Morgan Families: Western Working Bloodlines
by Gail Perlee
Foundation stock was developed over a long period of time (1880s-1950s) by several ranchers and breeders in different Western states.
Representative Programs
Sellman Ranch (1880s-1925), Texas
- The Admiral (Jubilee de Jarnette x Brn x Winnebago Chief)
- Headlight Morgan (Ethan Allen 2nd x Lady Stratton)
- Red Oak (General Gates x Marguerite)
Horseshoe Cattle Co. (Rolland Hill, 1922-1940s), California<
- Querido (Bennington x Artemisia)
- Sonfield (Mansfield x Quietude)
- Sellman Ranch mares
Piedmont Land & Cattle Co. (William Randolph Hearst), California
- Montcrest Sellman (Joe Bailey x Kitty E)
- Uhlan (Bennington x Poinsetta)
- Sellman/Hill mares
Elmer Brown (1911-1939), Kansas
- Linsley (General Gates x Sunflower Maid x Headlight Morgan)
- mares (by Headlight Morgan, Sparhawk, Dude Hudson & Donald)
Jackson Ranch (1920s - present), Montana
- Monte L (Major R.M. x Jumina x Jubilee King)
- Ken Carmen (Jubilee King x Heroda)
- Rosefield (Sonfield x Rose Mala x Querido)
- Fleetfield (Mentor x Norma)
- Delbert (Revere x Alibirdie)
L.U. Sheep Co. (1927-1950s), Wyoming
- Flyhawk (Go Hawk x Florette)
- Linspar (Linsley x Sparbelle)
- Senator Graham (Senator Knox x Fanita x Tiffany)
- Flying Jubilee (Flyhawk x Jumina x Jubilee King)
- Townshend Gay Meade (Meade x Gayselba x Ulysses)
- range mares (by a son of standard-bred pacer, Dan Patch)
Aims of the breeder: Produce a tough, agile and sensible cow horse of Morgan type.
Some of the well-known individuals produced by this line:
| Stallions | Mares |
|---|---|
| Romanesque | Hemala |
| Montabelle | Bessie Ro |
| Redman | Roseta Mala |
| Blackman | Roseta May |
| Dapper Dan | Helen Field |
| Monty Vermont | Helen May |
| Sireson | Iva Sonfield |
| Chocolate | Sparbelle |
| Raymonds Sentney | Lady Spar |
| Powerful | Fruita |
| Domino Vermont | Anita Blossom |
| Plains King | Viola Linsley |
| Senatefild | Belle Meade |
| El Cortez | Katrina Field |
| Silver Rockwood | Parka |
| Keystone | May Rockwood |
| Tio Lalo | Lupine |
| Sonoma | Ida Red |
| Omar Sheriff | Verdonna Vermont |
| Gay Vaquero |
- Prefixes of breeding programs based on the Western Working Family lines: Mortana, Primavera, Teton, Mary-Mell, Siskiyou, Cross Ranch, Circle-H, Hunewill Ranch, Windswept, Shawalla, Ida-Ho, Funquest, Triangle A Ranch, Waer, Treasure, Prima Kosta, Black Stallion Ranch.
- Characteristics of the family: Deep bodied; Good legs feet; Agility; cow sense.
- More Information:
- Morgans in the West, Aug 1984, p. 63
- Morgans in the West, (Part II), Sep 1984, p. 79
- Western Working Family Morgans, Feb 1987, p., 125
- Families & Performance of the Morgan Stock Horse, Dec 1988, p. 111
- The Morgan Stockhorses: Bloodlines and Breeding Programs, Pct 1989, p. 95.
- Yearbook of the Arizona Morgan Horse Assn., 1989, p. 18
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