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. . . . Bringing a new crop of foals by Pecos, Sealed of Windcrest and Kingston. The first
arrival, above, was 10 hours old when photographed.
A FEW YEARLINGS BY PECOS FOR SALE NOW.
VOORHIS FARMS Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Voorhis, owners
Fred Herrick. trainer
RED HOOK, New York
BH ! lJ lD W J Jl l f JJH 1 11
PARADE and his son BROADWALL DRUM MAJOR
!Two outstanding Champion Stallions)
Apr il and May will bring about sixteen foals, so plan to visit us and
make your selection.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cecil Ferguson
Greene, Rhode Island
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SPECIAL FEATURES
Verse Contest Popular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
First Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Deep Dusi and Tall Hills - By Em Pedler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Horse Science School and Short Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Horse of the Year Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Horse Field Day and Judging Cllnlc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Dear Sir: Morgans A Smash Hit on Sunshine Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I have been rece1vmg your magazine Eastern States Horse Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tribute To A Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
for about two years now and I really
It Can Be Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
think it is magnificent. I have always Ten Years Old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
admired the Morgan horse and I think Southern Indiana Morgan Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
they are the tops of any breed. Having General Grant, The Horseman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
First Las Vegas Riviera Horse Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
the pleasure of meeting several Mor
When To Advertise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
gan horse owners., I find that they are Children 's Services Horse Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
just as magnificent as the horses they REGULAR FEATURES
own. They all seem to be very warm
Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
and friendly. I have visited Mr. Voor The President's Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
his' stables several times and always find Horses, Horses, Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
everyone very friendly and cooperative Jes' Hossin' Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I
New England News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 3
no matter how busy they are.
Morgans In The Land of Enchantment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
I really look f.orward to receiving your New York News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
magazine each month and enjoy read Pacific Northwest News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 9
ing it f.rom cover to cover. My favorite Morgan Breeders and Exhibitors Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 21
Mid-West Morgan Horse Owners. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
article is "Jes Hossin' Around" by Mrs.
Mid-Atlantic News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dorothy Lockard, better known as Indiana Morgan Horse Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
"Ma". By reading all of her articles, Mid-States Morgan Horse Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
I have come to like and admire her even Buckeye Breeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Kyova Morgan Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
though I have never met her. She is
Ask The Doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
another example of what wonderful
Circle J Morgan Horse Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
people there are in the Morgan horse Rocky Mountain Morgan Horse Club. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
world. Tn my opinion I think the Northern California News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
friendliness and the consideration of Justin Morgan Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Morgan Horse Club of Southern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
others that the Morgan horse people
Wyoming Morgan Horse Breeders Assn., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
have shown has helped to promote the Penn-Ohio News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
breed throughout the world. Mississippi Valley News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
l wish you and all the Morgan horse
Officers of The Morgan Horse Club
people throughout the world success
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. CECO. FERGUSON
with your n;tagazine and your wonder
Greene, Rhode Island
ful Morgan horses. And I wish to Eastern Regional Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MRS. ROGER E. ELA
thank you again for publishing such a Wayland, Mass.
wonderfu l magazine as the Morgan Mid-West Regional Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J• . ROY BRUN)[
Rochester, Ill.
Horse.
Western Regional Vice President ... ... ..... .. ... DR. HENRY P. BOYD
Sincerey yours,
San Rafael. Calif. ·
Arthur Heidcamp Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAUNCY STD.LMAN
(Continued on Page 61) 230 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y.
Secretary .. .. .. .... .... ... ...... .... ......... . SETH P. HOLCOMBE
P. 0. Box 2157, West Hartford 17. Connecticut
VerseC ontest
The Morgan Horse Magazine
Popular Vol. XXlll April. 1963 No. 3 ,,
A Monthly - The Officio! Publlcotlon of THE MORGAN HORSE CLUB, Incorporated
Secretory's Office, P. 0. Bo• 2157, We>t Hartford 17, Conn.
When the verse contest was approved Please send all correspondence regarding subs<rlptlons and advertising to publlcatlor>
office: The Morgan Horse Magazine, Leominster, Mau. - Dia! KEystone 4-6506.
as a starting effort to obtain the basis Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Otho F. Eusey
for a song about the Morgan horse, the Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Em Pedler
number of people, if any, who would Circulation .. .. . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . Rosalie McGuire
take the time to attempt such a venture CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
was not known. The committee is very Phyllis Barber Ollie Mae Dansby Jeanne Mehl Ruth Rogers
Judeen Baiwood Doris Hodgin Jo Ann Merlan, Charlotte Schmidt
gratified that approximate ly one hund Louise Beckley Dorothy Jasper R. G. Morgareldge Natalle Webber
Lorrayne Byen Dorothy Lockard Eve Oakley Claire West
red people wrote and sent in their en Dorothy Colbum Peggy McDonald Cece Olsen Margaret Wllhauk
tries. Barbaro Cole Coleen McLean Ayellen Richards Paullne Zeller
Helene Zlmmennan
All entries will be judged and the The Publisher ond staff of The Morgon Horse Mogazlne ond The Morgon Horse Club, Inc.
ore not responsible for opinions ond stotements e•preued In signed articles or pold ad
winner will be announc<d! in this mag vertisements. These opinions ore not necessarily the opinions of the staff of this (ournal.
azine as soon as possible. He or she
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Horse Club. A great big "thank you" Canada S4.50 Foreign Rates SS.DO per year
The MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE, published monthly e•cept January by THE MORGAflt
goes to all the people who sent in one HORSE CLUB, INC., Secretary's Office, P. 0. Bo• 2157, West Hartford 17, Conn.
or more entries. The effort is greatly Printed by The Eusey Press, Leominster Moss. Entered os second doss molter at post
office Leominster, Moss. Closing dote for copy ond odvertlslng 1st of month preceding
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OUR COVER
By J. CECIL FERCU O '
. A bre~d is only as pure as those responsible for keeping the records
straight. This means every person owning or having anything to do with
Registered animals or their papers. If records are loosely kept then there is no
need of a registrar.
The Registar handles the papers sent to him and unless he has reason to
believe otherwise, accepts them at their face value.
This month in choosing our cover photo
Mr. Frank B. Hills set up a very workable and simple procedure for Regis
we were reminded of the thrill of our
tering Morgans and frankly this one is pretty difficult to circumvent. In the thou
first foal as we admired Cascadia Cava
sands of Registrations handled maybe one gets by that should not, but this is
lier, owned by the Ed Hennings of Bo
doubtful.
thell,, Wash. This, their first Morgan
I have received letters of complaints about the Registrar's way of handling foal, is by Son.field out of Skagit Camas.
certain applications. Most complaints are from people who bought a Morgan that Their pride is indeed justified.
the seller said could be registered. In checking we find the person is trying to
JustinM organF ilm
register an animal out of a mare who had a foal registered to her that year.
When this is called to their attention they give another year. It so happens
Present plans are to have the promo.
this particular mare had a foal each and every year so there is no place for the
tional Justin Morgan film available in
animal they are trying to register that is now several years old. Then you have
September, instead of this Spring, ac
applications showing a breeding date by a cenain sire who at the time was miles
cording to President Ferguson. The
away breeding other mares (according to other applications on file). When this
film, started last fall, is being edited to
is called to the applicant's attention they want to switch stallions and dates.
desired content and length. Many in
Cases like this are sad, maybe we have lost some good Morgans but it gets back
quiries have already reached Mr. Fer
to one thing and that is the owner of. a registered animal must keep permanent
guson regarding the films availability.
( Continued on Page 28) Look for its release in September.
Beckridge Morgans
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STALLION SERVICE SCHEDULE
SONFIELD (Mansfield x Quietude)
Although now 28, will be available to a very few more
selected mares, good health continuing . At the ranch.
Fee $100, return. Don't wait ... book now.
BROADWALL ST. PAT (Parade x Lippitt Georgia)
Because of extra demands there will probably be taken to
the ranch at Sutherlin, Oregon before May 1. Remember
new mares cannot be booked for after July 1. Fee $100.
Return.
MONTEY VERMONT (Keystone x Ginger Vermont)
We will /1ave approximately 15 foals to choose from this
This 6 year old grandson of Pomulus and Red Vermont i~ year ... See practically all of them at the ranch any time
out.standing in western performance, has been Grand Cham. a/ ter June 1 but several will be foaled in April and early
pion at the big Washington State University Show and al. May. To get what you want, make your selection early.
ready shows promise of being an outstanding sire. Fee 50.
Return privileges.
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
FOR SALE: An almost perf.ectly matched pair of 2 year
old chestnut geldings, light manes and tails, both have strips,
one 3 and one 4 white socks. Halter broke and gentle. P. 0 . Box 240 Mount Vernon, Washin gton
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HUDSON VALLEY- BERKSHIREB REEDERS
Come vi it the Farms and see in one day over l 00 of the
finest MORGAN horses anywhere .
BLUE SPRUCE FARM - Altamont, N. Y,
Mr. and ty,.rs. Ralph Plauth
One of 12 Beautiful Morgans at . . .
GREEN MEADS FARM - Richmond, Mass.
BLUE SPRUCE FARM
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Morse
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Plauth, owners G. Falconer, trainer
PETALBROOKF ARM - Wappingers Falls, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Jackson
VOORHIS FARM - Red Hook, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Voorhis
II things must start somewhere, so
we shall choose to start our discussion
First Ride
of riding English on the ground. Last
month we considered the various types
of English saddles and the varying de
grees of "balanced" seats that one may
By MA1uLY C. Ctt1Los
adopt in relation to the saddle and the
horse. Now it is time to consider act Di1·ector, of National Morgan Horse Club.
ually getting on the horse and riding
him. We are pleased to bring our readers this second
In the coure of occasional riding in. in a series of articles by Marilyn Childs
tructions given "by invitation" at other for our readers. Mrs. Childs is well
clubs or stables, we have found that qualified for this assignment.
there are scores of. people who can ride
a horse passibly, yet have never learned
how to mount and dismount properly. (and which may come in various styles The rider ,should then stand by the
In some cases they have always had of mouthpiece), and the curb, which horse's shoulder, facing towards the
someone to help them on; or have had is a solid bit jointed to "cheeks" which rear. Left hand should be at the horse's
the convenience of a mounting block; drop downward and have the curb withers, holding the reins tight enough
or else someone to hold the horse for reins attached at the bottom. The for control, but not so tight as to up-
them. snaffle is a direct action bit, while the et the horse or cause him to back up.
Basic to all instruction given by us curb is a bit offering more leverage to The right hand reaches for the stirrup
i one premise - always keep in touch the rider, and thus more dangerous in iron, taking a hold on the far side and
with your horse in all situations if you unskilled hands. The curb bit also us turning it outwards and towards the
wish to maintain control of the situa ually has a curb chain attached, run rider. The left foot is then raised and
tion. This means that from the moment ning behind the horse's jaw, as an added inserted in the stirrup; the left hand
when the horse is saddled and bridled, control measure. grabs the withers ( or conveniently, in
ready for use, the rider should always the case of a Morgan, a lock of mane) .
Tn leading the horse wearing a full
have contact with the reins. Admitted The right hand moves to take hold of
bridle, the rider should hold all four
ly there are pet horses which will fol the middle of the saddle and the rider
reins in his hand. If he is walking a
low you anywhere, and also ones which springs up to a standing position. He
considerable distance it is customary
will stand, immobile, while the rider then moves his right hand forward to
to pass the teins over the horse's head
mounts; yet those same horses may, at the pommel, swings the right leg high
and lead forward. If just a short dis
ometime, have cause for fright which and clear over the horse',s rump, and lets
tance is ahead, the rider may hold all
will send them high-tailing it elsewhere himself down easily into the saddle.
four reins .about eight inches behind
unless you have a hold on the reins.
the horse's chin. It is best to separate In the cas.e of shorter persons and
While most young horses, and many the right and left side of reins with bigger hotses, it may be necessary to
beginning riders, start with just a a finger. Always lead &om and mount grab the back of skirt flap with the
snaffle bridle and one rein, we are go from the left hide of the horse. right hand, or the back of the saddle
ing to discuss the use of a bridle using ( cantle), to pull oneself up.
When the rider wishes to mount, he
two reins - the snaffle and the curb.
should stop the horse and try to have ( Continued on Page 62)
A full bridle, or bit and bradoon, is
him standing squarely on all four feet.
the commonly accepted style for Eng
At the same time he should lay the
lish show ring and also is preferred by
reins down on the horse's withers, just
many for general pleasure use. The
in front of the saddle. He then grasps
full bridle consists of two bits - the
the ends of the reins with the right
naffle which is jointed in the middle
hand, meanwhile inserting the fingers
of the left hand in the reins about at
the front of the horse's shoulder. The
easiest way is to place the little finger
between the snaffle and curb reins,
then run the fingers forward about
the reins and the thumb back around
to join. To be proper the snaffle rein
should be on the outside.
The right hand now draws the reins
back until they are taut enough to af
ford control. The left hand is brought
up above the horse's neck and the in
dex finger is projected to separate the
snaffle and curb rein on the other
side. The middle finger can then be
extended to wrap around the reins while
Hands In position for mounting. the thumb encircles all of them. Practicing posting without stirrups.
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"But," my wife said to me desperate. sonic boom. There is a land closer,
ly, "You can't just go on like this. yet as quiet as the lunar sphere. There
Where is your determination " is power still measured by one horse,
E
"Ffnnff?" I answered my wife list rather than thrust or torque. There is
lessly. a smell of warm hide and the feel of
''You haven't touched your typewriter prime hair rather than hot steel and fuel
in months," my wife said. "You haven't exhaust. There are horizons still far
written a word." back and canyons folded sharply and
"I am in a decline," I whimpered. tucked in, and grass unparted by bard
"I haven't a thing to write." ribbons of road. There are mountaim
"Not a thing to write?" my wife tall and proud, and broadshouldered,
squalled. "Why you have lived on your with the craggy face of character. There
horses for months now. Every time I are dry washes deep and straight walled.
look to the corrals steam is coming off There is deep untracked snow, giving p
a horse you have just brought in. back the bright glare of the sun.
You cannot ride that much without There is deep dust and there are tall
having something to write about," my bills, and a land where water is scarce
wife stated flatly. and strong of taste, where a few horses
"Everything that happens," I moaned still run and an ulcer is not a status
piteously, "bas happened before. There symbol. And here again I must go,
is nothing new to tell." where there is no need to wind my
"But," my wife reasoned, "It hasn't watch. No need to fit in with people.
happened to all the people in the world. My grub box is always ready, await
D
Someone wants to read about it." ing whatever sleepless night the urge
"Nobody wants to read about it," I might come, and the camp stove and
said hopelessly. bedroll are ready to go. And the
My wife snorted, one of her less old Ford will generally fire up, though
ladylike traits, expressing deep scorn, from the exhaust it looks to be burning
mostly for me. "What about all those soft coal. And I want no seat belt
good people back east who treated you holding me back from a fast escape if
so well," she asked. "Don't you think the damned thing blows up. I still JJ
they want to read about things out have my gray flannel suit banging in
here?" the closet, but a hacksaw took care of
"Well, I said to my wife. "Maybe the mu££ler that was forced on me by
they do." But, I went on in great the minion of the law on that far off
freight, "What about that man up in day.
Rawlins, Wyoming? He hates me. I My Outcast horse bas learned to load
wouldn't want to make him mad into the blackness of the truck at night,
enough to write to me again." I not knowing where we will go, nor
shuddered at the thought. caring, for he is a rough horse without
worry, and he has a want for the long
"How could you even tell what his
trails, wherever they may lead.. He
letter said?" my wiEe asked. "His hand
stands with wide stance on his back
writing looked like the tracks of a
feet to bace against the curves and
crippled turkey. How could you read
through his front window he watches,
it?'
the road some closer than I do when
"Some of the four letter words were
I drive.
written real plain." I trembled at the
Fire and red carbon chips lit up the
memory. "And he drew out real plain
yard when we blasted off, and lights and
what I could do with the splints be
flashed on in the house of my neigh
sent. Put them on the arm he figured
bor at the end of the lane, and through
I had broken patting myself on the
his frost-edged window I could see him
back. It was a terrible experience," I
dial his phone to report my disturbance TALL
blubbered. "Just terrible."
to the law. I grinned and rubbed my
"Well," my wife said with great legs in glee. There sure is no danger
sympathy for the under-privileged , that HE will go into a decline while I
"He likely got his education from out am around to stir him up. He lacked HILLS
house doors, and didn't know any five something in glamour crouched over
lener words. "Besides," my wife said, the phone in his dainty underthings
"Your arm should be better by now f.or under the bard glare of his kitchen
you haven't done anything in a long light.
time to pat yourself on the back for. "He won't miss me too bad" I mused
So get to work," she ordered. "There "His dog will bark the rest of the night
is a new ribbon on your typewriter." and keep him company." by
I cowered in a corner. "Yes dear," Vapor froze to the windshield, mak
I said obediently. ing the-dim lights seem dimmer still,
ERN PEDLER
There is a call more quiet than the and the looseness of the front end made
the old truck wander like a hunting I felt a closeness to this Outcast Up and over the canyon the road
dog snif.fing both sides of the road. horse now that had never been there was rough and deep cut and the old
The thought nagged me that the old when he was a colt, and with some truck lurched and yawed, but the big
truck was practically without brakes, shame I recalled that I likely would pony held braced and scrambled but
crowding me to drive faster to get there have knocked him in the head the day little, and we tipped down the west side
before l had an accident. And it came he was foaled if I had followed my of the mountain, holding back on the
to me that the Ford Motor Company wants at the time. For he was not wor churn of gears, and I promised myself
could save a lot of money in advertis thy of my stock, looking more like a a new set of brake linings if I should
ing their new ones by paying me to moose calf than anything else. I kept have a good year.
take this old one off the road. him hidden in those days out in the back When I unloaded the pony he shook
Leaving the pavement was about corral. himself like a dog, putting a gray cloud
like stepping back a century, for until of dust into the air, then he settled
I stood for awhile in the quiet night
I got back to it there would be no lights under the cedar where I tied him for he
thinking of the morning I had found
in the distance, no cars, no trucks, and had been here before, and I gave him
him, not in the corral but on the out
likely no people. The weak lights of the luxury of a blanket, which only
side where his mother had shoved him
the truck pushed out feebly, scarcely happens when we are camped at an
through the rails, and there he pushed
stronger than the moon. Jackrabbits altitude higher than home. I dug from
and pawed, trying to get back in to
crossed and re-crossed the old wagon under the high wheels to level the truck
nurse. I could £eel the horror his darn
road and sometimes ran ahead of me. for a camp. I swept out the back and
must have felt that she had given life
Crushed rock crunched beneath the set up the stove, glad that tonight I
to such a monster. Only a twitch on
wheels here, and I knew that I had best would not be sleeping outside. I re
her lip and the pinch of pliers on her
enjoy it, for there would be many miles membered the many nights I had spent
car could hold her still for him to get
that I would wish for it. And sure by an open fire on the winter camps,
his first meal. My old Flying Jubilee
enough when I reached the valley not worrying so much about comfort
stallion, the pride of my existence, who
floor it was there, the paradox of foot as mere survival until the morning. But
loves all the world, turned against the
deep dust in the freezing temperatures tonight I lay down in my warm camp
colt then and the mare too, believing
of mid-winter, and I believe it was the and grabbed a couple of hours of sleep
that the colt was not his. And the colt
worst I had ever seen. Fine it was, and before daybreak.
grew up rough and tough, giving not
light and gray-white. It splattered and A December sun rose to a flawless
a damn for him. I registered him as the
sprayed ahead when the front wheels sky, lighting fif.ty miles of empty land
Outcast.
plowed into it. It rolled out to the to the west, and more behind the far
sides like water cloven by the prow of '"1 got in again and drove, thinking of mountains. A man's own vision was
a boat. It came up under the truck, the over three years that had passed the only limit on the distance he could
splashing like deep slush. It coated the since. How the colt's eyes had grown see. The canyon shallowed and spread
cab and wind ,shield to sift down over good and clear, and the pale sorrel had below us, tipping into the great wide
the hood and drip from the fenders. I become true chestnut. The head, so valley with its miles of. sage and chaos
followed behind, staying long and high big at birth had grown but little and of dry washes, and the sand dunes
and thick in the air, and it came to at a year was no more than a match for gleamed white, rippled by the timeless
me that the vacuum caused by the pass the body, and at two he looked mighty wind.
ing 0£ the van would be pulling a lot good under a saddle. And the old stud I spilled some grain on the ground
over the tailgate onto the horse and like accepted him, and was happy to haul in for the horse, and shook out a flake
ly giving him some trouble to breathe. the same truck. I do not apologize of hay for him to eat while I had
I stopped and opened the sliding win f.or him anymore. He is strong and breakfast, and T scrubbed out my dish
dows in front, hoping they would pick hard. The rough country does not ( Continued on Page 28)
up cleaner air before the dust got a worry him. He is ready to go where I
chance to rise that high, and the move point him, and he has the good sense
ment of. that air would keep some of it of his old man. Three years ago I
pushed from the back. The big pony would have been ashamed to sell him.
was already coated nearly white, and Today he is not for sale.
dust came up from the hay he ate in
The pitch of the road turned up to
the manger.
the hills and rocks showed through
the dust, until at last the deep dust was
no more, and I stopped again and
looked back over the way I had come,
seeing the moon-lit emptiness of the
miles and feeling the quietness, and
the alone-ness. And I was happy that
there was likely enough of this open
country to last for the rest of my riding
years. I wondered what draws men
together to build cities high and wide,
to live forever in the blare of sound
within their homes and without, until
they are afraid to be alone and cannot
face their own thoughts, nor live in
the sound of silence.
APRIL, 1963 9
HorseS cienceS choofi
Horses, Horses, Horses!
AndS horCt ourse
So you've dreamed of.starting a Horse
Science School I One that you can call
your very own; one that will serve
horse lovers throughout the U. S. and
Canada; one that is the very best-really
scientific, that rises above fads, foibles,.
and trade secrets! That's wonderful
and it's so needed!
'.~,~\B Y Dr. M. E. Ensminger has just wrap
DR. M. E. ENSMINGER
ped up plans for just such a school.
CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA
His log book reveals his innermost
secrets. Here's how he did it:
THE STORY OF HAMBLETONIAN 10 crippled mare and her colt down the Selected Geographical Locations -
Whatever may be said of Hamble road. In West, California; in Midwest, Miss
tonian l O - patriarch of the Standard. Hambletonian 10 was trained for a ouri; in East, Pennsylvania.
bred breed of horses- he was the re few weeks, at which time he trotted the Traveled continent; engaged fo cilities
sult 0£ a chance mating; one of nature's mile in 2:48. It was claimed that in - Inspected, engaged facilities Fresno
stud condition he could trot a 2:20 clip.
secrets for which there is no breeding State College, and University of Miss
But he was placed in service as a two
formula. In fact, had sentiment not ouri; rented Boone County Fairgrounds
year old, never to race in competition.
caused the acquisition of a crippled to augment U. of Mo. facilities; rented
So £amous did Hambletonian 10 be
mare, had an evil-tempered old stallion Beautiful Willow Brook Farm for
come by virtue of the speed of his get
been sold to a fish peddler a year earlier, East; inspected hotels 3 locations, en
that his service fee was upped to $500
and had a hired man not had an eye for gaged rooms and meals at special rates.
- comparable to a $10,000 stud fee
uperior horse flesh, the Standardbred Contracted Horses - Engaged 75
today. During his 21 years in stud, he
breed might never have been born. horses in 3 areas; contracted St. Louis
sired 1,321 foals. Today, 99 per cent
While delivering cattle to Charles of all racing Standardbreds trace di horses for Columbia - will van.
Kent, a New York slaughterer, Jonas rectly to Hambletonian 10, and most Engaged Staff - Interviewed, tele
Seely of Orange County, New York harness horses show cross after cross phoned, wrote; engaged 3 Assistant
chanced to find in the butcher's stable to him. Directors, 3 Office Managers - Chaper
a mare crippled from injuries sustained ones, and 50 staff members.
in a runaway. Upon learning that she REQUISITES FOR SUCCESS Secur·ed Course Approval-Processed
was a daughter of. One Eye, a mare receive many letters from young course 3 institutions; got approved for
that had belonged to his father, he ac sters ( and "oldsters" too) asking what credit those eligible and interested.
quired her for sentimental reasons.
they must do to succeed in the horse Hosted Briefing Luncheon - Held
With no other use for a crippled business. These views are presented Chicago kick-off Juncheon; representa
mare, Mr. Seely bred her to an ugly, to the end that there may be more pro tives colleges, breed registries, and
evil-tempered stallion, named Abdal fitable horse enterprises and fewer magazines, as guests.
lah l; a horse whose services were go failure, without in any way lessening Took Insurance - Bought work
ing begging. Soon thereafter, at the the love and compas,sion which charac men's compensation and liability cover
ripe old age of 28 ( comparable to a terize a true horseman. In my opinion age in 3 states.
man 75), Abdallah 1 was sold to a to succeed in the production of. horses
Sent Flier - Prepared, printed flier;
fish peddler for five dollars. Even at the following requisites are important:
mailed 14,000 copies.
this venerable age, the old horse was 1. Ambition, or the will, to succeed. Prepar-ed Program - 16-page pro
as mean as ever. He vengefully kicked
2. A love for horses; the successful gram prepared, printed; mailed out
his master's cart to splinters. Exasper
breeding of horses encompasses passion, 16,000.
ated, and finding him not worth the
battle, and sport more than in the pro
price of his feed, his owner turned him Spread Word - Sent news releases;
duction of any other class of livestock
loose on the Brooklyn beach, where he addressed horse groups far and wide.
or any other type of farming.
starved to death. Hired Secretarie.s;B ought Stamps -
3. Willingness to work long and
The whimsical story goes on to say 6 secretaries answered flood of letters
hard.
that the next spring, in 1849, the Kent daily; mailed fliers, programs; bought
mare dropped a fuzzy-haired colt. With 4. Know-how in a scientific age. stamps and more stamps - probably
such an unpretentious background - 5. Adequate planning and records. made federal tax rededuction possible.
a crippled dam and an incorrigible 6. Adequate capital and size. Contracted "Horse Science,._H andL
sire - no wonder Jon.a Seely smiled 7. An efficient plant. book'' - Arranged book cover design
when his poor hired man, Bill Rysdyk, 8. Good horses. noted artist; engaged printer for
cast a wistful glance at the colt. Soon HANDBOOK.
9. Ability to buy and sell.
a horse trade was in the making. Mr. Designed Certificate - Designed cer
10. Honesty and integrity.
Seely accepted an offer of $125, on credit tificate for all enrollees, contracted
from his penniless hired man; and 11. Business judgement. printing.
proud new owner Bill Rysdyk led his ( Continued on Page 57) ( Continued on Page 56)
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