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1955 MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSJOHN GEDDES 9853 Michigan's Champion Western Pleasure Horse in Competition with all breeds.

MILLER'S DEBUTANTE 08495 Michigan's Champion Morgan Performance Horse.

For Sale

YEARLINGS — 2-YEAR-OLDS

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Mr. & Mrs. J. Cecil Ferguson

Greene, R. I.

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These are Parade colts — Every onehas a good disposition.

They look like Morgans — short

bodies — flat bone — good heads —

short ears.

Dear Sir:

I have started a letter several timesbefore, but never got around to dropping it in the mail. I seemed to get ridof my steam on paper and think —"it's no matter of mine." But everytime I get an issue of my favorite horsemagazine, I get a little more steamed upand decide to write a letter for sure.So here it is.

With winter here and most outsideactivities curtailed there is more timefcr reading and horse talk. So I amhoping for some answers from Morganhorse lovers and readers everywhere.

Being a California subscriber forover ten years, I like to hear about thedoings, etc. of Morgan breeders, exhibitors, horses here in California, and ifyou can't find it in the breed magazinewhere can one look for it? I take 5other horse magazines and can sayvery little is mentioned about westcoast Morgans, or many others for thatmatter.

My big question is: Are there anygood Morgans left in California? Ifso, why are they being kept such abig secret? What is the trouble withthem out here? Of all the 11 westernstates, Washingon is the only onementioned in Morgan Horse magazine.

Just check back through this year'sissues and see what you can find mentioned about California Morgan doings,shows, exhibitors, breeders, sales, etc.Also the advertisements of WesternBreeders. This magazine representsthe media for the Breed of the wholeU. S., yet by appearance one wouldthink the Morgan lives in the east almost exclusively. I will say that Mr.Drew Reed of southern California has

been a faithful advertiser, and the onlyone for quite a few years. But I amwondering if Red Gates is the onlyMorgan he has. I never see any mention of any others and he must havesome, I'm sure.

I have been a Morgan lover sinceI was thirteen. I made my choice thenfor the breed of horse I wanted. I'msorry to say that at 34 I'm still not anowner but have kept faith all thistime. As the years go by, and I seethe Arab, Appaloosa, and Quarter

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Table of Contents

SPECIAL FEATURES

The Mounted Park Police of our National Capital 6Conformation Faults in Pleasure Horses 8Science of Horseshoeing \qEastward Ho 14University of Connecticut Little International 24

REGULAR FEATURES

Letters to the Editor 4The Editor's Comments 5Jeffy's Journal — Part 35 gFrom the Horse's Mouth 11Justin Mcrgan Association News 13Pictorial Section 15-22Niagara Frontier 23New York State News 23Maine Morgan News 24Breeders' Listing 31-33Horse Tails 35

Officers of the Morgan Horse ClubPresident FREDERICK O. DAVIS

Windsor, Vermont

Vice-President GERALD F. TAFTNorthville, Michigan

Treasurer WHITNEY STONE90 Broad St., New Yorit 4, N. Y.

Secretary FRANK B. HILLS90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y.

The Morgan Horse MagazineVol. XVI March 1956 No. 2

A MonthlyThe Official Publication of

THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated90 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.

Please send all correspondence regarding subscriptions and advertisingto publication office: The Morgan Horse Magazine, Leominster, Mass.

Publisher Otho F. Eusey

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Mrs. Frank LinnellMargaret Gardiner

The Editor and staff of The Morgan Horse Magazine and the MorganHorse Club, Inc., are not responsible for opinions and statementsexpressed in signed articles or paid advertisements. These opinions arenot necessarily the opinions of the editor and staff of this journal.

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advertising 1st of month preceding date of publication.

Copyright 1956 by The Morgan Horse Magazine.

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

The Editors Comments

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This month's Letter column is headed by one from a loyal readerin the great state of California. It contains, we believe a justifiablecriticism of the magazine, in general, but of the breeders and ownersin some sections in particular.

With a magazine of this size, on a limited budget, all can understand our inability to have paid correspondents in the widely scatteredsections ol the country. We must depend upon our readers to furnishnews and pictures from their area. It is our desire to give as completecoverage as possible to Morgans and their owners everywhere. However we are dependent upon your help. It is your magazine, and itis only with your help that we can make it what you wish it to be.

With the coming show season just around the corner it is moreimportant than ever that we receive news and results with picturesas soon as possible after the show. It is very important that we receive as complete a listing as possible. It is only natural that some ofus forget all placings except our own.

It is also of interest to our readers to know the breeding of allhorses, both in show results and on pictures published. Many of ourreaders follow certain lines of breeding with great interest. They cansee the pattern of certain blood lines and enjoy their magazine muchmore if the sire and dam are listed.

During the course of a year, we receive many pictures, some excellent, but some lacking in the mechanics of photography, and notshowing your animals to proper advantage. We, as owners, naturallysee our own horses in the best possible light. We think of them aswe know them to be at their best, and possibly overlook the way somepictures show them to be. We are reminded of the time Em Pedlcrsaid he could not find a camera which would take pictures the way hesaw things. Try to get sharp, glossy prints, write the name ofthe horse with number on the back, name of sire and dam, along withowner and address. In some cases it might be advisable to also givethe age, as well as any pertinent intormation regarding locale ofpicture, and record ol: horse. But above all do not go to the otherextreme of waiting for the perfect picture, or we fear our pictorialsection would shrink into insignificance.

We do appreciate the help of the many who have been faithfulin sending pictures at regular intervals, even though all cannot beused. Above all we appreciate the help of those who have given un-stintingly ol their time to compile material and pictures. It is thosesuch as Jane Dakin, Ern Pedler, Mabel Owen, Gail Dorow, BarbaraCole, Virginia Lau, Carol Ramsey, Eve Oakley, Margaret Gardiner,Ayelien Richards, Mrs. Greenwalt, Patricia Hallquist Wcrts, and many,many more whom space does not permit our mentioning at this time.We do appreciate your cooperation. We look forward to your helpduring the coming months. We also appreciate the criticisms of ourreaders, without these we would not know how to plan. The suggestions of many such as Mrs. Rice, do help us to plan a magazine ofwhich we hope you can be proud.

We ask the help of readers everywhere during the coming monthsthat 1956 may be the best year the magazine has yet enjoyed.

MARCH 1956

OUR COVER

According to one ol the proud (?)parents, Nancy Ela and Sandy Huntwere eligible for the award going tothe "worst dressed riders" on the(J. M. H.A. Trail Ride in Vermont

in 1955. But we think they were thehappiest-go-lucky riders. They weregetting real enjoyment Irom the ride.The horses are: (left to right) Nancyon WESTFALL BARBY 97182 andSandy on ARKOMIA 06835.

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Horse increasing in popularity sorapidly and very little mention of theMorgan I am wondering if my faithand belief in the Morgan as the all-round pleasure horse is justified.

In this immediate vicinity there are71 privately owned horses with morebeing added all the time. This is Arabcountry now, and when I mention theMorgan as a good all around horse forthis country, (we do lots of trail riding) people get that quizzical look intheir eye and think —"What kind ofhorse is that?" And then I can't even

mention one nearby breeder, any goodshow horses, or exhibitors. Now, theMorgan needs some promotion, exhibition, talk, some action, something outhere. Does anyone agree?

There is one more thing I wouldlike to mention. That is how proudand happy I felt when I saw the Morgan, Windcrest Donna Lee on ArthurGodfrey's T. V. program from thePennsylvania National Horse Show.Those few minutes before millions ofviewers across the whole U. S. were

the best publicity the Morgan couldpossibly receive. It was wonderful.

Mrs. Bettye JohansonBox 95, Diablo, Calif.

The MountedPARK POLICE of

our National Capital

Well-trained horsemen and versatile

Morgans patrol remote recesses of

park glens . . . lead parades . . . and

help control huge crowds.

A welcome and familiar sight topark visitors of the nation's capital arethe "Mounties" of the United StatesPark Police Force, who function underthe capable direct command of SergeantThomas C. Tingle. Policemen on horseback can be seen on patrol in the deep,remote recesses ol park glens, canteringalong the more than one hundredmiles of bridle paths and park trails,in formation at the forefront of manyparades, and working in the midst ofthe huge crowds usually to be foundattending the various public eventsstaged annually in the nation's capital.

The Horse Mounted Unit numbersthirteen privates — all capable, well-trained horsemen. These men are responsible for the protective patrol ofmore than three thousand acres ofparkland in the National CapitalParks system. Their primary responsibility is to cover the rough, woodedpark areas and trails which cannotreadily be reached by police motorequipment, and where it would be impractical to utilize loot patrolmen. The"Mounties" have available and occasionally employ several "walkie-talkie"radios for instant communication with

Photo By Abbie Rowe Courtesy National Park Service

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nearby radio-equipped police motorized units, or with the police basestation. During their eight-hour toursof duty, the patrolmen contact headquarters once every two hours bymeans of call-boxes located at conven

ient spots throughout the park system.The United States Park Police Force

has in its stables at present seventeenmounts, (three stallions, four mares,and ten geldings) and two youngfillies, all of Morgan stock. Morganhorses are selected because of theirknown and proven qualities of intelligence, endurance, ease of handling,gentleness, and dependability. Otherbreeds of horses have been tried in the

past, but have proved to be less thansatisfactory, usually for lack of one ormore of the above-named qualities.

The sizes of the police mounts rangefrom fifteen-two hands to seventeen

hands. All the horses, with the exception of one stallion, arc uniformlyblack, although some have white stockings and small white markings.Weights range from one thousand tofourteen hundred pounds.

The three registered Morgan stallions, Gypsy Boy, Sioux Gold, andBlack Knight are notably the eye-catch

ing crowd-pleasers. They have become the favorites ol many childrenand grownups as well, because of theirspirited appearance and demeanor, andtheir boundless affection and friendliness towards humans. It is not uncommon for children and their parentsto make special trips to the parks,carrying with them choice morsels andtidbits lor these stallions. Sioux Gobi,the strikingly handsome Morgan Goldstallion, is routinely employed as standard bearer and lead horse at the headof parades, and is frequently seen leading motorcades staged in honor ofvisiting dignitaries.

The agile Morgan horses daily taketheir riders over mile after mile ofgrueling, rough terrain, as well as being capable of surging smoothly alongmodern bridle paths. Regardless ofthe weather, a minimum of six hoursis required of each rider and his mounton patrol — five days per week. Normally, horse and rider work a standardforty-hour week. In the course of thesummer months, regular patrols onboth day and night shifts are scheduled.It has been found that the Morgan isas dependable alter dark as in the daylight hours.

Police olficers and their mountswork as a team, with the resultant development of a close bond of understanding — if not love — betweenthem. Only in rare cases will oneofficer's mount be temporarily assignedto another police officer; it is not theapproved practice. Of course, sparemounts have to be used in the place ofinjured or convalescent animals, asoccasion demands.

Florse-mounted patrolmen are exceptionally useful in controlling largegatherings and crowds, whether spacedalong parade routes or workingamongst groups of spectators at civicevents. There is a vast amount of respect promptly afforded to the horseand his rider, which is not available topolice officers less fortunate in theirequipment. As a matter of fact, peopleusually display an apparent interestand liking for the horses, regardless ofthe circumstances surrounding theiruse. Annual events of the magnitudeof the Cherry Blossom Festival, theIndependence Day Celebration, thePresident's Cup Regatta, plus frequentparticipation in motorcades in honorof visiting dignitaries, trotting down

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Photo By Abbie Rowe — Courtesy National Park Service.

Conformation Faults in

By R. E. Smith, V. M. D.

At a recent meeting ol the NewEngland Morgan Horse Association, apanel of experts was bombarded withquestions of all types. Among themwas, "What in your opinion is theworst conformation weakness in ,aMorgan?" Since many of us are reluctant to admit that Morgans, particularly our own, have faults, let userase the word "Morgan," and substitute "horse." The following summary represents the faults listed bythe panel, and applies to horses ol allbreeds, and particularly to pleasurehorses.

Faults Which Detract FromUsefulness

A horse is judged primarily lorwhat he can do, and not on beautyalone. His usefulness then dependsupon his feet and legs. Some of themore important faults follow:

1. Light bone and muscling. "Bone"is usually defined as the circumferenceof the leg midway in the cannon region.It includes the skin and tendons as wellas bone. Motion depends upon bonesbeing united to form broad firm joints,and these same joints being extendedor flexed by prominent tendons whichjoin the muscles to bone.

Bone can be lacking in either qualityor quantity. Quantity of bone isjudged by the appearance of the cannon from the side. Quality is judgedby the cleanness of joints. An indexof muscling is the width of the lore-arm and gaskin as seen from frontand rear.

Since the under pinning is expectedto hold up the superstructure for 15to 20 years, make sure that the amountof bone and muscling present is inproportion to the size of the horse.

2. Crooked hocf(s. Since the motorof this model is in the rear, most ofthe drive falls on the hocks. Crookedor sickled hocks, as seen from the side,allow additional strain just from supporting the weight above, let alone thestrain produced by pushing the horsetorward.

3. Toeing out in front. A horseafflicted with this standing position

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swings his loot inward as he progresses. In severe cases he repeatedlycuffs the ankle of the supporting legwith the foot of the legs in motion.This is disconcerting to the horse atleast, and makes the success of a rideunpredictable. A horse that toes inwill wing or paddle and perhaps putmore mileage on his speedometerthrough wasted motion, but he won'tknock himself down.

-I. Narrow, Contracted Feet. Again"no loot, no horse." Narrow contractedfeet may be present from the time ofbirth, or they may be encouraged byimproper care. Any effort which takesa horse oil the ground removes pressure on the heels and tends to encourage contraction. That is why shoeingis often referred to as a necessary evil.Aside from the shoe itself, the practice of cutting out the bars or openingthe heels favors contraction. The barsrepresent a continuation of the wallof the hoof around the heels and towardthe center of the hoof. They are seenparallel to the sides of the frog, andact as braces for the heels. Cuttingthe bars down flush with the soleweakens them, and makes it easier forthe heels to contract. If the frog isalso wizened and dry, frog pressureto keep the heels apart is also missing.Then rasping the outside surface ofthe wall above the clinches allows thewhole loot to dry out. It a foal isblessed with narrow feet from birth,there is little that can change his conformation, but at least factors whichwould encourage contraction can beavoided.

5. Weiu\ Bac\s. A horse's backbone is in the shape of an arch withthe curvature upward, and is well designed to carry weight. Since thewithers and croup cover up this featureof his skeleton, the back on such ahorse may show a slight dip in the topline in the opposite direction. In a lowbacked or weak backed horse this archhas straightened out, and no longer iscapable of supporting weight so easily.Since long backs weaken more easily,short backs are preferred.

Faults Which Detract From

Pleasure

These are faults which may notdetract from usefulness, but detractfrom the rider's pleasure by makinghim cuss repeatedly and aloud.

1. Round Withers. Round withers,alias mutton or low withers, give asaddle such an insecure seat the therider often finds himsell flat on his backafter attempting to mount. This ofcourse is assuming that you can finda saddle whose tree is wide enough tolit in the first place. Don't depend oncinching the girth tight enough to holdthe saddle. This can result in girthsores, as well as an anxious expressionon the face of the horse.

2. Straight Shoulders. Straightshoulders and pasterns usually go together. Combined they increase concussion on the front legs which wasadequate in amount to begin with.Then also they add to the convictionof the rider that he really is on a"shake down cruise." Add to this a

short neck and low head carriage, sothat the rider will feel he is all alone,and riding on the handlebars.

Faults Which Detract FromBeauty

These faults will keep a horse outof the ribbons in a model class, butif the owner recalls that he too is a bit

homely here and there, he can usuallyput up with them. Since they are morenumerous, a list will suit ice.

Steep Croups that drop off too lastand are combined with a low tail

attachment.

Crooked tails carried to right or leftwhen traveling.

Long cars.Narrow heads as viewed from in

front.

Neck^ on upside down or turkey necklooking as if crest had slipped to theunder side.

F.we nec\ with a prominent dip infront of the withers.

Low head carriage with ears on alevel with the withers.

Add to this list of faults all thosethat are acquired as a result of poorconformation or poor management during the lifetime of a horse, and it iseasily seen why the perfect specimenhas yet to be born. Remember theveterinary certificate on NASHUAlisted a small inactive splint, whichcan hardly have detracted from hissales price of 51,251,200.00. So behappy with what you have, but alsoknow what you have.

The MORGAN HORSE

JEFFY'S JOURNAL«.

PART 35

One of our readers wrote to me thatshe had recently obtained a three-year-old Morgan which had been trained todrive and started under saddle and shewanted to finish him herself. She isfinding that he holds his head, whileridden, rather low and asked if I useda bitting harness on Jeffy, or, if not,in what waya satisfactory head carriagedeveloped.

She understands that young horsesdo tend to be low-headed in their earlysaddle education. This is my understanding too, for the majority at least.It was very true with my own two.Apparently it is related to the fact thatthe unaccustomed weight of the rider,especially on young muscles, throwsoff the natural balance of the horse.It shifts the center of gravity, which inthe free horse lies about back of thewithers, forward. In the course oftime varying from a few months to ayear, the horse will regard its normalbalance with the rider in the saddle,greatly assisted by muscles strengthenedthrough exercise. Thus if the horse'shead is not too much interfered withby the rider, it will, in time, hold itshead in a position normal to its conformation. She does not mention it, butI will bet a subscription to this magazine that the youngster also, in thisstage, trips over anything in a mostdistressing manner.

Nature then, plus judicious riding,will help to get that head up to thelevel natural to that particular horse.Now, of course we all know that anyMorgan can do anything, maybe. However, it is just as well to recognize thatsome horses of a breed are naturallymore of a "peacock" and others moreof a using kind. Neither is better thanthe other. Goodness is a matter ofsoundness, conformation, disposition,and way of going, so either kind ofhorse can be good or bad.

If this three-year-old is a peacock,and if his owner wishes to campaignseriously when he is older in the openMorgan classes, as distinct from theMorgan pleasure classes, he shouldprobably want to further cultivate thehigh natural head carriage by muchwork in the bitting harness with almost

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all riding done in show-form within aring or on a smooth straightaway. Thatis the sortof training the professionallyhandled horse would get for a show-ring career. One trainer I am tolddoes almost all hisexercising in harnessfor the horse, which happened to bea Morgan, which was to be shownunder saddle. The harness work, giveseffects very similar to a bitting harnessand is more interesting probably toboth the horse and the trainer. Obviously the horse was already well-trained for showing under saddle. Theshow folk do not seem to be anywherenear as literate as the group to bedescribed. There is as far as I knowonly one book on this type of training.It is fortunately a very good book,"Riding and Training" by EarlFarshler and currently available. Donot confuse it with his other work,"The American Saddlehorse" whichmay be just as good, as far as I knowwho have not read it, but not applicable to us, since it has ten chapterson the history of that breed.

Even if your colt is a peacock, youcertainly don't have to make him sucha specialistic if you are not interestedin a purely show career, and few of usone or two horse owners want to keepto such a dull routine with our prideand joy. However, we should notcomplain when we are beaten in thepeacock classes if we don't.

So now for the using horse. Thereis certainly no reason why by the aboveroutine he cannot be converted morenearly toward the form of the peacock,provided you and he can bear thetedium of it since it will be that muchharder, and if that is where your interest lies. On the otherhand you maywant to produce a really nice pleasurehorse for your daily enjoyment. Asfar as I can make out, a little work inthe bitting harness does no harm. AsI remember back, I used a bitting harness on Jeffy for about two weeks ora month off and on. I remember borrowing Dodie's and I am sure I musthave used it. Jeffy was about a yearor 18 months old, just before we startedto drive. I think the point was notso much to set the head as to illustrate

to him the futility of fighting the bit.Last night I met Mr. N. and he said hewas getting a half-brother to Jeffy totrain next week and that he had sentover a bitting harness to the owners,so they could give him a little "bitting"before he came to start serious saddletraining as a pleasure horse. Whenhe had Jeffy he told me distinctly thatJeffy did not need work in the bittingharness. It must have been becauseJeffy and I had gotten beyond thatpoint. He was then three and it hadbeen at least a year since he had hadone on, and about eight months sinceI started him under saddle. He did,however, say that the best thing forJeffy would be lots of driving. ThisI echo gladly for that age. It musclesup their rears, conditions and strengthens them, without the weight on theirstill undeveloped spines.

For the well-schooled pleasure horse,the hunter, the cross-country horse andthe generally using-horse, excessive useof a bitting harness has the danger ofmaking them too rigid. You see whatI mean? The check-rein prevents afree head to tail movement of the muscles along the spine. The side-reinsfrom bit to saddle prevent the freelateral movements from side to side.These two flexibilities, lengthwise andsidewise are terribly important in allriding other than the round-the-rail ofthe show horse, where the action-with-maximum-bloom is what counts. Thesetwo flexibilities are what other systemstry to cultivate in the horse, culminating in dressage work but starting fromthe same exercises which make the bestof all pleasure horses. There is an extensive literature on these systemswhich are world-wide with slight variations. To avoid confusion, I will nameonly one book which has been so successful that it has been reprinted recently. It is "Training Hunters, Jumpers, and Hacks," by Brig. Gen. HarryD. Chamberlain. This U. S. ArmyGeneral was, I suspect, the author ofour own old Cavalry Manual whichis just about as good, if you can finda copy. These systems never use abitting harness even at the start, although one recommends a dumb-jockey, an artificial aid which is notquite so much of a strait-jacket.

If any of you want to read into thesubject of Dressage, there is a recentBritish book out, "Dressage, A Studyof the Finer Points of Riding" by H.Wynmalen.

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Science of HorseshoeingTreating Contraction — Wise and Unwise Methods

By Dr. Jack Seiter

(Reprinted from The Chronicle)

About seventy-five per cent of lameness, whether it's the shoulder, the tendons, the ligaments or the foot, can betraced directly, or indirectly to contraction of the hoof.

What causes contraction? Neglect,carelessness and ignorance, or at timeslameness somewhere in the limb abovethe hoof. Incompetent mechanics, whoknow nothing about the anatomy orstructure of physiology of the foot andconsequently improper dressing of thehoof without consideration of the conformation of the limb and its continuity with the hoof. Shoes fitted tooshort, too narrow, hoofs fitted to theshoe, excessively rasping of the outside of the hoof and paring out thesole, frog and bars.

In order to illustrate this article, letus, for the time being, forget the horseshoe or iron or steel, and think only ofthe natural shoe of the horse; the hoof;the box or horn in which is enclosed thefoot proper. The hoof is the shoenature endowed every horse with, andin their natural state they manage toget along in varied environment without foot trouble of any kind, but whenput into service, by man, on artificialroads, nature was unable to renew thegrowth of hoof as fast as it was wornoff, consequently some method to protect the hoof from excessive wear became necessary — a necessary evil somesay; but I say it is a necessary evilonly on account of its abuse.

If we shod horses according to naturewhich means to simply protect the hoof,we would not have all the varied foottrouble that our so-called skill, tryingto improve on nature, has left in ourwake.

Take for instance a colt, say a yearold, if his feet are not rasped down atregular intervals, especially during thehot and dry season, the hoof becomesdry and hard, it does not spread outas fast as the foot that is growingwithin it, the soft tissues are bound upin this caseof horn, they becomehot andfeverish, colt favors one foot more thanthe other, lays down considerable to

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get away from the constant pain, thisonly aggravates the case, and it getsworse day by day.

If this colt's feet were cut down witha pair of nippers and a rasp and thesharp edges rounded off to preventthem from breaking off and the sole,frog and bars were left intact and noknife was ever put to them, and thiscolt's feet were kept dressed this wayonce a month and provisions made tokeep the feet reasonably moist by turning him out into a good soft piece ofground, or into a clay stall kept forthis purpose, you never would bebothered with contraction.

Here we have a two year old, he hasworn shoes for several months, butthe shoes his little feet are armed withtake the soleand frog off of the groundabout three eighths of an inch, result— frog dries up and quarters drop in,colt goes short gaited. Orders are:don't take a thing off of his feet andput more iron on to him becausehe does not extend himself as freelyas he did a few months ago. Morefoot, heavier and thicker shoe, sole andfrog still further away from the groundand naturally more contraction andless action, this procedure is repeatedseveral times without results, colt iscondemned as no good and is sold orgiven away.Two-Year-Old Foot in Year-Old-Hoof

I have gone through the mill so longand have seen and handled the feet ofthousands of colts that had as big afoot when they were yearlings as theyhad when they were shod a few timesand were two-year-olds. Now wherein the name of common sense can oneexpect a colt to go sound with a two-year-old foot jammed into a yearling-sized hoof. It's just like you trying towear a number seven shoe on a number ten foot, only you can pull yourshoes off when the pain becomes unbearable and thus get immediate relief, but the poor colt has to keep righton wearing the ever-decreasing hooffilled to overflowing with an increasingfoot.

There can be only one result in acase like this: lameness, either temporary or permanent. If we take a caselike this in time, remove the shoes,dress down the feet to where theynaturally belong and then, with theaid of swabs, clay or a good long turnout in soft soil, will give relief in afew days, but it will take months ofthis treatment to restore the feet backto normal, but if the case is of too longstanding, permanent injury may be theresult, such as corns, quarter-cracks ornavicular disease.

Effect of Soft Earth on BarefootedHorses

I had an occasion to trim the feetof two of America's leading trottinghorse sires — a few years ago. I haddressed their feet as weanlings, andapplied their shoes as yearlings, carrying plenty of hoof and plenty of iron;saw them attain world's records, andincidentally saw their feet go the wayof all colts feet that are shod as yearlings carrying excessive hoof and iron.Two seasons on the turf wound uptheir racing careers. Now after severalyears in the stud, and being barefooted and turned out every day inthe grass and soft earth, their feet hadattained the size and texture of a 1500pound work horse.

Often wondered what these twohorses would have done if they hadcarried this kind of a foot in their twoand three-year-old form.

I recently shod a pair of three-year-olds that had gone through the mill ofinexperienced trainers last year; bothwent wrong, both carried excessivehoof and plenty of iron. They wereturned out for about eight months, andrecently brought in to a local track forthis season's training; they sure lookedrough and woolly. This did not interest me, but one look at their feettold me that the owner had saved himself two good young colts by turningthem out and getting their feet back tonormal again.

While the critics were making remarks about the fallacy of turning outrace horses, claiming it would takeseveral months to get them shaped upagain, and that they had forgotten whatlittle they had learned: one trainer, awise old head from down east, waswatching me dress the feet, and hemade a remark that showed me that heknew his stuff. "Yes," he said, "turning them out for a few months maymake them look kind of rough, butthat is not as bad as keeping them up

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The MORGAN HORSE

FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

By Charlotte McCartneyRiding Instructor, Fay School, Mass.

Part 2 — The Horse as a Personality

Righl: PEPPER and THUNDER (20 minutes old)

Many dictionaries and technical horsebooks will state that a pony is a smallhorse. Therefore, many children andadults have the misconception that apony is a young horse and will growlarger as it grows older. I have triedto clarify by illustrating the breeds ofdogs. A Cocker Spaniel is a smalldog and will not grow bigger as itgrows older. Finally the child graspsthe situation and becomes familiar withvarious breeds of the Equine family,each with characteristic size, disposition, capabilities, etc. But they areconfused and disillusioned all overagain. They read a horse show program that says, "Horses to jump 2'6".Ponies to Jump 2'." I enter Duster asa pony because he is under 14.2 h.h.,but I have just finished establishingthat Duster is a horse!

Children feel the need to get at thetruth. They ask "how" and "why"constantly, and they should be givenan honest answer regardless of the circumstance. Thus, a child wants toknow the truth about a horse in itsentirety. Only when this truth isknown can the animal become a pet,with sympathy, understanding, tolerance, and a certain amount of self-identification.

The truth of the matter is, that thehorse is ignorant and innocent in theways of the world. I refuse to use thewords dumb or stupid when referringto animals. It is the human being whosets standards of measurement, and bycomparison, a horse is stupid. It implies that the human is on the top ofthe scale, and anything that does nothave the same degree of intelligenceis beneath him. But how can twothings be compared as to inferiorityor superiority when they have very littlein common? About the only similarity between man and animal is thatboth are living organisms — but soalso is a tree!

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A horse has a great deal of dignity,and a personality unto himself. Hehas desires, feelings, habits and associations all of his own. Whether ourknowledge and observations as humansrule him as intelligent or not, is notthe point. He has certain rights thatshould not be infringed upon. Forthis reason I will not excuse or apologize to riders or parents for a horse'sexternal appearance. It is the truththat Bonita has a sway back — she-was born with it. The horses will beFilthy dirty if they have just rolled inthe mud. A parent looking at myhorses may have a wart on his nose orhave frayed cuffs. He does not apologize for himself, and neither shall I!

If a child is to enjoy riding undermy instruction, and wish to continuethis sport after he has left school orcamp, it is my duty to see that he hasa series of successful experiences. There

"Old Man" DUSTER with winter coat.

is expected to be some frustration ina child who is not as physically coordinated or courageous as the nextone. At an early age boys are not sowell coordinated, but have more "guts"than girls. At about the 14 year oldlevel, the reverse is true. Then it is thegirls who have the "stick-to-itiveness"required for advanced work that isnew and challenging. The coordinationthen becomes a matter of physicalmaturity, and can be merged with advance in skill gradually and by hardwork. However, much of the fear orapprehension in a child can be eliminated if the child learns to ride on ahorse that is a pet.

The pet horse or pony is calm, relaxed and tractable. He is obedient and

attentive because he trusts the humanswho are constantly in his daily life—humans who understand and respecthis desires, actions and reactions, etc.This horse will be willing and gentle.He is rewarded for good behavior andhonest effort. His punishments arejust and instantaneous, with nogrudges held on either side. It isnecessary to know the psychology ofa horse. I do not profess any vastor profound knowledge of this subject, but I have gained some in myconstant living with my beasties 365days of the year, and my inherent-love of animals. A horse has greatmemory and instinct. His habits andassociations become engrained. He isa creature of routines, and is able toconcentrate on only one thing at atime. He has no sense of durations,and cannot be expected to have. Parentswill find this true of very youngchildren. To a parent a punishmentfor a misdeed means never do it again.To the child or animal it means onlythat they did wrong at that immediatemoment. Only by a continuance ofmisdeed and punishment will a horse

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KENNEBEC STAR HM-2202bay mare, coming 6 years, star, white hind socks

Sire: Bayfield 9437 Dam by Tipperary 7518. 2nd dam—said to be Morgan

This mare is an ideal Morgan type, but we would consider selling her becauseunfortunately she is not technically eligible for registration with the Morgan

registry.

Miss Margaret Gardiner

Kennebec Morgan Horse FarmRFD #2. Wiscasset, Maine

Justin Morgan Assn. NewsBy Virginia D. Lai

All people in this area interested inMorgan horses were invited to attenda most interesting and worth-whilemeeting on January 15th. There wasa gratifying response to this invitationresulting in between 75 and 100 persons coming to the township hall inthe village of Salem, Mich, to welcome Mr. F. O. "Ted" Davis; to listento his message, to enjoy colored moviesof the 1955 National Morgan Showand to express ideas on how to advance the welfare of the Morgan horse.

Included in the audience were Morgan enthusiasts from as far away asSilver Lake, Wisconsin; from Ohioand others from widely scattered areasof Michigan.

We feel that the time and effortbeing put forth by Mr. and Mrs. Davison this mission of visiting local Morgan groups throughout the country isvery worthwhile. We feel it willhelp bring about better cooperationbetween all Morgan lovers and a greaterfeeling of responsibility on the part oflocal groups toward the National Cluband this publication.

On the speaker's platform with Mr.Davis at this meeting were Gerald Taftof Northville, Mich., Vice-President ofthe National Morgan Club and President of the Michigan Horse ShowAssoc; Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven,retired president of the University ofMichigan and member of the Boardof Directors of the National MorganClub; Walter Carroll of Farmington,Mich., President of the Great LakesMorgan Club and Walter Kane, President of the Justin Morgan HorseAssoc.

Mr. Davis very graciously extendedgreetings from the national club to thelocal groups and expressed appreciationto them for all that they do to furtherthe welfare of the Morgan breed. Healso gave a brief history of the MorganRegistry and the development of theNational Morgan Club. More important lor future thought and action washis presentation of some of the problems faced by the National Club andthe Morgan Magazine. We would liketo repeat some of Mr. Davis' remarksbecause we feel local groups should be

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made aware of these problems. Itseems that National Club membershiphas not grown in proportion to thelocal interest in Morgans. Also theNational Club would like to maintainits own offices and be able to sponsora representative to travel about fromtime to time and personally contact alllocal groups. At present the NationalHeadquarters is much indebted to thegenerosity of a few loyal supportersfor office facilities, etc., as it is unable to be financially independent. Mr.Davis emphasized the necessity forsupporting the Morgan Horse Magazine too. The editors and publisherare doing such a fine job, which canbe proved by comparing the MorganMagazine with other breed magazines,and the magazine should be receivingthe support of Morgan people everywhere. There are two ways of course,to support your magazine—by increasing the number of subscribers andmaking greater use of its advertisingfacilities. ((Jetting news items andpictures to your local publicity chairmen for forwarding to the magazinewill make a larger, more interestingMorgan Horse Magazine too!)

Mr. Davis further expressed hopethat local groups would be having FieldDays and Judging Schools. He saidthe National Club is very willing toextend assistance to local groups inplanning these affairs. It is also hopedthat all local clubs will have MorganShows, and here we think the JustinMorgan Horse Assoc, can be justlyproud of their efforts. It is importantto support the National Morgan Showas spectators and exhibitors if at allpossible.

Following Mr. Davis' address weheard from several of the distinguishedguests present. Gerald Taft re-emphasized the problems faced by theNational Club, the chief one beingfinances. In answer to a plea madeby Mr. Chester Treftc that the NationalShow be moved from time to timeto other parts of the country and returned to New England at regularintervals, Mr. Taft expressed a reluctance to do this at the present timefor three reasons. One is that the

Morgan population is now concentratedin New England even though theirnumber is rapidly growing in the Midwest. The second is that as yet thespectator interest is not suffiicient tosupport a show the size of the National.Third, the Midwest and other partsof the country are not yet ready to puton a show of the caliber of the NationalShow. Mr. Taft feels the local clubsshould build up interest in their showsto the point where they can be ofNational Show quality and then request the National be brought to thevarious localities.

Dr. Ruthven urged all members oflocal groups to become members ofthe National Club as well, in order toreally support the growth of the Morgan breed.

Dr. Byron Goode, Professor of Animal Husbandry at Michigan StateUniversity, commented on his observations at the 1955 National Show, wherehe served as judge. Dr. Goode saidthe quality of the show was high aswas the sportsmanship of the exhibitors. Fie said the quality ol: the horsesshown was uniform, which indicatesadvancement in breeding. He feltthe versatility shown was the highestof any show he has seen.

Walter Carroll spoke briefly on planswhich are afoot lor a Great Lakes Mor

gan Assoc, which would include allstates bordering on the Great Lakes.The association would be governed bydirectors elected from each state. This

group would in no way interfere withactivities of the local clubs. One ofthe most important functions of theassociation would be to plan an annualshow and build it in impoitancc untilit will be able to draw the NationalShow to this area periodically.

The meeting was concluded with anopen discussion period which offereda fine opportunity for anyone whohad a question or suggestion to feelfree to mention it. Out of this periodcame several suggestions. One wasthat prints of the Morgan Registryshould come out in some form each

year with the bound volumes comingat longer intervals as they are now.Another thought was that it there couldbe advertising in the Morgan Magazine on a club basis with a flat ratefor yearly contract, it might increasethe advertising.

Going back to some suggestionsabout shows of the future there wasa pretty general feeling that the showsshould have more special events such

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Eastward HoBy NiiAL and Pat Werts

Midwinter is no time to deliverhorses from the Midwest to New York

and Vermont, especially when you arecrowded lor time. We had sold Tri-conga, our 10 year old brood mare infoal to Flyhawk, to Mr. Stanley Crafts,Crafts Inn, Wilmington, Vermont. Hercoming yearling filly, Frosty Gale bythe Airacobra, had been purchased bvMr. Harry Wood of Bouckville, N. Y.and we had agreed to deliver them.We managed to get the horses deliveredhowever, thanks to unbelievably goodweather and some help from our Morgan friends along the way. We hadtwo weeks leave, at the end ol whichwe were due at Camp Gordon, Ga.

By the time we were ready to leaveI Iumansville, Missouri (which is inthe southwest part of the state) thetwo weeks had dwindled to eight days.On Thursday we loaded our new pickup with two horses, a barrel containingeverything from clothes to dishes,duffle bag, and various other itemssince we planned to head for Georgiastraight from New England. Thehorses obliged by walking right intothe pick-up and we took off. Wereached Springfield, Illinois, by 6o'clock that evening and could havespent the night there, but in view ofthe long trip ahead ol us we decidedto go on to Lowell, Indiana, just eastof Chicago. This route added severalhundred miles to our journey, but enabled us to make a good deal of ourdriving on turnpikes. We arrived atthe home of Beverlee and Bob Stahlabout 11 o'clock, to find that no onewas home and the stalls in the barnlull. Nevertheless we unloaded andfixed up a couple of places for thehorses and were about ready to leavewhen the Stahls arrived home with arush to see what was going on. Ofcourse it was several hours and muchhorse talk later before we got to bed.(We are sure the horses had a gooddeal more rest on this trip than wedid). The next morning we lookedat the Stahl's horses before leaving.Besides Just Ann, the Senator Grahammare which was Grand Champion atthe Illinois State Fair as a two-year-oldin 1954, they had Fillaine and her coming yearling filly, Abby Graham, bySenator Graham. Fillaine is a good-small brood mare by Fillmore out ofMoraine by Plains King. This year's

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hlly is very nice and would have donewell if shown last year.

We hated to leave but had to, so weloaded the horses again. After crossingIndiana, we got onto the Ohio turnpike, which made for wonderful driving. We sailed across Ohio, reachingthe Cleveland area shortly after dark.We decided to find the home of Mil-lord Fox, and hoped he would haveroom for die horses. We had no troublelocating "Dun-Movin'," but his barnwas lull and he wasn't home. His sonTommy took us around the neighborhood and helped us locate a barn forthe horses. It was an empty barn butthe basement was clear and safe for thehorses, so we turned them loose, fedand watered them, and left until morning. But by now it was time for anoil change on the pick-up. By the timethat was done and we had eaten andfound a place to stay it was 2 o'clock.

The next morning found the horseslooking more chipper than we. Afterfeeding them we chatted with theFoxes awhile and met the rest of thefamily. The Foxes have about a dozenMorgans. Their head stallion is L. U.Colonel by Fillmore, a good, strong,well-muscled horse with excellent bone.From the time he was a weanling untilhe was three he was owned by Neal,who broke and trained him. Fie hasan unusually good disposition, lots ofwill to do, and the stamina to go withit. (Sounds like a good horse for the100-mile trail ride.) The Foxes alsoown a little chestnut stallion by O.C.R.,which came from Merle Evans. Thislittle horse has an excellent front. Therewas a nice young filly by him. Formares there are two Devan mares,Springbrook Goladdy, Bird Leon, damof Wal-Thor, and Flyella by Flyhawk.Again wc were sorry to have to leave.We had a poor place to load as thehorses had to step up a foot or more,but the filly never hesitated and themare shortly followed her example.

We headed for Buffalo, where wegot onto the N. Y. Throughway formore pleasant driving. About 8 thatevening we left it and drove south,headed for Bouckville, a short distanceaway, where we would leave FrostyGale. Here we encountered a fewsnowy roads, but made it safely andsoon the horses were inside HarryWood's warm barn. Mr. Wood at onetime owned Upwey Ben Don, Casablanca, Sconondoa Chief and othergood Morgans. At the present timehe has a barn full of excellent ponies,one of which was champion at the

New York Slate Fair in 1955. We enjoyed seeing his ponies and talkinghorses with him and his wife. We spentthe night there and left with onlyTriconga in the morning, much to herdispleasure. Again the roads weresomewhat icy until we were back onthe turnpike. Arriving that afternoonin Bennington, Vermont we werehappy to see the mountain roads freefrom ice or snow, and we arrived atthe Crafts Inn in Wilmington, Vermont about 3 o'clock Sunday. Afterseeing the mare settled we enjoyed adelicious dinner at the Inn. Thatevening we drove to Townshendwhere we saw the horses at the Townshend Morgan-Holstein Farm. We sawtwo colts out of the full sisters Townshend Harryet and Townshend Sea-lecta, sired by Townshend Chief, thatwere very nice. They both had exceptionally good heads and ears. Therewas also a coming two year old mareChelecta which we liked. After spending the night there we made a hurriedtrip to Windsor to see the Wind-Crest Morgans. The first horse wesaw was the coming two-year old studby Upwey Ben Don out of SenecaSweetheart. Fie impressed us withhis good looks and high, light action.We decided alter seeing Upwey BenDon and Sealect of Windcrcst it wouldbe hard to find a better pair of stallions. There were some excellentbrood mares out in the pasture andseveral good colts, including a full sister to Dona Lee, in one of the paddocks.

We were sorry not to have anotherday or so to visit Mrs. Bryant andDana Kelley in that vicinity, and someof the breeders in Massachusetts. Monday night was spent with the Ela'sin Wayland, where we saw their topmares, Townshend Gladys, Townshend Cornita, and Townshend Sealois,dam of Chief. Of course old Sadwinwas there looking fat and healthy forall of her 24 years. Over at Mrs. Dickson's we saw some good old typeMorgans, Donnyvonne and Donlectoand also the good Mansfield broodmare Manzanita, dam of TownshendCornita and Townshend Manwallis.

We left Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon in a snowstorm, but ran out ofit in Connecticut and had a nice tripfrom there down to Georgia, arrivingthere in plenty of time. Wc would liketo say thanks to all the Morgan peoplealong our route who were so helpful.We enjoyed visiting with them andare looking forward to seeing themat the Morgan Show in the future.

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CONTEST CLOSES: December 1, 1956.

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Niagara FrontierBy Marguerite E. Hens

New Morgans continue to arrivewith increasing regularity in this partof New York State. The number ofMorgans here has more than doubledin the past two years, what withbreeders carrying on more extensiveprograms, and the developing interestol people not previously identified withthe Morgan breed.

An eight-months-old bay filly, NoraTwilight, has been purchased byHoward Dobler of Clarence Center,from Mrs. Margeret Van D. Rice.Nora Twilight is a daughter of Lip-pin Norma by Mrs. Rice's fine stallion,Lippitt Sam Twilight.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cook ofWilliamsville have purchased a filly,I.ita Allen, from Leon Losey of Tru-mansburg. This young daughter ofAgassi/., who boasts a white mane andbright chestnut color, placed third inthe Morgan yearling class at the 1955New York State Fair at Syracuse.

Regarding the State Fair, it has beenerroneously reported that DybcrryNekomia. owned by Mrs. MartinTharnish, was named Reserve Champion Morgan Mare. Actually this two-year-old's accomplishment was muchgreater; she was Reserve ChampionMorgan — quite an achievement forboth horse and owner, and certainlyone rating proper notation. Bred byDr. C. D. Parks, she is by LippittCeorge out of Lippitt Miss Nekomia.

The purchase of Archie W., a ten-months old bay colt, by HowardDobler brings to four the number ofhorses in the area by C. J. O'Neill'sArchie O, out of his Roxie de Jarnette.Senior member of the group, is Margaret O, also owned by the Doblers.This nine-year-old bay marc has probably the prettiest head to be seen onany Morgan. Roxie's Archie, ownedby the Tharnishes, is the most prominent of the quartet in the show ring.A five-year-old bay stallion, he is oneof the most outstanding western-trained horses in the section, as hisshow record readily proves. Dr.William Bachman's four-year-old baymare, Peggy O, has shown promiseand ability in the past show season, herfirst, both locally and at the NationalMorgan Show. Young Archie W isreally something to see, and will, un-

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doubtedly, be as outstanding as hisbrother and sisters.

Lippitt Lenora, Miss Ruth Keenan'seight-year-old mare, unfortunately losther foal by Ethan Eldon, some monthsago. A full brother of Lenora's, LippittNorman, is now owned by Don Green,who shows him occasionally at the localwestern shows. Both are by Lippitt.Selassie out of Lippitt Nora.

Of great interest lo owners of themany western-trained Morgans in thevicinity is the news that Mr. and Mrs.Martin Tharnish will hold a show attheir Royalton Ranch this summer, primarily featuring several classes forwestern Morgans. Since all performance classes in area shows are for Morgans under English tack, despite theIact that the number of western Morgans exceeds those trained English, aneed for such a class has long beenfelt. Thus far no one breed holds swayamong western horsemen in this locality; hence a show of this type couldhave considerable effect on the popularity of the breed by giving thewestern Morgan a proper show case forhis ability in this type of work. Theseclasses will undoubtedly create a favorable impression, as many ol our localMorgans have long been top horses inwestern shows throughout westernNew York and Pennsylvania. TheTharnishes show should be a topflight affair, if indication can be gainedfrom the success of their recent rodeo.Details of this show will be forthcoming as they are worked out.

Of more immediate interest is theannouncement that the Buffalo Saddleand Bridle Club will include, in itsmonthly English shows, two westernperformance classes for registered Morgans. Should these classes be well-filled, they will also be included in theBuffalo International Show held inMay. As this would be the firstwestern Morgan performance class inan approved show, a large turnout isimportant in the preceding monthlyshows, the first of which is Sunday,February 19th, at 1:30 p. m.

The winter has slowed activity to adegree. Temperatures have been lowand only the Morgan seems not tomind. Those who have riders braveenough to venture forth actually seemto enjoy getting out. As much canhardly be said for these same riders,judging from the duration of theirexcursions.

N. Y. State NewsBy Mrs. Vincent 1. Rogers

Spring must be just around that oldcorner. The first 1956 foal is reportedby Mary Arnold, Arnona Farm,Kanona. She has a January filly fromFolly Hudson and Nekomia's Archie.Eler mare One Grand is due on April1st, also to the cover of "Nicky." Maryso far has had nothing but fillies. Suppose some of that luck would rub off?

Mr. and Mrs. D. |. Willey of Kennedy were recent visitors here atSherimill. It's grand to see friendsagain alter the long winter. TheWilley's Tibby Corbin, winner of lastyear's mare halter class at Hamburg,and also first in the saddle class atWillow Grove, will foal about April15th. The expected youngster bySherimill Sunrise will be a full sister(they want a girl this time) to theirhandsome young stud colt, Tibsun.

Down in Pine City, Ayclien Richardsexpects a foal from her Nancy Annand Rodee's Brown Pepper. Ayelienplans to retire Nancy from the showring. Her promising young mare,Mandate's Peggy is being trained byJohnny Lydon to take Nancy's place.

Up in Gouverneur, Mildred HiltsDalton's gelding, Captain Slormalong,took part in eight shows last seasonand brought home 37 ribbons. xMildredand Stormy also grand-marshalled thehuge Sesqui Centennial parade, twomiles long, quite an honor for Mildredand her Morgan.

Mr. Gordon Voorhis of Red Hook,Dutchess County, has seven mares,none of them bred, as Mr. Voorhis isprimarily interested in showing. Hehas as bis trainer, Mr. Fred Herrick,lately with Mr. Davis and Mr. Lasbury.Mr. Herrick's wife is the former JeanMellin, who will be remembered forher drawings of horses, particularlyMorgans, whose characteristic charmshe captures so successfully in hersketches.

We hear from other sources that Mr.Voorhis' Morgans are beauties, andlook forward to seeing them at theshows.

Dr. W. E. Bachman of Snyder haspurchased a young mare by LippittSam Twilight—Lippitit Bridget, fromMrs. Margaret Van D. Rice of Meredith, N. H. Dr. Bachman also ownsWestfall Blythe, from this same dam.

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The sudden death of Julian Casterof Elmira, formerly of Buffalo, shockedhis many friends. Mr. Caster wassomething of an authority on Morganhorses, and had spent much lime onresearch and history. The breed lostwith his death a staunch and loyalsupporter.

In January, Syracuse State Fairofficials called a joint meeting ofbreeders' clubs to make plans for thecoming year. C. W. Rodee, Ear!Langley, and V. J. Rogers representedMorgans. Leaders of Palomino, Quarter Horse and pony groups were alsopresent, the.->e four having had thelargest number of entries last year.

An earnest and amicable discussionof last year's difficulties led to complete agreement on the part of Fairofficials and exhibitors. The NewYork Club feels confident that this fullcooperation will result in one of thebest shows in the state.

Mr. Hills' suggestion that each localMorgan club put all other such clubson its mailing list, is most constructive.It will be of great value to each clublo learn in this easy way what its neighbors are doing.

The New York Club does not meetduring the winter months, so thus farhas not contributed. But we'll be joining the "round robbin" very soon.

Our next meeting will be held thelatter part of April, time and placenotices to be mailed as usual.

Maine Morgan NewsBy Margaret Gardiner

The immediate results of the newsletter about the 4-H Horse Club inPhillips (see Morgan Magazine February, 1956) have been that Maine Morgan Club member Priscilla Dodge ofBangor is discussing starting a 4-H

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Elorse Club with Corinne Fletcher,the 4-H agent for that area, and thatthe Silver Bit Riding Club of Rocklandof which Maine Morgan Club memberMuriel Burnheimer is secretary, isplanning to sponsor a 4-H Horse Club,the next meeting (for the election ofofficers) to be held at the home ofMaine Morgan Club member DebbyHary in Rockland, February 8. Soit looks as if Walter Bryant's goodwork will be duplicated elsewhere.

Patty Peaslee is in Arizona, takinga two-months course in Western riding, so maybe next summer we willsee Zambo win more than the twochampionships he took last year.

The Maine Morgan Horse Club metFebruary 3 at the Hotel North,Augusta. There were 21 members present. The discussion concerned preliminary plans lor next summer'sannual show and for planning abouttrophies for the Morgans in the ClassA shows. The next meeling will beheld May 4th at the New MeadowsInn, Bath, Maine.

Outline of Activities of MaineMorgan Horse Club

Founded Nov. 1949 to promoteMorgans.

Meetings 1st Friday of November,February, and May. Show takes placeof summer meeting.

Discussions by breeders, vets, etc.MoviesReports from members who at

tended N. E. meetings, National Show,etc.

Pleasure Rides, Visits to breedingfarms.

Annual Show since 1952, generallyaround 18 horses. 3 ribbons, no trophyin each class.

Registry Volumes I, IV, V, VI purchased by Club to acquaint memberswith its uses and values.

Scrapbool{ of publicity on MaineMorgans.

Morgan Magazine since 1952, inbound volumes for reference. Ten subscriptions given recently to librariesof schools and colleges.

Card Catalogue of Morgans in thisarea, pedigrees, breeding record, transfers.

Map with colored pins indicatingpresent location of all known Morgansin this area.

Newsletter mimeographed monthly,theoretically in time for members tocorrect any errors so that the final copywould form a complete and accuratesource for the Morgan Magazine.

University of ConnecticutLittle International

March 16, 17 — Livestock Arena

University of Connecticut, Storrs

For the last few years the Block andBridle Club of the University ofConnecticut has presented their combination Horse Show and Little International Livestock Fitting and Showing Contest. This year the show willbe held on the 16th and 17th of Marchin the Ratcliffe-Hicks Arena at Storrs,Connecticut.

Both shows are student managed andlimited to student participation. Students in the Livestock Show are judgedon the condition and appearance oftheir animal as well as the student'sshowmanship. There will be classesin Beef Cattle, Sheep, Swine andHorses. Most of the students willhave spent from six weeks to twomonths preparing for the show andthe competition will be intense.

The University of Connecticut is engaged in breeding Morgan horses andthese Morgans will be the only horsesused in both shows. The Horse Show,in addition to the regular horsemanship classes, will feature many specialevents such as horse musical chairs,obstacle races and many others.

The largest turnout in the showshistory is expected and the studentsare prepared to seat all those whoattend.

March 16, Horse Show Evening7:00 p. m.

7:00 p. m., Grand Entry; 7:15 p. m.,Bareback Equitation; 7:45 p. m., Stock-horse Demonstration; 8.00 p.m., Equitation I; 8:30 p. m., Bucking Barrel; 9:00p. m., Sheep; 9:30 p. m., Equitation II;10:00 p. m., Musical Chairs; 10:30 p. m.Trail Horses.

March 17, Livestock Show

9:00 a. m. — 4:30 p. m.

9:00 a. m., Morgan in hand I; 9:30a. m., Novelty; 9:45 a. m., Morgan inhand II; 10:15 a. m. Angus; 10:45a. m., Morgan in hand Finals; 11:15a. m., Bucking Barrel Finals; 11:30a. m., Herefords; 12:00 noon, Lunch.

1:00 p.m., Parade of Sires; 1:30p.m., Swine; 2:00 p.m., ObstacleRace (horseback); 2:30 p.m., CoedCow Milking Contest; 2:45 p.m.,Beef Finals; 3:15 p.m., Calf Scramble;3:30 p.m., Champion Equitation; 4:00p. m., Premier Showman.

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SADWIN O4740at 24 years old — taken June, 1955

This picture was taken by Mr. N. F. Bigelow of Goffs-town, N. H., at the time of the New England MorganHorse Association Annual Field Day held at the Townshend Morgan-Holstein Farm. Sadwin went on to winfive ribbons for her riders at the National Morgan Show inJuly. Five ribbons in five classes at 24 years of age, hasany horse done this? Also has any other horse been toall 13 National Shows and received ribbons at all of them?

From the Horse's Mouth(Continued from Page II)

learn that a slap on the nose alwaysfollows biting, therefore, he should notbite.

For the ages of from 8 to 15 I workwith, I have chosen small horses andponies for my string. There is lessfear of falling when the animal is notso high from the ground, small horsesare easier keepers, and much less difficult tor the instructor and children totack up, groom, etc. In addition, theheight of most children at his age requires an animal of such size that theyare able to get the proper grip andbalance. Every one of the 11 in thestring (with the exception of Pepperand Dawn who were in the originalKillooleet string), came to me fromvarious stables, farms and privatehomes. They had not been handledto any great extent, were accustomedto different routines, and were moreor less on the defense when it came toriders or stable management. Nowthey are all pets and are used to, andexpect, understanding, patience, andconsistent love. At first, it was a slow

process of re-educating each new horse-to my routines and behavior patterns.Now that most of the string has beenwith me for 4 years, a new horse hasan easier time of it. He can observethe others in the barn, pasture andriding ring, and after a short while willadjust readily. His hardest adjustmentis in his relations with the other horses—they have been together so long thatthey are reluctant to accepta newcomer,and are jealous of the attention he getsfrom humans.

Each horse or pony in my stringwill tolerate almost anything, and generally beg for the petting and mauling.Of course there are individual cases—Zipper will always- nip when his girthis being tightened, Spruce is still abit headshy, and Duster must neverbe teased by people when he is in thepasture. However, the children canhop on them bareback, pull their tails,crawl under their bellies, take grainfrom their mouths, etc. Not one ofthem will bite or kick or fuss. Here

are the 11 beasties:

SPRUCE — 12-year-old roan mare.14.2 h. Ex-pacer. Advance horse —

teaches light hands. To be bred toHilltop Prince in August.

COCOA — 12-year-old chestnut cob.14.1 h. Advanced equitation horse,will execute gaits only on the propersignals. Used for ski-joring, to pullthe buggy and toboggan. Boss of theentire string. A reliable, calm geldingwho adopts babies after they have beenweaned until they grow up.

BONITA — 14-year-old Welsh baymarc. 13 h. Completely docile andplacid — excellent for beginners learning to canter. Sway back limits weightshe can carry. To be bred to Welshstallion in May.

GADAVANT — 6-ycar-old geldingout of Bonita. Fine for intermediates,but a fence breaker and general nuisance around the barn. 12.2 h.

. HIELTOP SUNBEAM — /-monthsold bay filly out of Bonita by MorganHilltop Prince 9194. Cute and full ofmischief. Already stands 12 h.

APACHE — 3-year-old brown andwhite spotted pony. 14 h. Doesn't yetknow what life is about. Uncollected—needs more training.

Presenting at Stud: £ IJ P£]}SJ] ft] 10426

SUPERSAM—A popular winner at National Morgan Shows andthroughout the East in 1955.

ORCLAND FARMS"Where Champions Are Born"

Sire: Lippitt Sam Dam: Paragraph

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Fee:$75. / Typical Supersam Colt.

MONADNOCK SELBALINA—Reserve Champion N.H.H. & T.A.1955 Open Colt, owned by Kenneth Clukay. Dublin, N. H.

Mr. & Mrs. Wallace L Orcutt, owners West Newbury, Massachusetts

ZIPPER — 15-year-old dark bayWelsh Mountain pony. 12 h. Ex-show pony. Independent and reliablebeginner's pony.

PEPPER — 12.2 h. dark bay WelshMountain pony. 8 years. Not used atschool because she is car-shy, and shyof birds we so often flush on the trails.

THUNDER — out of Pepper byGadavant. Age 2'/? years. Beingtrained.

DAWN — full sister to Pepper. Age3'/2 years. Ridden 1 summer.

I have left the "old man" until last.DUSTER, 20-plus-year-old dark baygelding. 13.3 h. After many sad andfrightening experiences, I learned thatDuster can never be restrained with

tack on, either in or out of a barn.After many times of having him rearin panic, or losing control of his muscles and falling down in a coma, Iinvestigated and discovered that hewas once in a fire, tied with bridgeand saddle on. He is the most intelligent horse I have ever worked with.You must love him in order to getalong with him — he knows the difference and will be stubborn and sluggishwith any rider who does not. If a

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child has the love and respect Dusterfeels is due him, that child can ridehim without saddle and bridle and thehorse will go through all of the gaitswith just a shifting of the rider'sweight. He will knock down anyjump under 2 feet, but will carry a145 lb. person over a 4 foot jump withease and grace. The vet tells me hehas the strongest heart of any horse orpony in the string.

Are there any disadvantages inteaching children to ride with horsesas pets? A few. But not enougn tomake me reject my theory. Eet mestate, first of all (and to clarify a misconception), that a pet is not necessarily a plug! His spirit or enthusiasmhas not been altered because he hasgained irreproachable manners. However, a pet will put up with a clumsyrider, and aids poorly given. It istrue that the same clumsy rider maybe relaxed on a friend's more friskyhorse, and then be headed for trouble.It must be firmly established in achild's mild that not all horses are petsjust as parents often instruct theirchildren never to pat a strange dog.

Two years ago I bought a very

spirited Hackney pony, the idea beingto sell her for a bigger price. I workedhard training this hot-blooded littlemare, but had Dcmi-Tasse so that shewould take all of her gaits with pressureon the snaffle only. She had a fullbridle and I let the curb hang loose.We were well acquainted and Demiwould do anything for me, includinglunging without a rope on voice signals. However, she boarded out thatsummer and a girl asked to ride herin a show. This girl was advancedand used to riding Elackneys on a tightcurb. Demi went up in the air andlost her rider. It was my fault formaking a pet out of a marc I knew Iwas going to sell.

However, the advantages of teachingchildren with pets are innumerable.The animals are willing and eager toplease. If a rider falls off during atrail ride, the horse never goes furtheraway than the nearest piece of grass.The more of a pet the horse is, theless discipline is needed and the easierto apply.

Next Issue: Chapter 3 —Matters ofDiscipline.

Meeting* Waters MorgansWe are happy to present the beautiful work of the artist, Anne Fisher Tatlock.She has certainly made "speaking likenesses" of this little Morgan family.If this first foal from Eippitt Robrita by Jubilee's Courage is any indicationwe can anticipate a really oustanding line from this combination. The fillyCourita 09210 continues to develop wonderfully and has lived up to all her

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FOR SALE: A very typey coming six-year-old chestnut mare with desirable,strong percentage bloodlines. Also a handsome coming three-year-old bay mare.

Lippitt Robrita 07522 is by Lippitt Rob Roy 8450 out ofAlrita 05147. She has an unusual amount of spirit andstyle like her sire — yet is one of the gentlest, most affectionate mares we've owned. At present it seems that littleCourita has taken the best from both her sire and dam.

Frances H. BryantSerenity Farm

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as games, trailer races and otherraces which would appeal to spectatorswho like to watch horses but are nottoo interested in straight horsemanshipand performance classes. Another ideaexpressed was that local all MorganShows should be sanctioned by theNational Club, thus adding to theprestige of these shows. Someone elsesuggested that the name of the judgeshould appear along with informationand results of each show. This wouldshow if certain judges are thinkingalong the lines that most breeders areworking toward or if there is wide divergence on how particular horsesplace under different judges.

We have reported on all these ideasnot to express agreement or otherwise,but we feel they are things well worththe consideration of local clubs.

We were happy to hear news aboutthe progress made toward getting reproductions of a model Morgan.Mr. Davis had hoped to have amodel to show us but the first onesare being cast at present. The production of these models is the result ofmuch effort on the part of a six-mem-

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ber committee in formulating the specifications for such a model. Later onthere will be decals also with a pictureof the ideal Morgan.

May we say on behalf of our club,thanks to President "Ted" Davis forhis worthwhile visit to us. We allwish him luck on the rest of his journeyacross the country.

We have a few Morgan transactionsto report at this time. The MiloDugans sold their 3-yearold filly, Betty.We are sure Betty is missed becauseshe was a real pet who had been invitedinto the Dugan kitchen and was oneof the family from the time she wasfoaled. Betty is by Lippitt Moro Ashout of Verran's Lassie. We don't knowwho bought her but understand shewill continue to be a family pet.

Michigan's loss is to be Pennsylvania's gain because of another Morgansale. James Kenney of Lapeer, Mich,sold his beautiful Morgan mare, Ruth-ven's Betty Ann to B. F. Switzler ofCarrolltown, Penn. This mare is byLippitt Moro Ash out of Rosilee. Sheis a fine show prospect and we hopeto hear more about her in the future.

Dr. Ruthven's three-year-old mare,Ruthven's Judy Ann was sold to OwenBigelow of Saline, Mich. This littlemare should make a fine pleasuremount for the Bigelows.

This is the time to dream about seedcatalogues, working with your Morgans and best of all that new crop ofMorgan foals which is on the way.So with these happy thoughts I'll bringthis to an end.

At the annual meeting of the Michigan Horse Show Association, held atOlds Hotel in Lansing, Mich., on Sunday, Feb. 5, two Morgan horses,ownedby Walter and Rheda Kane, Woodsand Water Farm, So. Lyons, Mich., received high honors. Miller's Debutante, their top Morgan mare wasawarded a trophy as the Morgan performance champion of Michigan for1955. This mare competed in the Morgan Horse Show held in Northampton,Mass. last season and finished with avery fine record at the show. JohnGeddes, their nationally known Morgan performance stallion was awardeda trophy as Western pleasure horsechampion of Michigan in competingwith all breeds for 1955. This famousMorgan stallion has won more trophiesand blue ribbons in western classesthan any other horse in Michigan.

Horseshoeing(Continued from Page 10)

and letting their feet go to the dogs;just look at those feet as near to perfection as possible, no contractionthere, and with ordinary care therenever will be. There is no methodknown to man that can improve onnature in restoring feet back to normal."

Use and Abuse of Hoof SpringsRight away this started the time-

worn argument of spreading out contracted feet, or hoofs, and the use andabuse of hoof springs or other artificial methods of attaining the same results. Cases were cited about hoofs being spread out a half inch in a fewday's time, by using powerful springs,or by applying a shoe with the nailswell back toward the heels and thenforcing the shoe out with tongs, thefoot and hoof along with it. But theysimply illustrated the fact that theaverage horseman lacks a fair knowledge of the anatomy and physiologyof the horse's foot, or hoof; to mostof them it's just a chunk of horn thatmay be cut, rasped, nailed, spread outor narrowed up like a block of woodor stone; they don't seem to realize thatthe hoof proper is the shoe that natureintended for protection of the foot —that highly complicated mass of organism, more intricate than the finestpiece of machinery ever invented byman — the mechanism we know solittle about, because it is hidden fromour sight in a casing of horn, the mostabused and neglected of all the organsthat are assembled in an animal'smake-up.

Prevention of ContractionThe greatest treatment of contraction

is prevention. As soon as a colt isweaned every possible effort should bemade to prevent contraction, by frequent dressing of the hoofs in an intelligent manner, and at no time shouldthe ground surface of the hoof be interfered with, as this part of the hoofsecretes considerable moisture. Keepthe feet soft and pliable, keep on doingthis when the first shoes are applied;never deprive the frog from groundpressure; it's the life of the foot; if athick shoe is necessary, use leatherpads and packing to keep the sole andfrog soft.

We all know, or should know, thata normal foot, in good health, expandswhen the animal's weight is brought

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onto it, and contracts when the weightis removed; consequently the hoof isconstantly in motion, and it's thismotion that continually pumps theblood in and out of the foot, and agood healthy frog is the main cog inthis never-ceasing operation. Destroythe frog by excessive paring, it becomeshard and atrophied, it no longer isable to function, the hoof becomes dryand hard, contracts around thecoronaryband and gradually interferes with thecoronary artery, which furnishes theblood supply to the foot — in otherwords, the arterial blood cannot getinto the foot and the veinous bloodcannot get out; consequently, nonourishment is supplied to the foot, norto the hoof, and more contraction issteadily tightening it'sgrip on the poordried-out foot. Is it any wonder an animal goes lame all over, just trying toease the pain from his feet, and is ita wonder such sequels as ring or sidebones and navicular disease result.

Do not try to treat a case of contraction without due preparation of thehoof beforehand; the foot must bemade soft and pliable, especially thefrog, or else any pressure applied to itwill only aggravate the case, as thesensitive structure above cannot standthe pressure of a hard frog any morethan they could of a cobblestone, andif forced to stand on it or travel overa hard road, navicular trouble will bea certain result. So, by all means getyour hoof ready for treatment beforeyou try any of the different methodsof treatment.

A Stalland MoistClay to StandInI recommend dressing down the feet

as far as safe, both heel and toe. Turnhim out in soft and moist footing, orstand him in a clay stall with aboutsix inches of good wet clay under hisfeet. If he must be shod, treat the feetas above, then shoe with a flat, thinshoe, fitted both long and wide, especially around the quarters; use aleather pad and plenty of okum andpacking; if necessary, add an extrapiece of leather across the frog to givemore frog pressure. A bar shoe is indicated here.

Springs Spread Ground Surface —Tighten Coronary Band

To the inexperienced, the foot springor expander looks like the logicaltreatment; they are generally put intothe foot after it is well cut down andthe frog, bars and sole trimmed out soas to spring under thumb pressure;then the spring is forced in between

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the heels and naturally their strengthwill expand the heels at once. It lookslike the proper procedure, but as soonas the spring is inserted, the naturalfunction of the foot's internal organscease to operate in a normal or naturalmanner, and the hoof is only spreadon the ground surface and forced totighten at the coronary band — andexpansion and contraction is at onceeliminated, because a spring that isstrong enough to spread out the hoof,is also powerful enough to prevent saidhoof from contracting, and in this manner the foot is deprived of its mostessential movement conducive to itshealth, and consequently, its usefulnessas the very foundation of the animal, beit work, show or race horse. Remember, "No frog, no foot, and no foot,no horse."

Jetiy's Journal(Continued from Page 9)

that colt with his head down. It appears that in the course of time withcareful exercise it will come up to itsnormal position with no outside interference. To get it even higher sometrainers use hours of work in either abitting harness or a driving harnesswith check-rein, others raise it by developing the horse as a muscular andresponsive athlete through plannedexercises. The writer of the letter askedif the use of a Weymouth followingearly practice in the snaffle helped toraise Jeffy's. The answer is either "No"or "It ought not to have done so." Itis supposed to be the snaffle workingin the corner of the lips of the horsethat raises the head. The curb shouldflex the jaw, and bring the chin towardthe vertical (but not too far). No, witha snaffle bit and no check-rein in harness, Jeffy carries his head the best ofall. He is naturally somewhat moreof a peacock than Bonnie, but sometimes I think I love my using mare,Bonnie, the best. At ten she is more"horse" than he is, even if he can buckme sky-high as he did yesterday andcaught me again before I hit the snow.I want to know him at six and eightand ten, just like I have known her.They get better and better each year.

Mounted Park Police(Continued from Page 7)

the broad avenues in parades, policework at the Ringling Brothers Circus,and the like, are all smoothly handled

by the Horse Mounted Unit with greatcredit and notable effectiveness.

However, the work of the policeMorgans is not all pomp and glory.Their daily working-beats encompasssome of the roughest, unimprovedterrain that can be found in this section of the country. Rocky and ravinelike wooded areas are taken in theirstride, together with patrol of thetreacherous marshlands which borderthe Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.These mounts must go in anywhereand everywhere that unsavory characters may lurk.

The Horse Mounted Unit plays animportant part in the work of eliminating the lawless element from the largerparks in and about the capital of thenation. The relative freedom of theseparks from incidence of vicious crimescan be directly related to the abilityof these horses to traverse lonely andremote areas, day in and day out,without let-up. A few of the largerparks thus patrolled are Rock CreekPark, Prince William Forest, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Rock Creekand Potomac Parkway, Fort Hunt,George Washington Memorial Parkway, Fort Dupont, Fort Mahan, Shepherd Parkway, and Anacostia Park.

Park Police horses are quartered inmodern, well-lighted stables spaced atfour different locations within the parksystem. Needless to say, the Government-inspected and approved feed isboth healthful and nourishing; sickness among the animals is very infrequent. An important part of theroutine of all the horses is periodiccheck-up visits from the contractveterinarian.

Adjacent to each stable is a largepaddock where horses which are notcurrently being ridden receive theirdaily, supervised exercise. This helpsto keep them in tip-top shape. A sectionof each paddock is set aside as a placeof convalescence for injured horses.Luckily, injured horses are few andfar between, due perhaps to the excellent care they receive from theirproud police riders.

Chief Harold F. Stewart, who commands the various activities of theUnited States Park Police Force, saysexpansion of the Horse Mounted Unitis definitely on the program for thefuture. In this, the motor age —paradoxically, but true — more Morgan horses and horse-mounted policeofficers are urgently needed in theparks of Washington, D. C.

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FOR SALE: Vivian La Sorciere, 06963.

Morgan brood mare due to foal in May.bred to Bald Mountain Troubadour; alsobay filly foaled June, 1955. halter brokenand has wonderful disposition; also darkchestnut filly, just weaned. Both filliessired by Bald Mountain Troubadour out ofVivian La Sorciere. RALPH G. HALLEN-BECK. Selkirk. N. Y.

PHOTOGRAPHY by Barbara Stone,41 Franklin Avenue, West Medford, Mass.Show pictures and action shots. For appointment and price call Mystic 8-9810.

FOR SALE: J. W. Hawk—17 month oldStallion, white star, with dark red maneand tail, golden chestnut color. Sire.Orcland Leader; Dam, Kitty Hawk. Excellent prospect for any purpose. WINTERS'STABLES, Bane. Massachusetts. FLanders5-4055 or Worcester, PLeasant 2-2266.

REGISTERED MORGAN COLTS. Filliesfor sale, Lippitt and Archie O bloodlines—MID STATE MORGAN HORSE FARM.DeMott Road, Middlebush, N. J., phoneViking 4-2646.

FOR "HORSE-MINDED" GIRLS: HitchingPost Farm, South Royalton, Vermont suggests an eight-week stay for the expresspurpose of learning or improving horsemanship abilities, trail riding, equitation,the care of horses. A small group withparent-like supervision. 360 acres ofbeautiful Vermont farmland and ridingcountry. Spring-fed pond. Ages 8—16.Fee $520.00. Write: MR. and MRS. J. C.McLAUGHLIN. address above.

WANTED: Registered Morgan gelding-good conformation, gentle, well broken forfamily use. MRS. T. S. HARMON, CedarSprings Farm, Jamesville, N. Y.

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FOR SALE: Reg. Morgan yearlings —filly and stallion, excellent bloodlines, redchestnut, excellent conformation and Morgan type, no blemishes and beautifullymannered. CAVEN-GLO FARM, 235 W.55th St., Westmont, Illinois. Phone DownersGrove 5195.

WANTED: Experienced horsewoman.Age depending ability judgement. Mustbe genuinely interested^ conscientibuacapable care, exercise, train horses ofchildren adults. Willing work with owner,possibly take charge. Knowledge feedingminor ailments. Opportunity future. Writefull particulars, qualifications, references.MILDRED T. LEFFERTS. Pitt Hall, OldChatham, New York.

FOR SALE: Saddles, all kinds ridingequipment, send for tree catalogue. DealersWanted. H. R. MILLER SADDLE CO..5904 Prospect, Kansas City. Mo.

WANTED: Morgan mare or gelding,5-10 years. Excellent manners in saddleor light harness. Must be sound, gentleand of excellent conformation. State priceand characteristics in reply. Box 101,Morgan Horse Magazine, Leominster, Mass.

FOR SALE: Rugged home-made two horsesingle axle trailer. Heavy duty truck tires,flooring, etc.. all in excellent condition.$250.00. W. J. HAMMOND, Wayland. Mass.

FOR SALE: Registered 5 year saddle-bred mare, sownd. green broke, sired byTrotwood Chief — good fine harness prospect. Valued at $1500. Will consider16-hand Morgan or half-Morgan as partialpayment. JOYCE BROWN. 244 Salt SpringStreet, Fayetteville. N. Y. Phone: Neptune7-3382.

FOR SALE: Neptune 8778. dark chestnutstallion, faint star, strip and snip, lefthind pastern white. Sire: Canfield 7788 byBennington 5693 out of Artemesia 02731.Dam: Evadne 04870, by Mansfield 7255,from Poinsetta 04232. Eleven blues in eleven

halter classes in 1S54. Never out of ribbons under saddle. Wasn't shown lastyear. Is wonderful show and paradehorse. Reasonable price. Inquire: RAYMOND WITBECK, R. D. 1. Pyle Rd., Amherst, Ohio.

ATTENTION HORSEMEN: Send 20 centsand you receive the instructions to teachmany tricks to your horse. PROF. CHARLES-HENRY LAVALLEE, Horse Trainer, St.Chrysostome, Co. 'Chateauguay, P. Q.,Can.

FOR SALE: Registered Morgan maresand weanling filly colts. These Morgansare gentle and the type that are a pleasure to own. MRS. ANN STEDMAN. RJ\D.1, Stonington, Conn. Telephone Mystic.Conn. Jefferson 6-9396.

FOR SALE: Registered 7 year old chestnut mare. Ideal lady's or older child'spleasure horse. This is an unusually prettymare with very smooth gaits. Round andfat. Well broken to ride or drive. Reasonably priced to a good home only. W. J.HAMMOND, Wayland, Mass. Tel. ELm-wood 8-2517.

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BIG BEND FARMSWinnebago Illinois

At Stud

RHODOAK 8636Sire: Illawana Ruban

Dam: Highland Lady

Visitors Welcome

MRS. WE W. BARTON1806 National Avenue

Rockford, Illinois

MERCHANT FARM

For Morgans in Texas

At Stud

Fleetwood King —Dorset's Foxfire

MISS MAXTNE MERCHANT

Route 2, Box 538San Antonio, Texas I

Pleasant View RanchMontana Morgans Available.

At Stud

FLEETFIELDSire: Mentor Dam: Norma

Chestnut, 15 hands, 1100 lbs.

Buy a Morgan if you want a horseyou will li\e to use.

J. C. JACKSON & SONSMontana Highway No. 1

Harrison, Montana

QUAKER FARMHome of that outstanding young

stallion

Townshend Vigalect

Box Stalls for visiting marcs.Colts for sale.

Breeding to registered mares only.

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MR. &MRS. JAMES A. MURPHY |Groveland, Mass. |

HyCrest FarmHome of

PLAINS KINGWhose blood can be found inchampions from east to west.

For Better MorgansSee

MILO MEASEL & SONS

41377 W. 12 Mile

Farmington, Mich.

BREEDERS' LISTING

STAHLWARD PINESFARM

— Features Quality —

Selective PurchasingPlus

Selective BreedingEquals

Stahlward Morgans

MR. & MRS. ROBERT R. STAHL

Lowell, Ind. (near Chicago)

WIND-CREST

When better Morgans are raised

Upwey Ben Donwill be the sire."

Mr. & Mrs. F. O. Davis

Windsor, Vt.

ARDENCAPLE ACRES

"The home of distinctive and distinguished Morgan horses"

Also Shetland Sheep Dogs andMiniature Poodles

Mr. & Mrs. Willard K. Denton

Succabone Road, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.Mt. Kisco 6-6989

AT STUD

ARCHIE'S ARCHIE10357

Dam: Archie's Nekomia Sire: Archie O

Gold Band Morgans for sale.

MID STATE MORGAN HORSE

FARM

Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Hunt, owners

DeMott Rd., Middlebush, N. J.Phone Viking 4-2646

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' MEETING WATERS MORGANSare bred for type, conformation, disposition and stamina — as well as ahigh percentage ol" the original blood.

At Stud

JUBILEE'S COURAGE 8983

A sire of remarkable character,intelligence and beauty.

FRANCES H. BRYANT

South Woodstock, Vt.(Serenity Farm)

BAR-T FARMSRowley, Massachusetts

Breed to the Best!

AT STUD

Orcland LeaderSire: Ulendon Dam: Vigilda Burkland

Colts usually for sale.

Mr. <S Mrs. Stephen P. Tompkins

KENNEBEC MORGAN HORSE

FARM

South Woolwich, Maine

Mailing Ac 'ress

R. F. D. NO. 2 WISCASSET

Owner

MISS MARGARET GARDINER

Manager

JAMES F. DUNTON

Morgan Horses

of quality and style

AT STUD

Lippitt Sam Twilight8085

True Morgan in looks, action andpedigree.

High percentage young stock for sale.Excellent dispositions.

MARGARET VAN D. RICERockbottom Lodge

Meredith, New Hampshire

RED GATES8954

Sire: Redman Dam: Bettina All**

Color: Dark Red Chestnut

Visitors Welcome

DREW REED

MORGAN HORSE FARMS

17559 Devonshire

Northridge, California

(in the San Fernando Valley)

ORCLAND FARMS"Where Champions are born"

AT STUD

SUPERSAM 1042S — Fee $75

ULENDON 7831 — retired. Willbe used for our broodmares only.

Excellent stabling for visitingmares.

Mr. & Mrs. Wallace L. Orcutt. Ir.

West Newbury, Massachusetts

HIGHVIEW FARM

AT STUD:

Flyhawk — Senator GrahamTownshend Gaymeade

Morgans of all ages for sale.

Mr. & Mrs. L. S. Greenwalt

Pawnee, Illinois(near Springfield)

TOWNSHENDMorgan-Holstein Farm

(Breeders of the True Type)

Home of

ORCLAND VIGILDON

TOWNSHEND CHIEF

Mr. & Mrs. ROGER E. ELA

Townshend, Vt.

The MORGAN HORSE

WASEEEA FARM

Morgans For Sale

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Visitors Welcome

MRS. POWER

MR. & MRS. ANNIS

Ashland, Mass.

Circle R Morgans

AT STUD

NASHOBA 10909

Beautiful young Chestnut.

We have a small select band of mares.

STOCK FOR SALE

RICHARD and BEVERLY OLSON

Route 2, Derby, Kansas

Crabapple ValleyFarmsAt Stud

6 Top Stallions

Featuring one of the country's largestband of brood mares.

Morgans of all ages for sale.

Sensibly Priced

MERLE D. EVANSOhio Merchants' Bank Bldg.

Massillon, Ohio

MERRYLEGS FARM

"The pleasure their owners take inour Morgans is a source of great pride

to us."

Stock For Sale

MABEL OWEN, owner

So. Dartmouth, Mass.

BREEDERS' LISTING

MAR-LO FARM

Home of

Verran's Laddieand other fine Morgans

Visitors are always Welcome

MR. & MRS. MHO G. DUGAN

52373 West Eight Mile Road

Northville, Michigan

Searls SpringwaterStock Farm

Always glad to show our horses andAngus cattle. We are easy to find,

5 miles west of Medora.

MR. & MRS. RAY SEARLS

Medora, Illinois

CLARION FARMS

The home of Champion Morgans

Come visit us.

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KATHY ZEUNEN

4750 Clarkston RoadClarkston, Michigan

MORGAN HORSES

TRUE TYPE

"fust Morgan That's All"

C. I. O'NEILLManteno, Illinois

WINTERS' STABLE

'Home of Courageous Morgans'

STAR OF VALOR

Sire: Jubilee's CourageDam: Kitty Hawk

J. W. HAWK

Dam: Kitty HawkSire: Orcland Leader

BARRE, MASS.

Flying S RanchMORGANS

bred forConformation - Disposition

and

Performance Under SaddleOr In Harness

Stoc{ Usually For Sale.

STUART G. HAZARD

1308 College Ave.Topeka, Kansas

WOODS and WATERFARMS

Michigan's Top Morgan Breeders

Largest Collection of Blue RibbonWinners in the Midwest.

FRANCIS "RAZ" LaROSE. Trainer

WALTER and RHEDA KANESouth Lyon. Michigan

The Source of Fine MorgansIn the Intermountain West

MILHOLM FARMS5111 Cottonwood LaneSalt Lake City, Utah

Featuring the great stallion:STELLAR

Sire: Mentor Dam: NaiadChestnut — 15 hands — 1100 lbs.

Also Registered Hereford CattleJ. Holman Waters, Owner

Melvin W. Van Orman, Mgr.

STALLION LISTING

Enclosed is for listing our stallion(s) in the April stallion issue.D S 5.00 Non-pictorial listing • §10.00 Pictorial listing

The following data is to be used in registry:

Name of Horse Terms

Sire Dam Owner's Name

Foaled Height Address

Color & Markings Weight

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Please send the Morgan Horse Magazine for » years) to:

Naine Name

Address Address

1 year $3.50 2 years $6.50

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MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE 102 Water St., Leominster. Mass.

NEW ENGLAND MORGAN HORSE ASSOCIATION

Plan to attend the April 8th

12 Noon dinner at the

Commons Dining Hall

University of New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire

To be followed by a program including the work of the Morgan Horse Club, the American Horse Show AssociationMorgan rules and a viewing of the Morgans at the University.

OFFICERS

Wallace L. Orcutt, Jr., President Mrs. Winthrop S. Dakin, Secretary-TreasurerWest Newbury, Mass. RR 3, Amherst, Mass.

J. Loyd Marks, Vice-PresidentPeabody, Mass.

Join Today — Dues: $3.00 Individual Membership. $5.00 Family Membership.

Mail your application to the Secretary-Treasurer.

By Ayelien

Dear Mother,Alberta, Glen and I had such a nice

ride last Sunday! We must have gonea good 20 miles, and that little Samwas just as fresh and spunky whenwe arrived home as when we left.It wasn't quite as hot as it had beenso was really a pleasure.

I had called Alberta to see if shewould ride and getting no answer 1just started in the general directionof their farm . . . only about a mileaway. When I forded the Creek, Samwent kiting along with his long tailsnapping in the air and rounding theold farmhouse I found my two friendssaddling their Quarter horses for a ride.

In no time at all the horses were digging their feet in for the stiff climbdirectly opposite Alberta's home farm.At the top of the hill was a straightstretch and then we went down again. . . our trails are precipitous aroundhere and I believe Sammy sometimeswishes he were back near Boston aswe never go on much level groundaround here . . . just up and down.Past the big dairy we rode, and anotherbad pitch we had to climb. It was fortunate that the day wasn't as hot assome of them as the horses were puffing a wee bit when we got to the top.

Out here in the country we are located about 10 miles away from thecity, but today we felt like riding somuch and the horses seemed freshertoo, so we rode clear to the top of Mt.

|oar which at a clearing gives us anover look view of Elmira and theChemung River.

Since we were then a long waysfrom home we decided to call onIriends that we hadn't seen in a longtime. Dairy farmers are just often toobusy for much visiting so we guessedat the location of the farm and headedthat way via a shortcut. It had beenalmost live years since I had takenthis particular trail so when Albertaled off through the woods, I followed,unsure. Of course the trail was a mereimpression in the underbrush and withSam blasting into it a couple of timesto keep up, I soon found my hair alltangled and I was howling for mercy.I really believe if it is shorter andpleasanter by the road, Alberta willeverytime take you around a mile outof your way through the roughestcountry available. I wonder if she isexpecting one of my little Morgans toquit when she does that? We ended upin such a fierce tangle of brush that wedismounted and were eventually stopped by barbed wire. Walking alongthe fence we found a spot that wecould cross. Alberta's horse is likeour old Polly and has a lot of senseabout wire ... I didn't want to takeany chances with Sam so the other twostepped on each end of the wire as Iled my gelding over it. We thenmounted up and rode across a verystony field.

CONGRATULATIONSto

MR. and MRS. HAROLD J. ALLBEE,

N. Falmouth, Mass.

on their selection of

MR. SHOWMAN 11171Sire: LIPPITT MANDATE Dam: LIPPITT SALLY MORO

as a future sire for their farm.

(We have retained breeding privileges to this „excellent young stallion for our own mares.) Wviysr

CARLS-HAVEN FARMMarilyn and Harold Childs, owners

Ringtown, Pennsylvania

We soon arrived at the Larkey's. Theywere milking so we tied our 3 horsesoutside and went in to see the little baymare they kept for a cowborse andfence riding duties . . . pleasure ridingwas not a thing they had time for.Bill hollered at us to come watch thekitties . . .

"Watch the cat and that old cow."I.arkcy said.

We all looked at the contented Hol-stein he had just removed the milkingrig Irom. Sure enough, right alongsideof her sat a kitty . . . waiting. Thefarmer explained that the cow had oneleaky valve and in a few minutes themilk began to come in droplets. Thecat had cautiously taken a positionbeneath the cow's belly and was men-euvcring into position to get the milk. . . each time the cow moved her footor tail the cat moved. Soon the persistent cat was in a half sitting positionwith her bead turned up where milkwas coming from the cow's udder innearly a steady string . . . as fast as itdripped the cat swallowed . . . milkfoamed over her whiskers and she shuther eyes and drank. For a few momentsthe kitty was busy as the plentifulsupply of goodness poured into hertummy . . . then as the slackening offhappened the cat—standing upright onher hind legs with front paws curledup like a begging Daushundt—cleanedand polished away the last droplet. Welaughed and enjoyed the little episodeso much.

Again we mounted our horses andis daylight was fading we arrived homealter a pleasant day with our horsesand Iriends.

Your lovine daughter.

LIPPITT MORGANSStabled at the

Green Mountain Stock FarmRandolph, Vt.

LIPPITT ETHAN ASH(at 24 years of age)

Lippitt Morgans enjoy a high percentage of Justin Morgan blood.

Am interested in acquiring two or three Lippitt bred mares.

Visitors Are Always Welcome

Address all correspondence to:

Robert L. Knight Box 542 Providence, R. I.