 15 hands: Won by SON, L. Glidden; 3rd, ASHLAND POLLY kins; 3rd, MICANN, C. W. Fleming; 4th, DEERFIELD CHALLENGER, Stephen Tomp- DARLING, L. Glidden; 4th, DOUBLE J. SUPERSAM, Orcland Farms. kins; 2nd, SILKOLENE, University of Now TORCHFIRE, Burton Smith. Hampshire; 3rd, OLETA, University of New Open Trail Horse: Won by ORCLAND Open. Bridle Path: Won by SUREFOOT, Hampshire; 4th, LIPPITT ROYAL MAN, GLEAM, Orcland Farms: 3rd, DEERFIELD C. W. Heller; 3rd, ORCLAND VIGELLANT Joan St. Onge. MEADSON, Claire Farrar; 4th, ORCLAND Susan MacMulkin. Morgans over 15 hands: Won by SUPER- VIGELLANT, Susan MacMulkin. N. E. H. C. Open Pleasure Class: 4th, SAM, Orcland Farms; 2nd, DEERFIELD Western Parade: 2nd PANFAIR, Mr. SUREFOOT, C. W. Heller. PHYLISTINE, Stephen Tompkins; 3rd, Titus.

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'MVO "..,-71.11..7W 'a+ Letters rect meaning. I dislike to see the I especially like Jelly's Journal, be- term stud creep into usage and be en- cause my filly is about the same age (Continued from Page 5) couraged by an example in such a and I can compare the two of them. good magazine. I hope that you can use my snap- Sincerely, shot in your magazine in one of your ses or they will find the MORGANS John A. Gorman future issues. loosing out entirely. To me Morgans University of Wyoming Sincerely yours, and Arabians have always seemed I .a ramee, Wyoming Gail O'Brien compariab!e but the Arabians are go- Saginaw, Michigan ing to best us if we don't go better FAST. Their magazine is much Wynantskill Show Wanted. Pen Pal younger than ours yet they have a Dear Sirs: spectacular Stallion Issue this season Thought you might be interested Dear Sir: of 126 pages and pictures no end. I in the results of the St. jude's Horse Enclosed you will find a check for believe, in order to have a picture Show held at Wynantskill, N. Y. on my first subscription to the Morgan published in their magazine the own- May 21st & 22nd. The show was Horse Magazine. er must pay for the cut. Anyway they blessed by beautiful weather which I own a Morgan colt which I re- sure manage to have a lot of pictures seemed good after last year's rainy ceived from the University of Mass. in every issue. week-end. There were three Morgan His sire is Meade 8628 and his dam Not half enough is being written classes and the results as follows: is Bay State Tuppeance 07803. about keeping our Morgans Natural My colt's name is Bay State Anchor either. A few will always try to put MORGANS, AMATEUR TO RIDE 11032. Won by EASTER TWILIGHT, Keynith too much foot and too much iron on Knapp, Arlington, Vermont; .2nd. DONNIE He was born May 25, 1953 and I've their show morgans. There were only MAC, Dr. J. P. Corley, Burlington, Ver- had him for one year. I've been train- a few stables at the National last year mont; 3rd, SUPERSAM, Orcland Farms, ing him myself and get a lot of en- imitating the Saddlebred Show horse W. Newbury, Mass.; 4th, LINDA, King joyment out of it. O'Donnell. with their long toes and heavy shoes I belong to the 4-H Club and but the fact that placed well up in OPEN MORGANS Anchor is my project. the ribbons every time is a pity and Won by SUPERSAM, Orcland Farms, Also enclosed is a picture of my W. Newbury, Mass.; 2nd, EASTER does not help to keep others from try- TWILIGHT, Keynith Knapp, Arlington, Ver- horse. I would appreciate it very much ing to ruin their Morgans. A Morgan mont; 3rd, DONNIE MAC, Dr. J. P. Cor- if you would put this letter and is supposed to appear strong and pow- ley, Burlington, Vermont; 9th, ARLING- picture in your wonderful magazine. erful, how can he do this when his TON'S BLACK MAGIC, Nancy Rice, Ar- Thank you, foot is left to grow so long he stands lington, Vermont. Lois Driscole on his fetlock? If a good Morgan MORGAN STAKE 55 Heric Ave. judge would dismiss these long-toed Won by EASTER TWILIGHT, Keynith Pittsfield, Mass. imitators from a few classes and an- Knapp, Arlington, Vermont; 2nd, SU- PERSAM, Orcland Farms, W. Newbury, P. S. I would like to hear from anyone nounce to the crowd his reason, in Mass.; 3rd, DONNIE MAC, Dr. I. P. Cor- who owns a Morgan and is my own case the crowd are blind, I think this ley, Burlington, Vermont; 4th, ARLING- age — 16. practise would be terminated quite TON'S BLACK MAGIC, Nancy Rice, Ar- quickly. lington, Vermont. Guess I have blown off enough Champion: EASTER TWILIGHT, Keynith Wanted, Mares Knapp. Dear Sir: steam this time. Enclosed please find Reserve Champion: SUPERSAM, Orc- the money and a Classified advertise- land Farms. We operate a six hundred (600) ment for your next Issue. Sincerely, acre thoroughbred breeding farm, Sincerely, Mrs. Keynith Knapp "Rosemere Farm," and are interested Mrs. George Arnold Arlington, Vt. in buying two registered Morgan Arnona Farms broodmares either in foal at this time Kanona, N. Y. or mares that we can breed to our registered thoroughbred stallions. Pal For Jay Dear Sir: We use two lead horses while Stud — Studhorse I haven't written before because I breaking and training our yearlings Dear Sir: have been waiting for a suitable and want to try a half-Morgan—thor- In the April issue of The Morgan picture of my two year old Morgan oughbred for that use. Horse there is a paragraph under "Our filly in harness. Her name is Con- The writer grew up around good Cover", which contains the word stud. spiracy and she is by Plains King and Morgans before the days of automo- Isn't this an incorrect use of the word? out of Gadabbott. After having biles and has always admired the dis- Stud has always been defined as a "Connie" since she was a weanling position of the Morgan. The Morgan place where horses are kept for breed- and working with her myself, I can't crossed with a thoroughbred should ing purposes. A stallion is a male say enough for the Morgan horse. I make an excellent lead horse. horse. I know some times the word had never trained or even worked Yours truly, stud horse may be used to indicate a with a colt before and was a little Rosemere Farm, Inc. stallion kept for breeding purposes. worried, but she is so intelligent and Carl G. Rose, President We try to teach students to use learns so quickly, that I had no rea- Ocala, Florida stallion and stud according to the car- son to worry. 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Morgans played a large part in the State chapter of the National Block They were judged, first on the way horse division of the Penn State "Little and Bridle Club. they were groomed and fitted and International" livestock show this Six of the University's purebred secondly on showmanship, the way Spring on the campus of Penn State Morgan mares were groomed and the exhibitor presented his mare. The University. The show was held April shown by students after drawing them mares were not judged as to action 30 and was sponsored by the Penn by lot six weeks previous to the show. or conformation.

The class of six Morgan mares being judged in the livestock Miss Nancy Huff, Oil City. Penna.. and TUNEFUL. Miss Half was pavilion on campus by Jesse Darlington, Darling, Penna. chosen Champion Morgan Showman. TUNE 1955 21 Letters flinch a bit when we set the children Recently, Elmira was well repre- on her back. sented by Morgans in the Mark Twain (Continued from Page 20) One never knows what it feels like Festival parade. First in the dressed to win a ribbon until they do. pair division were the well turned out Dreams of Full•Morgan By the way, what happened to your bays, Shenandoah Sue and Illawana "Quiz Corner"? I enjoyed that as it Jerry, ridden by the well known Dear Sir: horseman Leon Losey and his gracious I have dreamed of owning a Mor- sure helps out beginners like myself. gan for years. Now my daughter, The first two articles I read when wife Mary. Second in the single we get your magazine are "Jeffy's dressed division was Denise, ridden twelve, has the same dream. by Ayelien Richards. Also, Shirley We were so pleased when we Journal" and "Letters to the Editor." learned Jane Winslow's girls won the Wish your book came more often as Saginario who rode as Anne Oakley colt given for the most subscriptions it seems like two months between on the Richards' Ranch's Red Pepper. to the Morgan Horse Magazine. Her books instead of one. I am enclosing some photos which stable is only about ten miles from Mrs. Earl Stone I hope are suitable for your pictorial us, so although we haven't seen the Viola, Wisconsin page. I cannot close without saying new-corner as yet, we expect to see how pleased I was to hear that Ayelien him and watch his growth with much Richards' lovely mare, Nancy Ann, interest. Good Looking Half•Morgan received third in the A. H. S. A. high Dear Sir: score award in the Morgan division. We have taken the Morgan Mag- In a recent issue of your magazine azine for two years and love it. For Nancy Ann truly justifies the honor. I read the article on War-Pat Sam and Yours truly, Xmas we got the book, "Justin Morgan was very pleased as I, too, think the Had A Horse", and the more we read Jacoi Eck Morgan can and will make a name for Elmira, New York about the Morgans the more we'd like himself in the Jumping field. to own one. I enjoy Miss Carol Ramsey's articles, I am sending a picture of the horse as I usually know the horses and folks we now own, "Playboy." We have had she writes on. many people look at him and say that If You Like Horses Last May I purchased a very nice You Will Like he must be at least part Morgan. yearling filly from Ayelien Richards We like to think he is anyway until of New York. The filly's name is THE BIT AND SPUR the day we can really own a regis- "Rusty Date" sired by a great stud, tered Morgan. MAGAZINE Lippitt Mandate. Rusty's dam is Polly, PUBLISHED MONTHLY Mrs. Ralph Harmon Mrs. Richards' grand little rangebred Gorham, Maine mare. Even though she is not a Mor- 1 Year $3.00-2 Years $5.00 gan, she inherits a good many Morgan Sample Copy 250 characteristics. This makes Rusty only Bill Hagen First Ribbon Thrills half-Morgan, but people say she is one Editor and Publisher Dear Sir: of the best looking Morgans in the Box 1458, Billings, Montana Every year our town has a Horse East. and Colt show. Rusty is a dark chestnut with a thin There are horses from all over white blaze. She is very smart and Wisconsin and some out of the state. learns easily. I taught her to drive I have never entered any horse or last fall, but she injured her shoulder SADDLE and BRIDLE colt before until this year. Although so had to stop with training. She was I have a half-Morgan mare we bought two years old on March 11th, and I America's Leading Horse from Mr. Harris of Monroe, Wisc. started training her to saddle. I have Magazine two years ago. put the saddle on her a few times and I entered this colt in the Senior hopped on for a minute. FEATURING Suckling class and she took the Blue Rusty is 14:3 and as blocky as old Ribbon. Justin himself, so I can hardly hold SADDLE HORSES — HACKNEY'S WALKING HORSES — ROADSTERS I almost lost out on the ribbon as myself from riding her. I will start late this fall. MORGANS — ARABIANS the day was cloudy and had showers PARADE HORSES and we decided to take the mare and I would very much like to hear from colt back to their pastures. When the other teen-agers that own Morgans, as I am 17 and enjoy talking "horses." Subscriptions $8 per year. judge just then called for the colts I Very truly yours, Free Advertising Brochure on took her in the ring. We walked her around a few times and the judge Barry L. Caisse Request. came over and started to talk to me 7 Chestnut St. Leominster, Mass. and ask me what breed she was and SADDLE and BRIDLE I told him. I was so scared I could MAGAZINE hardly answer him. I was more scared Morgans Score Again than the colt and she's never been Dear Sir: 18 South Kingshighway with other horses but once. You will find a check enclosed for St. Louis 8, Missouri We call the colt Fly Ann Darlene $3.50 for a year's subscription of the Telephone: FOrest 7-2449 and she's just as gentle and doesn't Morgan Horse Magazine. 22 The MORGAN HORSE A Little Girl's Understanding of Morgans

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One clear morning in late Septem- a mile." Soon she asked again, so I for a year or so, her father asked if I ber, I called up seven children to ask said, "What's the matter? You don't could find a Morgan like Donny- if they could go on a picnic. Since sound happy." vonne that he could buy for Rab's Holly was in Vermont, I told Rab "Yes, but I'm awfully hungry." ninth birthday, but I told him there she could have her favorite Morgan, Finally, after another half mile, we was not another like her in the Donnyvonne. found a warm sheltered place where world. Soon Mary Turgeon, whom The children met at my barn with we tied up our horses, loosened their we all know, said she knew of a good their lunches, at ten o'clock. After put- girths, and fed them their oats. After mare coming five in a few months. ting up their horses' dinners and col- having a good picnic, we got ready to We went to see her and liked her. lecting halters and ropes, we started go home. There was a big log across After the stable man rode her on the for some woods I own in Wayland, the trail, and the children asked if Worcester Turnpike to make sure she cutting through fields, towards the they could jump it. I said they could was not afraid of traffic, I said I would Boston Post Road. excepting Rab, who must stay with like to have her for a week's trial. The six older children led, and I me. The other six took the jump and At the end of the week, we decided followed with Rab. We were going waited. I was still leading Rab, but she was what we wanted, and Rab's down a hill toward the Post Road when Donny saw the jump, she father bought her. when Donnyvonne started to run. I cleared it by well over a foot, so I had Her name is Maria Bell. She is a yelled, "Pull the curb", which was to let go of her. A small tree brushed dark bay Morgan—fine sloping shoul- knotted on Donny's neck. She finally Rab's knee, and she went off, landing ders, strong hindquarters, and espe- stopped at the wall along the Post on her feet. She turned to me and cially good legs. She has lots of spirit Road, (no one saw her pull the curb) said, 'I'm going to catch her." and a wonderful disposition. This and I called for her to wait, but she I had visions of Donnyvonne head- winter, as Rab was jumping her, she came tearing back up the hill. Instead ing for home by herself, but instead, turned a little after she landed, so that of stopping, Donny sailed right by me she stopped about forty yards away. Rab nearly lost her balance and had 'till about twenty yards away. Again Rab called, "Come here!" in a com- to pull herself back into the saddle by I said, "Wait!" and this time she gal- manding tone. Donny did come, and the mane. Rab told me about it and loped down the hill and stopped on the gallop, straight for the child. said, "You should have seen her the where I was. I scolded Rab for her Rab stepped right out in front of second time. We took the jump again, handling of my best trained horse, her, not even putting her hand out to and this time she was very careful and all she said was, "Oh, Cousin catch the rein, and throwing her arms to land straight. I patted her and told Ruth, it was such fun!" I told her I around the mare's neck and kissing her what a good girl she was." would have to lead her after that, and her, she cried, "Please forgive me, Since, Maria Bell has become a hitched a rope onto Donnyvonne, and Donny,—I hope I won't upset you the beautiful jumper. Both of them have they followed meekly. next time!" She mounted, and we all learned many things since Rab first We had gone on for a few miles rode home, with no further excite- rode Mr. Mone and I am confident when Rab asked how much further ment. that they will make a fine pair at their we had to ride. I answered, "About After Rab had ridden my Morgans first horse show this spring.

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Plan now to attend the Name: NATIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW Address: July 29, 30. 31 Northampton. Mass. Bill Me ( ) Check Enclosed ( ) JUNE 1955 23 Breeding judging School so-so mare during an interminable (Continued from Page 7) transaction that kept the crowd roar- (Continued from Page 14) ing. fered to be our host next year, and An example of the dialect between bred in this way, only one had to be that the school could be held in April, the trader and Uncle John (Colby). rebred. There were four other mares thanks to their arena, and thus not STERN: "She's a Jersey horse." bred at the same time so this may ac- conflict as this one had with the show UNCLE JOHN: "Thought a Jersey was count for this particular mare not get- season. a cow." ting settled the first time. Winners of the judging contest STERN: "No, I mean she comes from All the mares bred in this manner were: Senior Man, Darwin ,Morse Jersey. Fusty state you know, gets on are in foal with the exception of one Richmond, Mass.; Senior Woman, the grass. That's why her teeth are mare which got in pretty poor con- Mrs. Nathaniel F. Bigelow, Jr., Goffs- worn down." town, N. H.; Junior Boy, George dition during the winter and might UNCLE JOHN squinting along mare's have lost her foal. Caisse, Leominster, Mass.; Junior Girl, barrel: "She sure has got a big heave Nancy Oa, Wayland Mass. Miss Ela line." also won top honors for all. STERN: "That's not a heave line. She MARES — 1954 — BREEDING A "Stem" Bargain ain't shed out even." No. Foaled Bred Dr. Douglas Steam and Prof. Byron UNCLE JOHN. "Looks uppity to me." B Mar 19/54 May 12 Colby of the college presented the "She ain't uppity, she's in STERN: 26 May 3/54 June 1.3 high spot of the Morgan horse judg- heat." 8 May 5/54 June 4-5 UNCLE JOHN: "At her age? I says 30 May 5/54 June 4.5-8 ing school and field day May 14 at 25 May 9/54 June 12.13 the University of Massachusetts. she's uppity." 47 May 1/54 June 11.12 Aug. 3.4 They collaborated in a skit, "A Stern The trade went through the two 31 May 10/54 June 14.15 13 May 13/54 June 13-14 Bargain", which, to start with, was a coming together from an asking price 41 May 13 June 15.17.20 horrible double pun as Dr. Stern was of $300 and an offer of $150. The 10 May 13 July 5-7-8 the seller and Mr. Colby, the buyer, price resulted in $175 but the sale 28 May 28 June 26-27.28 spent a lot of time at the stern of a nearly fell through on the last $5. J.. 3 yr. old April 28 36 June 4 June 13-18 57 3 yr. old June 5 BB 3 yr. old June 15-16-18-20 Mid-West News George Burgess of Wapello, Iowa 55 3 yr. old July 21-24 (Continued from Page 15) is the owner of Larruby King Roy- 15 Juno 19 June 28 ale, mentioned above. Ths young 7 Open June 20-21-22 New Morgan owners in Iowa are horse is by Fudge Royale and out of 12 July 25 Aug. 8 32 Aug. 12 Aug. 26.27 Mr and Mrs. Warren Holmbraker of Illawana Peggy. Mr. Burgess also has Sperry. Last summer they purchased a two-year old filly by Fudge Royale Fudge Royal from Lawrence Olson out of Bonnie Haven, named Bonnie This procedure worked very well of Centralia, Mo. This dark chestnut Jewel. Her dam was an excellent work- with a band of mares and since then horse was Res. Ch. Stallion to Dennis ing stock horse and also a winner at I have tried turning a mare loose in K. at the All-American Morgan Show the All-American Morgan Show be- the barn yard and briniging the stal- in 1951. In 1952 he was Grand Cham- fore being sold to the Flemings in lion out on a halter shank. If the mare pion at the same show. This spring the Fairhaven, Mass. Mr. Burgess plans is ready, she will stand; otherwise, she Holmbrakers bought Illawana Peggy to show Bonnie Jewel at Springfield will not bother with the stallion. from Mr. Olson. Peggy was Res. Ch. this year. This method of breeding takes a Mare at the All-American Morgan Speaking of shows, there will be little patience as one must wait for Show in 1951. two Morgan classes at the big Mid- the mare to come to the stallion. Another Morgan owner in Iowa is West Horse Show at Springfield, Ill. Ernest McElhinney at Morning Sun. the 3rd and 4th of June. One of these I have seen mares which showed His brood mare June de Jarnette has classes will be an open class, the other signs of heat but two or three days had nine colts in a row, six of them a ladies' class. would pass before they would come to fillies. June is by Glendale out of Su- Another Morgan will make his de- the stallion. In no case lead the stallion sette. The McElhinneys have three of but as a parade horse the end of this up to a mare you think is ready as her daughters. Annie de Jarnette, a month. This is the three-year old dark she may not be and will no doubt four year old by Haven, will foal chestnut stallion Celebration, sired by kick. shortly, the colt being sired by Lar- Bonfire out of Jubilee Joy. He is Some might argue that this way of ruby King Royale. Another Haven owned by Mr. and Mrs. James Gard- breeding is all right with old brood daughter, Kate de Jarnette is being ner of Mansfield, Ohio, and trained mares but would present a problem used to work cattle and is doing a by Doris Ryan of Delavan, Ill. He with a filly being bred for the first good job though only a three-year-old. should make quite a hit, with his good time. We tried it on some three year The third daughter is Fanny de Jar- looks and high four-cornered parade olds and had exactly the same results. nette, a yearling by Fudge Royale. Mr. gait. Another horse in training at the It is of interest to note some of the McElhinney plans to take her to the same place is the two-year old black three year olds were bred only once. Illinois State Fair. He recently sold a stallion Conargo by Congo, owned by If there are any questions, please full brother to this filly, Royal de Jar- the Watkins of Green Valley, Ill. He write the magazine and I will try to nette, to Alton Borntrager of Kalona, will be readied for the fine harness answer them. Iowa. Futurity class. 24 The MORGAN HORSE N. Y. News (Continued from Page 14) Mid-West Show Big things are in store for the Mor- merly shown in these classes, have no gan Horse exhibitors who plan to foals this year. We will need entries. travel to Columbus, Ohio this July 1, Please help. 2, 3, and 4 for the Seventh Annual We have had inquiries as to why Mid-Western Horse Show and Rodeo, the Hamburg horse show does not again being held at the Fairgrounds provide classes for Morgans under Coliseum. Western tack. The answer is—it does, Anyone who has attended the pre- in the regular classes of the Western vious six shows very well knows what Division. Arabians have been showing beautiful trophies and ribbons are pre- in these classes for some years, and sented the lucky winners at that show, many of our best Morgans have also and they can also advise those who accepted the challenge of open compe- LEDGEWOOD LAUREL, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hess of Akron, N. Y. have never attended that this is one of tition. Nancy Ann, owned by Ayelien the biggest and best shows of its type Richards, wins regularly in parade in the United States. The summer meeting of the New classes, as do Star Bright, owned by They will have a full program of York Club is tentatively scheduled for Mrs. C. W. Rodee of Moravia, and classes, both performance and halter, June 26th at Dansville, the dinner to Roxie's Archie, owned by Mr. and for the Morgans, Arabians, Palominos, be arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mrs. Martin Tharnish of Royalton Western Horses and Ponies, Cutting Ashby. Notices will he mailed as Center. Star Bright and Roxie's Ar- Horses, Roping Horses and also a lot chie also enter open stock horse com- usual. of excitement in store in the way of petition and can hold their own with The accompanying picture is of the Bull and Bronc Riding. the best of them. We are proud of yearling filly, Ledgewood Laurel, a- Many of the country's best Morgan these good working horses, and they bout to have breakfast with her owner, Horses are exhibited at this show, are doing the breed a lot of good. "Pete" Hess, of Akron. Laurie makes traveling to Ohio from many of the English Morgans have no place to herself right at home in the kitchen outlying states. show except in their own division, so at Ledgewood Farm. She has learned This fine show is again being pro- classes are provided for them. to walk carefully on the waxed linole- duced by the Western Horse Exhibi- It is not too early to plan right now um and never knocks anything down. tors Association of Ohio, Inc. under to show at Hamburg, Bath, and Sy- But so far she hasn't learned to cook the able direction of Earl Lambert of racuse. Details on these shows later. or wash the dishes. Columbus, Ohio.

MID-WESTERN HORSE N. E. News Mass. has purchased a lovely chestnut SHOW and RODEO daughter of Plains King out of Mood- (Continued from Page 13) flower from Mrs. Helen Greenwalt July 1, 2, 3, and 4 How many of you remember UVM of Pawnee, Ill. The mare is Rose Bowl Columbus, Ohio Areletor, the bay filly owned by the and she is four years old. Mrs. Poi- For further information write: University of Vermont? This Tudor tras has been interested in Morgans — Fairytop mare is coming two and for several years and bought her first ARNETTA CHERRY. Show Secretary one this spring. Rose Bowl's training 2432 Argyle Drive shows just as much talent today as Columbus 19, Ohio she did a year ago at the Field Day is being finished by Johnny Lydon held at Weybridge. Doesn't the name while Mrs. Poitras is in Europe. Since UC Pandra also strike a familiar note? the mare did so well at the National show last year and is such a good She is the spirited chestnut yearling NEW with the light mane and tail owned model and a high stepper she looks like a prospect for even higher rib- POPULAR by the University of Connecticut. This BIT is the flawless little filly by Panfield bons this year. On her return Mrs. out of Adlyndra who probably cap- Poitras will stable her mare at Wa- Made in tured the heart of every Field Day par- seeka in Ashland. England. ticipator. The third filly is a graceful More publicity was attained for the Kimberwick or Dee Cheek Pelham dark chestnut owned by the University Morgan when the Broadwall Farm Horsemen everywhere want it. Has of Massachusetts. She is a yearling Morgans made their T V debut on 5 inch low port metal or rubber mouth and 31/4 inch cheeks with called Bay State Becky and is by Providence's channel ten on May 1. large dee shaped rings. Complete Meade out of Narcissa. The brilliant Owners, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fergu- with hooks and single link curb white stripe against the shimmering, son of Greene, R. 1. talked about Mor- chain. Send for FREE Spring Bulletin very dark chestnut color make her a gans and then showed the viewers showing this popular bit and over 100 other guaranteed items for truly radiant sight. These Universities their own horses. Seeing the exquisite your horse. Write now. must have had many inquiries for mare Mansphyllis and the superb "little foe" Wiesenfeld Co. these three superior fillies. stallion Parade must have sold a few Dept. 11 Baltimore 1. Md. Mrs. Edward Poitras of Holliston, more Morgans to the public.

JUNE 1955 25 Comans The pint-size beagle pup skidded How much JUSTIN MORGAN dexterously from beneath a prancing blood does your horse have? (Continued from Page 9) stallion's plunging hooves as we drove away. He came to a stop on his tiny If you want the answer to this or I were a Morgan I wouldn't mind hind end and yawned his indifference. other pedigree problems, write being owned by the Comans. Lush "Horses," he seemed to say. "I can us. We offer a special MORGAN pastures, plenty of mixed timothy and take 'em or leave 'em." pedigree service. alfalfa hay and a freely-used grain Percentage work on your horse back scoop. 4 generations $2.00 All their Morgans have excellent Extended pedigree of your horse Mid-Atlantic News Lack to JUSTIN MORGAN 10.00 manners. Coman showed us one of Extended pedigree and percentage the studs while his wife showed the (Continued from Page 12) on horse 10.50 other. Both are good with heavy well- Extended pedigree blanks (do your muscled bodies, good legs and feet. have a representative of Stonaire Farm own work) 15¢ each or back in the show ring this year. 10 for $1.00 Coman, a cowman from boyhood, Over at Green Village, N. J., Anne Prompt, neat service. We must has a well-balanced breeding pro- Hopkin's bay mare, "Lantz Flicka", have cash or check with order. gram already working. Mares are bred to each stud on alternate years and presented her mistress with a fine filly MORGAN HORSE PEDIGREE on April 23. This colt is by Nekomia's SERVICE their feminine get will be bred to the other stallion to insure two strains Archie, owned by Peter Hunt of Mid- c/o Carls.Haven Farm dlebush, N. J. Ringtown, Pennsylvania and avoid inbreeding. The Morgan project was launched Shows in the Mid-Atlantic area car- back in 1949. That spring they bought rying Morgan Classes are: a stud colt, Merry Magic and a filly, Camden, N. J. — June 11 Merry Music from Mabel Owen. That Allentown, Pa. — June 17-18-19 Allentown, Pa. fall they bought two fillies, Town- New Brunswick, N. J. — July 9- shend Sweetheart and Townshend 10 (check date) Milford, Pa. — July 23-24 Show Lightfoot and a weanling stud, Town- JUNE 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 shend Manwallis, from Anna Ela. Ringtown — CANCELLED Class A Division for Morgan They made their purchases after DON'T FORGET THE NA- with $200 Stake. long deliberation and selected the O- TIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW — JULY 29-30-31 Write wen and Ela animals because of their reputation of producing well-man- Prize lists may be procured for any MARY LOU MORRELL nered animals. of these shows by writing: Mid-Atlan- Taxnariel Acres, North Wales R. D., tic Morgan Horse Club, Mary Lou Pa. Two years later they went back for Morrell, Secy., North Wales, Pa. for prize list. more. From the Townshend farm they bought Sealect Lady Jane. From Miss Owen they purchased Gizea. Two years later Miss Owen sold them News Item Bunting. I was interested in this old A PERSONAL HORSE lady as she was the dam of my former Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Childs of SHOW RECORD BOOK stallion, Monadnock Storm. She left Carls-Haven Farm, Ringtown, Pa., have a new baby son, Robert Stuart, Offered for the first time to all off nuzzing a colt by Magic and, as types of exhibitors for their personal predicted, stared me squarely in the born May 7 at Lexington, Ky., weigh- library and lasting interest. eye. She decided against spitting in it ing 9 lbs. 2 oz. Older brother, David Keep account of how your horses and allowed me to stroke her neck. Loring, is now taking his first riding - placed in each class shown lessons at 18 months. - prize monies and points won The mares are uniformly good. All - entry fees paid of them, as well as the two studs have - by whom Judged - record of total points won to- been broken to ride and drive. The ward annual high score award cross of Sealect and Squire Burger O'NEILL HORSE competitions bloodlines should be worth watching. etc., etc. TRAILERS This is a book that can be referred The Townshend stud, whose stable to and studied in later years and name is Smoky, gets good colts as Cheaper — Last Longer should be a valued addition to pri- does Magic. The latter's resemblance Easy on Horse, Car and vate as well as sales stables. to his old man, Squire Burger, is Owner. Result of 25 years A PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY EXHIBITOR startling. A yearling by Magic sticks making trailers. Beautifully bound in black or tan to the prepotent pattern. leather $15.00 The Comans, Mr. and Mrs., are O'NEILL or blue buckram 9.50 Morgan lovers in a big way. Their Send order and check to Horse Trailers youngsters are right with them. It SHIRLEY W. BURR - Publ. looks like a good deal for the years Manteno, Illinois Spring City Penna. to come. 26 The MORGAN HORSE Horse Tails next corral .. . who ignored her as she is used to loneliness, a maverick (Continued from Page 17) as only a pony can be on this farm. the goodies. Back thru the creek I I called to Nancy and opened the LONGVIEW FARM waded (it was warm) and to the gate wide .. . she blew and snorted barn. It was no trick at all to bunch and bolted into the barn and her own the fillies into the barn in Sam's big stall. It was just a minute later, after stall by the door . . . they thought it returning the fillies to the pasture AT STUD was a new game . .. different stall that I led Nancy out to crosstie. How that I NEVER allowed them in usu- smug I felt this time . . . I had out- JUSTIN JUBILEE ally. You know how clean Sam keeps smarted a horse (average mentality of his stall. a real smart horse about comparable As I went back outside there stood with that of 12 year old boy). Bill Morgans for Sale Nancy, a puzzled look on her usually shcok his head in disbelief as I rode sassy face . . . but a shadow of lone- off to the hills. Don't you think she knew what I said in the beginning? liness was passing over her. After all We would like to announce that it isn't too much fun out in the sun and I do. flies, ALL ALONE. She tried to ap- love, we have experienced trainers pear very interested in the pony in the your daughter now and are taking in a few Morgans for training. after buckling on our chaps and check- Shoshone ing up all we could think of that we (Continued from Page 11) had forgotten was the camera. This Mr. & Mrs. advantage of a large cavvy here at was located and Grace tied it to her C. W. Fleming the ranch as compared to the outfits saddle while I buckled on my old forty with the small overworked cavvies. five just in case one of the horses or Fairhaven, Mass. the wife should break a leg or if a Two of these horses would have long Phone: New Bedford 2-3198 since been so stiff and worn out that grizzly decided to take over the outfit they would have been pensioned or some night I figured that he might just destroyed in most outfits. Yet I chose as well have a gun to go with it. At them for a trip through the mountains last, having been from 6 A. M. till 10 that would try the footing of a goat. A. M. getting packed we were ready to True I wasn't about to ride old Poi- mount up and take off for the mount- son if I didn't have to but I figured ains on this fine Monday morning, he would spend a good share of his July 19, 1954. time grazing on the picket rope while Chief and Two Feathers were feel- FOR SALE we were off exploring on the Mor- ing the effects of too much good grass gans. and not enough riding and were pull- Many promising Morgans So after catching and saddleing ing at the bits to make the whole trip Chief and Two Feathers and tying a before sunset but dear old Poison was to choose from, sired by our pair of hobbles to each saddle as well the typical pack horse and kept the proven stallions. as a coat, I fit the pack saddle to old lead rope tight every step. We struck Poison and proceeded with the load- out north east up what we call Four ing of what had begun to look like Mile Creek and after riding about forty years belongings. First the big four miles we left our winter horse Also 1955 crop of colts now raw-hide panniors full of food, cloth- pasture and angled across a small arriving. ing and anything else wedgeable such neighboring ranch and entered the as bull durham, matches, and a fishing the Shoshone National Forest. I had reel, etc. Then the dutch oven and big heard people talk about some beaver spider in the forks of the pack saddle. dams on Six Mile Creek where there Next a sack of Grace's belongings on was suppose to be good fishing. I had * * top of each pannior and over the top run horses in this country about 20 of the lot a bed roll fit for the north years ago but since that time the Wy- pole. To all of this Poison started out oming Tie and Timber Co. had cut first by threatening to buck it off, then all this country over and there was a J. C. Jackson & Sons by flinching and finally by groaning. mass of unused timber roads which However I kept up a steady string of run every which way and make follow- Box 8, Harrison, Montana threats, etc., and managed to make ing the old trails quite a job. However Phone 2-R-13 him let me go ahead without him I was determined to find the beaver making too many undue objections, dams and catch a fish. Finding the although it was a truly terrible hump dams was not too hard but catching 2 miles north of Harrison on that he managed to get in his back the fish was something else. Not Highway No. 1. when I threw the diamond hitch over wanting to unpack yet I had to make the load and cinched it down. Then (Continued on Next Page) JUNE 1955 27 (Continued from Preceding Page) This would have been a perfect spot ed, causing his hind feet to break do with what fishing gear I could except that too many knew where it through the light sod and sink into reach which turned out to be a rod, was and it was close enough to Jeep the muck up to the top of his hips. reel and line, and one common hook. roads that a good many walked in I made one of my graceful attempts Now the question was as to how to here. Due to this the banks were not to quit him and in the process colli- bait the hook. After trying horse flies only well padded down but well lit- ded with his head and came out with unsuccessfully I managed to manufac- tered with the inevitable beer cans, one beautiful black eye. Chief of ture a worm of a piece of thistle. wrappers and so on that always show course scrambled out alright as soon Grace was sure that there were no in the wake of modern man. So re- as he was on his own but I am sure fish here so spent her time trying to setting our saddles we struck out once that Grace got to see two horses cuss- locate a beaver who was falling tim- more for the mountains. ing one man while he cussed one pack ber not too far from where our hor- It was soon after leaving this fish- horse. Soon after getting out of this ses were tied, and taking a few pic- ing pond that we ran into our first mix-up Grace discovered that the cam- tures. Eventually I got a strike on my trouble. This country was full of bea- era was missing. So it was backtrack immitation worm and took renewed ver and moose and as usual around for about two miles until we found it. interest. Finally I stirred up a couple beaver workings, the ground is very After crossing the Six Mile Creek I of grass hoppers and while standing marshy and a mass of slashings, mak- headed up to where I thought that about 20 feet from shore on an old ing progress through it very difficult. the Ranger Trail should be which log I hooked my first fish. I got so I could have taken one of the several would take us off the Six Mile rim excited that I slipped off the log and trails out of there but as none of them and down into the East Fork of Du got soaked clean to the waist. Grace was headed the way I wanted to go, Noir country. However the old tie saw the commotion and came running straight through we started. Neither roads and slashings had changed the over to laugh at me but in the end Chief or Two Feathers were daunted looks of the country since last I'd had to admire my fish. She even later by the prospect but Poison looked on been here and I swung too low, thus substantiated my claim that the fish the whole mess as impassable. How- we found ourselves on the rim con- was so big that it pulled me off the ever with the aid of a couple of dallies fronted with a Lodge Pole forest so log. After catching two more weighing on the saddle horn and an occasional thick that we could not get our pack from 1 1/2 to 21/2 pounds we decided swat from the rear by Grace he was horse through. As it was getting late that although the fish were easy e- encouraged to trail along. Coming to I figured that our next best bet was nough to catch the bait was too hard an outlet of a beaver pond Chief had to drop down and go into the East to run down and as we already had to jump it up a steep grade, this was Fork country by the lower route. Not a nice supper and breakfast of native easy enough for him except that Poi- wanting to back track I cut due west trout, we had best be moving along. son set hack about the time he land- and wound up going down the side

TOWNSHEND MORGAN-HOLSTEIN FARM TOWNSHEND, VERMONT

I yaw ";■rol' 731 Presenting TOWNSHEND GLADYS 07591

Winner of the under 15 hands class at the National Morgan Show in 1953. This mare won many rib- bons in 1954. She has also completed the 50-mile G. M. H. A. ride.

This mare is to be kept for a future brood mare.

We are now taking orders for our 1955 colts.

28 The MORGAN HORSE of the canyon that sure was made for the tooth hurt much worse but she HORSE MAGAZINES something more agile than horses. rummaged around in her bag of tricks However the only trouble that we had and came up with a couple of aspirin "For Your Reading Pleasure" going down over these slide rock and and after taking them she got a good rim rocks was having to repack Poi- night's rest I guess. I assure you after Per Year Sample son. After sliding down the first rim gettng the dishes done I fell into bed Morgan Horse, mo. 3.50 .35 of the East Fork canyon we found and she certainly didn't disturb me. Thoroughbred Record, Weekly 7.50 .20 ourselves on the Trail Creek shelf and Although a tent is nice in stormy The Maryland Horse, mo. 2.00 .25 from there it was only a mile to Trail weather there is nothing that brings Thoroughbred of Calif., mo. 3.00 .25 The Thoroughbred of Canada 4.00 .50 Lake where we decided it was time to slumber to any one like a night full Horseman's Journal, mo. 3.00 .25 camp. This little lake had a lot of bea- of stars and the clean mountin air at The Chronicle, weekly, Hunters, ver and muskrat in it. Also it abounds about 8,000 feet elevation. Jumpers, Racing, etc. 7.00 .20 in Easter Brook trout but it is very Next morning I was awakened at The Western Horseman, mo. 3.50 .35 hard to fish as there is a good deal the crack of day by Grace rummaging Hoofs and Horns, mo. Rodeos 3.00 .20 Horse Lover. bi-mo. Calif. 3.00 .35 of floating moss, water cress and logs. around trying to find some more as- The Ranchman, mo. 2.00 .35 Sometime during the last ten years pirin for her tooth ache. I suggested Saddle and Bridle, mo. 6.00 there has been a dam put in at the that perhaps we had ought to go back American Shetland Pony Journal outlet to hold water for irrigation far- to the ranch as it wasn't very far mo. 3.0q .35 Palomino Horses, mo. 3.00 .35 ther down the valley. We camped at straight down country but she said Arabian Horse News 10 issues 3.00 .35 the outlet and I put Chief on picket, that she was going on if she had to National Horseman, mo. 6.00 hobbling the other two horses. Our pull the tooth out with a pair of old The Quarter Horse Journal, mo. 3.00 .35 supper consisted of a baked fish apiece rusty pliers that I had along. So I set Florida Cattleman 2.00 .25 done in the dutch oven manner, a few off to find the hobbled horses. They Your Pony 3.00 fried potatoes, plenty of bread and had drifted down the outlet of the Western Dude Ranches 2.00 .35 Rider's Digest 3.00 .35 butter and the whole washed down lake quite a way but I found them with coffee and tea, topping it off with easily although neither was belled. Rush Your Order Today some canned peaches. Although Grace When I returned to camp I found Remit in any way convenient to you. No had had a tooth ache for some two Grace trying to carry out her threat order for less than $1.00, please. Make checks and money orders payable to: hours she took to my supper like she of pulling the tooth but she wasn't liked it. Perhaps the fact that we had having much success and finally I MAGAZINE MART not eaten since five that morning had talked her into leaving it alone. As we Dept. M. H. something to do with it. After supper (Continued on Next Page) P. G. Box 1288 Plant City. Florida

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(Continued from Preceding Page) were too small for him. She took them were finishing a breakfast of fish, ba- as in spite of all the gear she had she con and hot cakes we notced the hor- had forgotten to take an extra pair. ses watching something. I climbed up These Levis were to be the cause of on the dam where I could get a betteer a good laugh later in the trip. view and saw a cow and calf moose The trail from the cowcamp to the wading around in the lake about 75 pass runs along the East Fork of Du yards from camp. I called to Grace Noir through some of the prettiest and she came running up to watch country that we passed on the whole them too. It wasn't until they started trip and for about 3 miles it is not to move away that either of us thought too steep or rough. We saw quite a few of the camera. While Grace rushed of the cattle that Bob was looking back for it I looked for what ever it after and they made a fine picture ly- 7 was that had startled them. I soon ing around in the little parks, well saw a pack string coming around a filled and content. We had an oppor- point above the lake. This proved to tunity to get a good picture of a doe Does Just be a cowboy who had a camp located deer along this trail but as usual by What The not far above us. He was making an the time we got the camera into play Name early trip down to the lower valley to she had decided to go elsewhere. Along Implies! pick up salt for his cattle. He rode about here we met a pack outfit com- down to our camp and had a cup of ing out that was working for the U. coffee with us and after a bit of visit- S. Forest Service. It seems that their KEEPS FLIES AWAY ing, I decided to go along with him only job was posting new signs along to help pack his salt while Grace did the trail for soon after passing them For Hours! the dishes. He also had an extra sad- we came to a lot of windfall that they Mist"flys-away" lightly over parts of animal where dle horse along for a prospector friend surely hadn't taken time to cut out. flies attack. An 8-second application does the trick. of his that was to meet hint and go These fellows were riding some pretty Provides freedom from vicious biting and blood- back and spend a few days at his good lookng horses showing quite a sucking flies while riding, training, shoeing, show- cowcamp. We made fine time pack- little of the Indian pony with perhaps ing or racing your horses. Excellent fly repellent ing up the salt, made connections with a good helping of Thoroughbred. I for use on sores, wounds, wire cuts. friend prospector and managed to get bet that if I had asked them they him aboard with his bob-tailed pick, would have said that they were Quar- sleeping bag and Geiger counter. By ter Horses although they didn't look the time that we had gotten back to it to me. Their pack string was about our camp by the lake we had made a the average mountain pack horse, that date to meet at the cowcamp for din- is showing a little of the draft horse. PRICELESS L ner and then all of us to take the trail After passing this outfit we started the 611.`'-4U1' PROTECTION for Shoshone Pass where they would steep climb to the pass and I'll assure boh76 / For Horses! spend the night with Grace and me. you it is plenty seep. However the As Grace had everything in ship-shape trail is one switch-back after another A "must" for riders, vets, when we got back to camp I told the trainers, shoers and handlers! and our two Morgans came into their boys to go on and we would pack up own. Bob had been leading out on his and be at the cow camp in time for Tennessee Walker up to this time and Specially Formulated for use on horses! dinner. This packing went much bet- it kept Chief and Two Feathers dig- Repellent and insecticidal ingredients ter this morning as we had everything ging to keep up. The prospector was among the safest known! a little better arranged and old Poi- riding a Tennessee mare that was pret- son was resigned to his fate I guess. ty badly crippled from an old wire cut Won't Burn or Blister or discolor hair At any rate we were soon packed up and so was really handicapped. These ...Can't harm animal's coat. Not greasy, and on the trail, climbing steadily. or gummy! ' walkers were neither one too well This is a very nice trail and as a trail- suited for the mountains so Grace and cutter had been over it recently it was I took the lead but held a pretty easy Improves Animal's coat!... Leaves the hair glossy and easy to brush out. in fine shape. Grace's tooth had let pace on up to the pass. I wanted to Imparts a lasting lustre. up some and all in all it was a nice make camp as early as possible as I'd ride of about two miles to the cow- heard that there was good fishing camp where Bob, the cowpuncher, had down the other side on the Shoshone Pleasant and Easy to Use! Just mist it on. Has a mild, clean smell, that dinner ready and a new supply of about two miles and intended to go ac)i quickly disappears. aspirin. After dinner we packed one down and see if I couldn't catch our of Bob's horses with his and Vern's, supper there. IF YOUR DEALER doesn't stock the propector, sleeping bags, fish poles We pitched camp at the lower end "Flys-Away" Bombs, order direct! Car- ton of four (4) postpaid for $6.75. Write: and a few odds and ends and headed of the pass which was a little basin on up the mountain. While at Bob's of about 30 acres with good water camp I borrowed a horse bell from and feed for the horses. While we INSECTICIAE him as that was one item that I had were unpacking we saw a small herd COMPANY forgotten. He also insisted on Grace of elk cross the upper end of the pass Dept. 911 OMAHA, NEBRASKA taking a pair of Levis that he said where we had been a few minutes 30 The MORGAN HORSE before. After getting camp set up and to try it anyway as it was getting late the pack horses picketed we all and we didn't have time to go much mounted up with fish poles and Gei- farther if we intended to get back ger counter to go down the trail for to camp before dark. There might Is there a Morgan enthusiast said fish and perhaps a little prospect- have been fish there but we had nei- who would like the pleasure ing. ther the time or the patience to wait of owning a very gentle Mor- The trail from Shoshone Pass down for them to get in the mood to bite. gan stallion and mare and the Shoshone is one of the most scenic So after a short time we headed back raising a foal each year? trips that one can take I believe. It is up the trail for camp as the sun had These horses can be turned cut out of sheer rock walls of the already set. out together and are a joy canyon and in some places it seems to care for. that you are hanging out in space some That night we had a very enjoyable 2,000 feet above the river rushing by supper with ham substituted for the below in a mass of foam and spray. fish we didn't catch. The night was Due to poor health we are All along the walls of the canyon you clear and one could almost touch the no longer able to keep our see little water falls coming into the stars at this e1evation of about 11,000 ten year olds — Payday main stream. Some of these falls only feet. It was a bit chilly but with the 9208 and Illawana Queen drop 20 feet but others are as much good company and a big fire there 06725. as 500 foot fellows. One such stream were several good yarns spun to the we observed had 14 falls one after tune of the horse bells coming from the basin where our hobbled horses This dark chestnut stallion another. At one point a snow slide rides and drives well and had come down the left hand can- were filling up on the good mountain grass. I believe that it was Bob that the was shown in the ribbons as yon wall from a point some 2,000 feet a 4 and 5 year old by our above the trail, crossing it and on mountain air and the days riding sent off to his sleeping bag somewhere back teen age son. The bay mare down another 1,500 feet to the river who was in the ribbons as and evidently ran on up the other side in the edge of the timber, then the prospector and finally Grace and I. a 2 year old has a filly foal to a point almost opposite the trail. Of at her side and is rebred... course this had torn all the trees and I awoke the next morning to find everything else moveable out of its a covering of frost over everything path and dumped it in the canyon bot- but in a short time I had a good Each of these animals is a tom. Due to this there was almost a fire going and the coffee pot on al- better than average individ- quarter of a mile in which the river though I did have to break a layer ual and their get is the quali- was completely covered over with the of ice on our lard pail water bucket. ty we were hoping to raise. debris, although we could hear it roar- Grace bounded out soon, making a ing along under it. The trail itself was run for the fire, and as soon as the a thing of beauty as it was cut out of coffee smell reached the sleeping bags the solid rock thus exposing a contin- in the timber, Bob and Vern began to We will consider any reasonable uous mass of petrified wood. At places stir. All we had to do was look across offer from a responsible party. we could see whole trees, 20 or 30 feet the basin and see that all our horses Breeders, ATTENTION: Pay- long thus petrified. Of course we had were present and that a bull moose day is one of the youngest Mans- to stop and put the counter on a lot of had joined them for breakfast. Bob field sired stallions alive today. the different formations that we saw and I had each kept one horse on His dam is the well known but as far as I know there is no great picket and Bob went out to move mare, Glady, also sired by Mans- amount of radio-activity there. Even them to fresh grass. He came back field. Queen is by Captain Red Chief and Two Feathers seemed to en- leading his horse which had become out of Hirette. joy the scenery as they would often tangled in the picket rope and burned stop and look out across the canyon his paturn severely. We did what we and edge out as far as they figured it could for him but he was very lame to be safe. This gave Grace quite a and Bob decided to return to the cow- sensation I dare say, as in spite of her camp as soon as we finished breakfast. * * faith in Two Feathers and all I had told her he still didn't like getting too While eating I told the boys that close to the edge. Grace and I were going to climb out of the pass to the south and try to Contact: We soon reached the bottom of the reach the Frozen Lake. Bob right away canyon at a point where it widened made me a bet of a dollar that we out and there was a little terra firma would not get our horses into the Fro- R. E. LaCasce that wasn't standing on end. Not far zen Lake. I'll admit it didn't look too from where the trail reached the bot- LaCasco Chevrolet, Inc. promising but I called him and was Fryeburg, Maine tom Crecent Creek came in from the sure that I would collect that dollar. left and I had been told that from here Consequently as soon as the dishes and come and see them at on down there was good fishing. How- were done Bob and Vern started back Hillside Farm, Route 302. ever after looking at the stream I had to the cowcamp and Grace and I ml, doubts as the water was still very started up out of the pass for the lake. swift and there didn't appear to be too much feed in it for fish. We decided (Concluded Next Month) JUNE 1955 31 BREEDERS' LISTING I STAHLWARD PINES MEETING WATERS I RED GATES FARM I 8954 Stock from jubilee King and Lippitt I Sire Redman Darn: Bettina Allen — Features Quality — bloodlines usually for sale. I : Color: Dark Red Chestnut Selective Purchasing I I Plus Visitors Welcome Selective Breeding I Equals I At Stud: I DREW REED Stahlward Morgans JUBILEE'S COURAGE 8983 MORGAN HORSE FARMS I I 17559 Devonshire MR. & MRS. ROBERT R. STAHL I Northridge, California R. F. D. 1 Springfield, Vt. I Lowell, Ind. (near Chicago) I I (in the San Fernando Valley) +MI WIND-CREST 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 I AT STUD Upwey Ben Don AT STUD I ULENDON 7831 — Fee $100 I Orcland Leader SUPERSAM 10426 — Fee $50 will be the sire." Sire: Ulendon Dam: Vigilda Burkland Excellent stabling for visiting I mares. 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 11.• ARDENCAPLE ACRES KENNEBEC MORGAN HORSE I FARM HIGHVIEW FARM "The home of distinctive and dis- South Woolwich, Maine I tinguished Morgan horses" I AT STUD: Mailing Actress I * * I R. F. D. NO. 2 WISCASSET Flyhawk — Senator Graham I Townshend Gayrneade Also Shetland Sheep Dogs and I Miniature Poodles I Owner MISS MARGARET GARDINER I Morgans of all ages for sale. TELEPHONE BATH 248 I Mr. & Mrs. L. S. Greenwall Mr. & Mrs. Willard K. Denton I Manager I Pawnee, Illinois JAMES F. DUNTON Succabone Road, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. I (near Springfield) TELEPHONE BATH 1956W-2 I Mt. Kisco 6-6989 I AT STUD Morgan Horses TOWNSHEND ARCHIE'S ARCHIE I of quality and style I Morgan-Holstein Farm 10357 I AT STUD Darn: Archie's Nekomia Sire: Archie o Lippitt Sam Twilight I (Breeders of the True Type) I 8085 Gold Band Morgans for sale. I I True Morgan in looks, action and Home of MID STATE MORGAN HORSE pedigree. I ORCLAND VIGILDON FARM High percentage young stock for sale. I Excellent dispositions. TOWNSHEND CHIEF Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Hunt, owners I MARGARET VAN D. RICE I DeMott Rd., Middlebush, N. J. I Rockbottom Lodge I Mr. & Mrs. ROGER E. ELA Phone Viking 4-2646 I Meredith, New Hampshire I Townshend, Vt. 32 The MORGAN HORSE BREEDERS' LISTING

WASEEKA FARM MAR-LO FARM WINTERS' STABLE I I "Home of Courageous Morgans" Morgans For Sale I Home of I I Verran's Laddie I STAR OF VALOR Visitors Welcome and other fine Morgans Sire: Jubilee's Courage I I Dam: Kitty Hawk Visitors are always Welco m e 1F 16 I I J. W. HAWK MRS. POWER I MR. & MRS. MILO G. DUGAN I Dam: Kitty Hawk MR. & MRS. ANNIS 52373 West Eight Mile Road I Sire: Orcland Leader Ashland, Mass. Northville, Michigan BARRE, MASS.

.41111.. r a Circle R Morgans I Searls Springwater Flying S Ranch MORGANS AT STUD I Stock Farm I bred for I Conformation - Disposition NASHOBA 10909 Always glad to show our horses and Beautiful young Chestnut. I and Angus cattle. We are easy to find, I Performance Under Saddle 1Ve have a small select band of mares., 5 miles west of Aledora. Or In Harness I Stock Usually For Sale. STOCK FOR SALE MR. & MRS. RAY SEARLS STUART G. HAZARD RICHARD and BEVERLY OLSON Medora, Illinois 1308 College Ave. Route 2, Derby, Kansas Topeka, Kansas 1 Crabapple Valley CLARION FARMS I WOODS and WATER Farms I The home of Champion Morgans FARMS At Stud I 6 Top Stallions SOUTH LYON, MICHIGAN I dilichigan's Top Morgan Farm Featuring one of the country's largest I hand of brood mares. Come visit us. Morgans of all ages for sale. I I Owned by: Walter and Rheda Kane Managed by: Francis P. "Raz" LaRose Sensibly Priced I KATHY ZEUNEN MERLE D. EVANS I HOME OF JOHN GEDDES Ohio Merchants' Bank Bldg. 4750 Clarkston Road The versatile MORGAN stallion. Massillon, Ohio I Clarkston, Michigan I I .111=I•• INGLESIDE FARMS I The Source of Fine Morgans MORGAN HORSES I In the Intermountain West A GOOD Home I MILHOLM FARMS For GOOD Morgans TRUE TYPE I 5111 Cottonwood Lane I Sat Lake City, Utah -Visitors Ji/e/c-ome I I Featuring the great stallion: "lust Morgan That's All" STELLAR Wanted: Silver Mounted I I Sire: Mentor Dam: Naiad Parade Outfit I Chestnut — 15 hands — 1100 lbs. I C. I. O'NEILL I I Also Registered Hereford Cattle MR. & MRS. ROBERT WATKINS I Manteno, Illinois J. Holman Waters. Owner Manito. Illinois Melvin W. Van Orman, Mgr.

JUNE 1955 33 placing were much more uniform asking me where they can buy a Mor- than last year. This shows that our gan. I always suggest to them that Aiedidefria schools are accomplishing their ob- they place an ad in the Magazine. I jective. believe this type of advertising would receive results. While on the sub- Next year the Third Annual Mor- ject of the Magazine 1 would like to gan Horse Club fudging School and suggest that every subscriber take the Field Day will be held April 21st at responsibility of soliciting additional the University of Connecticut with subscriptions from their friends. I be- Prof. Al Cowan and Nate Hale as co- lieve we also could seem-c additional Our Second Annual Morgan Horse chairmen. We will be very pleased advertising if we asked the people we Club Judging School and Field Day to receive suggestions for improving do business with to use our Magazine was, 1 believe, another successful our program. a a medium of advertising. The event. Much credit is due Donald / would like to take this opportunity Magazine improves with each issue Kinsman and his committee for the to urge everyone wishing to purchase and it is up to all of us to support it well-planned program. Prof. IV. A. a Morgan to send an advertisement to with additional subscriptions and ad- Cowan's Type Demonstration and the the Morgan Horse Magazine. We are vertising. Pleasure and Show. Performance fortunate in having such a medium of I ant looking forward to seeing all Demonstration given by Mrs. Floyd advertising and very few people are of you at the National. Thompson were both interesting and taking advantage of it. There is hardly Sincerely, instructive. The judges' and breeders' a day that goes by without someone Frederick 0. Davis

FOR SALE: Morgan stallion "Kenney's FOR SALE: We have the pleasure of King Cotton" 9927. foaled April 1, 1948. CLASSIFIED offering this year twelve choice highest Sire: Cotton Hills Choice 8033. Dam: Lady Be per word S1.25 minimum percentage possible Morgan colts. Dis- Helen 06179. Also "Ruthven's Betty Ann" criminating buyers should avail them- 08063, foaled May 31, 1260. Sire: Lippitt selves of this splendid chance of acquir- Moro Ash 8034, Dam: Rosilee 05323. FOR SALE: Sur Prize. Sire: Rusty Moro ing foundation stock of the real old Ver- JAMES G. KENNEY, 1538 Bowers Road, 09694. Dam: Elena Linsley Clifford 08510. mont Morgan blood which has been kept R.F.D. 4, Lapeer, Michigan. Bay colt foaled July 1954. E. S. Sco. pure and intact by men of integrity and MUST SELL because of Fire: high per- bell, E. Wausau Ave., R2, Wausau, Wis. character who have always practiced the centage registered Morgan colt by Ethan FOR SALE: Paymaster 11214. yearling golden rule in breeding. Excellent tourist Eldon out of Lippitt Hepsibeth (Lippitt stud colt, chestnut with distinctive white accomodations at our guest house: spend Sam x Bethel). Foaled April, 1954. Good markings. This is an exceptionally gentle a week and ride Woodstock beautiful dirt roads and trails. Justine Morgan Horse conformation: bright chestnut, wide strip colt and an excellent type Morgan. and hind sock. Write: PAULA BARBER, Will make a jumper. R. E. LaCasce, Frye- Farm, Dana Wingate Kelley. Woodstock c o Sherburne. R. F. D. 1, Raymond. N. burg, Maine. Vermont, 414-j. H. Tel. Deerfield 2540. FOR SALE. Two excellent bay yearling FOR SALE: Two Black Morgans, Stal- FOR SALE: Three colts are expected this geldings and one well broken four-year- lion and Mare, both four, must go to a spring, two of which will be for sale. old bay filly. All sired by Nekomia's good home. No reasonable offer refused. Already we have a beautiful bay filly out Archie out of Ashbrook daughters or William R. Ingold, Jr., P. 0, Box 93, Iron of Lippitt Norma. a winner at the National grand-daughters. Reasonable prices for River. Mich. She is line-bred to only the best high high quality, excellent type Morgans, percentage MORGAN bloodlines, no out- WESTFALL FARM, Cove Road, Montague, Don't let distance discourage you on crosses or "X's" to make her future un- N. J. R. D. 1, Port Jervis, New York. this Registered Morgan two year old stal- certain. She, like all our colts, was bred EQUESTRIAN available. Specialize in lion by Haven out of Anna Rose. Justin for MORGAN conformation, disposition advanced Spanish and high school as has Morgan type. A beautiful prospect with and especially true Morgan gaits. Already not been exhibited on this continent. Train extremely gentle disposition. S500. Terms she looks like a winner, but if not, she any fine saddle horse for its purpose from if desired. Deliver ten cents loaded mile. will always make a good sound pleasure start to finish, regardless of disposition. Telephone 2785. Robert Travis, Thurman, horse and future brood mare. Competent instructor in equitation. In an- Iowa. Our breeding stock has no inheritable swer please state some details. Add. Wal- unsoundness or serious faults of conforma- ter Radde, General Delivery, New York FOR SALE: Reg. Morgan gelding, Ma- tion such as ewe-neck or bulging in the City, N. Y. rie's Archie 10559. Five years, bay, 15 1,2 front of the neck, which though not WANTED: Second hand English Flat hands. Sire Archie "0" out of Rose Bay. harmful, is unsightly. saddle in good condition. Well built, high Excellent trail horse. Eunice Chisholm, Our policy is strictly that of relative pommel and deep seal. Stirrups included. Ridge Rd., Rutland, Mass. c/o Harry John- line-breeding which the Arabs adhered to Write to Gay Ellen Bare, Woodstock, N. Y. son. for centuries to produce the oldest of all WANTED: Parade horse located in New REGISTERED MORGAN COLTS, Fillies breeds, the Arabian Horse. England. Must be safe, sound and reason- On your way to see the White Mount- ably priced. Must have high action. for sale, Lippitt and Archie 0 bloodlines— ains be sure to see these colts. Margaret FRANCES GARCELON, Exeter, Maine. Mid State Morgan Horse Farm, DeMott V. D. Rice, Rockbottom Lodge, Meredith, Road, Middlebush, N. T., phone Viking N. H. FOR SALE: Excellent, registered chest- 4-2646. nut filly. Weaned and will deliver within FOR SALE: 2 Morgan geldings, plea- three hundred miles for S400. Mary Ar- WANTED: Show horse groom and care- sure and equitation horses. Both ride and nold. Kanona, N. Y. taker who can drive modern 6-horse van. drive. Dark chestnut 4 year old, 15 hands FOR SALE: Clementine — Registered Thoroughly experienced on spirited Saddle- S650. Three year old chestnut, light mane Morgan, chestnut 14.2 hands, 08042, 4 bred horses. To be employed under lead- and tail $550. Also tasty Morgan mare, years old. Star of Valor—Golden chestnut ing trainer in stable with 25 year record seven years old. Very high percentage with flaxen mane. 3 years 8 months old. of successful operation. Position can pro- Justin Morgan blood $850. Shown by ap- 15 hands. Excellent show or parade vide seven months in East during show pointment only. E. E. Hovey, Bedford prospect, U. C. Mention 08683. Sire: Men- season and five months at Southern Grove Ave.. Manchester. N. H. tor, Darn: Quotation. Almost black 15 breeding farm helping to break colts. Or PHOTOGRAPHY by Barbara Stone, hands, three years. Bred to Star of year-round employment in East with win- 41 Franklin Avenue, West Medford, Mass. Valor. Broken to ride and drive. ter transfer to maintenance work. Give Show pictures and action shots. For ap- WINTERS' STABLES. Barre, Mass. Barre full references. Write Box 101, Morgan pointment and price call Mystic 8-9810. 241 or Worcester 2-2266.. Horse Magazine, Leominster, Mass. N. E. Calendar of Events for Morgan Owners

For the fourth year a Calendar of Events for Morgan owners Aug 7 Mt. Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, N. H. George listing the trail rides and horse shows offering Morgan Classes Carter, Whitefield, N. H. will be published each month during the season. Aug. 13 Rolling Ridge Camp, Woodstock, Vt. Robert Lamb, Director. Aug. 14 Arlington Lions Club, Vt. Mrs. Keynith Knapp, TRAIL RIDES Arlington. Aug. 13, 14 Northwood Fair, N. H. Mrs. Gene Tatham, 280 Tune 25, 26 Boots and Saddle Riding Club, Plaistow, N. H., Taylor St., Manchester. Mrs. R. Bilodecu, Plaistow. Aug. 13, 14 Ipswich, Mass. Mrs. Earl C. Viheldon, Jr, Box 103, July 9, 10 50-mile Trail Ride, Arlington, Vt. Keynith Knapp, Conimicut, R. I. Arlington. Aug 18 Hartland Fair, Vt. Harold Barber, Hartland. Aug. 8.13 Conn. Trail Ride Assoc. Progressive starting Aug. 19, 20 Plymouth Fair, N. H. Mrs. Gene Tatham, 280 from Hartland Vt. Mrs. A. Hastings, Case Rd., Burlington, Conn. Taylor St., Manchester. Aug. 31-Sept. 3 100-Mile Competitive and 50-Mile Pleasure Aug. 21 MAINE ALL-MORGAN. (Tentative) Hugh C. Smiih, Rides, Green Mountain Horse Assoc., South Woodstock, Vt. Winthrop, Maine, Aug. 21 Bennington, Vt. Mrs. Robert Cummings, Grandview St., Bennington. HORSE SHOWS WITH MORGAN CLASSES Aug. 27, 28 Windsor Lions Club, Vt, J. T. McSwain, Windsor. Aug. 27, 28 Rocky Hill Fair, East Greenwich, R. I. Mrs. James June 18 Silver Bit Riding Club, St. George, Maine. Gene S. Whalen, 905 Warren Ave., Seekonk, Mass. Rich, St. George. Aug. 28 Canaan Fair, N. H. Mrs. Gene Tatham, 280 Taylor June 18, 19 Burlington Riding and Driving Club, Essex St., Manchester. Junction, Vt. Helena S. Bessette, 53 Proctor Ave., Burlington Vt. Aug. 28 Pepperell, Mass. Mrs. W. C. Cousins, 2 Park St: June 19 Barre, Mass. Mrs. Charles G. Allen, Jr., Barre. Pepperell June 19 Brush Hill. Milton, Mass. Mrs. Claire Maguire, 736 Sept. 3, 4 Lancaster Fair, N. H. Mrs. Elaine S. Allin, Box 85 Edmunds Rd., Framingham. Lancaster. June 25 Georgetown, Mass. Irving Bean, Jr., 42 Prospect St. Sept. 3-5 Hopkington Fair, Conteccock, N. H. Mrs. Gene Georgetown. Tatham, 280 Taylor St., Manchester. June 26 Pinnacle Springs Ranch, Chesterfield, N. H. Henry Sept. 5 Brunswick, Maine. Mrs. Margaret K. Chevron, Box F. Hellus, Chesterfield. 210, Brunswick. June 26 Northshore Horsemen's Assoc., Howard Johnson Field, Sept. 11 Northshore Horsemea's Asscc. (See June 26) Nevrburyport Turnpike, Peabody. Members only. Mrs. James Mur- Sept. II Moswansicut Riding and Driving Club, Scituate. phy, Box 47, Georgetown, Mass. R. I., Mrs. Leonhard F. Meier, Silk Lane, No. Scituate. July 9 Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Lions, Maine. Andrew Peter- Sept. 17 South Portland, Maine. Mrs. N. B. Knorr, 423 High- son, 46 Storer St., Kennebunk. land Ave., So. Portland. July 10 N Bar H Riding Ciub, Dover, N. H. Mrs. Wallace Sept. 18 Essex County Horse Breeders, Saugus, Mass, Dennis, RFD, Durham. Sept. 23.25 Eastern States, West Springfield, Mass. Miss M. July 16 York, Maine. Haddon H. Hooper, West Rye, N. H. A. Gerrard, 140 Wilbraham Ave., Springfield, Mass. July 16 New-brook Fire Dept., Newfane, Vt., Mrs. Roger Ela, Sept. 24 Franklin County Aerie. Assoc., Farmington, Maine. Townshend, Vt. Mrs. Roland Kershner, RFD 3, Farmington. July 17 Meredith, N. H. Mrs. Margaret Booth, Meredith, Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Deerfield Fair, N. H. Gordon Van Buskirk, July 17 Essex Junction Lions Club, Vt. Giles Willey, Newport, Hooksett, N. H. Vermont. Oct. 9 Bedford N. H., E. E. Hovey, Bedford Grove Ave.. July 23 South Casco, Maine. N. D. Newton, Jr., So. Casco: Manchester, N. H. July 23. 24 Montpelier, Vt. Heber England, 1 Hopkins St.. Oct. 12 Sandwich Fair, Center Sandwich, N. H. Mrs. G. Montpelier. Tatham, 280 Taylor St., Manchester, N. H. July 24 Northshore Horsemen's Assoc. (See June 26) Oct. 16 Northshore Horsemen's Assoc. (See Tune 26) July 29.31 NATIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW. Northamp- ton, Mass. Box 632, Amherst, Mass. Additional events and changes should be sent to the Secretary July 31 Stowe, Vt. Dan Snyder, Mountain Rd. Motel, Stowe. of the New England Morgan Horse Assoc., Mrs. Winthrop S. Aug. 6, 7 Green Mountain Horse Assoc., South Woodstock, Vt. Eakin, RR 3, Amherst, Mass.

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TUNE 1955 35 NATIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW

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