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December 1950

ROBERTS HORSE FARMHi-Pass, San Diego County, California

BLACKMAN

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Foaled 1942

BLACKMAN 8622

Senior Stallion in Service

Redman 8065

Gojea 04610

f MountcrestSellman 7289

Red Dot 04577

Go Hawk 7457

Jeanne 04140

)' Joe Bailey 7119) Kitty E. 03308

, Pongee Morgan7427

<• Rodota 04185

) Sunny Hawk 7456} Bombo 04379

) Knox Reade 7089) Jean Ann 03250

Our fifty broodmares have been most carefully selected. Wehave at all times Morgans of all ages and both sexes for sale.

MR. AND MRS. E. W. ROBERTS, OWNERS

Address correspondence to: 236 West 15th St. Los Angeles. CaliforniaTel. Richmond 7-0658

9?4, A<ot loo. Jlate

w To remember that horse-lovingiriend with a years subscription tothe Morgan Horse Magazine.

Not only will your thoughtfulness be remembered with each issuebut you will add another name tothe growing list of Morgan admirers.

Rush the attached card todayand we will send the Holiday GiftAnnouncement Card. Indicate if youwish this to start with the Decemberor February issue.

Jf Renew. youA, owm, 4uk£ciisp.tiaM, at. tke6^ame twt& and take adoantaae <d tkedUcoutd &h alt often, the •jfite.t dvA-d&uptioH.

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£etbetiA tothe Sditotd

Dear Sir:

My wife and I are an old coupleJiving alone on the old farm. The wifeis an invalid and I take care oi her.

I want to give our neighbor's daughter a year's subscription to the MorganHorse Magazine lor her great kindnessto us in time of sickness.

She is a great lover ol horses and hashad several saddle horses.

Will you please start sending >t toher with the December issue?

And can you enclose a card sayingit's a Christmas gilt from me? Thatis why 1asked you lor the sample copy.I wanted to see what it is like and ammuch pleased with it.

1 too am a lover of horses and owned

two or three that hail Morgan bloodand they are the horses I like to tel!my grandchildren about.

Sincerely yours,David L. Armstrong

East Sandwich. Mass.

Dear Sir:

Tmust say you sure have made greatimprovements in your horse magazinein the last two years. I love to look atthe beautiful Morgan horse pictures.Your magazine has the most picturesof any horse magazine that I am gettingand I am getting 16 different ones.Please keep the good work going.Please send me the October issue.

I remain

Yours truly,John W. Hcrcrling

New Columbia, Penn.

Dear Sir:

I got the Morgan 1lorse Magazine;md like it very much as I keep horses.So enclosed find P. C). money order for52.^0. So keep it coming.

George RussellWells, N. Y.

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TabIa oj Contents

Special Articles

Kit M—Queen of the Road 6Morgan Man of the Year 8Family on Horseback 16Hanisburg Show Results 17Freya 20Eastern Idaho State Fair 21Michigan Club News 26U. S. Govt, farms 29

Regular Features

Letters to the Editor 4Names in Pedigrees 10Central California Club 12The Vet Says 14Pictorial Section 13-19New England News 22Maine Morgan Club 24Young Enthusiasts 28Breeze from the Great Lakes 30Stable Hints 35Do You Remember? 35

Officers of the Morgan Horse ClubPresident MERLE D. EVANS

Ohio Merchants Bonk Building, Massillon, Ohio

Vice-President FREDERICK O. DAVrSWindsor, Vermont

Secretary FRANK B. HILLS90 Brood Sheet, Mew York 4, N. Y.

Treasurer WHITNEY STONE90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.

The Morgan Horse MagazineVol. X December, 1350 No. 6

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THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published bi-monthly by THEMORGAN HORSE CLUB, INC., 90 Broad St., New York. New York.Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster, Mass. Entered as second class

matter at post office, Leominster, Mass.

Copyright 1950 by The Morgan Horse Magazine.

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch,and his countenance enforces homage.

-- fCi*tcf. cMemy. V

The Editors Comments

Poor relation oi the horse world:Is that the social position of the Morgan horse today? There

may be good and valid reasons for attaching such opprobrium to thisbreed of gallant horses—but not one of them besmears the name ofJustin the progenitor.

In the equine world today there are three great categories—Thoroughbred, Standardised, and American Saddle Horse.

The first of these is the Thoroughbred with his tremendous heritage as a racehorse. His royal background gave color to his featsas well as the coining o! "sport of kings" in reference to it. Hewaxed great in the days betorc his importation to America andtime has failed to lessen his appeal in Europe and the British Isles.

But in the United States racing fell in favor and the Thoroughbred breeding and importing picture faded until he found use as ahunter. Then came the pari-mutuel machine, the construction ofhuge racing plants and millions ol people betting millions of dollarson the outcome of thousands of races.

The second is the increasingly-popular darling of pari-mutuelracing—the harness horse. But do not for a moment forget thatthis great remnant of the horse and buggy days faced extinction buta few years back. Save for the Hambletonian at Goshen therewere few big events in which he could participate and he mostlysurvived in hay-and-grain racing circuits.

But with the advent of legalized betting, and with an eye onwhat the Thoroughbred runners were doing, backers ol the Standard-bred broke into the game and today harness racing is a recognizedchallenger to the gallopers and has a huge following.

Third in importance in the horse picture is the American SaddleHorse. This great breed of walk-trot and gaited animals is thenucleus of America's horse shows. Wealthy owners, vast stables andbig breeding programs assure his continued and prosperous existence.

To own any one of the three is to be a member of a great andgrowing set. The Thoroughbred owner and breeder is usually amember of an international social group made up of wealth, royaltyand position. The Thoroughbred owner in the hunting held issimi'arly encompassed.

The harness horse man "belongs" in every sense ol the wordto a growing fraternity. They congregate at this or that half-miletrack and rub elbows with a greater gathering at the many grandcircuit meetings throughout the nation.

The horse show circuit is as famed for its color and oppulenceas the bangtail set. and, in a smaller measure, this is true ol thecrowd which shows its animals in the lesser and "turkey" events.

The Stockhorse, Quarterhorse, Arabian, Hackney and Polohorse also hold a place in the minds of American horse-lovers.

But where in the picture is that diminutive buggyhorse—theMorgan?

Let us not delude ourselves. The Morgan is not a competitor ofthat prima donna the American Saddle Horse.

Yet in some minds today that is the he-all and the end-all ofhis continued existence.

The Morgan is a great horse. His heritage is as proud if notprouder than many who can trim him in the show ring today. But

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£ette/id tothe Eitbtoti

Dear Sir:

I am a former subscriber to themagazine, but, having let my subscription lapse for more than a year, I imagine that I shall be classed as a new subscriber.

I am very hopeful of seeing, in futuremagazines, articles concerning Morgansin the Southwest and of his use as acowhorse. In my opinion, it is in hisuse as a cowhorse that the Morgan excels all other breeds, since he is endowed by nature with great stamina,easy riding gaits, agility, and, most important of all, his exceptional intelligence without which a cowhorse isuseless.

Morgan horses are scarce in mysector with the exception of theChillocco Indian Agricultural .School'sherd, from whom I obtained my startof Morgans which now number six.

Wishing; you success in your magazine and in your endeavor to educateAmerican horsemen in the merits of theMorgan Horse—the supreme productof American horse breeding,

lames E. HockerRoute 1, Kildane. Okla.

Dear Sir:

I have a little chestnut Morgan Mare,who may not be considered by manyto be so highly trained—but to me, sheis per lection, for the little mare and runderstand each other.

We walk sedately around the barnsand through the corrals until wcreach the pasture. The time? Almostany evening as the sun is setting. And"then, with a single thought, we racemadly across the pasture land, hermane and tail flying, until we reachthe boundary where it touches the highway. We stop and watch the passingcars hurrying by and feel a great pityfor the people in them—for they can'tpossibly be as happy as we.

And then we turn and race madlyback again—until we reach the corrals.We stop and walk sedately through thecorrals and around the barns, so thatno one will know how silly we havebeen— racing against wind and time.

Eve OakleyStockton, Cal.

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KIT M with her owner-driver, Joe Mason of Fitchburg. Mass. copied by Priscilla and George Robinson from an old photographic printtaken in the late fall of 1897 the year the Morgan mare established a record.

KIT M - Queen of tke RoadJoe Mason's Morgan mare was seven

years old that September morning in1897 when he hitched her to his high-wheeled Brewster buggv for the memorable ride that made history inWorcester county.

He had risen carlv that Sundaymorning, had fed Kit an extra measureof oats and later, when she had cleanedup her morning ration of hay. hadpolished her dark bav hide until itshone. She was as fit and ready as she'dever be. Slv>es. new the week before,were clinched tight. Her daily workouthad hardened her to the point whereher big muscles stood out against herusually rounded sides. In those earlvmorning hours, working in the warm,aromatic confines of the stable close toher he had been confident she wouldmake it.

But later, as he greased the spiderywheels ol his skeleton-like speed wagon.as he tightened each nut securely andspun the wheel to insure absolute free

By Sumner Kkan

dom ol the box then, and only then didthe enormity of the task he hadwagered to accomplish dawn upon him.

Twenty-live mile; in an hour andthree-quarters—105 minutes, 15 milesan hour—the very thought of it wasstaggering. No horse in the county.nor for that matter, none that he hadever heard of, could trot a mile in fourminutes—for 25 miles. He shook hishead vigorously as though to clear it ofan unpleasant dream. But the dreamwas real. He had boasted he could doit and today was the day.

Vividly he remembered the nightearlier in the week when he had drivento the center for tobacco. Prom there

it had been but a step to the AmericanHouse bar and the gathering of thesporting set of the then young andbustling city of Fitchburg. He recalleddearly the subject of conver...ition—speed horses of the day—and his willingentry into the debate. This name andthat record were bandied from lip to

lip until the never-ending discussionbroke out--whether the horses of thepresent were the equals of those greatnames of the past.

Joe Mason was by nature a quietman. A machinist and tool-maker bytrade his daytime world of precisiongave small room for a man "with a lip."But out of the shop and with Kit Mh'ling his mind he was a man transformed.

Try to imagine the time and place.The horse, outside of the railroadspelled not only transportation butspeed, action and color. The trolleywas new. the auto litt'e more than a

barely realized dream. Couple thesefacts with a horsman's love and pride-in his animal and you can capture thespirit which took possession of JoeMason that night.

This great performance, that memorable dash, those great road horses andthe current champions of the half miletrack. All these had intruded into the

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noisy conversation around the bar.Finally someone had spotted Mason andHall in jest came up with a challengingcrack about Kit M. That was all thathad been needed to light the spark ofMason's fire of pride in his great littleroadster. Someone else had made afoolish remark. Mason had followed itwith a quick boast. The crowd hadtaken it up. Mason had stood firmwith his hand on his wallet ready toback his belief.

Joe Mason shuddered faintly as herecalled it all that memorable Sunday morning. He had wagered that KitM would reach Worcester in less thanan hour and three quarters. What wasmore he backed his opinion with ahundred dollars. And what made theresponsibility all the greater, morc thana thousand dollars had been put up inside bets on the outcome of this raceagainst time.

He was a man of slight build, a littieunder average height, a square-cut darkmoustache lending age to his lean face.Two passions he had. One was thewhirling machines of the shop, thescreech of biting planer and the droneof lathes as they fashioned the tools ofhis expert trade. The other was thedrum ol Kit's racing trot to theaccompaniment of the whirring wheelsof his buggy.

As the machine shop dominated hisworking hours so did Kit hold in thrallthe imagination of this great 19th century horseman. She was his. bodv and

. rolled past the common, at 12:19 .

soul. 1le had owned her dam. a Morgan and had bred her to a standardiseddescendant of Ethan Allen, great Morgan lountainhead of the trotting breed.He had raised and broken her, steadiedher head as she learned the rudimentsof speed, coaxed and teased her to herpresent greatness.

Noon was the hour set for his departure and a half hour before thathe harnessed and hitched the littlebay and drove leisurely to the center ofthe city. He warmed her easily duringthe two-mile drive and she was rcadvfor the ordeal when he reined her tostop in front of the hotel. A crowd wason hand to witness the departure, theAmerican House gang of his cronies,most ol the better-known horsemen and

a group of Sunday strollers. He set

"... Mason went by with a wave. He knew the time before they announced it . . .

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his big pocket watch with the starter'sand as the noon hour sounded he liftedhis hand and Kit moved off at an easytrot.

Boastfully this race may have startedbut its execution was as devoid ofchance as a calculating mind wouldallow it. A mile in 4 minutes wouldland him at the Boston &Albany railroad station in Worcester well insidethe time limit—five minutes to be exact.That was the speed he must maintainover the rolling country road betweenthe two cities.

Leominster, the first town, was five-miles distant and a tight grin of satis-laction twigged his moustache as herolled past the common at 12:19. Helifted the trot a beat along the flat tocompensate for the long hill into Sterling Junction and his judge of pace wasso sharp that he hit Sterling centerhve. miles further on at 12:40.

The 10 miles had taken little out ofthe mare. It was a cool day and so excellent was her condition that she wassweating only lightly. But Joe knewthat the next 15 would tell a differentstory and he husbanded her on thegrades and kept her at an even gaiton the flats.

By this time she had sensed the sizeof the task ahead of her and requiredlittle reining. She held to a strong trotwhere it did not tax her and got overthe hills with as little effort as possible.Mason gloried in her ability and sense.Never had he driven one equal to this.

As mile after mile reeled off in per-lect harmony with his watch his spirits

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Gerald F. Taft of Northville, Mich.,is the Morgan Man ol the year.

The jovial master ol SpringbrookFarm evidently impresses others as hedoes us for he came up with morethan 30 per cent of the votes submittedro this magazine for the title.

Second it) the content ami winner of

honorable mention in every sense ofthe word is W. W. Chatterton of

Wapello. Iowa whose long-time breeding program this year netted him thesupreme satisfaction ol seeing a stallionof his breeding pinned champion atIllinois.

Third in votes cast is Mrs. Brenton

H. Dickson of Weston. Mass.. for

"loving the breed—no one has done somuch lor it ... or has helped somany, voting and old, to have andenjoy them."

Fourth on the list is Dana WingateKe'lv of South Rovalton. Vt„ our

"New England News and Notes,"principally selected for his research andwritings of Morgans.

Others on the list in the order ol

their popularity:J. Roy Brunk of Rochester. 111., for

his success as a breeder.

Mrs. Roqer Ela of Townshend. Vt.,for Morgan pleasure horse use andsponsorship of youth activities.

Frederick O. Davis of Windsor. Vt.,for his work in the show field bothexhibiting and promoting the nationalevent and for holding it for three consecutive years at his farm.

Stephen P. Tompkins of Gloucester,Mass., for his sportsmanship in the1950 national show.

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Moxxfon MAN OFTHE YEAR

Announcing the winner of the Morgan Horse Magazine contestto determine the top Morgan man or woman in the country.

Earl B. Kraut/., superintendent olihe (J, S. Morgan farm. Middlebury.Vt., for his winnings in the 1950national.

Miss Marilyn Carlson of Harrisburg.Penna. for her efforts in stimulatingMorgan breeding efforts.

Charles J. O'Neill of Manteno, 111..for his motto—"Let A Morgan Be AMorgan."

The above is a list of what Morganpeople think about Morgan leaders.The votes were spontaneous, the remarks attending each were revealingand in admiration.

But the men for whom the crowdwent "hook, line and sinker." wasGerald Tali. They really like that manas the following excerpts of reasons lorselection attest:

"Always open to new ideas.

"Of trying to further the cause ofthe Morgan horse wherever and whenever he can."

"He has increased the breed's popularity through his two 4-H club coltdonations at his own expense."

"Of good sound judgment aboutfurthering the Morgan breed."

. . . Can take a loss gracefuly."

Springbrook Farms, in the spring ot'47 acquired its present manager,Floyd Appling and his son Jack, bothof whom love and understand horses, aswell as farming.

The farming operation consists ofsome 35 acres of orchard, apple andcherry. Raising all the feed for thestock on the farm, this necessitates renting outside land. Last year there were

approximately 7000 bushels or apples34 acres of oats, 15 acres of corn andtwo cuttings of alfalfa and mixed hayfrom 37 acres. This is done by twomen with only little seasonal help. Ofcourse this means that at certain times

the horses get only minimum care.

Floyd and Jack along with GeraldTaft combine in training the horses.Floyd and Jack break the colts. Floyddoes most of the driving and harnesstraining while Jack and Mr. Taft combine to do the saddle work. Due to

Mr. Taft's rigid schedule, lack doesthe actual starting, then on Saturdavs,Sundays and in the evenings is helpedbv the "Boss."

It is only through such co-operationbetween employer and employe thatit is possible to show so manv horses ingroups at so many shows, in the sparetime allotted. The biggest shows being:The National Show at Windsor, Vt.,The National Stallion Show at Waterloo, Iowa, The Mid-Western Show,Columbus, Ohio, Michigan State Fair,Illinois State Fair and as many aspossible smaller shows around Michigan.

Gerald Taft's attitude toward youthand horses prompted him to give awaytwo Morgan colts in the last two yearsand he will no doubt continue thispractice every year. These, of course,were given as a reward for outstanding4-H work. At his farm last May, a 4-HHorse Field dav, approximately 350boys and girls were entertained. Anall adult group of breeders of all breedsof horses were invited—at the risk oibringing various diseases into the barn.All breeds were exhibited and discussed

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with the youths. It may be said thatGerald Taft is never too busy to taketime off for the young folks.

Gerald Tail's story in connectionwith tin- Morgan horse begins in 1940on the larm directly across the roadfrom the home farm (which was home-steaded by his father). These farmshe named SPRINGBROOK from thewater system which is flowing, andspring (cd.

All his lite Gerald Taft's idea ofsupreme pleasure was to climb on ahorse and enjoy that wonderful feelingof sitting "on top of the world" somany ol us have. As a child (as manyof the old timers here in Northville tell

it) he rode "'the best, meanest little•.potted pony in these parts."

Atter much debate and thought uponthe different breeds ol horses (in theinterim he, his son and daughter rode"just horses") it appeared to him thatthe Morgan horse with its endurance,gentleness and easy keeping quality aswell as its versatility was THE horsewhich would best fit his needs.

So it was in 1943 that Gerald Taft

acquired, trom the late Owen Moon.Soneta and Wyntoon. These two maresare still on the larm and have producedsuch outstanding colts as SpringbrookRoxy Ann sold to F. O. Davis of Windsor. Vt.; Springbrook Midnight purchased by "Mike" Duginski anotherMorgan enthusiast, of Moorhead,Minn.; Springbrook Sam winner of theparade and jumping classes at the 1950National show, and others.

In 1944. from "Pop" Sentnev he added

two more mares and the senior stallion

Justa. In the same year he acquiredRuthven's Katherine Ann, later sold toRex Ranch in California. This horsehas since become champion Morganmare of California. In '46 he completedthe purchase of mares by acquiringGolly from Fred Verran via thegovernment horse farm and Rozella.

A compliment may be paid GeraldTaft, whose business is road construction that can be said by few employers.The men in his employ, alter an indoctrination period, not only considerhim the boss, but also a Iriend. Thisdoes not mean that he is lax, for he isvery quick and seldom does anyone"put anything over" on him.

His larm program is quite simple.Alter going into conference with thefarm manager from time to time, heleaves the feeding and care of theanimals entirely up to him. However,when the colts begin to arrive he isabout the barn, even at night ready tohelp or do it himself it necessary.

Mr. Talt adapts himself easily to anyhorse and drives well also. Never a

"glory hound" his thoughts are withhis horses and has often been heard to

remark "we didn't win but we like 'em

just the same" which is alter all whatmakes the showman.

Open always to new thoughts toward breeding. Springbrook startedwith all types ot mares and a heavystallion. The mares now going intobrood service are a medium type. Thelarm now has three stallions of service

able age and one yearling. Justa the senior stallion is a heavy type and a bay.Springbrook Sam is a medium type,stronger, taller and flatter of bone. Thestallion the farm expects the most of isQuiz Kid a chestnut from the government farm ol light smaller type, veryshowy, inquisitive ears and very gentle.

Mr. Taft expects that by combiningbreeding light to heavy, medium tomedium, large to small etc.. he willgain what is to he his idea of the perfeet Morgan horse. The plan (morecomplicated than it appears) is slowlybeing proven. It has taken years andwill take many more to complete, butit is working. In the not so distantfuture there will be seen in the show

rings about the country, proudly carrying the name 'Springbrook', GeraldTalt's idea of the ideal Morgan horse.

W. W. CHATTERTON

The admiration expressed tor W. W.Chatterton. second place winner wasone ot the most touching outcomes ofthe contest. All of the commentsattending the votes cited the fact that heis ill. suffering Irom heart trouble, bedridden for months at a time. Despitethis affliction he continues to raise fine

Morgans. As a plain dirt farmer hehas produced for many years a consistently good bunch of horses, a number of them tops. Also despite the factthat he carries on almost without helphe has succeeded in his goal.

This year a colt ol. his breeding, RedRoyal 10108 was champion stallion atIllinois State Fair.

April Number will be NATIONAL STALLION ISSUE

Mr. Taft presents a colt to a 4-H club girl

DECEMBER 1950

Morgan stock at Springbrook Farm

BLACK HAWK - Above All Others

(Fifth in the Series — Names in Pedigrees)

Ever since time began and menhave learned to write of them,

certain horses have captured the imagination of the multitude and become,sometimes in amazing fashion, the darlings of their day. From the time ofAlexander the Great's charger up toMan O'War, old Exterminater and theChocolate Soldier himself, there havebeen "Great Horses" beloved of sportsmen everywhere. Like the humanheros of an era, most of their fame wasshort-lived with one notable exception.For over fifty years the name of BlackHawk was a household word. So popular was he and his numerous progenythat he threatened with near success tofound a breed of his own name, ratherthan become as he was destined to be,the head of the largest, best-known andmost popular branch of Justin Morgan'sfamily. For nearly half a century BlackHawk's name obscured all others in ahorse conscious country.

Quite aside from his own obviousgreatness, the oft-repeated question ofhis paternity lent romance to his namePerhaps today, when lawsuits withmillions involved are a commonplace, asuit for seven dollars would attractpaltry attention, but such was BlackHawk's fame in America, that his ancestry and a great deal of his earlvhistory were matters of hotlv debatedcourt record. Prior to Black Hawk'sarrival to fame and a very extensivefortune, the Morgan horse was primarily a cob. Justin Morgan's family wasfavorably known as a source of fineroadsters, for carrying sizeable weightsand as a family horse-of-all-work. Thevwere uniformly good legged and sound,easily kept on a meager oat and hayration, docile and good-tempered. Anyone, however timid, could drive themwith ease; they were the farmer's joy,the Sunday driver's pride and theliveryman's source of great profit. Sherman Morgan himself was of this type,slightly under 14 hands, built like a coband resembling his sire closely as toconformation and musculature, al

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though showing considerable more refinement, especially through the fineness of his head and lack of hairinessabout the leg. That this was inheritedfrom the Moroccan blood of his damis a matter of note in view of themarked dissimilarity toward cobbinessof his best-known son.

Undoubtedy much of the criticismdirected against B'ack Hawk's paternityarose from horsemen's justifiable jealousy. In a world being geared moreand more toward speed; speed intravel, in freight, in sport. BlackHawk's colts spoiled many sales forthe get of other sons and grandsonsof Justin Morgan. There is little pointin reviewing that famous trial. Thecolt had always been known as theBlack Morgan Colt, and sufficient evidence was given to support the claimthat Sherman Morgan was BlackHawk's sire, and none of the greatstrides we have since made in Mende-lian theory and modern horse breedingwould seem to shake that claim.

The origins of Black Hawk's damhave always been obscure. We firstfind note of her when Benjamin Kellythe proprietor of a large tavern in Durham, N. H., and his son, John L.Kelly, were making a trip to Boston.Spending a night enroute at Brown'sHotel in Haverhill, Mass., thev met ateamster from Portsmouth driving aheavy four-horse freight hitch. Threeof the horses were heavy draft greysbut the fourth was a thin black mareon the wheel span. Since one of Mr.Kelly's horses was a heavy grey and anunexpected match for the teamster'steam, the inevitable horse-deal occurred.

The Kellys continued on to Boston,disposing of all their horses but theblack mare at the stockyards there. Shewas thin and very badly harness galledabout the head and back, galls whicheven when healed were to leave herblack coat liberally marked with whitepatches. Having driven her a bit anddicovering that she had creditable

road gaits, the Kellys drove her backto Durham in the belief that after ashort conditioning period they mightsell her more profitably there.

Christening her "Old Narragansett,"Benjamin Kelly drove her often in alight rig and very shortly she acquiredan excellent reoutation as a roadster.She was double-gaited; that is, shewould trot evenly at a moderate ratebut when urged to extend herself,would break into a swinging pace. Thenarrow white strip down her face, theone white sock and her fine glossy coatmade her a source of pride to her astute owner. Except for a slight plainness about her head and neck and a fairdegree of hairiness about the fetlocks,she was a very blood-like mare. Hername, "Old Narragansett" has been thecause of some confusion as to her hack-ground, but it is generally concededthat this name was merely an indication of her gait, rather than her breeding. The most reliable records seemto indicate that she was bred in NewBrunswick by a Judge Saunders ofFrederickton and was by the son of animported sire out of an imported dam,both of the Wildair breed. Be that a<=it mav, she was an excellent inare ofthat dav and painstaking descriptions ofher tally closely with that of three-quarter breds of today.

Her fame became more and more

widespread, and in the same year thatMr. Kelly bought her, Israel Esty ofDover appeared in Durham to challenge her with his famous trotter. Aftersome congenial dickering, a stake offifty dollars was agreed upon, withthree weeks to ensue to allow for con

ditioning and to advertise the matchproperly. Kelly hired John Speed to.train and drive the mare and a largeturnout appeared to watch the contest.The Esty trotter won the first heat, but"Old Narragansett" took the secondand third, distancing Esty's horse inthe last heat.

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BLACK HAWK from and old print

Young John L. Kelly had alwaysheen enlhusiasticly fond of old Sherman Morgan and when, in the earlyspring of 1832, John Bellows arrived atthe Tavern on his rounds with thethen 24-year-old Sherman, John persuaded his father to have the blackmare bred to him. Shortly after shewas bred, Mr. Kelly sold her to ShadeTwombly near Durham with the stipulation that he should pay the 514 leeshould she prove in foal. It was theseven dollar difference between Sherman's fee and that of the French horseRaven that precipitatd the famous trial.

The colt later to he known as BlackHawk was foaled in the very earlyspring of 1833. He was an undersized foal and local opinion of him wasnot especially enthusiastic. It was generally conceded that he might be worthone hundred dollars when grown, butthat was all. He was broke to saddleand to harness by Shadrach Seaveywhose property he later became at anappraised valueof sixty dollars as a two-year-old. The colt was an open-gaitedtrotter and never showed a tendencyto pace. He was extremely intelligentand kind and although the harnessused in his breaking was old and brittleand broke repeatedly, he never offeredto run away or kick.

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Black Hawk escaped his pastureseveral times to visit neighboring maresand after one of these escapades, Mr.Seavey made definite plans to geld him,being dissuaded at some difficulty froma course which would have affected theMorgan horse as he is known todaymore deeply than one can conceive. Mr.Seavey compromised by trading him toA. R. Mathes, who had Ion•» admiredthe horse. Mr. Mathes kept the coltonly a few weeks, spent mainly in conditioning him lor a favorable sale,which was duly made for $2(10 to Benjamin Thurston who gave the colt thename of Black Hawk.

Black I lawk at maturity was one ofthe most commanding horses of his day-He was fifteen hands and weighed lessthan one thousand pounds when introtting condition and but litt'e overthat at any time of his career. Hishead—especially the eye—was the handsomest ol any horse ol his day. Thebones of his face were very sharply defined anil, when racing, his nostrilswould distend to a size reputed to holda man's fist. His eyes were typical ofhis family, large, a deep clear blackand never showing temper of any sort.His disposition was always excellent,and none of his colts was ever otherwise. He had a short, close-ribbed

barrel with deep shoulders and extremely strong loins. His muscling wassuperb, even down to his gaskins. Hisbalance was his most striking charac--leristic. That a handsome, even-tempered, good-gaited horse with thestamina oi Black Hawk should havefounded an equine dynasty is completely understandable.

Black Hawk often competed in trotting exhibitions and, so lar as the records show, was never beaten. In 1842he won a race of five miles in 16 minutes for a purse of Si000. and a yearlater at the age*of 10. he won instraight heats a best three in five raceof two mile heats for $400. His besttime at the two miles was 5:43. but his

record for the mile was 2:42. which hemade on several occasions. Followinghis sale to David Hill in Bridgeport, hewas frequently driven 50 miles in halfa dav, and on one occasion did 63 milesin seven hours and fifteen minutes.Black Hawk's owners challenged theworld on the usual four-point program:1st, conformation; 2nd, ease and elegance of action: 3rd. manners in harness and 4th. speed at the trot. Thischallenge went unanswered for severalyears until finally the Albany TrottingClub mathcd Black Hawk with Morse's

Grey from Cambridge, N. Y., lor mileheats, the best two of three. BlackI lawk had just completed a stud seasonof an unheard-of 186 mares, had had nopreparatory training and was fourteenyears old, all of which conspired tomake Morse's Grey the 100-70 bettingchoice. Black Hawk won the first heat

easily and distanced the grey horse inthe second, winning it in 2:43, only asecond ofi his best time for the mile.This was his last race.

Black Hawk had been used at studcomparatively little until he came toBridgeport, Vt. in exchange for UncleDavid Hill's promissory note lor $800.Despite handbills advertising him.very little was paid on the note as aresult of his first season's fees, but nosooner had his first foals arrived than

demands lor services to him mounted

rapidly until he became the first stallion in America to stand at a $100 lee.His last few seasons were made at this

figure with bookings made strictly inadvance and only the first 100 marcsaccepted. His stud earnings exceeded$34,000. ("oils sired by him were being

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The Morgan Breeding classes atAuburn, Calif, were judged Saturday•morning Sept. 23 and while they werenot as large as Plymouth, they still gave

•the Morgan breed good representation.Wayne Cullip, of Reno, Nevada judgedthis class with the following results:

STALLIONS, Four Years and Over.Won Ay SILVER DAN. Wilbur White.Folsom, Calif.

STALLIONS, Two and Three YearOlds: Won by JUBILEE HAWK,Una L. Thorns, Clements, Cal.; 2d.DAWN MELODY. Wilbur White.

STALLIONS, Yearlings: Won byTINKLE, Wilbur White^ 2d, CAVENDISH, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Oakley,Stockton, Cal.

MARES, Four Years and Over:Won by SHAWNEE. Wilbur White:Id, KITTY MORGAN. Ken Fox; 3d,LA RENA, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Oakley.

MARES, Two and Three Year Olds:Won by SHEIK F'S (Princess) RoseAnn, Mrs. Anna Wurz. Napa. Cal.:2d. KING'S FELICITY. Mr. & Mrs.Larry Oakley.

MARES, Yearlings: Won by JUBILEE'S GLORIA, and 2d, KING'SMELODY, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Oakley.

Jubilee Hawk was champion stallionof the show and this distinction iscertainly deserving as he is one of thenicest young Morgan stallions to be

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seen. We will be hearing a lot morefrom this little black Morgan next year.

Shawnee, owned by Wilbur White-was champion marc and this good Morgan mare is busy producing top showstock, when we look at the Produce ofDam Class in which she placed firstwith her two stud colts. Tinkle andDawn Melody. Second place went toLaRiena, ownedby Mr.and Mrs. LarryOakley, with her two filly colts, King'sFelicity and King's Melody. Shawnee'spicture appeared in the November 1947issue or the Morgan Horse Magazine.

The Group of Mares class was wonby Mr. and Mrs. Larry Oakley ofStockton with their four mares,LaRiena, Jubilee's Gloria, King's Felicity and King's Melody.

Mrs Wurz' beautiful black Morganmare. Sheik F's (Princess) Rose Ann,after placing 1st in the three-year-oldbreeding class, went on to win 1st placeand trophy in the Parade Class at theSunday alternoon Horse Show. Princess looked every inch her name in hersilver outfit and had some very stiffcompetition ol some 20 other horsesin this class. I never tire of seeing thisMorgan mare in action and I understand from her owner that she is nowbeing trained so that she can team upwith "Sally Rand" as a trick team.Sally Rand, a half-Morgan black mare

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Northern

California

Horse Club

By Mrs. Larry Oakley

Unal Thorns of Clements. Calif, shownwith her champion stallion. HAWK. Thischampion three-year-old who was tops atthree Calif, shows this year works stock

daily wth his owner.

has enjoyed extreme popularity inNorthern California as an outstandingtrick and parade horse.

Silver Dan. who again placed 1st inaged stallions wound up his 10th consecutive year undefeated in his class.He was foaled in March 1939, is 15:3hands, weight 1190 lbs. He shows theversatility of the Morgan as he has beendriven to a sulky: keeps two acres ofground ploughed for his owner, Wilbur White, is trained to rope and hold:has a small repertoire of tricks—is anaffectionate friend and good, stout,sensible fellow. Fie has won 25 consecutive blues, 6 championships and theNorthern California Morgan HorseClub trophy this year at the PlymouthShow as champion stallion.

The Auburn show winds up the season in the Morgan Breeding classes inNorthern California with the exceptionol the California State Horsemen'sAssn. Blue Ribbon show, all BlueRibbon winners in this season's Morganclasses being eligible for their MorganBreeding classes which were heldat Palm Springs, Southern Californiathis year on Oct. 12-15.

In looking back over the year's progress and results of the activities of theClub, it seems to have aroused a newinterest in the Morgan breed in thisarea. It has brought forth many out-

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"BEAUTY" combined in young Morgan mare with her youthful rider:

MORGANS, and for their devotedowners. It is plainly evident that theClub put in a great deal of thought andeffort and certainly ploughed up a lotof new fertile ground."

While unable to attend this show inperson, I have just received word thatMrs. Wurz' black Morgan mare SheikF's (Princess) Rose Ann, placed fourthCalifornia Grand Champion Award.Tenth Annual California State Florse-men's Association Blue Ribbon HorseShow and Florse Fair at Palm Springs.Cal.. October 12-15, 1950 in the Parade-Class. This show is considered the topshow of the year for all breeds, as onlyanimals who have placed first in othershows throughout the year are eligible.We think this is quite an accomplishment lor Princess on her first appearance at a Blue Ribbon Show and know

that she will be seen and admired therein the years to come. This mare hasabsorbed an amazing amount ol knowledge in her three short years.

Sally Rand, Mrs Wurz' half-Morganblack mare has again won for the thirdconsecutive year, the Grand ChampionTrophy, California State Florsemen'sGrand Champion Parade this year atPalm Springs, Cal. Her picture willappear in a future issue of this magazine, together with her 1950 progressin the show ring.

standing animals who are not onlygoodspecimens in breeding stock, but alsoare capable of and do take part in thevarious performance classes. Theclasses have been better filled this yearthan before and the future looksbrighter for even more Morgans participating. At the Plymouth show, theMorgan class was the largest and mostoutstanding breed class of the showand for the first time, an all Morganperformance class was held there. TheFairs are much more interested in theMorgan classes than in the past because of the good turnout they have hadthis year.

We feel that the opinion expressedby one of our Morgan owners, WilburWhite, best expresses the views of allwhen he says "I just feel likeexpressingmyself regarding the efforts of themembers for the future of the Morganmembers and owners and the success-lul results obtained, this irrespective ofhow the ribbons fell. It is not another'milestone passed' but rather a newand brighter Morgan 'epoch' has beenattained. I think the Fair people wererather doubtful of results, but the horse-show and performance classes and thegreat results attained, all through theshow, coupled with the remarkableturnout of fine Morgans and pleasant,sociable owners caused a radical change

in their views. It certainly looks to meas though bright new vistas have beenopened lor the lovable friends, our

Below: RED VERMONT 7893. who is owned by the Davis Breeding Farm of Lodi.Calif., at 16 years of age is 15 hands in height and weighs around 1100 lbs. I hadthe pleasure a few months ago of driving this stallion which was my first experiencebehind a horse—I have always been on them—and I certainly enjoyed it. He has aneven square trot and is a very well-mannered stallion both in harness and undersaddle. He was shown for the first time in Northern Calif, this year and placed 1st at

Placer Co. Fair. Roseville. Calif.

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^Ue Vet ±a4fi . A Horse Is Only AsGood As His Feet

by R. E. Smith. V. M. D.

Scientists believe that fossill specimensof the ancestors of the modern horseindicate that aeons ago his first knownancestor was no larger than a fox. Ontop of that he walked on four or fivetoes of each foot, and was far frombeing a match for his dinosaur playmates. Speed thus became as necessaryas a life insurance policy if he were toprovide for his descendants. To develop more speed he gradually rose upon the three middle toes of each foot,thus leaving the outside members offthe ground, much like the dew-claws ofcattle. Then, either from design orpure fancy, he finally arose upon themiddle toe of each foot.

That's the way he stands today—thesprinter among our domesticated animal. The splint bones on each side ofthe cannon indicate that he once hadthree toes. The prominent ergot behind the fetlock of some horses is allthat remains of the hoofs of these extra"toes"—the chestnuts the location oflong lost thumbs.

The foot of the horse correspondsin many respects to the third finger ofyour hand. The fetlock joint or ankleconforms to the knuckle. The threebones between your knuckle and thetip of your fineer are similar to thebones in the region of the pastern andwithin the hoof. Your fingernail protects the tip of your finger in the samefashion that the hoof protects the footof your horse.

Figure I represents the structuresseen if the foot were cut in half fromthe fetlock downward. Following thisdiagram let's put the foot together. Incook-book style take seven bones asshown (there are two behind the fetlockjont). Tie them together in the proper order with li«aments on each side.Attach cords or tendons front and rearto the lowest bone. Pull on the reartendons and the toe promptly digs inor curls backward. Then pull on thefront tendon and the foot will returnto the position shown. (It's the samestunt you pulled as a kid with theThanksgiving turkey's feet). Place arubber pad beneath the back of thelowest bone to reduce shock when thefoot lands. Next, pull a stocking ofthin tissue with a rich blood supplyover the toe. The part of the stockingwithin the foot is the "quick," the part

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within the upper border of the hoof isthe coronary band, and the part abovethe hoof represents the deep-layers ofthe skin. Take any well-made hoof(don't mix up rights and lefts any morethan you would your shoes) and coverthe lower part of the foot to a pointha'f wav up the second bone. Finally,grow a little hair on the foot above thehoof. (Your barber will appreciatethis trick).

We passed by that weh-made hoofrather hurriedly. Actually the "quick"within the hoof is responsible forgrowing the hoof. The coronary bandis the part which produce^ the outsidewall. So, go back and check the ingredients necessary for a normal hoofwith those shown on figure II: wall,"white line," sole, bars, buttress, andfrog.

The hoofchanges its shapesomewhatwhen weight is put upon it. The heelor quarters expand outward and flattena fraction of an inch when the foot hitsthe ground. The next time vou pulla shoe, see if the hoof surface of thebars of the shoe isn't prettv well polished from this movement of the heelsupon it. Have you ever wondered whythe nail holes were always in the frontpart of the shoe? Nails in the back nartwould interfere with this normal widening of the heels. What makes the heelsevnand? Weight upon the footflattens out the frotr (if healthy) andthe cushion or nad above it within thehoof. The heels just naturally have toexpand to make room. This normalmovement of the heels serves two purposes: M) it reduces shock upon thesensitive structures within the hoof, and(2) it he'ps t^ maintain sufficient circulation of b'ond through these structures so that the foot and hoof remainhealthy.

With this ammunition on the struc

ture and function of the foot it shouldbe easier for you to keep feet healthvand in proper balance.

Start with the foal. Correction ofabnormalities at this age will meet withsome success. No one ever cured hisflat feet after he had walked on themfor fifty years! First of all stand thefoal up square (not camped out) on alevel floor, preferably of concrete orwood.

1. Inspect the foot from in front.A vertical line from the center of the

fetlock should divide the hoof at thetoe into equal parts. A line drawnacross the coronary (upper) border ofthe hoof should be parallel with theground. If this line should tip inwardor outward, rasp the lower part of thewall on the opposite side to return it tonormal. If he toes in, rasp the innerwall on the ground surface to start himoff straight again. If he toes out, dojust the reverse, and pare down theouter edge of the wall. Rememberthat any changes in alignment of thefeet must be made gradually. (Refer todiagram of feet seen from in front.)

2. Inspect the foot from the tydc-A line from the center of the fetlockor ankle should be parallel with thefront surface of the pastern and hoof.The line should not break forward orbackward as shown in the diagrams ofthe side view. If the line is brokenforward, take down the quarters orheels to correct it. If broken backward,pare down the wall at the toe to return the alignment to normal. As seenfrom the side, the outside wall at theheel, the side wall, and the toe shouldhave its length in the ratio of 1:2:3; orin other words the wall at the toeshould be three times the length of thewall at the heel.

3. Inspect the foot from the rear.The same balance should be seen aswhen viewed from in front. The frogshould be somewhat lower than theheels so that it receives pressure fromthe ground when weight is upon thefoot. If the frog is ofT the groundcontinually, or allowed to dry out, thequarters or heels fail to expand normally, and become gradually contracted.The frog becomes narrowed or shrunken, dry, and hard, and the structureswithin the hoof become pinched.

4. Inspect the hoof from the bottom.Compare it with the diagram of a normal hoof. The sole should slope outward and downward from the point ofthe frog to its junction with the wall.The frog should appear as a widewedge, and be soft and springy. Thebars, made by the wall as it turns inward over the heels toward the centerof the hoof, should be prominent andstrong. The junction of the bars andouter wall is called the buttress. Thebar and buttress of each side strengthenthe heels.

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Now a few "dont's" are in order.Don't pare down the frog. Don't paredown the sole excessively: if it getstoo thick the lower part will scale offanyway. Don't cut down the bars:leave them strong. Don't rasp the outside wall of the hoof: the hoof "varnish" protects against drying andbrittleness.

All you have to worry about is thelower edge of the outside wall, and theonly tool you need is a hoof rasp orfile. Keep the wall level and balancedwith the other structures of the foot.Dub off the outer edge somewhat toprevent splitting and cracks in horsesthat are going barefoot. Repeat thetrimmings every month; the hoofgrows an inch in three months, and one-third of an inch is enough to removeat any one trimming.

Remember the adage, "NO FOOTNO HORSE." Forget the carriage ofhis head and the twist of his tail, butkeep after his feet!

Horse owners who have access to agood farrier 'should consider themselves fortunate. Take advantage of hisservices freqently. Since horseshoesare becoming extinct faster than horses,a short course is offered at MichiganState College in horseshoeing. If theabove article should stimulate a desirefor some young folks to take up horseshoeing, write to Michigan StateCollege, Short Course Office, EastLansing, Michigan.

Tendons

Cannon bone

Skin

Dotted lines represent foot axis as seen from the side andfrom in front. No. 1 is normal; no. 2 is broken backward*and no. 3 Is broken forward. Nos. 4 & 5 are normal as seenfrom in front; the horizontal line shows coronary borderparallel to the ground.

Dartmouth Association

Conducts Annual

Trail Ride

The Dartmouth Horsemen's Assn.held its second annual competitive 35-mile trail ride on Sunday, Sept. 10.As was the case last year, Luther Wit-ham and Henry Sellick acted as judgeswith Dr. E. Deane Freitas the officialveterinarian. Mr. Witham is well-known for his connection with the Vermont Trail Ride as a two-time winnerthere. Mr. Sellick is the popularsecretary of the active North ShoreHorsemen's Assn.

Sweepstake winner was Mrs. EthelynM. Drown's lovely Saddlebred marefrom Barrington, R. I. Second in thelightweight division to Mrs. Drownwas Searchlight's Serena 06562, a liver-chestnut Morgan mare owned by Miss

Fetlock orankle .lolnt

ButtressFrogBar

Sole

hoof

Cushionor padFrog

Elsie Murphy of South Dartmouth,Mass. and ridden by William C. Owen.She received a plaque donated by theMorgan Horse club for the best performance by a registered Morgan.

First in the heavyweight division wasAlton E. Sowle's popular pinto mareGypsie, who was second to WarrenPatriquin's Lippitt Victory last year.

In the junior division the judges werehard-put to decide, finally giving firstto Everett C. Wood on the good littleroan Welsh pony, Thunder, over CarolE. Crampton's very nice grade Morgangelding, Sheik. This horse was one ofthe best children's mounts on the rideand his small owner also won thejunior horsemanship award.

Searchlight's Serena was bred by Mrs.Bryant in Springfield, and is by LippittSearchlight out of Paragraph by JubileeKing. It is hoped that she will be a100-Mile Vermont Trail Ride entry in1951.

The ride is becoming the most anticipated event of the year by local horsemen and has done much to popularizeriding for pleasure. This year therewere 46 to start with most of themshowing a good deal of breeding andhonest effort of conditioning. Thesweepstake cup must be won twice forpermanent possession. The first winnerwas Squire Burger 8282, owned byMerrylegs Farm in South Dartmouth,Mass.

The Trail was a new one this year,with all but about a mile dirt roadsand woods paths. It went from Fair-haven, through Mattapoisett, intoWareham, Marion and back to Fair-haven. We also had a color movie madeof the ride which may be borrowed bycontacting the association.FIGURE I FIGURE

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A thin, two-year-old gelding recently recuperate;! from tetanus,

gentle as a dog and twice as friendlystarted the Morgan ball rolling in central Pennsylvania in November. 1949,

With the head ol the house desirous

of getting hack into the saddle and alsogetting his whole family mounted, theRobert R. Stoners of Camp Hill werehunting a gentle horse for son Sydney.And the colt described above turned

out to be the chosen colt for the boy's12th birthday on October 30. He wasa Morgan that everyone called Perrv.Perrv was not a handsome colt: indeed,he was thin from his long ordeal withtetanus, but through his confinementhe had come to look upon people asfriends and would lollow most anyonewho was kind to him without any kindol a lead. He had been ridden a fewtimes and was gentle, so he joined theStoner family.

Perry's move was a short one—justfrom Carls-Haven Farm in Harrisburgacross the river to Camp Hill. NeitherPerry nor his owners realized that hewas to start a family on Morgan horses.and to establish what has since become

known as Stonaire barm. Skip (aseveryone calls Sydney K. Stoner) andPerry had a few differences of opinionduring those winter months, hut bvspring, under the constant tutelage olMarilyn G. Carlson ol Carls-Haven

Farm, they were "in the groove." Perrywas still the quiet, gentle pet ot thestable: under saddle, however, he was

showy and spirited, and had developedhis increased animation along with thehoy's increase in ability, so that the pairstill were a perfect "fit."

Perry had so firmly established him-sell in the family in a lew weeks that"Mama" Stoner expressed a desire lora Morgan for herself, and in midwinterDr. Bob presented her with a two-year-old gelding named 1Iawkshaw andnick-named "Cappy." Cappy was abigger horse with a lot of action andspirit. Then one day they heard abouta little mare that was said to be justthe mount for daughter Susie, just 10.So they made a trip to Sharon. Pa.,where they purchased the four-year-oldFlicka Hawk.

Flicka was so fat she could barelymove, and that just suited Susie, whois also a little chunky and who startedher riding lessons the first of May. Bythat time. Skip and Mother had Flickathinned down enough so she could doher gaits well upon command.

The Stoner family attended theirfirst horse show as exhibitors the first

weekend in May. and were thrilledwhen son Skip won his first horsemanship class. Canny won the Morgan class

in which Flicka was third and Perryfourth. Cappy and Perry made thewinning pair. This started a pleasantseason ol showing which moved toCarlisle. Pa., where again Cappy wonthe Morgan event, with Perry third andFlicka fourth, and where again Cappyand Perry were the winning pair. Thefirst long ship was to Phillipsburg. N\!.. where there was a S2^0 stake forMorgans. Here Flicka and Perrv werethird .liul fourth in the under I5-handevent. Cappy third in the over 15-handevent and fifth in the stake competingwith seasoned campaigners. Back atHarrisburg. Pa. they were pleased whenPerrv was second to his daddy. LippittMandate, this time tying over Cappyand Flicka. At this same show Skipwon his first AI ISA medal and capturedthe eyes of all the leading equitationriders.

In July Carls-Haven and StonaireFarm went to Columbus. Ohio, to theall-western show, although their Morgans had been shown onlv under Ens-lish equipment. Here, under Prof.Loring V. Tirrell. whom they proclaimed the best judge of Morgansthev had met all year. Flicka Hawkwas second in the senior mare class and

fourth in the mare breeding championship, as well as second under saddle.Perrv (who. bv the wav. is really

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# yy iz

The Stoners of Stonaire Farm; Left to

right: Susie. Skip, and Mr. and Mrs.Robert R. Stoner shown as they competedin the Family Class at the National Show.

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mount most adaptable to both childrenand most classes, so «he went North,accompanied bv Mandate from Carls-Haven. At Bath. Susie won her firstblue ribbon in the novice class, Flickaand Mandate paired up to win the pairevent. Skip p'aced high in open equitation, and Flicka was in the ribbons inhack events. At Skowhegan thefollowing weekend Skip was again nearthe top in equitation.

Meanwhile the whole family waseagerly anticipating the National Morgan Horse Show. They had interestedfriends in Morgans and the Dr. W.Drury Hawkins familv purchased themQfe. Lassie Knox, as a family mountand a surprise for daughter Betsv. thenat camp. The Stoners had their eve onthe familv class at Windsor, and addedto the string Wallette, a big mare witha lot of animation that just suited thedoctor for the event.

At 5 in the morning of Aug 31,there was loaded onto a big truck thefollowing: Vixen and foal, Siirnn«eDate, from Carls-Haven; Cauov. Flick:;.Wallette, and Rockie S. from StonaireFarm; Lassie Knox from the Hawkinsfamily. In the Stoner trai'er wereLippitt Mandate and Son Perry. Thevwere bound for Windsor, Vt., and theNational Morgan Show—Pennsylvania'scontingent of enthusiastic ownersand riders.

When the show was all over Stonaire

Farm had two blues, representing firstin the bridle trail class won by FlickaHawk and first in juniorhorsemanshipwon by Susan over brother Skip. Thefamily, Dr. Bob on Wallette, MotherFlick on Lassie, Skip on Perry, andSusie on Flicka, had placed third in thefamily class while a lot of friends

DECEMBER 1950

Leader Champion at Penn. NationalOrcland Leader, six-year-old Morgan

stallion owned by Mr.and Mrs. StephenP. Tompkins, won the Grand Championship in the Morgan Division in thePennsylvania National Horse Showheld Oct. 27 and 28 at Harrisburg,Penn. Orcland Leader also won theunder 15 Morgan class. His stablemate.Decrfield Meadson, the three-year-oldstallion, won the Over 15 Morgan Classand placed third in the championship.

Orcland Leader was ridden to hiswins by Mr. Tompkins, Dr. S. RobertOrcutt of Framingham, rode DeerfieldMeadson.

This show was one of the largest inthe country and was held in the Harrisburg Arena which seats nearly 15.000persons. Near capacity crowds witnessed every performance. Manynotables were present from all over the

cheered them from the rail. Rockie

S. had a fifth from the yearling classand Flicka had added two more ribbons

—and besides all that, Stonaire took

the second prize for best-kept stable.Betsy Hawkins riding Lassie in herfirst show took two ribbons that were

highly prized.

This is the group of PennsylvaniaMorgan folks that rolled into Vermont"singing a song," that enlivened theannual banquet with group singing andfun-making, and that rolled out of Vermont still "singing a song." They area worthwhile addition to the MorganHorse Club family—we welcome them.

country. Perhaps the most famous wasArthur Godfrey, well-known radio andtelevision star, who rode his Arabianstallion in the show. This was Mr.Godfrey's first appearance in the showring. He autographed a picture ofOrcland Leader, the Grand ChampionMorgan, for Mr. Tompkins.

The results:

MORGANS Under 15 Hands: Wonby ORCLAND LEADER, Mr. andMrs. Stephen P. Tompkins, Gloucester.Mass.; 2d, FLICKA HAWK, StonaireFarms, Camp Hill, Penn.; 3d, LIPPITTMANDATE, Carls-Haven Farm.Harrisburg, Penn; 4th, REGAL BOY,Green Acres Stock Farm, Madison.N. J.

MORGANS 15 Hands and Over.Won by DEERFIELD MEADSON,Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Tompkins;2d, TOWNSHEND SEALSELIA,Orcland Farms, West Newbury, Mass.;3d, HAWKSHAW, Stonaire Farms:Miss /Mice Rinehart, Weston, Mass.4th, TOWNSHEND WEST RIVER,

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS: Won byORCLAND LEADER, Mr. and Mrs.Stephen P. Tompkins; Reserve Champion, LIPPITT MANDATE, Carls-Haven Farm; 3d, DEERFIELDMEADSON, Mr and Mrs. Stephen P.Tompkins; 4th, TOWNSHENDWEST RIVER, Miss Alice Rinehart;5th, REGAL BOY, Green Acres StockFarm; 6th, ALLAN'S BEAUTY.Green Acres Stock Farm.

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Top to bottom: DELL'O VALLEY JUBILEE owned by Charles A. Perkins of Hoopeston. 111. BARBADON, five-year-old black mare owned byMarianne Blick of Minneapolis, Minn. NEKOMIA'S ARCHIE owned by

Charles O'Neill of Manteno. 111.

Top to bottom: MIDNIGHT SUN. Palomino Morgan owned by MerleLittle of El Ranchc Poco, Monrovia, Calif.; PAYDAY (head) son ofMansfield owned by the LaCasce family of Fryberg, Me. HlNNESCATlowned by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Meyers; JUBILEE DREAMSTAR owned

by Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson of Leominster, Mass.

named Man O'Day), took a second andfourth. And here. also, the Stonersadded their fourth Morgan—a yearlingcolt named Rockie S.

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Top to bottom: QUESTIONAIRE owned by Marianne R. Blick ofMinneapolis, Minn. BLACK WINTER owned by Clark Ringling. Lovelock, Nev.; CAPTAIN KELLOGG owned by Glenn Watt, North Platte, Neb.

FREYA -- Morgan Hunter

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The nine-year-old Morgan mare, most consistent performer of the Millwood Hunt appears above as painted by the noted horse artist, C.

W. Anderson

Freya was generous.She gave all she had. So it is thai

when this magazine reaches its readersthis Morgan mare will have been putdown, victim ol her great will to serve.

Freya was purchased by Miss JaneLawton ol Boston in 1945—a handsome liver-colored chestnut four-year-old. 15.2 hands. She was a greatjumper and her young owner, memberof the Millwood hunt at Framingham,Mass., found her a treasure in the trickyMillwood drags. She never refused.never fell and hunted five consecutiveseasons without missing a hunt. In

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Iact. so consistent was her appearanceat every meeting that the club awardedMiss Lawton a cup for attendance atthe close of the 1949 season.

She was Miss Lawton's only mountI Respite the hard work, she thrived onit. She never lost weight despite thespeedy drag hunts at Millwood wherethe jumps are both stiff and frequent.

This fall, when the veterinarian hadpronounced Freya's sidehones so hadthat further riding was out ol thequestion Miss Lawton commissionedC. W. Anderson, noted painter othorses, to do an oil ol this great mare.

Miss Lawton turned her out in a

small paddock where several jumpswere set up so Mr. Anderson couldstudy her. The spirited Morgan dashedhappily about the pen and became sotaken with her play that she hurledseveral of the jumps just lor the fun olit.

The artist was taken with her proudcarriage, her abounding spirit andcourage. In his painting he has captured these qualities—in the proudturn of her head, the alert lines ol her

body. The look he painted in themare's eyes is also somewhat prophetic—end ol the road, but what a road!

The MORGAN HORSE

EASTERN IDAHO

STATE FAIRBy H. F. Van Att.

Above: DIXIE PRINCESS, owned by Ann Van Atta, grandchampion mare and first place winner Mares-four years and over

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Right: SILVER ROCKWOOD, Grand Champion Stallion ownedby Mrs. Rose Liggett of White Hall, Mont.

Saturday night, Sept. 16. the last curtain fell on another better than everEastern Idaho State Fair. The weatherwas grand and the wonderful exhibitsattracted eciually wonderful crowds.Nearly 100,000 people passed throughthe gate to see all manner of interestingsights.

Morgan breeders everywhere shouldhe interested to know that the Morganhorse was well represented. We had agood showing in the Morgan divisionol light horses. Two new exhibitorscame this year and the number olanimals was also a little larger. Whilethe growth ol our Morgan Horsedivision has been slow, nevertheless ithas been constant. Some lour years agothe writer exhibited the only Morganhorses in the fair and these were thefirst ones to be seen at this fair for so

many years back that no one remembers when—at least twenty years. Ittook two years to convince the lairboard that premiums should be reestablished for this breed. So in lour

years we have progressed to where thisyear five exhibitors showed sonic twelveanimals.

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As a matter ol comparison with theother breeds in the light horse division.Morgan exhibitors were second in number this year being topped only bv theQuarter horse people. Morgan horseson exhibit were third in number.

Quarter bores being the largest numberoi animals and American Saddler

horses being second. I think this isreally grand for several breeds showeda marked decline in both the number

of exhibitors and number ol animals

shown.

Mrs. Rose Liggett of White Hall.Montana, came this year lor the firsttime and brought with her live horses.Included in these was her stallion.

Silver Rockwood bv Agi/iz. Rocky,as she calls him. surely attracted a lotof attention. He is such a showy le'.lowwith his golden skin and silver mane;-.n<.\ tail.

Dr. II. II. Rigby of Rexburg, Idaho,was another new exhibitor this yearshowing his stallion King Ritz. RingRitz is a two-year-old not fully developed, but a really hue specimen olthe breed.

). C. Jackson ol Harrison. Montana,brought Red Racer. These people fromMontana deserve a lot of credit lor theyhave to travel nearly 600 miles to gettheir horses to our lair. This mileageproposition is our greatest obstacle ingetting Morgan owners in this sectionto show their horses.

Mr. and Mrs. O. ). Xeeley of Rexburg brought their two young stallionssired by Red Vermont, namely Siresonand Idaho Ace. Our judge this year.Harlan Conley of Des Moines, Iowa,placed these horses as follows: Siresonfirst. King Ritz second, and Idaho Acethird. In the aged stallions he placedSilver Rockwood first and Red Racer

second.

In the mature mare division heplaced our daughter's mare. DixiePrincess first. Ritzi. owned by Dr. Rig-by. second and Sue City Sue owned byMrs. Liggett third. The youngermares shown were Babe sired by KingKit/ out of Birdie Kellog C. K. ownedby Dr. Rigby. and Dixie Ann sired byKen Carmen and out of Dixie Princess

owned bv Ann Van Atta.

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New England i\<ews and Notes

Bv Dana Wingate Kelley

New England was slightly neglectedby me during the past month as the result of a three week trip visiting Morgan farms in the mid-West. A storyof my trip and the horses shown to mewill be found in this magazine's nextissue.

Several Morgans have changed handsrecently. Word comes from Earl B.Krantz of the U. S. government farmof the following sales. Regal, a gelding by Mentor and out ol Mannequinwas purchased along with anothergelding. Tribute, also by Mentor andout ol" Ishtar. by R. W. Coleman ofSaratoga Springs, N. Y. Redland, ason of Magellan and Narcissa went tothe home of L. W. Scammon ol Stone-ham, Mass., while a fourth gelding.Raedcar, who is by Osage and out ofMantua was bought by J. A. McManusof Grenwich, Conn. Audrey, a daughter of Bennington and Carolyn, who isthe dam of many splendid individuals,including Upwev King Benn. was soldto Dr. N. C. Morgan of Warren, Pa.Coodgirl, a daughter of Mansfield andout of Caroline and a weanling colt byMentor and out of Kona were alsopurchased bv Dr. Morgan. Morganbreeders will be sorrv to learn of theuntimely death of Audrey in Penn.When she was in her new home lessthan a week the barn burned and shealong with seven other horses wasburned to death. A very nice foal byPanficM and out of Fairytop was soldto F. J. Morgan of Melrose, N. Y. andthe mare Roselyn. who is by Osage andout of Naive was purchased by F. F.Mi'.ne of F.lmira, N. Y.

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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dunnh" "1Claremont, N. H. are happy over theirnew stallion colt, Royalton Sam Ethanwhom they purchased from the Royal-ton Morgan Horse Farm. He is a nicechestnut with white lace markings siredby Lippitt Sam, a son ol Ashbrook andout of Griselda Morgan, a daughter ofEthan Eldon. He is being groundbroken by his new owners and will beseen at the spring shows.

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I understand that the Maine folkshad a very nice trail ride to wind uptheir show season several folks fromVermont and Massachusetts attended

and said it was a grand weekend.Miss Marilvn Geier of Orlando. F'a.

has purchased the marc Coodgirl fromDr. N. C. Morgan of Warren, Penn.,with the intent of becoming a Morganbreeder on a small scale. This nice

liver-colored chestnut mare carries a lotof Ethan Allen blood and has been bredto Ethan Eldon. For the past ten yearsshe has been raising colts and notridden. Upon being saddled she stepped out like a real Morgan should andis now being ridden daily by her newowner, who is spending the winter inVermont.

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I received a very interesting letterfrom Miss Meridith Griffin of WestNewburn, Mass., who has been showingAutum Star, the Morgan mare ownedby Mrs. Daniel Hurld. during thesummer and has obtained several rib

bons. She savs that at the Bedford.N. H. show this marc won the trailhorse class and placed fourth in theopen Morgan class. She receivedsecond with Quorum, in the pair classat LynlieUl. Mass. and third in thebridle path class and another fourth inthe open Morgan class in hot competition. This mare has done well for her

self and her handler who rode her inall shows. She is a mare with a dis

position and manners second to none.

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Frank W. Orcutt of West Burke. Vt.is happy over the birth ol a hllv latethis summer to his good Morgan mare,Ethanelda. This is the first hllv themare has ever had out of 11 colts andnow that she is getting along in yearsno doubt she decided to give her ownera daughter to carry on with.

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Miss Patricia Halquist, well-knownin show circles and rider of Osage.Morgan stallion owned by the Towns-bend Morgan Horse farm in the 100-mi'e trail ride has moved from Massa

chusetts to Missouri, with her family.

"Pat" no sooner saw the wonderful

level fields and corn and hay growingthen she thought of raising Morgans.She went to the farm of Roy C. Brunkin Springfield, 111. and fell in love withtwo nice mares to use as foundationstock both in foal of King Jo. a son ofJtizan. The mares purchased are Tri-conga, a dauphfr of Congo, and Tri-bclla. who is sired bv Congo also out ofa Juzan daughter. I believe "Pat" tooka young stud form the East with'her.but am not sure. Best of luck, Pat if voucan raise as good colts as I saw outthere on my trip you will have somedandies.

Frank H. Lohaus, a new breeder ofMorgans, who came East at the National Show chose for a future stallion tostand in Wisconsin, Royalton IonEthan, a son of Lippitt Ethan Ash andout ol Royalton loan Darling, a daughter ol John A. Darling and out of anAshbrook daughter.

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Following the National show HarrvDavis of Windsor sold his marc,Soringbrook Roxy Ann to a party fromNew York who says she is more thanhe had ever hoped for.

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A recent arrival in Norwich. Conn,from the Mid-West farm of Roy Brunkis the stallion King Jo, a son of Juzanwho is now the property of RobertMcDonald. This horse is a grandsonof Jubilee King and great grandson ofMansfield.

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Time is getting short for registration.Now is the time to fill out the blanksand send them in to the Morgan HorseClub at 90 Broad St.. N. Y. Pleasedon't hold them until Dec. 31. Thereis plenty of work to do to tvpe and lookup pedigrees so I know F. B. Hills andhis secretaries would appreciate it ifbreeders who have not already done sowould fill in their blanks and sendthem along now.

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Interest in Morgans in Nova Scotiais starting to shape up according to reports given me by a visit from GeorgeWade, owner of Jubilee's Victory, afive-year-old stallion he bought as acolt from Mrs. Frances J. Bryant ofSpringfield. This stud was sired byluhilee King and out of DelightMaria. He has produced some verynice colts bred to saddle bred mares.

The MORGAN HORSE

Bar-T Farms Proudly Present . . .A CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

ORCLAND LEADER 9038

Sire: Ulendon 7831 Dam: Vigilda Burkland 06040

1950 New England Grand Champion Morgan

1950 New England Grand Champion Combination Morgan

This is the first time that the above awards have been won by the samehorse. The Marl^ of a True Champion.

1950 New Hampshire Grand Champion Morgan

In 1950 Orcland Leader accounted for 14 Championships and 54Blue Ribbons climaxed by winning the Grand Championship at theGreat Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Horse Show. A record that

stands unequalled by any Morgan.

Mr. and Mr. Stephen P. Tompkins Deerfield, N. H. and Gloucester, Mass.

Mrs. Bryant reports the sale of twoweanling fillies, one by Roubidoux andout of Kitty Hawk to Arthur T. Winters ol Worcester, Mass. and one bySpringfield and out of Belldale to MissGladys lane Bullart of West Brattle-horo, Vt. Both colts will enter theirnew homes this fall and should givetheir owners loads o( pleasure.

From Dick Nelson, in charge ofhorses at the University of Mass..Amherst, Mass. comes word that thenice stud colt. Bay State Sandy has beenpurchased by John Buzzell of NorthBrookfie'.d, Mass. A yearling, Torrenccout of Oriole and by Niles was sold toa student ol the university. GilbertSchoales ol Leominster: while the yearling Topic out ol Opic and by Nileshas been purchased by Paul Meagher.Miilville. Mass. F. G. Wyman of Brandon, Vt. purchased two stud colts bvNiles.

Directors Meet

The National Directors met in New

York Dec. 11. A report of this meet-in" will be in the February issue.

DECEMBER 1950

Letters

i Continued from Page 5)

Dear Sir:

My mother. Mrs. Alice Moore, passedaway on fulv 8th of this year. Youmav enter ra« subscription under myname.

Mv mother inherited her love ofhorses, particularly Morgans, from herGrandfather, who raised them in High-gate, or High-gate halls. Vt. His namewas Steinhour.

Thanking von again. I remainVery truly yours.

Mrs. Isabel Moore Spilko152 Charter Oak St.

Manchester. Conn.

Dear Sir:

I like your magazine very muchfor I am a horse lover. Morgans arethe best horses in the world I say andenjoy reading your magazine.

Helen Bent

Sleepy Hollow CabinsBranford, Conn.

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N.E. Council BanquetThe New England Horsemen s

Council banquet o! champions washeld on Saturday night Nov. 11. at theEastland Hotel in Portland. Me.Awards were given to all the 1950champions in the various divisions. Inthe Morgan division the awards wereas follows.

New EnglandGrand Champion Morgan—Orcland Leader owned by Mr.and Mrs. Stephen P. Tompkins. Bar-TFarms. Deerfield. N. H. and Gloucester, Mass.

Reserve New England Grand Champion Morgan—Orcland Gleam ownedby Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Orcutt. Jr..Orcland Farms. West Newbury. Mass.

New England Grand ChampionCombination Morgan—Orcland Leaderowned by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P.Tompkins.

Reserve New England Grand Champion Combination Morgan—OrclandGleam owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. L.Orcutt Jr.

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McUne Morgan Horse ClubBy Margaret Linnell

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Our Maine Morgan Horse club metat Hallowell at the Worster House for

a dinner meeting Nov. 3. It was theannual meeting and the same officerswere returned to office for a secondterm. Dr. Russell Pinfold, veterinarianfrom Brunswick, spoke on "AnimalDiseases" and the talk was very fine.

Our club feels that in the year theyhave been organized a good start hasbeen made in getting the Morgans outto the shows and stimulating interest inMorgans generally. The Morganclasses in our Maine shows were the

largest of the classes and we had finesupport from out of state Morgans too.Dana Kelley and Ted Davis from Vermont, Steve Tompkins from NewHampshire, Mrs. Lyman Orcutt, Jr.from Massachusetts, and Marilyn Carlson and Mrs. Stoner from Pennsylvaniahelped swell the numbers at our Maineshows.

The Maine Horse Assn. at its meeting Nov. 4 awarded Morgan championships for the year as follows:

Morgan Model Champion: KINGCORISO, owner Dorcas Thurston.

Morgan Model Reserve Champion:MANSPER, owner Mrs. Frank Linnell

Morgan Open Champion: MANS-PER, owner Mrs. Frank Linnell.

Morgan Reserve Open Champion:TOWNSHEND FLICKA, owner,Mary Foley.

Wonderman Trophy awarded tohighest scoring Morgan in Open Class—won by Mansper, owner, Mrs. FrankLinnell.

We hope next year our shows willbe as well filled as this and there areseveral new prospects coming alongwho should give the rest of us a goodlot of competition, among them HughLittle's Lippitt Red Moro, handsomebay stallion coming four. The Raymond LaCasces will have some newMorgans to show as they purchasedthree Illawana mares in Illinois thissummer. Mrs. Dorcas Thurston purchased Illawana Marybelle a two-yearold mare.

Mrs. Thurston has moved her stableof Morgans and school horses from

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Union to the fair grounds at Lewiston,Me. There she has a huge stable with •an indoor riding ring. At present'writing she has 17 horses there, her;own and some she has to train andsome as boarders. Frank Linnell's newtwo-year-old stallion, Lippitt Sandv isthere for training. She and herdaughter Barbara Hutchins are vervbusy with many riding classes in fullswing.

At the Maine Trail ride this vear TedDavis' familv came over from Vermontand brought two three-year-olds,Abbington of Shady Lawn and Jack ofHearts.

Laurence Andrew led the ride on hiswell-bred Morgan mare Tritoma andMrs Frank Linnell's Mansper was alongfor his third trail ride. These four Morgans drew manv admiring glances andcomments and showed the folk that asa Trail and Pleasure horse it is prettyhard to beat a Morgan.

I understand that Mr. Andrew soldMr. Davis Tritoma and Mr. Davisleft Jack of Hearts in Mr. Andrew'sstable. We feel they each were fineanimals and their new owners shouldbe very happy with them.

Lionel Labbe has gelded Flamesonand is training him as a working stockhorse at which he is doing very well.

The Howard Hurd's of Portlandshowed their yearling fillv Cocoa out oftheir mare Conscience this season a fewtimes and took home some ribbons.They have a filly out of Conscienceborn last May that is a dandy and sheshould add to our shows in the future.

Mary Foley's mare TownshendFlicka had a very successful show season, the first time she has shown ineverv show all season and carried ofFthe Reserve Championship in the OpenClass which should have made all theshowing worthwhile for Mary.

Roger Dunton gelded his stallionGaytime, and sold him to Hugh Littleof Rockland and we understand Gay-time is again for sale. He won a redribbon in the Over Class at the Rumac

Show at Augusta this year.

Down at Woolich at Miss MargaretGardner's stable there are some Morgans worth looking at. Her head studis Bayfield and she has two mares ofCalifornia breeding, Helen Mala andBelle of May which are fine. Belle ofMay and Choice Mistress have twodandy colts by their sides now andHelen Mala, now a two-year-old is veryold type and should have some lovelycolts. She also has the gelding Merry-man, a three-year-old by Squire Burger which is for sale.

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Dear Sir:

Enclosing postal note of four dollarswhich kindly send to me the MorganHorse Magazine for two years. TheMorgan Horse Magazine is too good tobe without. Keep them coming.

Sincerely,Raymond L. Jenison

South Windham, Vt.

Dear Sir:

Enclosed check is for my subscription to the Morgan Horse Magazine fortwo years and also a gift subscriptionfor one year. This gift should go to adeserving person such as "Jean Sturte-nant," your first correspondent in thewonderful October issue. If she has

been taken care of, you must know ofothers who may be "having it hard."

Very truly yours,Nelson D. King, D. D.

350 Commonwealth Ave.

Boston 15, Mass.

Dear Sir:

We have enjoyed your magazine inthe past and are looking forward to thefuture issues.

Yours truly,Luman A. Jenson

Glcnville, Minnesota

Dear Sir:

Enclosed please find P. O. order for$2.50 to renew my subscription for theMorgan Horse Magazine. I would notcare to be without it as I take a realinterest in light-horses, and particularlyin the 100-mile endurance race, and ammighty anxious to hear how the fineMorgan stallion "Osage" placed in t.ierace this year.

Yours truly,J. R. Kirkpatrick

Cranbmok, British ColumbiaCanada

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The MORGAN HORSE

UPWEY KING BENN 8246SIRE OF CHAMPIONS

Looking Ahead

to the

Season of 1951

SYNDICATE FARM Reading, Vermont

The Editor's Comments(Continued from Page 5)

the point we are trying to make is thatthis great little fellow should be used,shown and publicized for the thingswhich made him great.

He is a natural saddle horse, a greatdriver. His record on heart-breakingtrails and long highways is outstanding.But his achivements have failed to surround him with an aura of societv orweath to exploit his greatness. Not inhim are those qualities which bringsroars from a crowd interested only in atote-board although Justin's bloodcourses through the veins of the sulkysweetheart who whips through recordheats to rouse a betting mob.

He is no paperdoll exquisitely nurtured and cared for to come out of wrapsinfrequently and perform at extreme-paces before a horse show audience.

No, Justin's boys and girls have nothit it rich. They too. like their presentday wealthy relations, saw hard timesand almost faced extinction.

But they are on their way back and

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it is up to every owner, breeder andlover of Morgans to back this renaissance.

We consider outstanding in this planthe interest included in 4-H clubs,many ol which have horse groups anda program ol instruction in care andequitation. Prominent Morgan breeders are encouraging this by giving coltsas rewards in intergroup competition.

The interest in Morgans is growingHis bright looks, good disposition andenduring qualities arc daily endearinghim to a bigger and broader field.

What then is his future?Many of the big breeders have de

veloped exceptional horses which haveexcelled in hot competition. This is anestablished group vital to the continuation of the breed, and its show ringachievements keep the name of Morganin the forefront.

But more opportunities lor using andshowing the Morgan are needed for theownership and use of a bigger andmore interested group.

This magazine has long contendedthat the Morgan's use as a driver and

road hack should be given more attention. These two events at the National

Morgan show more than proved thispoint. Not only were they filled tocapacity but they brought the greatestresponse from the crowd.

That is a straw in the wind that

should not be ignored. It is evidencethat owners and spectators like to seethe Morgan put to his best uses. Itseems to sum up something like this.

Let us have more interest and moreshow classes for families, more roadsters, both in harness and under saddle.Let us even consider a versatility class—riding, driving and jumping.

Let us take cognizance of hisbright, calm eye which never blinksat a task of which he is capable. Letus use him as a pleasure horse—ridingand driving him over all kinds ofcountry, singly and in groups, on testing trails or holiday jaunts.

In this great revival of the Morganlet's revive him to a world he loved instead of one in which he is a poorrelation.

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Michigan Proud ofPlains King

By R.w Smith, Jr.

PLAINS KING owned by MiloMeasel of Farmington, Mich.

Our good state of Michigan is notwithout its due recognition lor anability to produce stallions of notabilityamongst all breeds.

One of the outstanding favoriteswithin the Morgan horse worldthroughout Michigan and the UnitedStates is Plains King A. M. H. R. 7684.

Due to a leg injury, 1947 was hisfirst and last year shown by his proudowner Milo Measel of Farmington.Mich.

That year was not without his claiming awards due a stallion possessing7.7677 per cent ol* fustin Morgan'sblood. His accomplishments in thatyear included the Blue Ribbon for Morgan stallions at the 1947 Michigan StateFair, the first time the Morgan classeswas held in twenty-five years.

To list other feats in that brief yearin the show ring we must includeGrand Champion Stallion, at OaklandCounty Fair, Second at Richmond,.Mich, in the Mare and Stallion Performance ('lass, Second at Mason.Mich, and Second in performance classat Farmiivrion. Mich. These awardswere proudly accepted for at that timehe was required to show against allbreeds due to the pitiful lack ol allMorgan Classes.

The year 1951 will see his return tothe show ring to perform against manyof his noble offsprings, following area few who have brought added honorsto his name:

King Shoshone 8548. owned by KithMorse, Arcadia, Calif, winner of theParade of Roses and Champion of theWest Coast in 1947 and 1948.

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Abbington ol Shady Lawn. GrandChampion and Junior Champion mareat the National Morgan Show of 1949.owned bv Vaughan Groom of North-ville, Mich.

Star Baby, winner ol Junior Harness,Second in Ladies Driving. Second inRoadster ("lass and Third in Road

Hack Class, at the National MorganShow 1950, owned by Mr. and Mrs.Eusey ol Leominster, Mass.

Pixie's Girl, winner of two-year-oldmarc class at the 1950 Michigan SlateFair, owned bv John Baran ol Detroit.Mich.

Shady Lawn's Mister, a yearling wasshown at Mason, Mich, this year in anOpen Model ("lass, against all ages andplaced First.

Beall's Mitzi, winner of YearlingMare Class at Michigan State Fair 1950.owned bv Robert Beall. Birmingham,Mich.

Grand Sire of Varga Girl. ChampionMare at National Morgan Show 1949.

Flyaway Queen, shown three timesthis year placed third in Aged Marc-Class at this vears Michigan State Fair.

Plains Beauty p'aced Second in theRodezar Morgan Mare Class and placedfourth in performance class as Owasso.Mich, against an all stallion class.

Such a producer of winners shouldnot go unrecognized in the annals ofhorsedom. His many admirers art-wishing him a successful show careerin 1951.

Election of Officers at

Great Lakes Club

In its October election of officers theGreat Lakes Morgan Horse Associationelected the following to office:

Gerald F. Taft. PresidentMilo F. Measel, Vice-PresidentSt. Clair Hamlin, TreasurerRobert LI. Beall. Secretary

The following were appointed ascommittee leaders:

Floyd P. Appling, PublicityMilo F. Measel, New MembershipRobert H. Beall, ShowHenry Berenz, Show

At present the Association is carrying56 members on its roll. Their names

arc:

Floyd P. Appling, John A. Appling.Mrs. facquelin Baird, John Baran.Robert E. Beall, Robert H. Beall,Robert L. Behling, Henry Berenz.Joseph Rov Brunk, Virginia Carson.Richard W. Curry, Don I. Davis. MiloG. Dugan. Lois L. Eckert. Helen BrunkGreenwalt, St. Clair Hamlin. L. G.Hill. H. R. Houghton. D. V. M., FredI- Hubbard, Milo F. Measel, MarthaMorrison. Guv Morris. Bruce Norton.

Charles J O'Neil, C. D. Parks. D.V.M..Charles J. Robv, Carl Scheppert, Elizabeth B. Shadt. Jerry K. Smith. PaulD. Smith, Ray W. Smith. Joseph H.Simmons, Gerald F. Taft. lackThomas, Thomas F. Thompson, C. F.Treftc.

Since it is difficult for most ol us to

get awav to see others interested in theMorgan Horse we would appreciatecorrespondence from others with ourlike interest. Addresses of the mentioned members can be had by writingMilo F. Measel, 41377 West 12 MileRoad, P. O. Box 615, Farmington.Michigan.

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Dear Sir:

It was last December that I was firstintroduced to the Morgan Horse Magazine, and I must say that I have enjoyedyour magazine very much.

My favorite sections are the Pictorialsection, the Veterinary's article andPatty Davis's article. Like many ofyour other subscribers, I enjoy yourmagazine so much that I wish that youwould publish every month.

I am sixteen years old and naturally,as you can see, am a lover of Morganhorses. By spring I hope to have myown Morgan horse.

I will renew my subscription as soonas 1 can wnen I return home fromschool as I go away to school.

I might add that I think the bestissue you have put out was the Octoberissue. The one on the Morgan horseshow.

Sincerely yours.Rodney Gould

CO Berkley Street

Nashua, N. H.

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your letter of congratulations upon the purchase of mvnew Morgan Horse. I am very proudto be a Morgan owner and I willalways hold my head high when Morgans are discussed in our social group.

Please find enclosed a money orderfor S4.00 for a two year subscriptionto the Morgan Horse Magazine.

Sincerely yours.Ronald Wilson

Chicago 39, 111.

Dear Sir:

With reference to Morgan horses, itmay interest you to know that I owna 3>Yi year old mare by Farl Brown'sWoodland Chief. Her mother is Kentucky Babe supposedly full-bloodedMorgan but no papers so consequentlyI cannot obtain registration on this excellent mare whose name by the wayis Scarlet. I am very fond of the Morgan horse and I anticipate a great dealof pleasure out of owning SpringbrookMidnight.

Very sincerely yours.S. J. DuginskiMoorhead, Minnesota

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Hflltimy (BmtittgB

and

Best Wishes for 1951

HE SKLLS

KEN CARMEN 7815

Golden chestnut, white markings, foaled 1932, Sire JubileeKing 7570 16 H. 1150, Dam Heroda 04243. Sound and wellpreserved with animation hard to excell. His colts showtheir Morgan breeding as well as his hall brothers. RedVermont and Juzan. He is priced to sell and this is an

opportunity for the small breeder.

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DECEMBER 1950

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l/founci ovdkMAia6Ms

Dear Patty:

When you wrote and asked me to doan article lor you I decided that theWeston 4-H was an ideal topic.

There are 32 active members in the4-11. In the total amount of horses he-longing to cluh members, 24 are Morgans, fifteen mares, two stallions and 7geldings. The entire club is separatedinto three groups, the beginners rangingin age from ten to fifteen. The oldergroup and an advanced older group.The beginners study various types olfeeding habits, basic anatomy, the careof tack and horse and receive instruction in horsemanship. These activitiesare dispersed with picnics trail ridesand games on horseback.

The older group besides keeping adaily record of their horses do project-such as building model barns, schoolingtheir horses to take correct leads, tocanter slowly or perhaps teaching themto jump. They also receive instructionin anatomy, the common diseases, theiiprevention and cure, what to do in anemergency, lessons in horsemanship.

The older advanced group are allmembers who have earned certificatesfor the previous years work. Their program is more specialized. Besideslearning how to judge a good horse.and common diseases, we are doing athorough study on the Morgan breed.We are going to make a nation-widesurvey asking various questions on theMorgan. By doing this, we hone toestablish what the average Morgan isaccording to height, weight, looks.What the average cost is in raising aMorgan and why they chose a Morgan.This is our main project. Outside ofthis we are doing several other projects.Charles Collins, Betsey Stoddard andmyself are doing one on livebreedinsi.interbreeding and outcrossing and whateach has done for and against the Morgan breed.

Others will be training colts, of whichthere are six.

You know, Patty, the 4-H clubs area wonderful thing, they teach respect,

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By Fatty Davis

responsibility, andrive to do things.

We have colts thin the 4-H from afour-year-olds.

A colt is taughtter and lead line,

Charlie and I hadArabian Stud colt

ject. When he leithan a yearling,broken to a sulkyon it.

give you the inilia-

at have been trainedfew months old to

to respond to a hal-then a lunge rope.

1 a five months oldlast year as our pro-t us as a little more

he was perfectlywith a liirht nerson

Joan Cowie on QUORUM

Two or three ol the colts are beingtrained to harness and two to a saddle

ami brid.e this year.

For those that wish to show, we aretaught the correct way to model andride a horse.

Interesting proof ol the Weston 4-Hclub results are to be tound in the re

cords of the past National MorganShow. Five out ol six equitation winners came from Weston. Glendalectof Charlie Collins placed in severalclasses and my ( wn Quorum who wasridden by Barbara Stimpson, BetsyStoddard and myself and driven by BobBaker and Mr. Daigle placed in tenclasses.

The 4-H has really done a lot for theyoung people of Weston and we are

proud of our club. We all have madea good beginning on the training ofcolts from lead line to harness andsaddle. We all know how to work abitting and we are all learning moreand more from each of our meetings.Members of the club are seen on thetrail driving buggies and in the showring both in equitation and pertor-mance classes.

Through the 4-H we are learningto hold our own in the horse world,

loan Cowie

Names in Pedigrees(Continued from Page 11)

sold for from SI (KM) to $3000, withsome even higher. Ethan Allen was reported'y sold lor Si0.000 to be knownas the most valuable horse in America.Mares came to his court from all overNew England, New York and theCanadian provinces. His colts wereuniformly excellent. There is no recordof any that were poor or low-priced.

The influence of Black Hawk on

virtually every American breed ol horseis a matter of history. Many fineStandardbreds trace to him, includingthe late Billy Direct whose mile in 1:55is still a world's record. Litt'e Brown

Jug, Brown Hal and Sta«" Pointer wereclosely descended. George Wi'kcs, oneof the greatest trotting sires of all timewas out of a Black Hawk line mare.Black Hawk sired Blood's Black Hawk

who in turn sired Indian Chief, notedfor his influence on the American

Sadd'.ebred. The inimitable BourbonKing and the great Edna May's Kingare from that family. Another son,Stockbridge Chief became the ancestorof Rex Peavine, Edna May and one ofthe trtil" !Tcat show mares of all time.

Hazel Dawn.

There will never again be a Morgan sire to equal Black Hawk 20.Through his sons Ethan Allen 50, Sherman Black Hawk 51. Blood's Black

Hawk 8l), Black Hawk Chief 140.Canada Black Hawk 146, and a hostof others, better than 80 per cent ol theMorgans of today trace to him oncountess lines. Had there never beena Black Hawk it is extremely likelythere would never have been a Morganbreed. The country-wide acclaimgiven the coal black stallion made thename of Morgan a household by-wordthroughout America as it was inVermont.

Th* MORGAN HORSE

Closing of U. S. Morgan Farm

Panfield. Oual(erlady, and Riviera. Champions at last twoNational Shows to top list of Morgans offered to public.

lady and Riviera. These great performers are known to those who havefollowed the National show at Windsor, and should go to some breederwho is searching for quality in hispurchases. Ishtar, twelve-year-olddaughter of Redfern, and Mantua,eight-year-old daughter of LadySealect, are two other proven producing brood mares that are being offered.In addition to these, there are filliesby both Panfield and Mentor that aremost promising.

Final plans for closing out the Morgan horses at the U. S. MorganHorse Farm as a project of the U. S.Bureau of Animal Industry are developing nicely. Mose of the maresare to be placed in the hands of cooperating state college experimentstations so these valuable blood lines

will remain available to breeders.Twenty mares and fillies and four

promising voting stallions are beingheld for the Vermont AgriculturalExperiment Station in accordance withcongressional action. Included amongthe mares are Willys, dam of Naiadand Quakeriady: Fairytop, dam ofMentor; Inez, dam of Symphonee;Jasmine, dam of Osage, Noontide andStanfield; and Naiad, dam of Rivieraand Stellar. Two outstanding sonsof Mentor and two of Panfield arebeing retained for use on these provenbrood mares.

Connecticut and Massachusettsexperiment stations are benefitting bythe placement of Mentor and eightproven brood mares to add to theMorgan mares already owned or heldat those establishments. In addition,Ranier, son of Mentor, and the promising Panfield x Inez weanling coltgo to Amherst for future use. Theweanling colt is a bay, full brother ofthe 1950 junior champion filly, Symphonee, and apnears to have the type,substance and flash of this cross andshould develop into one of the outstanding sires in New England.

The New Hampshire and Pennsylvania state stations are also addingtwo young mares each to their work.Pennsylvania gets Noontide, Mansfield,x lasmine; and Royalanne, Magellanx Ishtar. New Hampshire adds thetwo-vear-old filly, Silkoline, Mentorx Norma, and the yearling Trudy,Mentor x Noontide, to the small unitthat "Cy" Tirrell has developed atDurham.

This leaves a small but most desirable list of Morgans that will beoffered to Morgan breeders by meansof a sealed bid sale. The list ofavailable horses may be obtained bywriting to Earl B. Krantz, Superintendent, U. S. Morgan Horse Farm,

DECEMBER 1950

Middlebury, Vt. It will be availablelate in November and the bids will

be opened on Wednesday, January 3.The list of stallions being offered

is particularly attractive in that notonly Panfield and Stellar, juniorchampion son of Mentor, are beingoffered, but also a number of promising two-year-old. yearling andweanling sons of both Mentor and Pan*field. Among others, the list includesthe seven-year-old Niles, by Mansfield:Surefoot, by Mentor ond out of Joyce,outstanding daughter of Redfern; andSilverfield, by Paxton and out of Kona,one of the top brood mares. There isalso Trophy, yearling son of Damsel.Trophy was weanling stallion blueribbon winner and, along with hisdam, winner of mare and foal classat Windsor in 1949.

Tops among the mares beingoffered are the show ring winningdaughters of Mentor, namely, Quaker-

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'I he end of the horse show season,in this area at least, arouses, inevitably,some regret on account of the discontinuance of the enjoyable times past.However, I think many of us are aptto lose sight of the first object in holding shows at all. And that is not thewinning of prizes or even the acquisition of the art that alone can bringsuccess. It is, first and foremost, a"shop-window" of our own unrivaledproduce. Exhibitors at horse shows perform an essential service to the MorganMorse breeding industry. Moreover, theshows provide enjoyable entertainmentlor millions of people and serve to develop the love of the Morgan Horseand ••itere-r in him. My personal impression this year is of a distinctly improved showing in all Morgan classes.No longer can a single animal beassured of a triumphal progress througha season. There arc plenty of promising young animals coming on. tochallenge the reigning champions inthe years to come . . . and that is ahealthy sign of progress and recovery.Perfect manner and the accurate per-lormance ot: the movements expectedare not, of themselves, enough. Theremust be, too, a perfect conformation—allied with that indefinable "something" that distinguishes a MorganHorse as such and impresses one withhis grace, carriage and obedienceshown. I am glad to see a vast improvement in performance. This isa happy augury—but never forget thatearly selection of your show animalsand steady training and elimination isessential to success.

James Kenney of Lapeer, Mich, nowhas another Morgan—Schoolmaster'sChoice by Lippitt Moro Ash. She isa full-sister ol John (Jeddes, owned bythe Neilsons of Fenton. and Ruthven'sMiriam Ann, owned by young DavidStaebler of Ann Arbor. Jim planseventually to be rated as a top true-typeMorgan Horse breeder and with his

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Kenny's King Cotton and this mare iswell on his way.

The owner of several Morgan horses—J. Harry Wood—President of Central Liie Insurance Co. of Illinois—isnow living in Chicago—having closedhis Iarm at Petersham. Mass. Mr.Wood sold his Morgan stallion Ruthven's Alexander Ceddes. known as"Buzz", to the college of agriculture,University of Connecticut where"Bu-'z" will be their "head man", inthat he is now a proven sire ... a trueson of his illustrious sire Lippitt MoroAsh. One of Mr. Wood's mares Ruthven's Sally Ann by Rajah and her twofillies went to the college of agriculture.University of Massachusetts. Sally andher two fillies were chosen because oftheir outstanding appearance, conformation and breeding. Another of Mr.Wood's mares Sentana by Flyhawk isnow with Dr. Ray Fessenden and Mr.Brouillet at Alhol, Mass.

Referring to the article about PaulRevere which appeared in the June '50issue, could it he the horse actuallyridden bv Paul Revere—Good Larkin—was a Morgan?

Miss Mabel Owen of Merrylcgs FamSouth Dartmouth. Mass. will undoubtedly be p'eased to learn thatSenor Morgan by her Squire Burger isnow owned by Drew Reed ol LosAngeles, Cal.

Before more than 2000 spectators during the Fourth Annual Oakdale, Calif.Saddle Club on September 24, Mrs. I. !"..Hottel ol Modesto earned the BlueRibbon for the show's best Morganstallion on Trilan by Katrilan.

Many of us hereabouts were pleasantly surprised by a visit from Mr. andMrs. Dana Wingate Kelley (Mr. andMrs. New England News and Notesof this magazine) and are ol courseanxiously awaiting their accounting oltheir trip in an early issue ol our maga

zine. They both are indeed keenly-interested in the true-type Morganhorse.

Enjoyed Miss Marianne R. Blick'scolumn Minnesota Morgans. Hope itis a regular feature. I treasure a letterreceived from Miss Bertha Maier. mentioned in Miss Blick's column, in whichshe wrote: "I always loved the Morganhorse and I do hope the Morganbreeders will stay in the foundationbloodlines of Justin Morgan." Did youknow that the Champion Morgan stallion at this year's Illinois State Fair RedRoyal is related to Miss Blick'sQuestionaire? Miss Blick is doing herpart to interest people in her section ofthe country in the Morgan breed inthat she showed her three at the SouthDakota Fair, where for the third consecutive year Barbadon was crownedthe champion mare—the championstallion being Sunflower Prince ownedby the South Dakota State College.

Having seen the ad which appearedon Page 28 of the April issue of thismagazine, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Eare-hart of Northviile, Mich, stopped in tolook over the Morgans owned bv theDugans of Mar-Lo Farm and they bothfell in love with a two-year-old stallionVerran's Michael, which was magnifiedafter seeing him in the show ring atthe Ingham County Horse Show andthe Donmetta Farms Horse Show andalso the Michigan State Fair where Mr.Earehart asked to personally show"Mickey" and where he earned theblue ribbon. Right after this showing,this young couple purchased "Mickey"as a wedding gift to each other. Con-graulations! (Verran's Michael is bvPatrick Geddcs by Lippitt Moro Ashout of Ruthven's Polly Ann.)

"Dear Mr. Austin:

"The time seems to be drawing alittle closer when my dream of owninga lovely Morgan horse can he realized.Toward this end we planted 2500Chinese elm trees last year and they aregrowing so wonderfully well that wehope to have a fair number to sell thisfall. We had expected that it wouldhe still another year before we couldmarket any.

"At this point, at any rate, we aregiving considerable thought to the preparation of some pasture and wouldappreciate some advice as to the veryfinest kind of pasture that we could

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KIT M — Queen of the Road(Continued from Page 7)

the sun in his life set it grew in importance until it dominated his lastyears. The last 30 were strictly"memory" for Kit died in the barnin which she first saw the light of dayat the age of 27. But those last threedecades were kept green in his memory.

From his old man's rocking chair hehad an unobstructed view of the spotwhere he last saw Kit M.—the front

lawn where he buried her.

rose and gradually all thought of failure died. Instead he became firedwith the courage of the animal andhope kindled and then burned thatnerhaps he might even top his boast.Twenty-five miles in 100 minutes, fivefewer than he needed. Perhaps hecould shade even that figure.

Down the long grade into WestBovlyton they flew, across the bridge atthe bottom of the valley which wouldsome day he flooded by the backed-upwaters of a great dam. Through thesleepy village and on into Greendaleand then the Summit—outskirts ofWorcester. Less than five miles fromthe goal now and Mason knew he hadwon. The mare was tiring but shenever wavered in her stride. Driedsweat on her neck and flanks waswatered by the new accumulation butstill she he'd to that marvelous 15-milean hour gait. Mason took a litt'e firmerhold of the reins. Her tiring hoovesmight easily stumble now and he stoodready to lift her in that emergency.

But the Morgan legs and the Morganheart were working in perfect unison.There would be no mistakes—not thislate in the game with the railroadstation tower already in view. Downthrough the dirt streets of the city, past

plant for Morgan horses on our soil,which is quite a heavy clav—'St. Clairsoil loam' technically. Now—anotherquestion. When I looked around atMorgans in Michigan last year I wasquite a little set back, as you remember,at the prices asked—from $500 to $1000.I noticed in the April issue of the Morgan Horse Magazine that Morganswere advertised from $250 to $750. Thisraises the question in my mind:Whether it would pav us to borrow atrailer, and shop in Vermont (something I've wanted to do for years anyway!) Could it be that I might be ableto find a wider selection and possiblyat a better price?

"I've enjoyed so much your articlesin the Morgan Horse Magazine. It issuch an intresting magazine—I lookforward so much to the next issue theminute I've finished the current one.

Margaret (Mrs. Thomas) Osmer917 Park St.

Lapeer, Mich."

DECEMEBER 1950

home andcluttering factory she hustled.Then Mason guided her around the lastcorner and gave her her head for thedash to the goal. As he came in sighta lounger yelled and a group of menquickly gathered on the front stepswatches in hand. Mason went by themwith a wave and drove on a hundredyards to ease the mare down. He turned and came back at a walk. He knewthe time before they announced it butthe official word was a proud accoladeto accomplishment:

"One hour and 37 minutes."

Joe Mason was 33 years old on thatgreat day. He lived for 50 more beforethe Top Horsemen called him to theBig Barn in 1948. Death came to himat the old homestead in West Fitch-burg where Kit was foaled.

Considering the more than two scoreyears allotted to him after Kit'striumph it can well be understood thatfew of that era were left unacquaintedof Kit's prowess. Nothing in his lifeever compared with that race and as

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Dear Sir:I want to thank you very much for

printing my recent letter to the editor.I have already had several agreeablecomments on the ideas placed in theletter. Also, due to my attitude towardunregistered mares and crossbreedingI have had inquiries in regards mystallion for breeding. Grading up hasbeen going on all over and there is noreason why Morgans shouldn't do it.

I heartily agree with George Nickel(letter to editor) and Sentney that itis a shame that the Quarter horse peoplewere permitted to corner what couldhave been a nice market in usinghorses. The Morgan when schooled forit is naturally a handy intelligent stockhorse and his conformation is perfectfor the work. It seems the claim formost versatile breed is becoming lostin the shuffle of specialization in ourfinest Morgans . . . change of tackdoes not change the style of a horsetrained to move in one manner only.Naturally a really versatile horse cannotbe expected to beat both a fine harnesshorse and then a roadster . . . thedifference in way of going is moreapparent with specialization. I thinka good Morgan should develop to per

fection his best ability along one certainline or specialize, but then that samehorse should be able to show versatilityby changing his style and way of goingto fit the circumstance. The differencebetween trail horse, road hack, andpark hack is specific; a versatile horseshould do well at all and especiallygood at one. But a road hack or atrail horse cannot be judged as a parkhack is judged; nor roadsters and fineharness; nor the handiness of a hunteras the handiness of a stock horse.

A high schooled horse can learn to doa beautiful high prancing trot vvithourbenefit of weights or extreme headcarriage; he can glide instantly into anextended trot just like a road horse;he can change leads at any time withno fuss, turn on a dime either on therear or forhand . . . witness the spectacular Lippizaners to see what a horsewithout half the beauty of fineness inhis head as the Morgan cando. I wouldlike to see Morgans high schooled too,some of them might surpirse us.

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Shoes. Now is the time of the yearespecially in the northern states whenhorses are little used to check shoes.Snow and ice makes cowards of us a'l

and many owners confine exercise fortheir mounts to a few turns in the paddock. Too frequently the last autumnshoes stay on. toes grow long and heelsspread out of shape. If your animal isnot going to be used during the wintermonths it is far better to pull his shoesthan to leave the old ones on. The alternative is resetting at no more thansix-week intervals. Even if he runsloose on frozen ground in the corra!and the edges chip somewhat, goingbareloot is the best treatment.

It he is "standing in" a lot during thewinter be particularly watchful of histeet. Horses standing on dry plankshave a tendency toward hard dry feetand the result can be disastrous. If yourstalls are plank-floored put a liberal coatof wool fat—lanolin—on your horse'shooves. Grease them well at the hairami hooi line and it will keep themIrom becoming brittle.

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column is very interesting. I wonderwhy it is not larger.

Reading the Morgan Horse Magazine and seeing Mrs. B. H. Dickson's,and other members of the family mentioned so often, brings to mind that Ican "remember when" Mrs. Dicksonused to ride to the center of town,mounted on. no doubt, a Morgan;followed, in single file, by two very.•.mail skirls, mounted on ponies.

I remember when, as a small boy,the four horse tally-ho's used to gothrough the town of Randolph, en-route to Brockton Fair, the man in theiear blowing a horn as he went throughthe town. I have often wondered how,during lair time, all the extra horseslound stable room.

At that lime coaches Irom Englandwere ;it tlie Fair.

John A. G Livcrmore

can damage himself so badly by goingthrough a floor that permanent injurywill result.

Winter feeding- It" a horse is on therough—not being worked—watch thefeeding. Grain can kill him if he isnot exercised as anyone who has hadexperience with black water can testify.Feed light bulky grains—mashes—andgive him good hay. Don't give himall the hay he wants il he is a chronicstutter or he'll come out in the springwith a swollen pod that will take alot to reduce. The average size horsewill eat three tons ol hay a year il notpastured. That is a quarter ol: a ton amonth or about 15 pounds a day.Learn how much a iorklul weighs andfeed accordingly. Give him a goingover with a rubber curry and a cornbrush once a week even il he is on the

rough. Il makes him feel good andusually prevents scratching.

It: you ride or drive in the coldweather be careful when bridling yourhorse. 11 the lack is kept in a coidplace you should warm the bit or atleast "dunk" it in water before putting

it in his mouth. You know the kidtrick of putting your tongue on an axin the wintertime. If you don't we'llgladly inform you that your tonguesticks to the steel until ax is warmed orthe skin comes off. That's exactly whathappens when a horse's tongue touchesan icy bit. Dipping in water pulls outthe frost. Even cold water will do.

Similarly an ice-cold saddle clappedonto a back warm from blankets willsometimes make a fighting Indian outol the calmest horse.

A friend of ours wrote recently thatpenicillin was used with great resultsto clean up lymphingitis. That'ssomething! We can recall not so manyyars ago purchasing a mare afflictedwith the disease. She was a beautifulthing starving and ill-treated in a third-grade dealer's stable. We bought herfor $50. confident we could straightenher out and the tricks we tried toaccomplish il would fill a book.Lymphingitis, as you may know is theresult ol a toxic condition usuallybrought on by colic and manifests itself by a sudden and violent swellingin one ol the cxtremeties. In this mareit was her nigh hind ankle. While shewas kept on soil light teed and theswelling treated il showed some response. The minute she got hard grainshe got colic and the ankle "blew up."We failed to cure her and a bullet was

the only answer. How now we wishthat we had had penicillin then.

NOTICE TO BREEDERS

Applications for registration of foals of 1950 in the AMERICAN

MORGAN HORSE REGISTER must be mailed to The MorganHorse Club, Inc., at 90 Broad Street, New York 4. N. Y. before

midnight December 31, 1950 in order to take advantage of the

lower rates. If you do not have the necessary application forms,send to the Club for them.

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A foal of 1950 can be registered by a member of the Club prior toDecember 31 for $10. If postponed beyond that date, it will cost $15.

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A non-member of the Club can register a foal prior to December31st for SI5, for which it would cost $20.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN STOCK EARMRandolph, Vermont

Jlame o£ "Jliftfutt" Mc^aanl

We saw the finish of the Vermont 100-

Mile Trail Ride at Woodstock . . .

We attended the Morgan ? Horse Showat Windsor . . .

And we still have the courage to offerfor sale some Real True Type Morgans.

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Lippitt Morgans enjoy a very highpercentage of Justin Morgan blood.

VlditoM- Aluuiyd, Welcome

j : Ii Address all correspondence to k

I ROBERT L. KNIGHT, Box 542, PROVIDENCE LR.I. •I j