. Breeding Morgan horses at the Morgan Horse Farm. Morgan horse; Horses Breeding. Breeding Morgan Horses. 13 ENDURANCE OF THE BREED. Castor 5833; a gelding bred at the farm, completed the 1919, 1920, and 1921 endurance tests of 300 miles for the American mounted service cup. In 1919 he finished second in point of time, but was not given a prize on account of a fall the last day. In 1920 he drew seventh place, and in 1921 he was given fourth prize, and was one of six to finish the test, out of 17 starters. He is the only horse, except the Arabians, which has completed more than one of thes
. Breeding Morgan horses at the Morgan Horse Farm. Morgan horse; Horses Breeding. Breeding Morgan Horses. 13 ENDURANCE OF THE BREED. Castor 5833; a gelding bred at the farm, completed the 1919, 1920, and 1921 endurance tests of 300 miles for the American mounted service cup. In 1919 he finished second in point of time, but was not given a prize on account of a fall the last day. In 1920 he drew seventh place, and in 1921 he was given fourth prize, and was one of six to finish the test, out of 17 starters. He is the only horse, except the Arabians, which has completed more than one of these contests. Castor 5833 is a full brother of Eudora, placed by a visit- ing committee of the Morgan Horse Club in 1920 as the second-best brood mare on the farm, giving precedence only to her dam, Fig. 9.—Faith, bred by the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm and now used as a brood mare as wellas in a carriage pair Dolly, a registered Morgan mare that finished sixth in the 1920 endurance ride, was bred by the United States Department of Agri- culture on the remount plan. She was sired by Dewey 6481, and he was bred by the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm. DISTRIBUTION FROM MORGAN HORSE FARM. A limited number of }^oung Morgans, including stallions, mares, and geldings, are for sale from the farm each year. They are dis- posed of at private sale. Stock from the farm has gone to many States, as well as to Porto Rico, the Island of Guam, and Japan. Morgans "nick" well and decidedly improve the native stock of such. 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, H. H. (Herbert Harshman). Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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