Foundation stock acquired by the U.S. Government starting in 1905.
Stallions
General Gates (Denning Allen x Fanny Scott)
Troubador of Willowmoor (Troubador x Scott)
Mares
Mrs Culver (Harrison Chief x Billie x Cabells Lexington)
Artemisia (Ethan Allen 2nd x mare by Cushings Green Mountain)
Aims of the breeder: Preserve the best Morgan characteristics while weeding out faulty conformation, increasing size and converting from driving to saddle type to create the ideal cavalry horse.
Some of the well-known individuals produced by this line:
Stallions
Mares
Bennington
Quietude
Mansfield
Redfern
Upwey Ben Don
Sheba
Canfield
Naiad
Ulysses
Quaker Lady
Sonfield
Norma
Mentor
Norma
Captor
Riviera
Tutor
Fairytop
Fleetwing
Jasmine
Trophy
Phillipa
Panfield
Romance
Prefixes of breeding programs based on the Government lines: UPSEY, DEVAN, U.C., UNH, BAY STATE, UVM.
Characteristics of the family: Size; Correct conformation; Good gaits.
More Information:
Morgan Horse by Jeanne Mellin, p. 207-230
Morgan Horse Magazine, Goverment Issues (July & August 1975);
“Early Government Morgans” p. 26, July 1971;
Trophy Issue (July 1983)Note: All issues of Morgan Magazine are at PMHA.