Breeding Morgan Horses. 



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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, Babe. 



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 



