The Morgan: America's First Breed — and Why the Old Type Is Vanishing

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  @BigJimsRanch · 2 months ago · pinned

  5 American Horse Breeds With Fewer Than 500 Left — Ranked by Risk<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy-FomJqtYE">https://youtu.be/Gy-FomJqtYE</a>

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  @wildewood1996 · 2 months ago

  We have 12 Lambert Morgan’s. The old classic type. Easy keepers, family friendly, and gentle to work with. We are in GA

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  @b1rd1ekrukar · 2 months ago

  Got a liver chestnut morgan gelding from a rescue in Lancaster Co. PA. Owner stopped in to offer him up prior to New Holland Auction. Eric just couldn&apos;t do the twenty mile round trips each Sunday after being stalled all week. <br>My daughter took one look and that was it. We were told ERIC THE RED, was around 17 ish. He was older. None the less ,watching him discover free ranging, no more buggy trips just carrying a hundred weight girl and generally being allowed to be a horse was one of life&apos;s most gratifying experiences. <br>His curiosity ,bomb proof reliabilty under saddle and general demeanor of a Golden Retriever made him one of my most memorable horses. <br>He went on to carry both a elderly woman and teenager on shorter endurance rides for quite a while. <br>His personality was his saving grace. He didn&apos;t have papers but he was definitely old style Vermont Lippit line, no saddlebred.<br>Saw many similar looking buggy horses on the road in that AMISH county. <br>His liver chestnut coat and facial markings ran consistent. <br>Always wondered who the sire was that threw so many similar offspring. <br>He never was lame. pulled his shoes and he had fabulous feet. Only one iffy hock. After over a decade and half of limited turnout and once or twice a week long road trips, I find this remarkable.<br>Vet said he was well into his twenties and he acted like a teenager and had a second career in which he thrived.

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  @llyonvisny · 2 months ago

  I have 8 full Lippitts here in Connecticut!

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  @ThomasFlipse · 2 months ago

  I&apos;ve still got a morgan mare. &nbsp;She was born in 1999. &nbsp;Her mom was the show type and her mind was not desireable. &nbsp;Her dad was the old type with a solid mind. &nbsp;My old mare is spittin&apos; image of her dad. &nbsp;I wish I had a clone of her. &nbsp;She used to carry me any place I asked her. &nbsp;Many times she would look at me and say, &quot;Are you serious? &nbsp;OK, hang on.&quot; &nbsp;She is a better horse than I am a rider. &nbsp;❤❤❤

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  @SarahGrant777 · 2 months ago

  My first horse was a Devan/Government filly, she was the epitome of a Morgan, I trained her myself (high school kid), using a book, and rode bareback because I couldn’t afford a saddle. She would do anything I asked! I just had to think it to turn/stop dead, etc. she had great feet, and endurance and was very smart. The old type Morgan is my favorite breed.

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  @Grace2Hope · 2 months ago

  I had an old timey Morgan in the 90s. My children showed her in 4H and there was always someone who saw her and wanted to talk about the Morgan.

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  @pseudopetrus · 2 months ago

  I like the old type.

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  @HawkeyePearce-i2t · 2 months ago

  My mother had an old style Morgan. He was a handful. I started riding him when I was young. I wasn’t afraid of him. He was the old style. He was 14.2, black, ball of fire. I worked cows on him, turn him into a gymkhana horse, and we went through some terrifying trails. I could trust him completely.

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  @servicedogkyzanna1761 · 2 months ago

  My 1st horse was a morgan gelding, old typr, barely 14.2, but solid as a rock with a sane mind, and would do anything- we did competitive trail rides, parades, all the things kids want to do, plus swimming, messing around doing things we probably shouldn&apos;t have, but he was up for anything- he was fantastic!!!!!

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  @BellaBella-u3e5j · 2 months ago

  Justin &nbsp;Morgan had a horse.<br>At 14 here in Massachusetts, I bought my first horse a Morgan. <br>What a lady she was.<br>Thank you for telling this story.

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  @GoAskAlice65 · 2 months ago

  My mama&apos;s horse was a Morgan. She got her for her birthday when she was 7 in 1935. &quot;Lady&quot; was mom&apos;s mode of transportation, filled in behind the plow for my G-pa if one of his two plow horses needed a break, and pulled my G-.ma&apos;s cart. She was accidentally bred by G-pa&apos;s draft stud. Delivered a huge colt and survived the birthing. They had to pull the colt with a chain. <br><br>The pictures of Lady show classic Morgan traits. She was coal black, short, and built like a brick house. She was bit by rattlesnakes twice and literally kicked the head off a coyote. There is a picture of that so I know it&apos;s true. Mom, who was a horsewoman, always said that Lady was the finest horse she ever rode. Not the smoothest LOL, but the finest.

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