Re: In defense of Morgans

[OLSENELAIN]

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I am originally from Vermont, the home of the Morgan horse. I had an old 
style Lippitt Morgan that was steadfast and wonderful.  He reminded me of  
the Fjord in strength and temperament. However, I don't recognize most of 
today's Morgans. The "refinement" that was bred in these horses, to me, 
destroyed a lot that was good. I would hate to see these happen to the Fjord 
by crossing them with any other blood.

Elaine Olsen

Re: In defense of Morgans

[WhipsNSpur]

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The barn that I teach out of has a small morgan breeding program going on.  
She is VERY selective about her stallions that she chooses.  So far she has 4 
wonderful, kind, talented babies.  Unfortunatly with Morgans the tendency is 
going towards the saddlebred look.  Personally if I wanted a saddlebred I 
would buy one.  But there are still clusters of breeders who stay with the 
original purpose of the breed.  What angers me are the abundence of mixed 
parentage horses out there who are so poorly bred that they are never sound 
and are in one word...ugly.  I think all the breed organizations should have 
regulations for cross breeding.  Maybe not as strict as the fjords, but 
possibly only to "approved" horses?  It would be a major undertaking, but 
possibly it would save the purity of each breed.  I do love my fjord 
tho...he's one of a kind.
Kate

RE: In defense of Morgans

[Turcotte, Dianne]

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I agree with you, I had an old style Morgan who was wonderful,
extremely smart and sensible.  

> -Original Message-
> From: Cynthia Madden [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 10:38 AM
> To:   Fjord Horse List
> Subject:  In defense of Morgans
> 
> This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Hello list folk,
> Though you all know how much I adore and dote on Tank (Hjerte Barn -
> meaning Apple of My Eye), I have to offer some defense about Morgans
> mentioned in a recent digest. My other horse is a Morgan - an old
> fashioned Morgan - as they are known to protecters of this great
> American breed. He is not a high stepping, slightly mad show horse. He
> is wonderful trail horse who does second level dressage (and could go
> higher if I wasn't spending so much time on that yellow horse).
> 
> If you read the various Morgan lists and magazines you see some pretty
> irate discussions (and you sometimes think the FH-L is bad! It doesn't
> come close) about new versus old style Morgans. There are still Morgan
> breeders and owners out there who think old is best - and those horses
> are the ones who absolutely dominate the sport of carriage driving in
> this country.
> 
> However, the point is accurate. Don't fix what ain't broke. I have also
> seen what happened to Quarter Horses and other breeds, that's why I
> own a Fjord. (Who first came up with the idea of breeding for a horse
> that only shows in halter classes, anyway?)
>   
> 
> Cynthia Madden mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Omaha, Nebraska USA
>