Topfield. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/topfield

From the AllBreed site--

Color: ch AMHA #10194 Chestnut, star. Foaled: 05-28-1949, Middlebury, VT. Breeder: U S Morgan Horse Farm Registered Morgan progeny: Stallions, 4; Mares, 22; Geldings, 6. photo from morganhorse.com Topfield was the pride and joy of a very courageous and respected woman physcian (surgeon) named Dr.Frances Schaeffer of Allentown, PA. Just Google her name and Allentown, PA, and you'll see what I mean.That's Dr. Schaeffer in the accompanying photograph.

Some of his get bred on to one extent or another. 

 

Debacon Dainty Benn. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/debacon+dainty+benn

His pedigree was mostly the Old Midwest Family, with some Brunk and some Western Working Family. 

He sired some but appears to have only one very thin line to today. 

 

King Kookie. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/king+kookie

Sire of 14 registered get. 

Many of his get bred on a ways. 

But his daughter, Heathwold Rainsong, is the paternal grand dam of Pittridge Shonda, who was dam for Kells Morgans and was dam of that good and prolific sire, Kells In Kirbys Honor. 

{I have wondered if King Kookie was named for the popular character of Kookie on the TV show, 77 Sunset Strip. Who remembers the hit song, "Kookie, Kookie lend me your comb"? I was still very young but watched that show, although my favorite character was the one played by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. }

 

Ocel's Congo Knight. The Morgan Horse Magazine. 1967

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/ocels-congo-knight-S196SmkV/pedigree

Upper photo from TMH 

Lower from the AllBreed site

 

Funquest Morgans. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/funquest+litawana

Dam of 12 foals. 

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/funquest+startide

Colt at side by Benneldo. 

 

Benneldo. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/benneldo

Bred by Stuart Hazard. 

Foaled 1960. 

Sired a few. 

 

Katinka Hawk. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/katinka+hawk

Dam of 11 foals. Some bred on to one extent or another. 

 

Whippoorwill Curlew. The Morgan Horse Magazine. 1967

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/whippoorwill-curlew-0KNyK3NX/pedigree

Her dam was bred by George Cross & Son, WY.

She had 8 foals. 

One was B.H. Annfield who had foals. 

 

Funquest Redizz. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/funquest+redizz

Another good Funquest Morgan. 

 

Cingo. &. Wingo. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

Wingo 

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/cingo-DwhP9fdM/pedigree

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/wingo-sBpUluyM/pedigree

These two mares were half sisters, both sired by good Brunk bred stallions and both out of the mare Cynthia who carried Brunk, Old Midwest Family, WWF, and Gov't. 

Cingo was bred by J R Brunk and foaled 1959. 

She was a good producing mare. One of her daughters was dam of the good stallion, Osirus, and also the maternal grand dam of Trailhead Shy-ann. 

Wingo was indeed a most noted producer. She was dam of the sires, Gringo and Omar Sheriff, both with descendants today. Her daughter, Jezabelle, produced many for the Mary-Mels prefix. Wingo also produced for the Mary-Mels prefix. Wingo was bred by Mel Frandsen. 

 

UVM Gates. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/uvm+gates

Sired only 25 registered get. 

Some of these are:

--Caduceus Falcon, sire of quite a few who bred on. 

--Eethree Supreme, good show horse and sire of 56 registered get, mostly for Roy-Els prefix. 

--Lark's Melody, dam of Greentree Felicity who did breed on. 

--Lindon Gates, sire of 11 registered get, most with the Coal Creek prefix. 

 

Rockwell's Valley Tan. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/rockwells+valley+tan

Bred in Utah. Sire of 37 registered get. 

One son, Ruby Red King, became an important sire in the Curly Horse breed. 

See below link for a photo and progeny list.

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/ruby-red-king-ChNm2t0z/pedigree

A grandson, WNS Windenstone, sired 72 registered get and has lines to today. 

Others of his get and grand get bred on to today and can often be found behind Gaited Morgans. 

 

Fairlea Celeste. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1967

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/fairlea+celeste

Bred by Ted Davis, VT, she was sold to New Mexico, then to Wyoming. 

Her pedigree has Gov't, Brunk, Lippitt, and Old Vermont. 

There is one very thin line to today, but it does not look like anything is happening w/it. 

 

Kings River Morgan. The Morgan Horse Magazine. mid-1960's

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/kings-river-morgan-mq5mvvZj/pedigree

Kings River Morgan had a pedigree from the early California breeders. He was bred by WT Carter of Sanger and Fresno Calif. Carter bred many Morgans that were valued by other Morgan folk,  breeders, showers, ranch use, pleasure riding. His horses can be found back there in pedigrees of today. 

Kings River Morgan's sire, Gold Dollar, was bred by LW Rutledge of Parlier, Calif. which was in the general Sanger/Fresno area. Gold Dollar became a premier sire for Carter. The sire of Gold Dollar, Blackhaux, was bred by Duval Williams of the same east side of the San Joaquin Valley as Carter and Rutledge. Both parents of Blackhaux were bred by Richard Sellman of Texas and were sold to California. Gold Dollar's dam, Leora, was bred by Roland Hill, at his ranch near Bakersfield, Calif, which is south of Fresno a ways. Leora's sire was the Gov't bred Querido and her dam was a Sellman mare. 

The dam of Kings River Morgan was Iva Sonfield, by Sonfield. Iva Sonfield was out of a mare, Iva, by Querido. Iva was out of a mare bred by Roland Hill whose dam was a Sellman mare. 

Thus, almost every part of Kings River's pedigree was either from the Gov't Farm or back to Richard Sellman. The one exception is Pat Allen, a Brunk bred used by Roland Hill to sire the dam of Iva. 

His name came from the Kings River which flows out of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and down through the Fresno/Sanger area. It is a notable river in that area and still flows today providing irrigation water to farms in the San Joaquin Valley. 

Besides Kings River Morgan's accomplishments noted above, he also went on to win California's Feather River Endurance Race in which the horses gallop several miles and also swim across the Feather River. It was open to all comers and was a popular race for many years. 

Kings River Morgan sired 103 registered get and an uncounted number of 1/2 Morgans. 

Many of his get went into breeding with some having lines to today. One of his sons is Farceur Morgan who sired 70 get, many for the Hazelwood family with lines to today. 

 

Shennetta. The Morgan Horse Magazine. 1953

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/shennetta

Mostly Brunk breeding, but also some Gov't, WWF, Old Midwest Family. 

Had some foals. A couple of lines made it to this century but appears to have stopped. 

 

Big John (Emerald's Big John). The Morgan Horse Magazine. 1953

Upper from TMH

Lower from the AllBreed site

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/big-john-Jb12gpvH/pedigree

Bred by Ernest McElhinney, Morning Sun, Iowa, a breeder who bred some good ones that did well showing and breeding. 

Take a look at his pedigree; it is 3/4 Brunk and 1/4 Gov't breeding. 

From the AllBreed site--

Color: b Height: 16.0 AMHA #13598 AKA Emeralds Big John. Bay, Narrow Snip, Partial RF Coronet & LH Pastern With Distal Spots, 16h. Foaled: 06-07-1961, Manteno, IL. Bred by O`Neill Morgan Horse Farm Registered Morgan progeny: 29 colts, 26 fillies. Big John was 16 hands and had lots of body. He had a plain head, his get were big smooth bodied horses with plain heads and lots of trot.

 

Lippitt Morman. The Morgan Horse Magazine, March 1953

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/lippitt+morman

L. Morman was the result of one of Robert Knight's rare outcrosses; his sire was Gov't and his dam was Lippitt, making him a 1/2 Lippitt. 

In 1946, he won the Vermont 100 Mile Ride and was the first stallion to do so. Later he was sold to Merle Little of Calif. 

He has some descendants today. 

Senorita Morgan

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/senorita+morgan

She had a pure Western Working Family pedigree of Sellman, Elmer Brown, and Thornhill, all from Texas and Kansas. 

She had some foals but very little bred on at all. 

 

The Sundancer. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1953

Upper from TMH 

Lower from the AllBreed site 

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/the-sundancer-kHzk3pNQ/pedigree

His sire was Brunk royalty. 

His dam was 3/4 Lippitt and the other 1/4 was that good producing Brunk mare, Paragraph. 

He was bred by Vernon Albert, Wisconsin (Hi-Mist Morgans).

He had many get with the He-Mist prefix. 

 

Parade. The Morgan Horse Magazine, 1953

Upper from TMH 

Lower from the AllBreed site.

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/parade-kSIFPUU0/pedigree

His sire was the Lippitt stallion, Cornwallis.

His dam was Mansphyllis, bred by Francis Bryant; this mare was a good producing mare out of the good producing mare, the Brunk bred Paragraph, who was from a line of good producing mares. (Paragraph was also behind the sire of Spring Frolic.)

Besides siring 153 get, many of whom have descendants today, Parade toured with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, won in the show ring, and was a general all-around good Morgan. 

 

Spring Frolic. The Morgan Horse Magazine. March 1953

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/spring+frolic3

His dam was the wonderful producing mare, Townshend Lass, who was sired by a Lippitt and out of a High Percent Old Vermont mare. His sire was also sired by a Lippitt and then out of a Brunk mare who herself was a noted producing dam from a long line of noted producing dams. 

Spring Frolic was later gelded and had not get. 

 

Dyberry Buddy. The Morgan Horse Magazine. March 1953

Top 2 photos from TMH

Lower from the AllBreed site

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/dyberry-buddy-Bf3YAxbO/pedigree

Owned by Warren Patriquin of Boston, he did not have the chance to sire a lot of foals. But he did sire some that bred on to one extent or another. These include Alpine Miss Nekomia, Buddy's Princess, Equinox Welcome, High Pastures Beth, High Pastures Eudora, High Pastures Sharon. Some do come down to today. 

 

Lippitt Selassie. The Morgan Horse Magazine, March 1953

Upper photo from TMH.  Taken 1952 for Knight's Dispersal Sale. 

Lower photo from the AllBreed site. 

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/lippitt-selassie-hAkw6yjJ/pedigree

Foaled 1940. 

He sired some good ones, including Equinox To-Moro,  Lippitt Bethal, Lippitt Firelight, Lippitt Lenora,  Lippitt Molly Moro, Lippitt Nora, Lippitt Norman, Lippitt Red Moro, Lippitt Silvester, Westfall Bon Voyage.  These all bred on to one extent or another with many having lines to today. 

 

Lippitt Billy Ash. The Morgan Horse Magazine, March 1953

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/lippitt-billy-ash-avvRFGCI/pedigree

Photo taken for Knight's 1952 Dispersal Sale. 

He was foaled in 1930. 

Sire of some good Lippitts, including Dyberry Bob, Dyberry Buddy, Lippitt Rebecca, Lippitt Rhoda, Westfall Becky, Westfall Blythe. These all bred on with lines to today.

 

Jubilee's Courage. The Morgan Horse Magazine. March 1953

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/jubilees-courage-JiRBVSe8/pedigree

His sire was bred by J C Brunk and had a royal Brunk pedigree. 

His dam had a Lippitt sire and her dam, while not considered a Lippitt, had the same High Percent Old Vermont lines as the Lippitts. 

From the AllBreed site--

Color: ch
Height: 14.2
AMHA #8983
Chestnut, white mane & tail, 14.2, 950 lbs. Foaled 6/5/1944. Bred by Frances H. Bryant, one of the most distinguished Morgan breeders. He was foaled at Meeting Waters Farm in Springfield, VT. Jubilees Courage was an outstanding producer. His daughter Cathy Serenity was the dam of three World Champions. Progeny: 22 colts, 17 fillies.  --

He was also sire of Criterion, Clement, Cavendish, Towne-Ayr Gay Cindy, Circe, and more. Many have lines down to today. 

 

U. S. Menmar. The Morgan Horse Magazine. March 1953

Upper photo from TMH 

Lower from the AllBreed site. 

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/u-s-menmar-eZVBNg9K/pedigree

From the AllBreed site--

Color: b AMHA #10445 Bay, bh socks white. Foaled: 04-30-1950, Middlebury, VT. Breeder: U. S. Morgan Horse Farm Died December 2, 1975, California. Grand Champion Stallion, 1956 Eastern Nationals. A very nice horse. Registered Morgan progeny: 49 colts, 30 fillies.

While many of his get did breed on, it does not appear that much has come down to today. 

 

Tutor. The Morgan Horse Magazine, March 1953

Upper photo from TMH 

Lower photo from the AllBreed site. 

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/tutor-PbUN8AfV/pedigree

Foaled 1949, bred by the U S Gov't Farm, VT. 

Sire of 112 get. 

He sired for the UVM Farm, other Vermont breeders, then came to California to Sky Ridge Morgans. 

Ever so many of his get bred on to today. 

 

Trophy. The Morgan Horse Magazine. March 1953

Upper photo from TMH

Lower photo from the AllBreed site

https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/trophy-h2tcnwzL/pedigree

From the AllBreed site--

Color: dk ch Height: 14.2 AMHA #10196 Black chestnut, star, faint strip, small snip, 14.2  Foaled 4/27/1949, Middlebury, VT. Bred by USDA, VT.  (pictured at age 25)  Registered Morgan progeny: 70 colts, 73 fillies.

The long list of his get is full of good show horses and good breeding horses, often the same horse. There is no doubt that he was a very important sire with descendants down to today. 

 

Stanfield. The Morgan Horse Magazine. March 1953

Top photo from TMH 

Lower photo from AllBreed site. 

https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/stanfield2

Sire of 61 registered get. He appears to come down to today only through his daughters.