350 he NOVEMBER 1 959 11 IVIORGAN HORSE 6iur tt 6ift ittisrription fur Tilriottnag NEW ENGLAND MORGAN HORSE ASSOCIATION President MR. SETH HOLCOMBE BOARD MEMBERS Vice President Mrs. Keene Annis MR. DARWIN MORSE Mr. Roger Ela Mrs. J. C. Ferguson Treasurer Miss Margaret Gardiner MR. NATHANIEL BIGELOW Mr. Leonard Wales Secrete ry MRS. SETH HOLCOMBE Plan to attend our meeting at The Lord Jeffrey Inn, Amherst, Massachusetts, December 6th. Write to the Secretary for further details. After many delays, we anticipate the Directory will be ready about the third week in November. Copies are $1.00 if you are not a member of our Association. Members will receive one free copy— Additional copies at a reduced rate. Why not join today. WASEEKA'S NOCTURNE Typically A Morgan Gentleman Although this was the first time his rider ever exhibited a stallion, and the first time the stallion was exhibited by a Lady and/or an Amateur, yet Nocturne exhibited his usual brilliant manners and vibrant action to win all four of his classes at Stowe*, Vermont, as well as receiving the Mor- gan Championship for accumulated points. We welcome visitors at any time, but you might find it more interesting to visit us between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays as we usually train and exercise then. *See Oct. 1959 for results of Stowe WASEEKA FARM Ashland, Mass. Iiirilinthilit chiiiith PARADE 10138 — WINNING COMBINATION CLASS We congratulate Mr. Robert L. Knight on his All Morgan Horse Show at his Green Mountain Stock Farm, Randolph, Vermont. It is always a pleasure to take part in this show as the atmosphere is friendly without tension. Mr. and Mrs. J. CECIL FERGUSON Greene, Rhode Island TABLE OF CONTENTS fettets to SPECIAL FEATURES I Editorial S There's Hope For Heaves 6 ate EMots Better Leather Care Green Meads Weanling Sale 8 Dear Sir: REGULAR FEATURES There was much in your October Justin Morgan Horse Association 10 1959 issue that I liked and enjoyed. Here Comes Indiana 11 I especially liked the Editorial and the Mississippi Valley News 12 page by J. Cecil Ferguson on the Justin Mid-America News 13 Morgan Sound Film Fund. I hope the Pacific Northwest News 14 outcome of the Sound Film Project is Central States News 15 most gratifying. I know it will be if New England News 16 we do not get in a hurry. Let us take New York State News 21 enough time to include in this film Mid-Atlantic News 21 variety enough to show conclusively Ohio Morgan News 22 the versatility of the Morgan breed. Notice to Breeders 23 As Mr. Ferguson says, the Morgan is the most versatile American breed. However, Morgan owners have let many years get by during which time Officers of The Morgan Horse Club they have kept the qualifications of the Morgan horse a secret, Their President GERALD F. TAFT training programs have been limited Northville, Michigan Vice-President J. CECIL FERGUSON to classes not in favor with the great Greene, Rhode Island number of horse lovers in our nation. Treasurer WHITNEY STONE For instance, interesting as the Gay 90 Brcad St., New York 4, N. Y. Nineties Class may he from a novelty Secretary FRANK B. HILLS point of view, it will never prove any 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. particular quality of the Morgan breed, or any other breed for that matter. The masses of horse lovers want to see The Morgan Horse Magazine action, the more the merrier. They want movements in all classes that Vol. XIX November. 1959 No. 10 prove a point and satisfy a real horse admirer. A Monthly I most definitely agree that the The Official Publication of Morgan owners in the eastern part of THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated our nation should have at least enough 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. good Morgans entered in the 100 Mile Please send all correspondence regarding subscriptions and advertising Vermont Trail Ride to make the law to publication office: The Morgan Horse Magazine, Leominster, Mass. of averages work for them in placing Publisher Otho F. Eusey in this ride. If the Morgan breed could have enough of their family in this CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ern Pedler Jane Behling ride to give them at least one-half of Ray Anderson the winning spots, this would do much Rheda Kane Mabel Owen Ruth Rogers Rodney Gould Helene Zimmerman Eve Oakley to increase the prestige and renown of Mrs. Keith Morse Barbara Bell Mrs. Henry L. Nelsen the Morgan as a breed of substance Sheila Cunningham Pat Warts Joan Hodgkin and versatility. Barbara White Permit me to echo the last para- The Editor and staff of The Morgan Horse Magazine and the Morgan graph of your editorial — "If we are Horse Club, Inc., are not responsible for opinions and statements ex- going to hold our own with other pressed in signed articles or paid advertisements. These opinions are not necessarily the opinions of the editor and staff of this journal. breeds well have to revise our think- ing and our training programs. Mor- SUBSCRIPTION RATES gans are not dominating these rides One Year 53.50 Two Years $6.50 Three Years S9.00 as in other years. Let's take the wraps Canada 34.00 Foreign Rate 34.50 per year off some of the 'Prima Donnas.' Let's The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly except January give Morgans a better chance in 1960. by THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New Sincerely, York. Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second class matter at post office, Leominster, Mass. Closing date for copy and Joseph E. Olsen advertising 1st of month preceding date of publication. St. George, Utah Copyright 1959 by The Morgan Horse Magazine. OUR COVER Directors' Meeting On October 11, the Directors of The Morgan Horse Club, Inc., met in Lenox, Massachusetts. Eight were present: Mrs. Childs, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Ela, Massachusetts; Messrs. Angel, Ohio; Ferguson, Rhode Island; Hills, New York; Morse, Massachusetts; Rogers, New York, and Taft, the President, from Michigan, who presided. The reports of the work of the Club for the first nine months of the calendar year were carefully analyzed. In general, they show that the rapid increase in the work of the Club which began three or' four years ago is continuing, and at an even faster pace. Our cover this month features the Grand Champion Harness Horse at This points up the necessity for reorganizing the Club's office our National Morgan Horse Show this past year. Madalin is sired by Orcland in order to take care of the work which promises to continue to increase Leader and out of the grand old brood for some time to come. The Directors appointed Mr. Seth Holcombe mare Glady. A great deal of credit to be Assistant Secretary and Assistant Registrar. Mr. Holcombe lives goes to trainer Fred Herrick, who is in Simsbury, Connecticut, near the City of Hartford. He has been in charge of the Voorhis' Morgans. working in the New York office for a few weeks to become thoroughly Also a tip of the hat to his wife Jeanne Mellin Herrick. familiar with the work of the Register. It is proposed to open an office Madalin was purchased by Mr. Voor- in the vicinity of Hartford at an early date and transfer the work of the his as a yearling from Charles Eusey. American Morgan Horse Register there. Our congratulations to Mr. Voorhis on the excellent Morgans he has assembled The dates for the National Morgan Horse Show in 1960, which in a few short years. it is planned to hold in Northampton, Massachusetts as in recent years, will be July 29, 30 and 31. Dear Sir: At the next Directors' Meeting changes in the By-Laws will be acted I receive your wonderful magazine upon. The Directors thoroughly analyzed the report of the Committee and I think it is simply great. that had been appointed for that purpose, and these will be incorporated For a long time I have wanted a in the call for the next Directors' Meeting and explained to the member- Morgan but everyone told me that they were only for rich people, so I started ship. saving my money. I have saved a little over $300 and I An Executive Committee of the Board was elected made up of am now looking for a nice Morgan Messrs. Taft, Ferguson, Stone, Morse and Hills. The reappointment mare even though I can't hardly ex- of an Executive Committee is desirable at this time in order to make pect to get one for $300. it possible to have quick decisions on matters connected with the changes I was wondering whether there is being planned in the national organization. going to be a "Colt Contest" this year. If so, could you please let me know the details? Sincerely yours, Judith Swanson Route #6, Wooster, Ohio COMING NEXT MONTH O. Little Town' Notify the Morgan Horse Magazine of any change in your address. By Ern Pedler The MORGAN HORSE Magazine Box 149, Leominster, Mass. Faith Wales with a convalescing "patient. - The author relaxing with her own mare, Isolde, who was re- claimed from heaves 2 years ago and is now hunting regularly with the Millwood Hunt. There's Hope For Heaves By BARBARA MONTGOMERY Photos courtesy of Joseph P. Vrabel. Now reclaimed from heaves — these horses are happy and useful again. After five years of fairly concentrated research on heaves in horses, I sincerely believe that there is hope (and plenty of it) for the heave afflicted animal.