NATIONAL SHOW ISSUE SEPTEMBER 1954 35(t MANSPHYLLIS The only mare to win Mare and 2 of Produce 4 years in succession. We wish to pay tribute to a real Morgan mare. Mansphyllis didn't win a blue ribbon and we didn't expect that she would. As a matter of fact, we entered her under saddle this year to show the public she could move. She was hacked around some between colts but never had any biting or professional training. At eleven years of age, having produced 4 excellent colts, we feel she gave an outstanding performance, competing with horses trained and ridden by the top professional trainers in the East and taking a 4th and 6th under saddle and 7th in the Saddle Stake. You will also see her at the 50 mile pleasure ride in South Woodstock, Vermont. Visit us and pick out a colt or mare and colt. X. Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Ferguson Greene R. I. Two Young CHAMPIONS ekamp/on. TORMENTA 08635 by: Mentor 8627 out of: Mayphil 07192 Grand Champion Tormenta was off to an auspicious start by winning the Junior Championship at the 1953 National Morgan Show. This year she proved her right to the Morgan Hall of Fame by winning the coveted Grand Championship Award after again annexing the Junior title. EDWARD ASH 10660 by: Lippitt Ethan Ash 7621 out of: Paragraph 04027 Many have proclaimed this young stallion the outstanding young Mor- gan in the country today. In the stiffest of competition he won the 3-Year-Old Driving and placed well in his other classes. GLENALLEN STABLES Nelson D. White * * Winchendon Springs, Mass. Table of Conte nts l'etteito to SPECIAL FEATURES the Our National Morgan Horse Show 6 How We Picked Our Winners 16 Another Wind From the Wind River 20 Finger Lakes Trail Ride 22 Wants OldOld Copies Lo, The Poor Gelding 30 Dear Sir: President's Corner 39 Inside you will find $3.50 for an- Colt Contest 40 other year's subscription. You have a beautiful magazine and I would not be without it. I have taken it for REGULAR FEATURES about eight years now ever since it Letters to the Editor 4 was a quarterly for a dollar a year. The Editor's Comments 5 Do you know where I could get the jelly's Journal 17 very first issues of the quarterly ? I Names in Pedigrees 18 Pacific Northwest News 24 would like to see them or why don't N. Y. State News 26 you reprint some of those articles and Morgans Afield and In the Ring 26 pictures. I especially like the pictures Breeze From the Great Lakes 32 of the horses. That is the only way Breeder's Listing 36-37 I can get my fill of them as I can't Once Upon A Horse 38 Stable Hints 39 own any more than I have now. I have a brown gelding that I got as a two-year old. He is now 15 and as good as ever. We have gone on many Officers of the Mor gan horse Club a trail ride and stock show together. He looks very much like the horse President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS that won the national trail ride a year Windsor, Vermont ago. I wish I had more time for him Vice-President GERALD F. TAFT Northville, Michigan this year, but with a growing family Treasurer WHITNEY STONE I can't any more except through your 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. Secretary FRANK B. HILLS magazine. Mrs. James R. Tague 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. Davenport, Iowa More on Loading The Morgan Horse Magazine Gentlemen: Just had to add my two cents worth XIV September, 1954 No. 8 here to Ayelien Richard's May article A Monthly on loading. The Official Publication of The worst case of stupid loading I THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated ever saw was one rainy night after a 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. show. The owner stood off to one Publication Office side of the trailer yelling and swinging Leominster, Mass. a lunge whip at his lovely grey, while Publisher Otho F. Eusey a woman stood on the other side yell- for The Morgan Horse Club, Inc. ing and waving a broom, and some Editor Sumner Kean poor unfortunate tugged at the halter CONTRIBUTING EDITORS rope and tried to keep from being C. Fred Austin Carol Ramsey Mabel Owen trampled as the horse reared and Helen Brunk Greenwalt Beverlee Stahl Janet Dakin Mrs. Frank Linnell plunged in terror. I'll never know whether they succeeded in loading the SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $3.50 Two Years $6.50 Three Years $9.00 horse or not. I felt that I should have offered to load for them, but I was The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly by THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New York, so furious and sick that I couldn't Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second class have spoken a word. matter at post office, Leominster, Mass. Everyone who has vanned horses Copyright 1954 by The Morgan Horse Magazine much has their own pet tricks to load- ing, so may I offer mine, which I His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, discovered by accident and have found and his countenance enforces homage. invaluable. Hold the horse so that he - - Kinq,liendue (Continued on Next Paze) OUR FRONT COVER The Editor's Comments We have seen National Morgan Horse Shows as both a winning and a losing exhibitor. We can partially appreciate the thrills and heart-breaks that each experience. We like to think that each was a good experience. It is a good experience to know the thrill of an We have long championed our Jun- honest win; the breathless suspense that ends as the announcer calls ior riders and owners, and especially your number. A thrill courses through your whole being that only the 4-H groups. This year's National Show saw a 4-H Fitting and Show- the owner-exhibitor in the ring (who has raised and trained his horse) manship Class for the first time. can know. It seemed indeed fitting that we feature the winner, Miss Sarah Cox We also think it is a good experience to know defeat, yes to even of the Weston-Wayland Club. Espe- shed a few tears, because the fruit of a year's toil has not been what you cially so since her mother, Mrs. Archi- had hoped. The judge did not, or would not, see what you and others bald Cox, Jr., is one of the "guiding lights" of this very active 4-H group. noticed about the winner. Words of sympathy for you and derision of The horse is Townshend MacArthur, the judge fall upon your ears as you leave the ring. These are truly by Sealect out of Gladloss. Morgan the "times that try men's souls." It is good if you can come out smiling, followers will of course recognize him with no criticism of the judge, or disparaging remarks about those who as being bred by Mrs. Anna Ela of placed higher. the Townshend Morgan-Holstein Farm of. Townshend, Vt. Mrs. Ela is also very active in 4-H circles. In our attempt to be an unbiased spectator at the 1954 National we saw these emotions, these thrills and heartbreaks. We saw those who have been winners of other years smile, while receiving less desirable Letters (Continued from Preceding Page) ribbons, or none at all. We asked how the show was going. True they will see the hay and oats being placed could not always agree with the justice of some decisions, but all in- in the feed rack. Then walk up the quiries were met with a smile. ramp as if you expect him to follow (for heaven's sake, don't look back at Yes, we are convinced that Morgan owners, with their horses are him!). At the first tug that says he isn't coining a'ong, stop and stand on " growing up". Just as the quality of our horses is continually improving, the ramp. If he has his two front so too is the caliber of the owners. feet on the ramp, well and good. Then ignore him. Simply stand there It has been good to see you win, but even better to see you lose. as if you had nothing in particular to Only in this way have we come to truly know our Morgan owners and do but wait around for a while. If friends as the gentlemen and ladies they truly are. there is anyone around, talk to them in low conversational tones. At all costs, Long after the results of the 1954 National are forgotten we will re- avoid giving the horse the impression that you are at all anxious about whe- member and cherish the friendships of those who proved they arc no ther he will load or not. (I assume longer diamonds in the rough, but the p2lished gems which all cherish. that you have unlimited patience — it's a prime factor in achieving suc- cess with horses). It may take a half hour or more until he looks the situa- tion over thoroughly and decides that it's safe to go over that jiggely ramp, but I've seen men spend much longer than that trying the rough way, and they never did get the horse on! Re- member, though, never try to load in- (Contintied on Page 27) SFPTEMBER, 1954 5 Ou4 Alakaiwil • • • MORGAN HORSE SHOW More horses, more classes and more spectators made this well-managed 12th Annual Show our largest and best.