Breeding Morgan Horses. 



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Don and Hero .are out of mares of unknown breeding. A yearling 

 colt (Mansfield 7255) by Bennington, out of Artemisia 02731, was 

 reserve champion Morgan stallion. This colt was reserve champion 

 as a foal in the previous year as well. Both the colt and Artemisia 

 are now the property of the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm. 



At the 1921 Addison County (Vt.) fair the American Remount 

 Association offered prizes for foals of 1921 sired by Government- 

 owned stallions. The first and second prizes went to colts by Trou- 

 badour of Willowmoor, and the third prize was won by a colt by 

 Scotland. 



In the ladies' saddle class a 5-year-old gelding by Troubadour of 

 Willowmoor won, and a 6-year-old mare by Snoqualmie won the 

 ladies' driving class. A mare by Scotland was second in the ladies' 

 driving class and a gelding by Donlyn was second in the 

 ladies' saddle class. In the men's saddle class first and second went 

 to horses by Bennington and General Gates, respectively. A mare 



Pig. 9 — Morgan horses exhibited at the unveiling of the statue to Justin Morgan, October 1, 1921, at U. S. 

 Morgan Horse Farm. Horse at left is Troubadour of Willowmoor 6459. 



by General Gates won the roadster class, and the Morgan stallion 

 class was won by McMahon 6900, a son of Scotland. In the yearling 

 stallion class a grandson of Scotland won; a colt by Donlyn was 

 second; and a colt by Troubadour of Willowmoor was third. 



Public exhibitions of stock from the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm have 

 been made at various times as follows : Addison County fair, Middle- 

 bury, Vt., 1907, 1908, 1909, 1920, 1921, 1922. Vermont State Fair, 

 White River Junction, Vt., 1907, 1908, 1920, 1921. Rutland County 

 fair, Rutland, Vt., 1908. Valley fair, Brattleboro, Vt., 1908. East- 

 ern States Exposition, Springfield, Mass., 1921. 



DISTRIBUTION OF BREEDING STOCK. 



The following stallions were distributed from the U. S. Morgan 

 Horse Farm up to January 1, 1923: 



Donald 6483, brown, foaled 1910, sire General Gates 666; dam 

 Harrison Belle, by Harrison Chief. 



