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The characteristics of the early Morgans still exist!
The Lippitt Family of the Morgan horse comes from a rather small
group of Morgans who trace back on all lines of it's pedigree
to one of the Lippitt Club's "Foundation Stock". The foundation
stock consists of
25 old-blooded Morgans (8 stallions and 17 mares). Each of these
"Foundation Stock" members carries a very high percentage of
the blood of Ethan Allen 2nd (406). For this reason he is referred
to as the"cornerstone" of all Lippitt breeding. Ethan Allen
2nd was considered to be one of the best sources of type and
Justin Morgan blood. What makes the Lippitt unique among Morgans
is the concentration of this blood to the practical exclusion
of most all other lines. For this reason the Lippitt Morgan
has a strong tendancy to exhibit the characteristics so celebrated in the Old Morgans and pass them along to their offspring.
A quote from Marshall Winkler a geneticist and the breeder of
Moe's sire Jake Mint, "because of their inbreeding they are
homozygous. Thus, in one
strain, they combine a reservoir of original Morgan values called
- high percentage - with the well proven ability
to cross with other strains to produce what is known as hybrid
vigor". This fact makes them a wonderful cross to other Morgan
families.
My thanks to "Jim Alexander" for allowing me to use some of his phrases
form "What in the World is a Lippitt Morgan" in this brief discription of the "Lippitt
Morgan".
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