. Breeding Morgan horses at the Morgan Horse Farm. Morgan horse. 18 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Castor and two Arabians are the only horses that have completed three of these rides. Castor is a full brother to Eudora 0672, placed by a visiting committee of the Morgan Horse Club in 1920 as the second best brood mare on the farm, giving precedence only to her dam, Babe. Dolly 02949, a registered Morgan mare that finished sixth in the 1920 endurance ride, was bred by the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm on the remount plan. She was sired by Dewey 6481, a full brother to Benni
. Breeding Morgan horses at the Morgan Horse Farm. Morgan horse. 18 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Castor and two Arabians are the only horses that have completed three of these rides. Castor is a full brother to Eudora 0672, placed by a visiting committee of the Morgan Horse Club in 1920 as the second best brood mare on the farm, giving precedence only to her dam, Babe. Dolly 02949, a registered Morgan mare that finished sixth in the 1920 endurance ride, was bred by the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm on the remount plan. She was sired by Dewey 6481, a full brother to Bennington 56&3, and he was bred by the farm. Gladstone 6922, the registered Morgan gelding that won second place in the 1922 endurance ride, was bred by the U. S. Morgan Horse. Fig. 12.—Castor 5833. Morgan gelding. Successful competitor in three endurance rides. Farm. He was sired by General Gates, and his dam was Minnehaha 01760, a mare obtained from the State of Washington. Minnehaha was a half sister to Troubadour of Willowmoor, the present premier sire at the farm. This mare was killed by lightning during the summer of 1921, but the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm is fortunate in having two of her daughters with which to perpetuate the good qualities of the family. Gladstone finished the ride in excellent condition, receiving a score on this of 56, the same as that given the winner. He was only three points behind the winner on lime score. In his official record appears this notat inn after Gladstone's name, in (he space for remarks en condition at the end of the ride: "No remarks. Sound as when ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reese, Herbert H. (Herbert Harshman). [Washington, Govt. Print. Off. ]
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