. Breeding Morgan horses at the Morgan Horse Farm. Morgan horse. 4 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. many other premiums. The Bulrush blood is probably best known to-day through the maternal line of Peters Morgan , in which there are two traces. Ethan Allen 2d 406, the son of Peters Morgan, is discussed later. DIFFUSION OF MORGAN BLOOD. For many years the breed flourished. Morgans were used prac- tically to the exclusion of other horses in the New England States until a craze for trotting speed struck the country, and much of the best Morgan stock was then mixed wit
. Breeding Morgan horses at the Morgan Horse Farm. Morgan horse. 4 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. many other premiums. The Bulrush blood is probably best known to-day through the maternal line of Peters Morgan , in which there are two traces. Ethan Allen 2d 406, the son of Peters Morgan, is discussed later. DIFFUSION OF MORGAN BLOOD. For many years the breed flourished. Morgans were used prac- tically to the exclusion of other horses in the New England States until a craze for trotting speed struck the country, and much of the best Morgan stock was then mixed with trotting blood. This re- sulted, in many cases, in the loss of the beautiful form and quality of. FiJr. 1.—General Gates 666. Morgan, stallion for many years al head of stud al Morgan Horse Vmw. the Morgan and did not give the breed the reputation lor producing trotting speed that was due it. Prominent writers have contended that the Morgan added stamina to certain trot ting-horse families, for which the Morgan Diced deserves considerable credit. In the early days many high-class Morgan stallions and mares were purchased at attractive prices and taken to other sections of the country, and, while a few scattering studs were bred pure in their new locations, many of them were absorbed by the Standardised and I lie Kentucky Saddle Horse breeds. The identify of others was lost, not because of a lack of ability to improve the stock in their new surroundingSj hut because definite breeding records were not kept and repeated transfers of ownership 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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