35(t MAY 1953 7k . 1 Ofl , 5 11, 7 * A Fruitless Search * Revised A. H. S. A. Morgan Rules There are signs of a busy spring at . ARDEN CAPLE ACRES "The home of distinctive and distinguised Morgan horses." DENNIS IC, 9561 Grand Champion Dennis K. 9561 and Junefield 07415, a richl y bred mare, are the proud parents of Dennisfield 11000, a frisk y chestnut colt foaled on April 11, 1953. We also have three litters of Champion bred Shelties and one litter of Champion bred Miniature Poodles. hie haue deue441 eAcelleilj shut ta ,26&peelt jolt dale. Succabone Road Mr. & Mrs. Willard K. Denton MT. KISCO, N. Y. MT. KISCO 6-6989 A GOOD INVESTMENT .. UPWEY BEN DON, 8843 During the past six years Morgan owners have found that it pays to breed to Upwey Ben Don, the sire of Champions. His colts have found a ready market with those who appreciate good Morgans. Stud qee: $150 $50 payable at time of service, balance due when live foal is dropped. Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Davis, owners Wind-Crest Windsor, Vt. SELLING 23 Selected Brood Mares 23 8 3-year-old Bred Fillies 8 ALL Two-year-old Fillies II 16 Yearling Fillies 16 BREEDING 3 Proven Breeding Studs STOCK 14 Stud Colts 14 THEIS Co. Dodge City, Kansas 4) THEIS COMPANY DODGE CITY • PHONE 1134 • KANSAS CHARLES K. THEIS • GEORGIANHE T. RICE • LOCKE THEIS • ROBERT W, THEIS • WILLIAM T. THEIS Mr. Otho F. Morgan Horse mdop, Leominster, MasScr,.. Dear Mr. Eusey: We have recently made a d ision to dispose of all of our Morgan breeding stock and have culled and cut down t animals which we feel sure Morgan breeders will be inter- ested in securing. In pricing these Morgans we ar classifying them and putting a top price on each classification. This top price ill be the price of the first animal chosen by the buyer out of that particular clasification. Each succeeding time a choice is made from a classification the price of hat particular animal will be determined by deducting $5.00 from the price paidor the preceeding animal. As an example, the top price on the 8 head of bred is $280.00. The first animal chosen is $280.00, the second animal $275.00, thid animal $270.00 and so on down to number 8, her price being $240.00. The classifications are priced as follows \ top price 23 brood mares -,.._ $400.00 8 three year old bred fillies \ 280.00 11 two year old fillies ‘ 200.00 16 yearling filly colts N-180.00 14 yearling stud colts 170.00 v. 3 breeding studs, $1,000, $500, $250 The mares are all bred to Panfield, Triumph, a young on of Mentor, or to a stud we call Sunny, he being out of one of our better mares nd the sire of the colt which was given in the Colt Contest. The yearlings and wo year olds are all sired by these studs. Being primarily interested in securing homes for these anim s where they will be appreciated and taken care of we will endeavor to work out t nsportation arrange- Ments for a group of animals going to the same general localit We will be pleased to furnish any other information desired, but ish to emphasize that these Morgans should be seen by prospective p chasers to be prey ted. S cerely ours, C (f Theis Company LT:ms March 23, 1953. i re) fE $ -CLAREMONT RANCH PUROWDmonow woRsrs • Af C DENO ARRIBA Throw• mono so°Rmtlms 114Y110 OK RANCH Table of Contents SPECIAL FEATURES A Faultless Search 8 l'etteim to Unseen Factors Determine True Brood-Mare Value 10 My Boy Copper 12 Time Will Prove All Things 14 Saddle Tandems 21 the Editati U. of M. Little International Morgan Show 22 Weston 4-H Trail Ride 23 Rules for Morgan Competitors 25 N. E. Calendar of Events for Morgan Owners 27 Dear Sir: University of Vermont Notes 28 I would like to congratulate you on your Stallion Issue. It was wonder- REGULAR FEATURES ful! I'm sure it was the best issue I Letters to the Editor 6 ever read. The Fditor's Comments 7 Last year I subscribed to The Mor- Names In Pedigrees 11 gan Horse Magazine, and I just don't Morgans Afield and in the Ring 16 Morgan Pictorial 18-19 see how I got along without it. News of Morgans and Their Owners 20 I thought the story, "We Called Her The Vet Says 22 Morgan" by Jeanne Mellin was very Jeffy's Journal — Part 6 24 good. Quiz Corner 26 Once Upon a Horse 34 I am 10% years old and would like Stable Hints 35 to hear from some other readers. Yours truly, Susan Powers Officers of the Morgan Horse Club 951 Esplanade Pelham Manor 65, N. Y. President MERLE D. EVANS Ohio Merchants Bank Building, Massillon, Ohio Dear Sir: Vice President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS I own a half-Morgan mare named Windsor, Vermont "Beauty." She was sired by an unknown but strong and plucky little Morgan Treasurer WHITNEY STONE stallion named Doc. Beauty has the 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y characteristics of a Morgan. She is Secretary FRANK B. HILLS also a true Vermonter. She is stubborn 90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y and has a mind of her own. I am 13 years old and would like to hear from Morgan lovers of my age. The Morgan Horse Magazine Sincerely, No. 5 Judy Gates Vol. XIII May, 1953 Jeffersonville, Vt. A Monthly The Official Publication of Dear Sir: THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated It might be of interest to you to 90 Bread Street, New York 4. N. Y. know that Mr. W. R. Watt of Fort Publication Office Worth, Texas, is President of the Leominster, Mass. Southwestern Exposition and Fat Publisher Otho F. Eusey Stock Show, and it is my hope that I for The Morgan Horse Club, Inc. can get Mr. Watt and other men of Editor Sumner Kean his kind more interested in Morgan CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mabel Owen Horses in Texas. C. Fred Austin So far as I can learn there are no Helen Brunk Greenwalt Russell Smith Morgan horses in the state of Texas. RATES SUBSCRIPTION If you have any information to the con- One Year $3.50 Two Years $6.50 Three Years $9.00 trary, please advise me, as I would like The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly by THE to know any owners in this state. MORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York, New York. I do own one Morgan gelding which Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second class I purchased from the Chilocco Indian matter at post office, Leominster, Mass. School in Oklahoma, and keep him Copyright 1953 by The Morgan Horse Magazine here in Fort Worth as my personal His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, mount. J. E. Fitz-Patrick and his countenance enforces homage, Fort Worth, Texas - - 4'41 ig cif f'.1.,74.1 I1 6 The MORGAN HORSE The Editor's Comments OUR COVER The mare came into the small paddock on the run. She bucked a few times, crow-hopped and cantered and then, of her own volition circled the high- fenced enclosure at a spanking trot. Barefooted she was but her high square action was truly show ring stuff. Blocky of body, fine of neck, jowl and head she was a picture Morgan, a thing to stir the cockles of the heart of any one with a sense of Morgan appreciation. "How much?" asked the potential buyer and then gulped when the breeder quoted a figure. He climbed into his car and left soon after. We had watched this bit of sales display and when it was over we walked over to the breeder, Ted Davis of Windsor, Vt. "You must watch those quota- tions, Ted," we cautioned him. "One of these days one of those guys is going It's May and the grass is thickening, to keel over when he gets the bad news." leaves are starting on the pasture trees. "Bad news nothing," retorted the irate Ted. "Here I have a barnful of It's colt time. So our cover this issue horses, top ones, good ones and a few not so good. I price them according to is devoted to that sure-fire delight— what they're worth. Then in comes a man who wants the best horse in the the sight of a mare and her foal. This barn. I'm never too anxious to sell the best one for that horse represents the one is of Seneca Lady Esther with a peak of my breeding program. It's the one I've set my mind on to show this three-day-old colt by Upwey Ben Don, summer. Naturally I set a high figure." owned by Dr. N. B. McWilliams of Subsequent conversation netted the following which we will strive to Willamstown, Mass. The mare moves explain by practical example. at a smooth trot and Donnie Mac at A breeder has a stallion and 10 mares. They are good mares selected for a slightly uncollected gallop. Must their background and type as well as performance or some other qualities he fun being a colt. equally as important. The stallion represents a lot of money, championships in the ring as well as proven get. Set the stud fee at $100. Set the cost of keeping the mare for the year she carries the colt at another $100.