NATIONAL STALLION ISSUE

Left to right, top row: MANDATE'S PEGGY LOU and MR. SHOWMAN: middle row. MAN O'DAY and MANITO: bottom, DUKE OF MAR-LO. and MAN

0 . DESTINY and NANCY DATE.

If you want a Morgan Thai can "do it all" .. .

Breed to a stallion whose ancestors produced many champions, who is a champion himself, and whose colts are "doing it all" now for

proud owners.

As anyone who owns a MANDATE colt!

LIPPITT MANDATE 8331

Sire: Mansfield

Dam: Lippitt Kate Moro

FEE $50

Available until June 1 at: CARLS-1-1AVEN Ringtown, Pa.

Contact: Mrs, Harold Childs, Owner

Available after June I at: SPRUCEWOOD

Churchville, N. Y. Contact: William Fritz, Manager

PARADE 10138

National Grand Champion Stallion 1955

National Reserve Champion Har-ness Horse 1953

Reserve Champion Saddle Horse 1954 and 1955 Eastern States Exposition

6641,

It is an old saying that a stallion to be a good sire must have a good breeding dam. Mansphyllis 06076 is the only mare to win Produce of Dam four years (never defeated in this class) at National Morgan Show.

BROADWALL ST. PAT 11353

2 year old stallion

BROADWALL BONNY BELL 08984

2 year old mare

BROADWALL DRUM MAJOR 11457

BROADWALL BRILLIANCE 09312 1 year old stallion 1 year old mare

Parade sired Broad wall Drum Major, Wasecka Th isizn , 13ruail wall St. Pat, 11 road- wall Ronny Bell, Broad wall Lynette and many other good youngsters.

.1 few choice youngsters for sale.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Cecil Ferguson

BROADWALL FARM Greene, Rhode Island

WHIPPOORWILL DUKE by Squire Burger out of Diana-Mansfield, out of Lippiti Trixie Ash by Ashbrook

"The most casual observer of a good Morgan horse is conscious that he sees a peculiar animal. His short,

light rapid step point to the great muscles which give him motion. His prominent, clear, eager eyes, set wide apart,

testify to his courage and docility — while his clean. light head, carried high, with short, pointed, sensitive ears, gives

grace and elegance to every motion. DAVID CI-TAPNIAN LINSLEY

In 1858

Written 99 years ago this is still an excellent description of the old type Morgan stallion. It fits Whippoor-will Duke perfectly. In addition, he is a great show horse, a ribbon winner under 5 different recognized judges and he has the most perfect disposition we have ever seen — even in another Morgan. Also he is a beautifully bred horse of high percentage and carrying an unusually great amount of Ethan Allen

3rd blood. Please contact:

McCULLOCH FARM Whippoorwill Rd., Old Lyme, Conn.

Presenting At Stud THE

GRAND CHAMPION STALLION OF THE 1956

NATIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW

U. S. MENMAR 10445 SIRE: MENTOR 8627

DAM: MARIONETTE 05718

21aitaia 411e 4/atas lietc&me

Owners — Mr. and Mrs. JAMES H. MITCHELL Menmar Farm, North Reading, Mass.

Trainer, Joe Arigo

Dear Sir: I can't remember how many conver-

sations I've had with Charlie O'Neill and I can't remember any of them that I didn't end with "Now don't go away mad."

I never did, and suspect that none of the hundreds and hundreds of people he came in contact with ever did either.

I would say, though, that we are all a little hit mad that he went away. He was a great guy — horses or no horses.

Ira Haas

Dear Sir: "Bravo" to Ern Pedler for another

wonderful story! How does he do it His stories add just the right "Spice" to your well seasoned maga-zine. We all look forward so much to receiving it every month and I don't know how you do it, but each

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OUR FRONT COVER

FOXFIRE

This month we uo to the Mid-West for our cover picture and feature the champion stallion Foxfire, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rumbaugh of Polk Ohio.

Table of Contents

SPECIAL FEATURES

The Lipizzan Horse 8 The Obstacle Course in a Trait Horse Class 10 National Morgan Club Field Day 11 News from the Buckeye State 12 Ohio Morgan Association 12 New Hampshire Trail Ride Association 15 Vermont Morgan Wins at Dominican Republic Show 19 Pacific Northwest Morgan Association 19 Stallion Listings 25.31

REGULAR FEATURES

Letters to the Editor 6 The President's Corner 7 Pacific Northwest News 13 Instill Morgan Association News 14 New England News 15 New York State News 15 Central States News 16 Mid Atlantic News 17 Maine Morgan News 17 Breeders Listing 40-42 Hints to Horse Keepers 43

Officers of the Morgan Horse Club President FREDERICK 0. DAVIS

Windsor, Vermont

Vice-President GERALD F. TAFT Northville, Michigan

Treasurer WHITNEY STONE 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y

Secretary FRANK B. HILLS 90 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y.

The Morgan Horse Magazine Vol. XVII

April 1957 No. 3

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

— King Henry V

LAtediciedfd. ecilute4 • • • In my work with the Morgan Horse Club, Inc., I have found that

very few peope know of the many activities of the club consequently to better acquaint the magazine readers with its activities, I have asked the Directors to write an article on any subject they wished pertaining to the club's activities and to make suggestions for the betterment of the club.

It is only natural that the first article should come from our Vice-President, Gerald F. Taft, of Northville, Michigan. Mr. Taft, Gerald to all who know him, has been my right hand man, always ready to do a job when asked. 1 believe the only time he ever missed a Directors' meeting was when he missed a plane in Detroit. He has given most generously of his time, knowledge, advice, and council to which we in the Morgan Horse Club are most grateful.

I asked Gerald to write first of his Morgan activities as it is always an interesting story to hear how the various breeders all over the United States became interested in Morgans. It is indeed a pleasure to present the letter and article to the readers of the magazine.

F. 0. DAvzs, President

President Ted Davis has asked me to relieve him this month of one of the many duties which he takes upon his shoulders in behalf of The Morgan Horse Club. In this case it is the "President's Corner," so this month suppose it will be the Vice-President's Corner.

As I sit in this "Corner" I find that it is pretty difficult to find a subject that Ted has not already covered, such as the importance of your support of The Morgan Horse Club, Inc., and your local club. The work from the local level is a very necessary assist-ance to the Morgan Horse Club, Inc. which we all commonly call The National Club. if you are like a lot of people you will ask, "What do I get in return for my money?" My answer to that is, the more of yourself you put into an organization the more you get out of it. As for myself, and a great many of my friends, the associa-tion with the finest group of people on earth, bonded together a mutual in-terest in the greatest breed of horse on earth, more than repays us for any-thing we could do.

The Morgan Horse Club does not have the active support from Morgan Horse people that it should have. I am positive that they do not realize the work that is done by the Club to improve the position and develop this breed of horse which we all so love. If they did, the New York Office would be swamped with applications for membership.

The registry, which is the backbone

of any breed, is carried on by the Club. Without it, that little horse of yours would just be a horse (breeding unknown). You would no doubt love him just as much, but you couldn't brag about him any more than you could a mongrel dog.

The Magazine which you look for-ward to each month is supported by your Club. Up until a recent date it has been a great burden.

Your Board of Directors, and many others, have worked hard to make the Club what it is today. It has been gaining, but the gain is so slow. Your active support is needed. If you are already a member, talk it up to others, become an active member, start a cru-sade of your own. If this wonderful breed of horse is to take his rightful place in the horse world he is going to need a strong Morgan Horse Club behind him. You can make it strong by your active support. Don't leave all the work to a few dedicated men like our President, they need your help.

The National Club in New York may seem very remote, but it really is as close as your postman. It is very much interested in your problems and is vitally interested in serving you, its members, and friends. Friends should become members, better to serve them-selves.

The Morgan Horse Club, the officers and directors; the magazine and that great breed of horse need your active support. By doing so you will derive a great deal of pleasure and satisfac-tion for yourself.

Mr. Frederick 0. Davis Wind Crest Windsor, Vermont Dear Ted:

As per your request, I will outline my program in the Morgan field.

My interest was aroused by an article which appeared in the National Geo-graphic in 1941. This was written about the Connecticut Valley. It des-cribed Owen Moon's farm and con-tained pictures of Moon's Morgans.

At that time I had three riding horses. Two geldings and a saddle bred mare. I heard that a man by the name of James Stoke, living within ten miles of me owned a registered Morgan stallion, Banner R. M. 8127. 1 de-cided to breed my mare to him, which I did.

In the meantime I read what little I could find on Morgan horses. I also talked with everyone I could find that knew anything about Morgan horses. I decided that he was the ideal horse for the children and 1. I began writ-ing to whatever Morgan breeders that I could find. Upwey Farms of course was one of them. After considerable correspondence, I purchased two mares in 1943. They were Wyntoon 05663 and Soneta 04816 from Upwey Farms. They arrived here by freight car in the late fall. Wyntoon was in foal to Upwey King Benn and Soneta was not bred. Wyntoon foaled a filly in the spring of 1944 which I named Springbrook Roxy Ann.

When the registration papers arrived it was the first I knew of the Morgan Horse Club. I wrote to Frank Hills to enquire how to join the Morgan Horse Club, which I did in 1944. Owen Moon sent me a sample copy of the Morgan Horse Magazine for which I subscribed and have taken without interruption since.

In the spring of 1944, I purchased from R. S. Sentney the stallion Justa 8408 and two yearling fillies. Sentney advised me to purchase the complete set of volumes of the registry, which I did about this time. I began to study them and found a great deal of infor-mation and a better understanding of the breed.

About this time I also found that Dr. Ruthven was breeding Morgans at Ann Arbor, Michigan. His founda-tion stock having come from Robert Knight's in 1938.

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The 2itainapt

HORSE By J. CECIL FERGUSON

To those who really love horses, breed is of relatively little consequence, for they can appreciate the admirable qualities in any horse. This article on the Austrian Lipizzan Horse, therefore, is not intended to detract in any way from the Morgan Horse; it is intended rather as a tribute to a great, ancient, and unique breed, in some ways similar to the Morgan, and to the people who have developed and preserved it.

As it is well to know something of the background of any breed under discussion, and as the background of the Lipizzan is particularly important and interesting, I shall attempt to outline briefly the history of the Lipizzans and of the Spanish Court Riding School in Vienna where they are trained and perform today as they have been trained and have performed for centuries. Those who are interested in learning more about the Lipizzan will do well to read Colonel Alois Podhajsky's excellent book, "The Spanish Court Riding School" (Die Spanische Hofreitchule) pub-lished by Verlag Rudolf Hans Hammer, Vienna.

In the year 1562 the Hapsburg Emperor Maximilian II brought into Austria a number of Spanish horses and founded the Royal Stud of Kladrub. These Spanish or An-dalusian horses were descendents of the famous Iberian horses which had been so highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Moorish Caliphs, during their 700-year occupation of Spain had tempered the Iberian strain with the finest Arabian and Berber blood which they could import, and the Spanish horses had become famous throughout Europe as particularly suitable for the classical riding based on the writings of Xenophon that was revived during the Renaissance, Spanish studs were estab-lished at several Italian courts and at the Danish court, where the Royal Danish Stud at Friedricksburg was established.

TOP TO BOTTOM:

Lipizzan stallion used in breeding program by Spanish Court Riding School.

Mare with foal — note: all colts are born black or bay.

Mares with fools returning through Austrian village streets to barns after a day in the pasture.

Pasturial scene with picturesque Austrian village in background.

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PLUTO THEODOROSTA, the famous Lipizzan stallion which was ridden by Queen Elizabeth II when in London. He also appeared in Madison Square Garden with Col.

Podhalsky.

In 1580 the Archduke Karl, brother of Maximilian II, brought another group of Spanish horses into Austria and founded "The Royal Mews and Stud" at the village of Lipizza near Trieste. This group, together with the group at Kladrub, formed the basis of the Lipizzan breed, and it is from this village that the horses take their name.

Even before this time Classical or High School riding was done by the Austrian and Hungarian nobility at Vienna, and this brilliant and accom-plished aristocracy was not slow to real-ize the outstanding suitability of the Spanish horses for this strenuous work. At least as early as 1572 the Imperial Family had established a school known as 'The Spanish Riding Hall" in Vienna. The present Spanish Court Riding School, undoubtedly the most magnificent riding hall in the world, was built in 1735 by the great Austrian Baroque architect Fischer von Erlach at the command of the Emperor Charles VI; it adjoins the vast Imperial Palace in the heart of Vienna. Fortun-ately, this building survived both the bombing of Vienna and the Russian occupation and is now in use again. A plaque over the entrance announces that by order of the Emperor, the mission of the School is to retain and cultivate the art of riding to its highest perfection. So important was the work of the Spanish Court Riding School felt to be that the great Queen-Empress Maria Theresia and her son Joseph 11 had monthly reports made to them on the progress of each pupil and stallion.

The stud books of Lipizza have been partly preserved up to 1701. Until the beginning of the 18th century the supply of pure Spanish blood was kept to; after 1717 stallions from the Italian and Danish studs were intro-duced. In 1816 the pure Arabian stal-lion Siglavy, brought in by Prince Schwarzenberg, became the sire of a line still in use. Attempts were made at crossbreeding with English Thor-oughbreds, but the results were felt to be unsatisfactory. The stud at Lipizza effected horse-breeding in all parts of the Hapsburg Empire, and a number of branch studs, both state and private, sprang up. Among the private studs the most notable ones were probably those mantained by the Austrian princely family of Schwarzenberg and the great Hungarian families of Eszterhazy and Karolyi. In 1797 the stud farm at Lipizza — then number-ing about 300 horses — was forced to flee before invading French troops.

who destroyed a large part of the ar-chives. in 1805 and 1809 the valuable horses had to flee twice again — this time to Slavonia and Hungary to avoid capture by Napoleon's armies.

In 1798 the Emperor Franz II founded the stud farm at Fiber as a military stud; after 1853 the duty of the Fiber farm was to breed Lipizzans for Hungary and Transsylvania. The Kladruh stud, meanwhile, turned to the breeding of a heavier Lipizzan horse for the Imperial state coaches.

With the destruction of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 the Lipi-zzans were scattered. The new

government of Czechoslovakia confis- cated the stud at Kladrub. The horses at Lipizza were taken by Italy and Yugoslavia. About two-thirds of the 196 horses at Laxenburg, although they were the private property of the Im- perial Family, were confiscated by the Italians. The remainder were sent to Fiber by the new Austrian government. With this stock and the Radautz stud. already at Pilau, the present Lipizzan stud was Founded, and the farm at Fiber continued to supply the Spanish Court Riding School, which had sur- vived with some difficulty the destruc-

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Some months ago I was asked to conduct a clinic for a 4-H Horse Club on the subject of training for and rid-ing the jump in an obstacle course in a pleasure-type class. I offered to cover other kinds of obstacles, but I was told that this was the only one that troubled them. From observation at many small local shows and gymkhanas, however, it seems to me that many of the young riders do not realize that there is a correct technique for any obstacle, and that like any other technique in horsemanship it requires training of the horse.

Before any horse can be considered to be a candidate for a pleasure-type class, he should do the following: lead freely at the walk and trot by your side, stand quietly to mount, move calmly on a very light rein at any gait, take the correct canter lead at any place, and step backwards straight and quietly. These things are so very fund-amental that I cannot take the time to go into them. In Part H, I will write of higher training beyond these fund-amentals. In this Part I, I will set up a long obstacle course, and then we will all ride it in our imaginations.

Before starting the course, there are a few general principles to consider. First, the whole class performance, in-cluding the obstacles, should be ridden as smoothly as possible. Stops, starts, turns, and gait and speed changes should all be soft and quiet. This means that there can be no yanking, kicking, hauling or other roughness. Of prime importance in judging is the requirement "apparent ability to give a good pleasure ride" and this does not allow any violence on your part or that of the horse. Second, do not hold up the class any longer than necessary during your obstacle run. Do not drag at a walk from obstacle to obstacle. However, never sacrifice smoothness to speed, simply trot where you can. Third, listen very, very carefully to instructions and follow them exactly.

As our jump-crew sets up the ob-stacles, try to picture it, or better yet draw it out on paper. They will set them up in the order we will ride the

course. They come in the south end of the ring and turn right to set up a (1) mail-box on one of the posts on the long east side of the ring. They go straight on a ways and lay down (2) a lane about 20 feet long by placing pair of poles on the ground about six feet apart. They then cut across the ring, and near the west side of the mid-dle they drop off (3) a "bridge" of wood. Going further west right to the rail, they set up (4) a gate which is hinged on the rail of the ring. Then driving to the far north end of the ring, they put down (5) a big log. Cutting down through the middle again heading back for the south gate, they set up (6) a low hedge. During this time a car and (7) horse-trailer has come in and been parked near the south-west rail, with the tail-gate open toward the center of the ring. It makes quite a course doesn't it? Fun to ride.

All this time we have been sitting on our horses near the ingate. Now the the ringmaster comes over and tells us what to do. We are to ride to the mail-box, take out a letter and replace it. Go through the lane, and then back-up to the start of the lane, turn and ride around it. Go over the bridge and through the gate. Then lead the horse over the log, remount and jump him over the hedge. Finally we must load him in the trailer within 30 seconds.

I'll ride the course first, and you watch. You will be next. I trot to the mail-box, slowing to a walk a few steps from it so that I can stop exactly at the box. Wtihout any reaching at all, I take out the letter, hold it up, and re-place it. Meanwhile, Bonnie has stood like a rock. I trot to the lane and walk down it, halt, and then back step by step to the start, turn a quarter turn to the right on the haunches (see Part II), and trot on around to the bridge.

Unless I have been told to take it faster, I shall walk over the bridge. It is good trail-riding practice to walk over wooden bridges because planks can be slippery. I think it is easier also to keep a horse straight at a walk, than at a trot. Many horses will try to duck-

out at the bridge. Bonnie will want to use her own common sense on the bridge, and she needs time to "think it over." For these reasons I slow to a walk quite a few steps from the bridge. Bonnie's ears go forward. "Shall I or shan't I?" she thinks. If I fluster or hustle her at this moment, she may slam on her brakes and say "no," at least for a pause long enough for anyone to see. I give her all the rein she wants, so that she can even lower her head to smell it if she wants, but I also get ready to check at once any sidewise turn of her head. I am riding English, so I can separate my hands widely to do this. If she were Western trained, I would have to be sure that she neckreined perfectly. Her hind-end is even more important because that is where her refusal or run-out will come strongest from. So English or Western I close both my legs firmly on her sides, and feel for any dodging back there, ready to leg her back into line. I don't try to rush her forward with my legs, merely keep her straight and moving. She walks across with no real pause.

Ah, now the gate! It is the best obstacle to reveal training. We trot up to it and turn on the haunches so that Bonnie winds up right against the gate and parallel to it, facing the latch with her tail toward the hinges. Probably the latch is not right at my hand, and since I do not want to have to lean forward or backward, I move her a few steps ahead or backward un-til the latch is at about my knee. I un-fasten it, having put all reins in my righ hand. In that position the whole front end of Bonnie is ahead of the latch and she cannot get through the opening neatly, so I step her backward, letting my left hand slip along the top of the gate. When she is clear of the end post, I push the gate away from me, moving forward and side-stepping until she is through the opening. Then using the neckrein and my left leg. I have Bonnie do a half-turn on the fore. hand right around the end of the gate, until she faces in the opposite direction, that is toward the hinges. These turns on the haunches and on the forehand will be explained in Part II. With a combination of side-stepping and back-ing, I now close the gate and latch it. With a quarter turn on the haunches we are now on our way to the next obstacle.

I'll stop for a moment and talk about gates a little more. The rule on these obstacles is "opening, passing through,

The Obstacle Course in a Trail Horse Class

By JANET DAKIN

PART I — RIDING THE COURSE

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and closing gate without losing control of gate." (Rule XXII, Part II, Sec. I Western Trail Horse, AHSA Rule-book) The absolute ideal of not losing control is to never for one instant to let go of the gate from start to finish. With an aluminum gate in a high wind it is essential. I bow here to young Ann who I have seen do that. It is very pretty indeed and very hard. You try it. We set up our gate in just the way to allow the cleanest job, that is we had it hinged on the rail, latched toward the center, able to be opened away from the rider. However, we had the approach made so that the rider had to take all reins in the right hand. Most riders prefer to hold them in the left for one-hand riding. If the gate will only open toward you, I find it more awkward. I think the horse is more likely to get upset, if you have to pull the gate toward him as you side-step him away from it. The gate that is latched in a corner between gate and rail would be a very messy thing to cope with. The best you can do, if the gate is low enough and opens from you is to ride the horse straight at it until his head and neck are over it. Then you have to lean far forward and unlatch it, push it open with your toe or his chest and ride through. Then as far as I can see you have to let it go while you spin around to catch it be-fore it swings right through the open-ing again.

We trot on to the log. A word here on this getting from obstacle to ob-stacle. In a Western class it would probably do no harm to take the longer distances at a lope, if your horse has a lovely slow, oily lope that you are proud of. If you try this just be sure he will take the correct lead and be very smooth. Riding English, I like to vary my trot, for a short distance I may use a very slow collected, sitting trot, for a longer distance a more ex-tended trot. To show off one's horse's training can do no harm as long as "smooth and easy" is the rule.

About six steps from the log, I stop and dismount. Before leading Bonnie forward I take the reins over her head. I do not leave them looped on her neck. This is very important in any tricky leading situation. I have seen dozens of children try to lead their horses over a log or into a trailer by holding the near rein, with the length of the reins looped over the neck. You must have seen it too. What happens if the horse pulls back? This log is a big one. If it were a small one, we would both

walk over it. If I do that this time, I am afraid she will click it with her hooves and that is bad, so I am going to jump her over it. I have trained her to run at the very end of the reins away from me. So I say "trot" to her and I run around the end of the log, while she goes over the middle. I give her the full length of the reins and I am very careful to leave her head entirely free. If I were as young as you, I might jump it too, and thus be closer to her, but I did that once and tripped and fell right in front of her. A few steps further on I remount and if she stood as she should, I hold it a second or two longer so that you-know-who can't miss it.

Now we have the hedge jump in front of us. Shall I take it at a trot or a canter? It is good form to trot over a very low jump taking it right in a trotting stride, not popping over it However, this is a hedge jump and I am afraid that Bonnie would just brush through it if I trotted. I should have practiced her on hedge jumps that had a solid rail hidden in the foliage, but I have not. I put her in a slow can-ter and head for the center of the jump. As at the bridge I close both legs on her sides to keep her straight and separate my hands to check a swerve in front. I give her perfect freedom for the foreward thrust of her head that should occur as we go over. There we are over in one longer, higher canter stride.

The trailer lies before us. Of all these obstacles this one is the most closely related to you, your horse and his past experience. I will, therefore, merely say what works best with Bon-nie. She must feel free to use her own judgement, like the bridge approach. I dismount quite a ways off from the trailer and lead her forward, reins over her head. After her font feet are on the ramp, she will stop. This is the critical moment. Any nagging or hustl-ing by me will cause her resistance. She will probably want to smell the ramp. At this point, I step backward toward her loins. Cluck to her and possibly touch her with my stick car-ried from my left hand, around my back to her side. The thing I must not do is to get in front of her and start to haul, looking at her while I heave. She does not want me to look at her, she does not want me to try and pull her in by brute force and awk-wardness. In either case she will say "no." If she is relaxed and calm, I can, however, get her hind quarters to

move by my cluck and touch. It is the hind-quarters that get a horse where it should go, so it is there that I work. So we are inside within 30 seconds and my turn is through. Now it is your turn.

On your paper horses go through this course and figure out what you would do, knowing your horse's weak-ness and strength. Then saddle up your living horse and try some of these obstacles that you can assemble on your place. Next time I will take up some of the finer points of training that will make so great a difference in your performance if your horse is ig-norant of them.

National Morgan Club Field Day

The fourth annual Morgan Horse Club Judging Seminar and Field Day will be held at the new home of the Townshend Morgan-Holstein Farm in Bolton, Mass., on Saturday, May 4, starting at 11 o'clock in the morning.

As in the past, the principal fea-ture will be judging of Morgans by horse show judges, breeders and spectators, with explanations of the reasons for their placings and dis-cussion of judging standards by judges and breeders. These sessions have proved to be very helpful in improving understanding of show judging and furthering uniformity of judging prac-tice by exchange of ideas between judges and breeders. It is hoped that all judges, breeders and exhibitors who can do so will attend.

Other special features are being planned. This will be a chance to see the new home of the Townshend Farm, with its new stables and unique automatic stable cleaner.

This farm is located about three-quarters of a mile from Bolton center, and the route from the center will be marked with arrows. Bolton is on Route 117 and is 17 miles north-east of Worcester and 14 miles south-east of Fitchburg.

The local church group will have lunch available for those who wish it and there will be an informal dinner in the evening. Anyone wishing over• night accommodations may write to Townshend Morgan-Holstein Farm, Bolton, Mass., for suggestions.

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News ham ate BUCKEYE STATE By ELEANOR BRACKMAN

Left: NUGGETT 8637 (by Captor who was by Mansfield) 18 year old stallion owned by John Junk, Mt. Sterling. Ohio.

Ohio Morgan Assn. By ELEANOR BRACKMAN

A meeting of the Ohio Morgan Hcrse Assocation was held February 10, with Mr. Granger and Mr. Shook as hosts at the Tallmadge Circle Hall, Tailmadge, Ohio, for the purpose of election of officers and setting up a program for the coming year.

Mr. Ed Mattox was re-elected President with Mr. Granger elected Vice-President. Mrs. Mattox was re-appointed Secretary-Treasurer. Mrs. Sam Brackman was appointed Record-ing Secretary with Mrs. Joe Bukey of Mt. Sterling to assist. Six directors were elected: Mr. Paul Rumbaugh and Mr. James Gardiner to serve three years; Mr. Joe Bukey and Mr. Shook two years; and Mrs. Furgeson and Mr. Brackman one year.

Approximately forty people attended the meeting, thirteen of these being new members. The Club is less than a year old and we felt greatly encouraged with the enthusiasm shown for the promotion of the Morgan horse. Since the club is already a member of the Ohio Western Horse Association, it was suggested and approved that we become a member of Central Ohio Association.

Several people reported the addition cf Morgan Classes in their shows both performance and halter. A committee of Messrs. Mattox, Bukey, and Brack-man was appointed to appear before our State Fair Board seeking a Morgan Class. If they succeed it will be the first Morgan Class in the history of the Ohio State Fair Show. We feel this will be a great step forward in getting our Morgans before the public.

It was suggested that our Board of Directors set up a point system so

With spring finally in sight, you can feel the excitement in the air as some are busy preparing their horses for the coming show season and others are anxiously awaiting the arrival of new foals. It's a hectic but wonderful time of the year.

From Hines Stables in Ashland, Jon Juber writes their barn is overflowing with horses being prepared for the coming show season. Seems they are cutting a wide path in the Morgan field. Jo Ann Gardner's Celebration 10786 (Bonfire x Jubilee Joy) is one of Ohio's outstanding Morgans. He has won many Ladies Western and Plain Horse Classes. In 1956 he was fourth in the English Morgan Stallions at the Michigan State Show. In 1955, reserve in points in the 0. W. H. A., fourth in the Open Parade Class at the Pennsylvania National, and fourth in the Stake at the Illinois State Fair. Mr. and Mrs. James Gardner are also looking for Morgan mares.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mattox own Devon Chief 10955 (Captor x Lady Hawk). In 1955 he was third at Harrisburg, reserve at Michigan State Fair, and re-serve at the Ohio Mid-Western. Other previous wins were reserves at Ann Arbor, Northfield, and Ohio Mid-Western. His son, Millsboro Chief by Millsboro Lady, was reserve champion

awards may be made to those deserv-ing horses at the close of the show season.

Mrs. Furgeson, daughter of the National President, Ted Davis, brought a message from her father with his best wishes for a successful year and congratulations to Mr. John Junk, Joe and Dot Bukey of Mt_ Sterling for placing their top Morgan stallion, Big Bill B., as High Point Horse of the State over all breeds.

After the meeting adjourned, a social hour was enjoyed by all giving the new members a chance to become acquainted with the old ones.

Anyone interested in joining the Ohio Mogan Horse Club or who has any news item please write either: Mrs. Sam Brackman, Holly Hill, Jack-son, Ohio or Mrs. Joe Bukey, Sugar Run Farm, Mt. Sterling, Ohio.

yearling in the National Morgan Show, also reserve weanling. Recently I had the pleasure of seeing this little "fire-ball" and he's a young stallion to be watched closely. He'll be shown in harness this year. He's quite a "ham" and loudly voiced his disapproval when we left him to see his stable mate, Little Spook, a coming three filly by Beau Gallant out of Millsboro Lady. This is an exceptionally nice filly ready to make someone very happy. While there, we also saw two of their good brood mares. Millsboro Lady and Joleen.

Mrs. Neva Rittenhouse of Marysville is pleased with her half-Morgan filly by Nugget and justly so as this little flashy filly took second in the weanling Plain Horse Class at the Fall Round-Up in Marion and went on to take the Reserve Championship. She is out looking for her first registered Morgan.

Mr. E. D. Shipman of Newbury re-ports the sale of two of his Morgans. Miss Evelyn Meredyk of Newbury bought a beautiful little filly Bar F First Lady and Miss Judy Henderson of Independence, bought her dam, Tippy-Dee in foal. Both young ladies are newcomers to the Morgan horse and we wish them lots of luck.

Mr. E. W. Granger of Tallrnadge reports that his young stud is fat and sassy and just waiting for someone to break him. He was second at the Michigan State Fair in the two and three year old stallions and first at the Round-Up in Marion. Also stabled there is the flashy stud, Sea Breeze, owned by Don Shook of Cuyahoga, Falls. He was fourth in the over 15 at the Pennsylvania National last year.

Crab Apple Valley Farm is bustling with activity as manager Starn says he expects forty foals this spring. Mr. Evans is Ohio's largest breeder of Mor-gan horses. He owns forty mares, several colts and fifteen stallions, part of them being leased from Massachu-setts to Montana. Two of his stallions, King Captor and Starhawk, are well-known winners in Michigan. All the colts on hand now are sold and part of the ones expected this spring are already spoken for. Proof enough of the quality of Morgans found there.

Paul Rumbaugh of Polk has two good looking fillies that would delight

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Above: C. R. Thacker, Yakima, Wash., with his stallion PRINCE ROMANESQUE by Glen Pomulus out of Golden Princess.

Right: Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Smith of Suncrost Farm, Cathcart, Wash., taking a rainy ride. Gardner is riding ORATRESS,

Helen is on SKAGIT NEAH.

Susan Eskil and Karin Brauns havng some winter fun with Susan's mare POMULA, on the Keystone Ranch, Entiat, Wash.

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Above: JUBIRD. stallion sired by Juzan out of Lightbird, and a grandson of jubilee King. is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin

Moffitt of Spokane. Washington.

Pacific Northwest News

By KATHARINE ESKIL

Four Morgan classes have been an-nounced for the Appleatchee Riders 7th Annual Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Horse Show, to be held in Wenatchee, May 3, 4, and 5. This year a Gay Nineties Driving Class has been added to the Morgan Western, English, and Combination classes, and it is hoped that Morgan owners throughout the Northwest will do their best to make this new class an outstand-ing event. With an A.H.S.A. "B" rat-ing in Morgan, Arabian and Parade divisions, this 3-day show is one of the most important in the Northwest. A fourth class for the Morgans is a real triumph, and we hope it will be well filled. Aside from the fun of the horse show, it is always exciting to be in Wenatchee during the Apple Blossom

Festival.

The Washington State College Light Horse Judging School and Open Horse Show, to be held May 24, 25, and 26 at the W.S.C. Hilltop Stables in Pull-man, is another important event for Pacific Northwest Morgan owners. Dr. M. E. Ensminger, head of the animal Husbandry Department of the college and chairman of the show, re-ports that the Morgan classes will prob-ably be the same as last year: Western, English and the Gay Nineties Driving Class.

Gardner Smith, President of the Pacific Northwest Association, was in Wenatchee in February to talk over details of the Northwest All Morgan Show with officers of the Appleatchee Riders. He brought with him the pictures of the 1956 National Morgan Horse Show, which were exhibited to a group of Morgan owners.

We are happy to report that Captain Louise Bates' filly Skagit Toketie, who was mauled by a cougar in December, "has recovered exceptionally well con. sidering the extent of her injuries." Captain Bates writes that Sun Dust, stallion owned by Ira Cochran, Walla

VIGELLA, mare sired by Vigilante out of Sirenelle, owned by Captain Louise D. Bates, A.N.C.. of Red Top Farm. Arlington,

Washington.

Walla, is spending the summer at Red Top Farm. He will be shown this season by her new manager, Duane Catract. Also registered for the show season are her young stallion, Skagit Nack-Yal, and mares Vigella and Ska-git Klale.

Mr. Erwin Donoghue of Bothell, Washington, has sent his stallion Skagit Kimchii, to Earl Craig of Tacoma for

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Justin Morgan Horse Association

By VIRGINIA D. LAU

Right: SPRINGBROOK PEGGY and MILLER'S DEBUTANTE of Woods and Water Farms strutting their stuff in unison, taking second place in the Harness Pair Class at the 1956 NationaL Gerald Taft has good reason to smile with such a fine pair of

champions in hand,

The business of enjoying our Mor-gans and the fellowship of other Mor-gan owners is getting into high gear after the cold winter months. A meet-ing of the Central Committee for the 1957 Horse Show was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reid of Ply-mouth, Mich. Bill is General Chair-man for our All Morgan Show this year. Two very important things were decided at this meeting — the time and place of our show. The date is Sunday, September 1st, the day before Labor Day. The place is Woods and Water Farms, South Lyon, Mich. More about the details of the show later but we feel that the September 1st date is a very good one because it is just before the Michigan State Fair. Our hope is that exhibitors from out-side Michigan will find it desirable to show at South Lyon on Sunday and proceed to the State Fair on Wednes-day and then on to the Saginaw Fair

the next Sunday. Everyone interested in exhibiting your Morgans at a point approved show that is growing each year, please keep this date and place in mind.

A most enjoyable meeting of the J. M. H. A. was held at the Salem Township Hall on Jan. 26. Mr. Gerald Taft showed the movies of the 1956 National Morgan Show. If yo u can't see the National in person, what could be better than the fine movies of this great show. It is so good to see in action some of the famous Morgans we have read about in the magazine and we were very proud of the fine dele-gation of Morgan exhibitors from Michigan and their excellent showing. We are looking forward eagerly now to seeing the colored movies of various breeding farms in the East.

There were many people at the January meeting who haven't attended

our meetings regularly. We like to have all people with an interest in Mor-gans attend these meetings and hope more Morgan admirers will join with the club in promoting interest in the breed. We are indeed happy to wel-come as new members Mr. Walter Carroll, owner of Green Hills Farm and a well-known breeder and exhibi-tor of Morgans; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Decker (Mrs. Decker is the former Judy Carroll).

The Michigan Horse Show Assoc. held its annual dinner in Lansing on February 3rd. Mr. Gerald Taft was re-elected president of the Assoc. Mr. Taft's famous stallion was also honored at this meeting—Quiz Kid was named Champion Morgan of Michigan. Mil-ler's Debutante owned by Rheda and Walter Kane was declared Reserve Champion. Other Morgans receiving recognition for their fine performance during the 1956 show season were:

Stallion 'MICKEY FINN. owned by the Dugans' Mar-Lo Farm, Northville. Michigan. Shown winning the Western Pleasure Class

at the big Allegan, Michigan show, 1956. Dave Batton up.

MAR-LO REVRAY (Sire: Revrac Darn: Vernal's Lassie) owned and shown by John Meulenberg, Grand Rapids, Mich. Whiner

Morgan Colts 2 and under, Allegan, Michigan.

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Champion Stock Horse: RUBI KATE, owned and shown by Judy (Carroll) Decker; Reserve, VERRAN'S MICHAEL, owned and shown by Eddie Earehart.

Reserve Champion Western Pleas-ure: ROYALTON'S JOHNNY DAR-LING, owned and shown by Judy Decker.

Speaking of versatile Morgans, it seems these horses have the ability to make whole families change their way of life. Well maybe that is a little far fetched but in our local group two families of city dwellers have bought farms and come spring will be moving themselves and their Morgans to the country. Helen and Ray LaBounty have recently purchased a farm about 4 miles southeast of Ypsilanti. They and their three little girls plan to take up residence there about April 1st. In the meantime Ray has been building box stalls and preparing one of the barns for their Morgans. Besides their three year old gelding Blaze, they have just become the proud owners of a two year old chestnut filly by Lippitt Moro Ash out of Morgana. Both were purchased from Dr. Ruthven's Stan-erigg Farm. There will be a Shetland Pony at the LaBounty Farm to com-plete the horse family. Caring for their horses and remodeling their country home promises to make a busy year for them.

The other folks who will become country dwellers in the spring are the Edmund Rickards, presently of Barton Hills in Ann Arbor. Mr. and Mrs. Rickard, their two daughters and son will be moving to their recently pur-chased farm on Saline Rd, about 4 miles south of Ann Arbor. Margie Rickard was attending Bennington College but has now transferred to the University of Michigan so she can be at home to continue with the care and training of her three year old black Morgan mare, Ruthven's Carol Ann. Kaaren, a high school senior, owns the typey Morgan gelding Talley Ho. Just across the road from the Rickards' farm is another home of Morgans, the Wm. Staeblers. Cathy and David Staebler have the two Morgan mares Ruthven's Rheda K. and Ruthven's Miriam Ann. The Morgan gelding Joker Joe owned by Jim Darling is also stabled at the Staeblers thus making the Saline Rd. a real Morgan area.

We know spring is coming in spite of a new snowfall of four inches last

night. How do we know? Well, one new little Morgan filly has already put in an appearance at Woods and Water Farms. Her dam is Locust Melody and the sire is Walthor. Because she was born the same day as Grace Kelly's baby she was named Kane's Princess Caroline.

New England News By RUTH ORCUTT

A bit of belated news of which there will be more in a later issue, is the passing of the great old stallion Jubi-lee King last fall in his 30th year. This is a fine example of longevity of the Morgan. He was owned by Mrs. William Bryant, South Woodstock, Vermont. A double grand-daughter cf Jubilee King was one of the Mor-gans recently shipped to the Domini-can Republic. This two year old mare, Collette (Jubilee's Courage x Para-graph) has already made a name for herself, for at the International Fair in January she won her age group class and was awarded female champion-ship of the show. And together with the Panfield colt, Mr. Wales sold, won the class for mixed pairs.

The N. Reed's of Arabian Fame, South Woodstock, Vermont have two Morgans in their riding school which are holding their own among the Reed's Arabians. One is the mare Merrival (April Showers x Niles), and the other is a gelding Maestro (Squire Burger x Upwey Anna).

Mr. and Mrs. Keynith Knapp of Arlington, Vermont have given their son Neil, a very nice filly, Bald Mt. Firefly (Easter Twilight x Tinkerbell). The Knapps have started a 4-H Horse Club for youngsters in their area. They have about 20 members. The following have Morgans to work with: Rodney Rice, Sandra Daniels, Timothy Finney, Scott Van Steemburg, Alan Knapp and Neil Knapp.

The Robert Taylors of Shrewsbury, Mass., sold their 4 year old mare Katinka Hawk (Jubilee's Courage x Kitty Hawk) due in foal to Orcland Leader to Fred B. Franks, III, of Allentown, Pa.

A new Morgan owner is Mrs. Harold Wilson of Bolton, Mass. After a long search, she purchased a nice 3 year old mare from Mr. James Taylor of Need-ham, Mass., U. C. Torsha (Mentor x Sheba).

New Hampshire Trail Ride Association

On Saturday night, March 9, 1957 the New Hampshire Horse and Trail Association held their annual banquet at the New Hampshire Highway Hotel, Concord, N. H. 1956 Cham-pionship Awards were presented to the following Morgans:

Champion Morgan: MARVIN'S TINDER, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Marvin, Littleton.

Reserve Champion Morgan: FIRE-FLY'S LADY JANE, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lawson W. Glidden, Ash-land.

Champion Open Colt: MONAD-NOCK SELBALINA, owned by Ken-neth Clukay, Dublin.

Senior Equitation Reserve Cham-pion: SUSAN MACMULKIN, of Milfcrd, riding Orcland Vigellant.

Open Trail Horse-English Division: Champion: FIREFLY'S LADY JANE, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lawson W. Glidden, Ashland.

Grade Morgan Champion: RED WING, owned by Mrs. John Valleton, Rochester.

Grade Morgan Reserve Champion: ULINDA, owned by Thomas Kelly, Manchester.

New York State News

By RUTH ROGERS

The horse world is beginning to stir a bit, and when this reaches print, will really be active. How do we ever get through the long winter? Our first meeting in April always sounds like a bunch of bee hives.

Mary Arnold, at Kanona, has a February foal, another filly, no less, from Folly Hudson by Nekomia's Archie. Folly has usually produced large foals. This little lady is tiny. A friend suggested that she looked about the size of a watch charm, so Mary plans to name her Arnona Charm.

In Clarence Center, Howard Dob-ler is waiting for a foal from his Lip-pitt Tilly, bred to Lippitt Jeep. The mare was due in February, but at present writing, has not come in.

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Ayelien Richards of Pine City ex-pects a March foal from her Little Miss Pepper, bred to Phil Hess's Pecos. Nancy Ann will foal later, to the same stud.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Langley of New Woodstock expect a March foal by Don Hudson from Hesper, both owned by them.

Another March baby is due at Roy Taylor's Medina farm, from his new mare, Broadwall Pattonesque, bred to Mentor.

We hope to report the safe arrival of these early birds next month. A whole flock of colts are due later, of course.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zunner of Tonawanda have had the worst luck this winter. During the snow sea-son, their driving team was rented for a hay ride. A hot-rodder, racing an-other car down the country road, lost control and crashed into the sleigh killing the near horse instantly. Fortunately none of the children were seriously hurt. Mr. Zunner is looking for a heavyweight Morgan mare to replace his loss.

Then in February, the Zonners' good little grade mare, bred last spring to Sherimill Sunrise, foaled twins, pre-maturely, and, of course, dead. That is the usual result of twins, but it is hard to take.

Mrs. Fleur L. Dorschel of Buffalo has purchased the yearling stud colt, Irish Gambolier, from V. J. Rogers' Sherimill Stable in Williamsville. Irish is a handsome, big, bold-moving dark chestnut, by Parade — Lyna Morgan. He will be seen in the halter classes at the summer shows.

We wish to extend our sincere sym-pathy to one of our new members, Miss Barbara Miller, of Medina, in the sudden death of her father. Still a young man, Mr. Miller died without warning from a heart attack. Barbara is giving splendid care to her new Mor-gan mare, Oatka Wendy and we think is taking some comfort from her. We hope she will take part in our show activities this summer.

There is the best of news from Syracuse. There will again be a horse show at the State Fair, an entirely new

deal, under the friendly leadership of Mr. Richard Chapman of Fayetteville. We will have a full Morgan division with "B" rating and five classes: Novice, Open Stake, English Pleasure and Western Pleasure. All classes carry $100 prize money, with $500 in the stake. The dates are August 30th to September 2nd, Labor Day weekend. Mark this on your calendar now. Plan to attend the show and talk it up among your friends. If everyone helps, we can really put it over.

Breeding classes at Syracuse will follow the performance division, but for these the plans are not yet com-plete. More on this later.

Officials for the Erie County Fair show at Hamburg have not as yet been selected. We expect an 0. K. on an expanded program there soon. The Hamburg Fair actually lasts more than a week, but the horse show dates are from August 19th to August 23rd.

Don't forget your dues, and don't forget your news. Dues go to Phil Hess, Akron, N. Y. and news should come to Mrs V. J. Rogers, 5096 Sheri-dan Drive, Williamsville.

Central States News By EVE OAKLEY

Because of weather, the only news of interest in our Chicago area is the possibility of Morgan classes to be in-cluded in a new County Fair.

This is the new DuPage County Fair and is an entirely new project —in 1956, approximately $59,000 was ap-propriated for the Fair and again in 1957, $62,000 was set aside for their use. This money is to develop a County Fair, build buildings, etc., and a simi-lar amount will be forthcoming each year for the improvement of the grounds.

They have already purchased 49 acres just west of Wheaton, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) to be used for this purpose and of course the Fair, it-self is in its infancy — all 4-H classes etc, having been held on a small scale in the nearby town of Naperville, Ill., and of course no horses included to date. Now, they wish to enlarge their activities to cover all types of livestock, also to hold a regular Horse Show on

Sunday afternoon, the last day of the Fair.

This Fair is a three day affair being held August 2, 3 and 4th of this year. Any halter classes would probably be held either Saturday or Sunday morn-ing if they are to be included. Also, if sufficient Morgans under saddle would attend, there is a possibility that an all Morgan saddle class, or classes could be included in the regular Horse Show. Then, there are the regular open classes in which all good Morgans could participate and do quite well.

This year, there will be no perma-nent buildings completed and most events will have to be under tents, with the Horse Show in an outside ring. As I understand, there will be portable stalls under a tent for the horses.

However, this would be a wonder-ful opportunity for the Morgan owners to get their Morgans in on the ground floor and in a few years, this could well be developed into a Mecca for Morgans of the Central States area, as well as the State Fair at Springfield, Illinois and the several places in Wis-consin which we hope to see develop good Morgan classes in the future. It would give the owners a good place to display their Morgans to a good sized audience, for I believe this Fair, when built up, will draw quite a number of people from the Chicago and sur-rounding areas.

The Central States Club is a new club and not too large in numbers yet, so we will need all the help and support we can obtain from Morgan owners and breeders who can show their Morgans at this Fair, should we be successful in obtaining the desired classes. All those who can show their Morgans in this Show and have not otherwise contacted the Club Secre-tary, please do so now, giving your name and address and how many Mor-gans (age, sex and what classes you would like) you can bring, so that we may have this information avail-able when the Fair Board meets. We must guarantee a number of Morgans, before they will include the classes.

All information on this Show should be sent to Eve Oakley, Secretary, 235 W. 55th St., Westmont, Illinois. Also, any information desired about the Club should be addressed to the Secretary.

COLT CONTEST: WIN A MORGAN COLT FOR CHRISTMAS!

Third Annual Morgan Colt Contest will end December 1, 1957. Write today for entry blanks. Be one of the lucky winners — 3 colts, 1 saddle and 4 beautiful bronze trophies were given in 1956 to the contestants selling the most new subscriptions to

The Morgan Horse Magazine.

Mid-Atlantic News By MARY LOU MORRELL

The third annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Club was held on Sunday, March 10, at the Le-high Valley Club in Allentown, Pa. Approximately fifty members and friends representing four states attended the session and unanimously voted to reelect all of the present officers and directors to their positions with the exception of Mrs, Grace Stoner, Lewis-berry, RD., Pa.. who because of other pressing duties felt it necessary to re-sign. We are certainly sorry to lose Mrs. Stoner who has always been an ardent booster for the Morgan, but we welcome to the Board, Mr. R. B. Glenn, Royersford, Pa. The other officers and Directors are: Marilyn Childs, Ringtown, Pa., President; D. F. Switzler, Carrolltown, Pa., Vice-Presi-dent; Mary Lou Morrell, North Wales, Pa., Secy.-Treas.; Dr. C. D. Parks, Honesdale, Pa., John A. Noble, Clarks Summit, Pa., and William R. Hopkins Green Village, N. J.

The Club has voted to back the New York State Club and support their Morgan Division at the New York State Fair Show in Syracuse, N. Y. to be held August 30 to September 2 This will be a full division culmina-ting with a $500 Championship Mor-gan Stake, so that we are certainly hop-ing for a good turn-out from everyone who is not in Vermont that weekend.

Because of a few difficulties en-countered last year regarding rules for the High-Score trophy, a definite need for rules was felt and the follow-ing two rules will hence-forth govern this fourth trophy:

1. All points scored in Morgan and open classes acquired at shows on the Club's approved circuit, will be counted toward this trophy.

2. To qualify, the Morgan must enter and place in at least four (4) open classes. By doing this, we hope to encourage more of our Morgans to enter open classes and make a good showing for the breed. This will also encourage show committees to offer and/or maintain their Morgan divi-sions.

The Mid-Atlantic Club has also voted to offer a Challenge Trophy in the Championship Morgan Stake at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pa. It is hoped that per-haps other Clubs throughout the coun-

try will feel the need and desire to offer similar trophies in their larger high-caliber regional shows.

The third annual Trail Ride for the club will again be held at that in-creasingly famous Windy Valley Inn, Mehoopany, Pa. Because of the grow-ing popularity of the weekend and the limited accommodations, it will this year be necessary to accept reservations only from members and their immed-iate families first and then on an early-bird basis. if accommodations still remain, guests will certainly be welcome, but reservations must be made only through the Club secretary, net directly with the Inn.

We wish to call to the attention of the breeders and owners of mares in foal, our Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Futurity which just started in 1956. Perhaps many of you are not aware that you may make your foals eligible for this Futurity merely by joining the Mid-Atlantic Club and nominating your stallions and mares. Foals will he shown at the Second All-Morgan Show, in Frederick, Md., on August 16-17. Inquiries will be gladly an-swered by directing a letter to the Club secretary, Mary Lou Morrell. North Wales, RD, Pa.

Following is our tentative schedule of events for the 1957 season. Continue to watch our calendar for any addi-tions or corrections. And information on any of the events may be obtained from the secretary or the president ;

Marilyn Childs, Ringtown, Pa.

MID-ATLANTIC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FOR MORGAN HORSE OWNERS

May 5 Three Oaks Riding Club Warm Up Show, Allentown, Pa. Rated "C".

June 7-8 West Jersey Hospital, Camden,

June 21.23 Willow Brock Horse Show, Mt. View, N. J. "B".

June 28-30 Third Annual Trail Ride, Windy Valley Inn, Mehoopany, Pa.

July 6-7 New Brunswick Horse Show, New Bunswick, N. J. "B".

July 26-28 NATIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW, Nothampton, Mass. "A".

Aug. 3-4 Williamsport Horse Show, Williamsport, Pa. "B"

Aug. 16-17 2nd Annual ALL-MORGAN HORSE SHOW, Frederick, Md. "A".

Sept. 7-8 Ackerly Horse Show, Clarks Summit, Pa. "B".

Sept. 27-28 Cooper Hospital Horse Show, Camden, N. J. "B".

Oct. 19-26 Pa. National Horse Show, Harrisburg, Pa. "A".

Maine Morgan News By MARGARET GARDINER

The Maine Morgan Horse Club met Friday, February 1, at the Worster House, Hallowell. There were 42 people present, many of them new members. A spring trail ride was discussed and a committee was ap-pointed to consider it. The trail ride would be held at Hugh Smith's farm in Winthrop, in late May or June. In view of the fact that two of the high schools had been so pleased with their

ROYALTON JOHN ASHBROOK 11509 by Royalton Ashbrook Darling, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hartt, Belfast, Maine.

suhcriptions to the Morgan Magazine that they had renewed them them-selves, it was voted to give subscrip-tions to two more high schools and to the three 4-H horse projects now oper-ating. Then the meeting was ad-journed and the members greatly en-joyed the movies of the 1955 and 1956 National Show. The next meeting will be held at the Hotel Eagle, Bruns-wick, May third.

Sam Hartt of Belfast sends a snap-shot of Royalton John Ashbrook and writes "We're very proud of him and of course, think he is tops. He has a nice disposition and is really intelli-gent. He is not frightened of anything. I believe he would try to climb a lad-der if I asked him to. He doesn't mind the bitting harness and works well in it . . ."

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CELEBRATION 10786 Foaled: April, 1952

Height: 15.1 Weight: 1000

Color and Markings: Liver chestnut with large star

TERMS: Private Treaty

OWNED BY:

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES GARDNER

Mansfield, Ohio

AT STUD: Two of Ohio's Finest Morgans. Full Brothers: By Bonfire by Senator Graham out of Jubilee Joy by Flyhawk

FOXFIRE 10601 Foaled: March, 1951

Height: 15.1 Weight: 1000

Color: Liver chestnut

TERMS: Private Treaty

OWNED BY:

Mr. and Mrs. PAUL RUMBAUGH

Polk, Ohio

Vermont Morgans Win at Dominican Republic

Show By TOM P. WHITTAKER

In a show which included beautifully fitted horses from exhibitors in Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Re-public, the quartette of Vermont Mor-gans purchased for the Generalisimo Doctor Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Mo-lina by export agents, Fisher and Sears, of Towson, Maryland, won all classes in which they were shown and all championships.

The yearling bay filly, Wind-Crest Sabrina, by Upwey Ben Don, pur-chased from Ted Davis of Windsor, Vt., was Junior and Grand Champion female. Collete, a chestnut two-year-old filly by Jubilee's Courage, pur-chased from Mrs. Walter Bryant of So. Woodstock, was Senior Champion.

In the male division, Panmyr, a two-year-old chestnut son of Panfield, pur-chased from Leonard Wales of Wey-bridge, Vt, handily won Senior and Grand Championship and the Junior Championship was won by a flashy yearling named Lippitt Searchwood by Lippitt Victory, that was purchased from R. L Knight's Green Mountain Stock Farm at Randolph, Vt.

The Vermont Morgans were de-livered to Idlewild International Air-port on Long Island by Ted Davis and flown by Pan American to Ciudad Trujillo. Two Arabians and six Thoroughbred weanlings were also in-cluded in this shipment.

The judging assignment of the entire horse show was ably handled by Carl Asmis of Sykesville, Maryland, who is well-known as a judge, breeder and trainer.

The show was held at an all-new and recently completed three-and-a-half million dollar exhibition grounds that were the most complete and convenient ever seen by those in attendance at the show. The forty-two buildings in-cluded bunk houses for 350 men, But-ler all-steel barns with large wooden box stalls for 350 horses, steel box stalls for 1300 cattle, plus steel pens for sheep and swine. The judging was done in a large open arena under sunny skies and with mid-day temperatures of about 80 degrees at a time when Vermonters at home were experiencing their coldest weather in several years.

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issue seems even better than the last. Your reproductions of old time Mor-gan advertisements is certainly a high point of interest and may I say the illustrations are all very good.

The "Beginner's Test" in the March issue surely made us realize our short-comings and put us to work. Also Mrs. L'Abbe's article on Saracen gave us potential stallion buyers something to think about. Many thanks to her! Barbara Cole's article on gelding was excellent and also Mabel Owens hints to us amateur photographers.

Even the March cover brought sighs from all of us. Well, we save all the issues but certainly this fact filled one will have to have a special "readily available" spot. Many thanks for a wonderful issue of a grand magazine and here's hoping Mr. Pedler will bless us with many more stories.

Richard and Gloria Mason Redglo Acres, RFD 4,

Colchester, Conn.

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a Zulu with little kinks all over him. A drop or two, no more, of olive oil on your fingers before you pick out his mane and tail for the last time before his class will give it a nice sheen, es-pecially if it is a black one.

Use a damp brush to flatten the hairs on the very top of his mane just before you enter the ring. It will smooth down all those short hairs where the mane hair begins and the body hair ends. Incidentally, these short hairs must never, never be cut, however tempted you may be when they just won't lay flat. They will take a sur-prisingly long time to grow out again and will, all during that time, stand up straight to haunt you.

If your horse is to go in a model class, confine your damp brushing to the top eight or ten inches of his mane. If you flatten the mane hair too much down near the shoulder, it will give your horse the appearance of flat withers. Don't overdo the use of the damp brush, and be sure it is only damp, not wet. In general, your aim should be for light, judicious use of the cosmetics involved. Too much, of either water or olive oil, makes the mane and tail look greasy and gummy and causes it to lie flat and drearily, when you want it to look clean, neat and properly thick, in short the ideal for your member of the Morgan breed.

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training. Dr. C. D. Parkinson of Eugene, Oregon, has sold his gelding, Madison Lad, to Warren G. Wood, also of Eugene.

Yvonne McDonald and Gladys Koehne of Bothell, were in Wenatchee the end of January to attend a Board Meeting of the Washington State Horsemen, Inc. Yvonne is Vice-presi-dent of that association and editor of its magazine, "The Canter," and Gladys is the Pacific Northwest Mor-gan Horse Association's representative on the Board. They stayed with the R. M. Eskils on the Keystone Ranch at Entiat and got a real thrill out of a sleigh ride , behind Susan Eskil's mare, Pomula.

Pacific Northwest Morgan Association

By KATHARINE ESKIL

The Pacific Northwest Morgan Horse Association announces that its Third Annual All Morgan Show will be held July 28 at the Appleatchee Riders Grounds in Wenatchee, Washington. E. Barclay Brauns of Wenatchee will be Show Chairman, with Mrs. R. M. Eskil of Entiat, Mrs. Sylvia Donoghue of Bothell, and C. E. Shaw of Walla Walla on the show committee. Mrs. E. C. Metcalf of Appleatchee Riders will act as Show Secretary. The Apple-atchee club grounds include an excel-lent show ring, warm-up area, and ample stabling facilities for the in-creased number of entries expected this year.

At a Director's meeting in Seattle on January 20, it was decided to con-tinue the Association membership in the Washington State Horsemen's Association, and Dr. C. D. Parkinson, the Director from Oregon, was asked to investigate the possibility of mem-bership in the Oregon Horsemen's Association. The Directors also decided to publish a bulletin — to be issued periodically during the summer —which will list shows offering Morgan classes and describe the classes offered. It will also list show results, both of Morgan classes and of open classes in which Morgans place, and any other information of interest to Morgan owners. This bulletin will be sent to members of the Pacific Northwest Morgan Horse Association only.

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' Donald 5224 Bonnie lean 0343

'Bennington 5693 ' Artemisia 02731

' Sampson 5061 Meg by General Gates 666

Tiffany 7517 Glenalla 04363

Penrod 6140 Daisy Knox 02919

`General Gates 666 Sunflower Maid 02401

Dude Hudson 5654 Donbelle 02968

"Cornwallis 7698

Colonel's Boy 8185

Gill X-04456

LORD CORNWALLIS 11511

Barberry 8089

Unbar 05797

ELberty Linsley 04811

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"Sealect 7266

Cornwall Lass 04311

*Mansfield 7255

Sentinel Lass

Night Tide 8038

`Betty Barr 05103

'Linsley 7233

Dolly D. 04787

HORSE REGISTER

Lord Cornwallis, foaled May 23, 1954 is a real show prospect and h as breeding to warm a Morgan lover's heart. He is 15.0 hands and is a dark (seal brown) chestnut. He has wonderful, squarely set legs, exceptionally fine withers, and unusually good quarters, body, shoulders, neck, and head. His action and way of going is a joy to see.

AT STUD Colonel's Boy 8185 Sunflower King 9733 Linsley Lee 10981 Flyhawk's Black Star 10988

STUART G. HAZARD & SON 1308 College Ave., Topeka, Kansas

The Proven Champion

UPWEY BEN DON

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ONLY A FEW BOOKINGS LEFT FOR 1957

You too can have a future champion, and you have two choices; either by breeding your mare to Upwey Ben Don or by purchasing one of his progeny. We expect fifteen colts this spring, a few are already spoken for. Plan to visit Wind-Crest

early this spring for the best selection.

Stud fee still only $150.00 — Return privileges.

MR. and MRS. F. 0. DAVIS Windsor, Vt.

Standing for service at

FLYHAWK

Sire: Go Hawk Darn: Florette

Now past his 30th birthday and retired.

MELODY HAWK

Sire: Flyhawk Dam: Polly Forest

Winner at 1956 Midwest Spring Charity Show, Springfield, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. ED RYAN Irish Lane Farm Delavan, Ill.

FLYING BETTY

Sire: Flyhawk Dam: Betty Barr

Champion Junior Harness Class and Reserve Champion Saddle Class, 1956

Illinois Stale Fair

A 1956 prize winner in performance and halter 2 year old class,

THE BROWN FALCON

3 years

Sire: Flyhawk Dam: Allan's Fancy L.

Owned by STUART G. HAZARD Topeka, Kansas

HIGHVIEW FARM Pawnee, Illinois

(near Springfield)

SENATOR GRAHAM

Sire: Senator Knox by Knox Morgan

Dam: Fanita by Tiffany by Mansfield

THE BROWN FALCON, 3 yrs.

Seal Brown — 14.2 hands

Sire: Flyhawk Dam: Allan's Fancy L.

GALLANT KING, 3 yrs.

Dark chestnut — 15 hands

Sire: Flyhawk Dam: Neliza by Jubilee King

We have both pleasure and show horses as well as young stock for

sale.

Visitors Welcome

MR. and MRS. L. S. GREENWALT

Pawnee, Illinois Telephone: Springfield, Ill. 9-1989

SENATOR GRAHAM

Sire: Senator Knox by Knox Morgan Dam: Fanita by Tiffany by Mansfield

TORCHFIRE

Sire: Senator Graham Dam: Jubilee Joy

Winner Champion Futurity 2 year olds in harness 1956 Illinois State Fair

Owned by Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT BEHLING

Cambria, Wisconsin

MARY TODD

Sire: Senator Graham Dam: Flyette

Winner Champion Futurity Weanling 1956 Illinois State Fair.

Congratulations on her purchase to MISS CAROLYN WATKINS

Chico, Calif.

HOPI AZEE

Sire: Senator Graham Dam: Marie A. Z.

Winner Reserve Champion Weanling 1956 Illinois State Fair.

Owned by Mr. and Mrs. WM. W. BARTON

Rockford, Illinois

The above is a picture of QUIZKID and his offspring in the sire and get class at the Michigan State Fair in 1956. Left to right are:

MAX'S HI JAX KID 11386 as a yearling. Champion of the Michigan Futurity 1956; Reserve Junior Champion Morgan Stallion at the Michigan State Fair

in 1956.

SPRINGBROOK MANSFIELD 11563, a two year old Junior Champion Mor- gan stallion at the Michigan State Fair in 1956.

KID KELLY 10975, Grand Champion Morgan Stallion at the Michigan Stale Fair.

SPRINGBROOK ANN 08247, Grand Champion Morgan Mare at the Michi- gan State Fair in 1956.

QUIZKID 9421, Reserve Grand Champion Morgan Stallion at the Michigan State Fair in 1956.

QUIZKID has won many championships during his show career. He was not shown from 1953 until late in the season of 1956. He won three Grand Championships; one Reserve Championship; he also was the Michigan Grand Cham- pion Morgan Horse for the 1956 season under the point system of the Michigan Horse Show Association. He is not

only a Champion himself, but is a producer of Champions.

Standing At Stud

SPRINGBROOK FARMS 45518 West 8 Mile Rd, Northville, Mich. G. F. TAFT, Owner

L1PPITT JEEP 8672 Sire: Lippitt Sampson 8168 Darn: NeKomia 04489

Bay, 14.21/2, Retired Grand Champion.

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FOR DEPENDABILITY, BREED TO PROVEN SIRES For Foals — "Worth Their Weight In Gold"

O'NEILL'S MORGAN HORSE FARM The Home of TRUE Morgans we're PROUD to Show.

ARCHIE "0" 7856 — "Need we say More"

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MANTENO, ILLINOIS

Visitors Always Welcome

OUR EMERALD KING 11542 Chestnut 14.3 Sire: Selim's Sunshine 9754 Dam: Mollie "0" 05088

2nd Dam: Lady Aussie 04723

Sire: Upwey Ben Don

EASTERN STALLIONS

STANFIELD 10016

Sire: Pantield

Foaled: 8 June, 1948 Color: Chestnut Fee: $50.00

TUTOR 10198

Sire: Mentor Foaled: 2 May, 1949 Color: Chestnut

Fee: S50.00

Dam: Kona Height: 14-3 1/2 Weight: 1100

NOTE: Privilege of return service within 5 months. Mores tar breeding must be accompanied by veterinarian's health certificate. Stable facilities for mares at nominal charge. Telephone Dudley 8-2011.

VERMONT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE UVM Morgan Horse Farm Middlebury, Vt.

NOTE: Privilege of return service within 5 months. Mares for breeding must be accompanied by veterinarian's health certificate. Stable facilities for mares at nominal charge. Telephone DUdley 8 2011.

VERMONT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE UVM Morgan Horse Farm Middlebury, Vt.

MILLER'S DASH

Foaled: August 22. 1951 Height: 15 hands

Color and Markings: Dark bay, small star, snip, left hind

sock white. Weight: 1000

Sire: Jubilee King 7570 Dom: Townshend Lass 04772

Foaled: June 5, 1944 Height: 14.2 Color and markings: Bright chestnut, comet-shaped star. light inane and tail. Weight: 1050

Dam: Betty Ross

Terms: S25.00 Grade Mares: $50.00 Registered Mares.

RAYDON LEE WILSON

111 Province St. Richford, Vermont

JUBILEE'S COURAGE 8983

Dam: Jasmine

Height: 14.2 1/2 Weight: 1200

Terms: 550.00 at time of service with return during current season.

MRS. FRANCES H. BRYANT Serenity Farm South Woodstock, Vt.

- Sire: King Mick Dam : jubilee Joy

Dam: Fire 09536 Sire: Knickerbocker 8345

Foaled: May 5. 1948 Height: 15 Color and markings: Bay w snip, rear pasterns white

Weight: 1070

Dam: Glady Sire: Goldfield

MARVIN'S TINDER 11641

MEADE 8628

Terms: Private Treaty,

Foaled: May 30, 1942 Height: 14.3 Color and markings: Chestnut, star, strip and snip. Weight: 1000.

Terms: 5100 MR. & MRS. R. L. MARVIN & SON

Agassiz Farm Bethlehem, N. H. P. 0., Littleton, N. H.

ROBERT S. DILL 18 Stevens Street No. Andover, Mass.

TUSTIN JUBILEE

Foaled: March, 1949 Height: 15 Calor and Markings: Chestnut, light mane and tail, strip. left quarter boot rear. Weight: 1050

Terms: 550.00.

MR. & MRS. T. J. CAMANDONA Morgan Acres

84 Everett Street Middleboro, Mass.

SUPERSAM 10426 Sire: Lippitt Sam Dam: Paragraph

Foaled: June 4. 1950 Color: Dark Chestnut

Terms: 575.00 at time of service with return privileges during current season.

This outstanding stallion carries a high percentage of old Morgan bloodlines. Winner of Reserve High Score award for American Horse Show Assoc. 1955 and Reserve Saddle Champion at 1955 National Mogan Show.

ORCLAND FARMS West Newbury Massachusetts

EASTERN STALLIONS

LIPPITT RED MORO 9792 MIDDLEBURY ACE 11043

LIPPITT SAM TWILIGHT 8085 MANITO 10156 Height: 14.31/2 Sire: Lippitt Mandate Dam: Vixen

EASTERN STALLIONS

Sire: Tutor 10198 Dam: Naive 06093

Foaled: May 15, 1953 Height: 14.31/2

Color and markings: Chestnut, star and hind socks white

Weight: 1000 lbs.

Terms: $50.00 payable at time of service.

Sire: Lippitt Selassie

Foaled: April 19, 1947

Color: Bay

Tems: $35.00

JAMES L. DOUGLASS East Dixfield Maine

HUGH W. LITTLE 360 Broadway Rockland, Maine

Color and Markings; Bay. black points, star, hind coronets

white.

Terms: $50.00 to approved registered mares only — return

privileges.— $25, all grade mares.

MARGARET RICE Meredith New Hampshire

Foaled: June 24, 1949 Height: 14.2

Color and markings: Copper chestnut, blaze and sock. Weight: 1000 lbs,

Terms: $25.00 at time of service. $25.00 when foal is registered.

WILLIAM R. HOPKINS Myersville Road Green Village New Jersey

Dam: Lippitt Kate Moro

Height: 15

Weight: 1050

Illinois Medora MR. & MRS. RAY SEARLS

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MR. & MRS. EDWARD RYAN Irish Lane Farm Delavan, Illinois

Sire: Allen's Seneca Chief

Foaled: August 15, 1945

Color: Dark chestnut

Terms: S50.00

Dam: Gill

Height: 14.2

Weight: 1070

EASTERN-MID-WESTERN STALLIONS

MELODY HAWK 9120 CINNAMON KING 10858 Sire: Flyhawk

Foaled: 1945

Color: Bay

Terms: Private Treaty

Dam: Polly Forrest

Height: 14.3

Weight: Approx. 1100

Sire: Red Clover

Foaled: June 14. 1951

Color: Dark bay.

Terms: Private Treaty.

Dam: Cinnamon Queen

Height: 14.3

Weight: 1000

SQUIRE PENN 9379 Sire: Upwey Mont-Penn 8352 Dam: Alola 04245

Foaled: June 20. 1945 Height: 15.1 Color and Markings: Chestnut with connected star, wide stripe and snip, both hind stockings white. Weight: 1050

Terms: $50.00.

MISS NANCY L. GOCHEE Wildewood Farm Turin Rd., Rome, N. Y.

DR. & MRS. ALBERT A. LUCINE, IR. 1500 Centennial Rd., Penn Valley, Narberth, Pa.

DYGERT'S KING

Sire: Pomulus 7558 Dam: Iledlass 06615 Sire: Fleetfield Dam: Felicity

KEYSTONE 10436 KENISEN 11113

MOR-AYR SUPREME

Height: 14.3

white star, flaxen mane and

Weight: 1050

Foaled: April 12. 1954

Color and markings: Chestnut, tail.

Sire: Milaca Major by Mentor Naive Dam: Susette Jarnette by Whimpy-Susette

Terms: Private Treaty

S. D. SAHLSTROM B20-15th Ave. So. St. Cloud Minn.

CONDO

Sire: Congo

Foaled: April. 1951

Color and markings: Black, star

Terms: Arrange

Dam: May Burger

Height: 15.2

Weight: 1200

MOSHER BROS.

2124 East 7000 South Salt Lake City, Utah

WESTERN STALLIONS

Foaled: April 29. 1950 Height: 14.2

Color and markings: Chestnut. small star, connected narrow

strip and snip. Weight: 1000

Terms: Private Treaty.

Foaled: June 20. 1953 Height: 15

Color and markings: Chestnut with wide white stripe and

hind stockings. Weight: 1000

MR. & MRS. E. BARCLAY BRAUNS ROY R. JESSER

Keystone Ranch Entiat, Washington

Twin View Ranch

Twin Falls, Idaho

LIPPMAN HAWK 11001 Sire: Lippitt Mandate 8331 Dam: Ruby Hawk 07624

Foaled: April 27, 1953 Height: 14.2 Color and markings: Chestnut, star, strip, snip, left hind pastern white. Weight: 900

Terms: Private Treaty.

BENJAMIN C. SMALLEY 127 Great Road East Acton, Mass.

KINGFIELD COMMANDER 10477

Sire: Lippitt Scofield Dam: Kinglet 04986

Foaled: 6-19-50 Height: 15.1 Color and markings: Dark brown, small star, narrow strip in lower face, right hind sock white.

Weight: 1000

CHARLES E. & DOROTHY I. BROWN Harvard Road Bolton, Mass.

BILLY TWILIGHT Sire: Lippitt Sam Twilight Dam: Westfall Becky

Foaled: 1953 Height: 14.1 Color and markings: Dark chestnut, strip and rear ankles white. Weight: 950

Terms: $50 at time of service.

MR. & MRS. HUGH C. SMITH Meadowbrook Farm Winthrop, Maine

DON HUDSON 9148 Sire: Bar S. Winterset Dam: Mary R. M.

Foaled: February 26, 1945 Height: 15 Color and markings: Bay, left hind stocking white, "star" arched. Weight: 1100

Morgan of excellence, in pedigree, conformation, dis- position and intelligence.

EARL D. LANGLEY New Woodstock New York

LIPPITT ROB ROY 8450 Sire: Lippitt Sam 7857 Dam: Adeline Bundy 04584

Foaled: May 24, 1941 Height: 14.1 Color and markings: Dark chestnut, star, left hind stocking and right hind coronet white. Weight: 950

Terms: $50.00 with return for season.

MRS. RODERICK E. TOWNE Towne-Ayr Farm R. D. 3, Montpelier, Vt.

LIPPITT ASHMORE 10811 Sire: Lippitt Ethan Ash Dam: Lippitt Sally Moro

Foaled: May 5, 1952 Height: 14.1%2 Color and markings: Dark red chestnut, red mane, and tail, small star Weight 975

Terms: $50.00 at time of service with return during current season.

MRS. FRANCES H. BRYANT South Woodstock Vermont

ECHOBROOK JAY VIC 11393 Sire: Lippitt Victory 8673 Dam: Jeanie "0" 08486

Foaled: July 12, 1955 Height: 14 Color and markings: Chestnut, prolonged star.

Terms: Introductory listing. May stand in 1958

HAROLD A. TERRY Whistling Echo Morgan Horse Farm

Randolph Vermont

CHRISTIAN GEDDES Sire: Lippitt Moro Ash Dam: Ruthven's Mary Ann

Foaled: June 25, 1950 Height: 15 Color and markings: Chestnut, connected large star and narrow strip, snip. Weight: 1000

Terms: Private Treaty

R. M. BAILEY Chicago Riding Stable

Mackinac Island Michigan

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WINDCREST BONFIELD 10618

Height: 14.3 1/2

Sire: Upwey Ben Don Dam: Seneca Sweetheart

We recommend you breed your Morgan mare to Donfield because he is an outstanding stallion with model conforma- tion and brilliant action. He is so like the statuette you will think one has come to life in a gleaming copper finish. You are welcome to come to see this excellent stallion at

any time.

P. S. We have box stalls for visiting mares.

Waseeka Farm Ashland, Massachusetts

SKAGIT NACK-YAL 11066 Sire: Skagit Vashon 9717 Dam: Lovely Lady 05064

Foaled: 16 May, 1953 Height: 15 Color and markings: Black, white spot on nose, left hind foot white to ankle. Weight: 1000

SUN DUST 9153 Sire: Gary Owen 8928 Dam: Adam's Monterey 05860

- Foaled: 21 June, 1944 Height 15

Weight: 1050

Terms: $50.00 MR. IRA J. COCHRAN

CAPT. LOUISE D. BATES Rt. 4 Walla Walla, Wash. Red Top Farm Leased to: CAPT. LOUISE D. BATES, Red Top Farm

Rt. 2, Box 275 Arlington, Washington Farm Manager: Mr. Duane Catract, Red Top Farm Farm Mgr. Mr. Duane Ccttract Rt. 2, Box 275 Arlington. Wash.

JAMAICAN EBONY 11625 MAJOR COTTON 10840 Sire: Dapper Dan 10696 Dam: Kathleen B. 07942 Sire: Cotton Hills Choice 8093

Dam: Missouri's Jubilee Qucen 07805

Foaled: April 28, 1954 Height: 14.3 Color and markings: Black with white markings.

Foaled: March 17, 1952 Height- 15 Color: Red chestnut Weight: 1000

Terms: Private Treaty. Terms: $25.00 with return privileges.

DR. & MRS. R. W. VAN PELT TROY T. DILLINGER 7793 S. W. Mayo St. Portland 19, Oregon Brewster Kansas

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Two outstanding Champions, Father and Son

ORCLAND LEADER 9038

Sire: Ulendon 7831 Dam: Vigilda Burkland 06040

.-1 Morgan Stallion with a high percentage of

Justin Morgan blood.

Three time winner of the coveted National Grand

Championship Saddle Horse Award. No other

Morgan has been so highly honored.

Deerfield Challenger 10147

Dam: Lady Field 05734 Sire: Orc/and Leader 9038

A true type 6 year old stallion whose sire and dam have both won National Morgan Grand Championships and have been New England Champions in former years. Deerfield Challenger joined his sire and dam with the following wins:

1955 New England Morgan Championship 1955 New England Morgan Championship in harness 1956 New England Morgan Championship in harness

STUD FEE $100.00

Breed to the Best

Mr. & Mrs. STEPHEN P. TOMPKINS

Rowley, Mass,

ORCLAND VIGILDON 10095

TOWNSHEND MORGAN-HOLSTEIN FARM Have you noticed our new address? All stock to be here after April 1st when visitors will be welcome. NAIL are very pleased to announce that Mr. Robert C. Bartlett will be the new manager. He is assisted by Mr. Thomas. Johnston.

AT STUD

MELODY MORGAN 9119

ORCLAND VIGILDON 10095

New England Grand Champion 1953

Eastern States Grand Champion 1953 & 1954

Pennsylvania National Grand Champion 1955

At National Horgan Show 1956:

Winner Stallions in Harness

Winner Driving Pair Class with full brother

Reserve Grand Champion Harness Horse

(only shown in three shows 1955 & 1956)

TWO COLTS FOR SALE

BOLTON, MASS. ROBERT C. BARTLETT, Manager Mr. and Mrs. ROGER E. ELA, Owners

AT STUD

LIPPITT ETHAN DON Chestnut, foaled 1937; Sire: Lippiti Ethan Ash; Darn: Croydon Mary

FEE — $25.00

AT STUD

KENNEBEC ETHAN Chestnut, foaled 1954; Sire: Lippitt Ethan Ash; Dam: Royalton Jean Darling

FEE — $50.00

Mares hoarded at $1.50 a day.

Kennebec Morgan Horse farm Address all correspondence to:

MISS MARGARET GARDINER

RFD 2, Wiscasset. Maine

LEAD BAR FARMS

Finding larger Morgans desirable in our two four-in-hand teams, we will pur• chase bays, 16 hands and over, and sell several well-schooled smaller horses

For information unite or call

JOHN S. WHITAKER, M. Mgr.

R. D. 1, Seeley Road Bridgeton, New Jersey

9-1674 R-2

Buckeye State (Continued from Page 12)

any horseman. Foxy Ann won the weanling filly class at the Michigan State Fair and went on to win the Futurity. She was first at the fall Round-Up in Marion and Grand Champion Mare. Not to be over looked is Foxy Jean who is running a close second. Both are sired by his cham-pion stallion, Foxfire.

John W. Junk's Sugar Run Farm in Mt. Sterling already has foals arriv-ing and several Morgans are expected. They have two fillies, full sisters, that are surely worth a trip to see. Both are very good Morgan type. Another colt, Merrylegs Allen, is being groomed by managers Dot