The Breed Research department of The Morgan Horse was

By Stephen Kinney and Abbie Trexler The Breed Research department of The Morgan Horse was started as a way of seeing what we can learn from databases available to us as the official organization. One example, Loretta Brown s writing on genetic frequency of certain color characteristics, is an attempt to plumb the depths of the registry database. Last January s Sire Rating a piece of research we will repeat from time to time to see what new sire powers are emerging was based on results from the Grand National and from Regional shows. On every horse in our registry we maintain a show record from recognized, Class A Morgan shows and it means show based statistics are readily available. Other things are more difficult to research. Trying to quantify statistics of Morgans in combined driving events, for instance, is an elusive endeavor. Any effort to do so is complicated by the fact that Morgans often compete using their barn names, rather than their registered names. We continue to ask experts in various fields to help us find meaningful ways to interpret these more elusive data. This particular exercise The Broodmare Yearbook is the result of us asking the question, How can we quantify the records of broodmares and recognize the more productive dams in our breed? Other breeds have broodmare halls of fame. It is very prestigious to have your mare analyzed and recorded on one of these lists. The 2010 Broodmare Yearbook is an effort to start our own hall of fame. The Methodology To begin we made a list of dams of all the World and Reserve World Champions from the 2010 Grand National competition. This gave us a long list of mares who are producing horses competing at the top of our recognized Morgan shows. But one world titled offspring does not a Blue Hen make. So we next went further into their progeny lists to determine which of these mares had a record of routinely having offspring excel at our breed s ultimate testing ground. For the 2010 Broodmare Yearbook mares had to have had winners of previous world or Grand National titles as well. Not surprisingly, given that we are dealing with the top producers, many of them had multiple nationally recognized offspring. In the end, using these criteria, 53 mares qualified for recognition in the 2010 Broodmare Yearbook. The Mares as Individuals It is also not surprising that this is a highly recognizable group of Morgan horses. Many of them have remarkable show records as well as production records. It s hard to say if HVK Obsidian is more renown for her world championships, both in hand and in performance, or for her gifts in the breeding shed that has led to the current World Champion Stallion Dragonsmeade Icon among others (in 2010 an egg from this mare sold for $38,000). HVK Ancient Cry is the most decorated Ladies Park Harness World Champion in history. 44 February 2011

In 2010 her offspring proclaimed that she is a producer of world champions as well. Kim s Bellegante is constantly mentioned for her remarkable record in producing Mastroianni and SYP High Definition. She is also one of the greatest park harness champions of all time. Liberation Starbrite is revered. Her show ring greatness knows few equals. In addition to being the dam of world champions, she is the dam of two of the breed s highest ranked stallions, Astronomicallee and Liberation First Star. Long Acres Broadway, three-time World Champion Mare, has now joined the list of our breed s finest producers. Others, like AFF Beulah, Century Enjolie, Cedar Creek With Bells On, Cingate Vincent s Song, Dancity Gracious Remark, Eaton s Starstruck, Erotic Dancer, Futurity Chicago Whitesox, GLB Bell Of The Ball, NBN At Your Command, Treble s Unchained Melody and UVM Unity, are some of the most titled females in the Morgan show ring. Now they are clearly fulfilling their promise to leave a legacy beyond their own records as well. Using Grand National results assures us diversity. We checked the dams in all disciplines and a number of prodigious producers emerged from the reining champions and dressage winners. One of these, More Apples Please (with seven world titles herself) is a consistent winner at Grand National in the reining competitions and now is producing her own winning baby reiners as well. And the Results Are? Based on the success of their progeny in the above named formulation, 53 mares are eligible for inclusion. They are all impressive for doing so with some consistency over their lifetimes. It is what qualified them for this, we hope, prestigious group. A few mares really tended to excel, however. The top producing broodmares from this list, while they have had various owners throughout their careers, all did much of their producing at George Schott s Maine Event Morgans. They are, in number one spot, AFF Beulah, with 12 world or Grand National titled offspring contributing to her eligibility for this honor. In second place is Miss Bluegrass with seven. And tied 5 4 3 2 1 0 Carlyle Command 4 3 2 1 0 Maternal grandsires of multiple yearbook nominees Carlyle Command Cedar CreekHarlequin Sires of Multiple yearbook Nominees Dee-Cee Mr Trophy DBA Street Talk HVK Bell Flaire I Will Command Serenity Masterpiece Lord Appleton Tedwin Topc Treble s Willy Wild Serenity Masterpiece Tug Hill Commando Treble s Willy Wild for third place is Star Lake Ellisa (currently owned by David Helmuth) with six offspring. Also tied in third place, with six qualifying offspring, is Cheri Barber s Double M Temptation. Mares with five qualifying offspring include Ariel, Century Enjolie, JLS Deer Sal, Pompp And Pazazz and Treble s Unchained Melody. Four mares come to the list through the efforts of four of their progeny: HVK Obsidian, Nobelle, SpiceOLife Allura B and Wide Eyed Innocence. Blood Tells Yes, 53 mares emerged, but just as interesting are the patterns that emerged about bloodlines. There are two cases of mothers and daughters in the group. HVK Ancient Cry is there along with her dam, the inestimable Nobelle. Trade Secrets makes the list along with her dam Prelude To Passion, who is unique in one additional way. Prelude To Passion and Pompp And Pazazz (Serenity Masterpiece x CyDon s Cynthia) are the only two full sisters recognized on the list. Notable sires, added to their allure as dominant sires of producers. Leading the list is the late Tedwin Topic, often discussed as a broodmare sire, who The Morgan Horse 45

Most Prolific Producers of Champions 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 AFF Beulah Miss Bluegrass Double M Temptation Star Lake Ellisa Ariel Century Enjolie JLS Deer Sal Pompp And Pazazz Treble s Unchained Melody HVK Obsidian Nobelle Spice Olife Allura B Wide Eyed Innocence fathered five of these mares: Carlyle Flying Colors; Cedar Creek Wind Chime; Century Enjolie; KEW Empyrean and LCS Simply Sensational. Next on the list is HVK Bell Flaire, recognized by his four daughters Cedar Creek With Bells On; GLB Bell Of The Ball; HVK Obsidian; and Kim s Bellegante. Two sires had three daughters each on the list: Serenity Masterpiece with Prelude To Passion, Pompp And Pazazz and Wide Eyed Innocence. (Masterpiece s son, DBA Street Talk, also distinguishes the sire line with two daughters Cache and Trade Secrets); and Tug Hill Commando also has three daughters on this short list: Cingate s Vincent Song; Gradell s Work Of Art; and Treble s Unchained Melody. Five sires have two daughters each on the list. They are: As mentioned above, the Serenity Masterpiece son DBA Street Talk has two daughters on the list, namely Cache and Trade Secrets. Proving the pedigree, Street Talk s full sister Wide Eyed Innocence is one of the 53 mares nominated to the Yearbook; Carlyle Command with NBN At Your Command and Star Lake Ellisa; Cedar CreekHarlequin with AFF Beulah and FRF Stolen Moment; Troutbrook Hallmark with Elle and Dancity Gracious Remark; and Treble s Willy Wild with Treble s Margarita and Double M Temptation. Tellingly, some sires show up with frequency as maternal grand sires. They are the sires of the broodmares who produced their own great broodmares: I Will Command is the maternal grandsire of four mares: Cedar Creek Wind Chime; Cedar Creek With Bells On; Indian Creek Clear Vision and LCS Simply Sensational; Serenity Masterpiece is the maternal grandsire of AFF Beulah, Trade Secrets and Cache (he is double grandsire of the latter two mares); Treble s Willy Wild is the maternal grandsire of Treble s Unchained Melody and Gradell s Work Of Art; Lord Appleton is the maternal grandsire of Century Enjolie and Nemours Elegant Flaire; Dee-Cee s Mr Trophy is the maternal grandsire of the two full sisters Pompp And Pazazz and Prelude To Passion; and Carlyle Command is the maternal grandsire of Kim s Bellegante and Futurity Chicago Whitesox. Summing Up The Broodmare Yearbook is a revelation of the workings of contemporary Morgan bloodlines. Using the database of results from the Morgan Grand National patterns were revealed. These patterns, while they include the names of productive dams and significant sires, will instruct astute students of pedigrees on the blending of our bloodlines. The Broodmare Yearbook shows a cross section of the breed as it exists in the present and as it has been stamped by Morgan horses of the past. Congratulations to the mares, their owners and breeders, who have so indelibly stamped the Morgan show ring. 46 February 2011

The Morgan Horse Broodmare Yearbook Class of 2010 AFF Beulah owned by Maine Event Morgans (Cedar CreekHarlequin x MKS Destiny s Echo by Serenity Masterpiece) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring MEM Bailamos by Futurity French Command; as well as SSLLC On Demand by HVK Man About Town; MEM Once Again by Futurity French Command; MEM Virtual Insanity, MEM Virtual Reality, MEM The Patriot, MEM Exotica, Apostrophe; Total Request; MEM Say My Name all by Futurity French Command; MEM Thriller by HVK Bell Flaire; and MEM Scan-Dal-Less by Carlyle Command. Arduns Ariel owned by Terri Lynn Yeakley (Windy Hill Maestro x Green Meads Arabella by UVM Promise) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring South Star Sebastian by Greenback Mastercopy; as well as Kimberly s Contessa by Gallant Lee. Ariel owned by Copper Beech LLC (War And Peace x RRG Flash Dance by Cedar CreekHarlequin) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled CBMF Avenger by Ben s Rhapsody; CBMF Inside Out by Ben s Rhapsody; as well as CBMF Audacious by Grandiose; CBMF Cutting Edge by Beethoven; and CBMF Arbitrage by Ben s Rhapsody. Baymeadow Prima Diva owned by Melanie Small (Tedwin Top Billing x Cordiva by Corisham) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Pondview E-Z Spirit by Century Free Spirit; as well as Pondview Tres Bien by Futurity French Command; and Pondview Promises Promises by Tug Hill Commando. Black River Maria owned by Erin White (Fiddler s Blackriver x Black River Vega by Sealect of Wind-Crest) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Wildside Chile by Saddleback Sea King; as well as Carlyle Unlimited by Carlyle Command. Black Tie Debutante owned by Dragonsmeade (High-Y Black Tie x Ran-Cal Fancee M by Porvenir Paladin) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Dragonmeade Carnegiehall as well as Dragonsmeade Bravura both by Beethoven. Buckshee owned by Eldon Bienert (Top Deck Beaver x Oak Acre s Jewel by Honor) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring DVF Kingsway by Carlyle Cartier; as well as DVF Chattahoochee by Southerly Conowingo. Warbird by Futurity French Command; Indian Creek Cachet by Stand And Deliver; and Indiancreek American Girl by Mizrahi. Carlyle Flying Colors owned by Mike Carpenter (Tedwin Topic x Carlyle Day Dream by Windscrest Splendor) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring MCS Bandini by Liberation First Star; as well as On Line by Futurity French Command. Cedar Creek Wind Chime owned by Cedar Creek Farm (Tedwin Topic x Cedar Creek Razzle Dazzle by I Will Command) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Cedar Creek Flambeau by Astronomicallee; and Cedar Creek Eragon by GLB Bell Pepper; as well as Cedar Creek Cariad by HVK Bell Flaire. Cedar Creek With Bells On owned by Robert and Deborah Stevenson (HVK Bell Flaire x Cedar Creek Jasmine by I Will Command) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring MEM Tough Enough by HVK Man About Town; as well as Cedar Creek Danseur by Stonecroft Byzantine. Century Enjolie owned by Stonecroft Farm (Tedwin Topic x Appleton Baroness by Lord Appleton) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Stonecroft Byzantine by Stonecroft Masquerade; as well as Stonecroft Shalimar by Nobility; Stonecroft Neoclassic; Stonecroft Intuition and Stonecroft Edwardian all by Stonecroft Masquerade. Cingate Vincent s Song owned by Caroline Gaker (Tug Hill Commando x Tedwin Title Song by Tedwin Topic) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Cingate Starry Night by Astronomicallee; as well as Cingate Revelation by Astronomicallee. Dancity Gracious Remark owned by Dragonsmeade (Troutbrook Hallmark x Dancity Amazin Grace by Serendipity Storm B) Qualifying through 2010 world titled SLB Puccini; as well as SLB Da Vinci and Dragonsmeade Vivace all by HVK Bell Flaire. Double M Temptation owned by Cheri Barber (Treble s Willy Wild x UVM Tempest by UVM Highlight) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Grand Cru Beaujolais; as well as Trebles Wild Command; ER Treble My Command; Trebles High Command; Chase Manhattan all by Tug Hill Commando; and HVK Tempest by Noble Flaire. Cache owned by Indian Creek Morgan Farm (DBA Street Talk x Fleeting Heart by Serenity Masterpiece) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Indian Creek Eaton s Star struck owned by John and Denise Neville (Eaton s Wall Street x Eaton s Stardust by Eaton s Talisman) The Morgan Horse 47

EATON S STAR STRUCK con t Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring MIZ Saturn Star by Mizrahi; as well as Something Wicked; and PAF Ecstacy both by HVK Bell Flaire. Elle owned by Saralin Morgan Horse Farm (Troutbrook Hallmark x Envy Madison by Wham Bam Command) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Bell South by HVK Bell Flaire; as well as Storyville by Beethoven. Erotic Dancer owned by Peeper Ranch (Troutbrook Tapdancer x Coalition Erotica by Carlyle Coalition) Qualifying through 2010 world titled offspring Optimus Prime by Futurity French Command; as well as PPR Belly Dancer and Hello Kitty both by HVK Bell Flaire. FRF Stolen Moment owned by Copper Beech LLC (Cedar CreekHarlequin x Exhale by Centerpiece) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring CBMF Momentarily, and CBMF Moment In The Sun both by Ben s Rhapsody; and CBMF Moving Man by Stand And Deliver. Futurity Chicago Whitesox owned by Kate and David Brownie (Merriehill Chicagoan x Futurity s Nobelle Prize by Carlyle Command) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Merriehill Home Stretch; as well as Merriehill Major League both by Tug Hill Whamunition. GLB Bell Of The Ball owned by Susan Carlino (HVK Bell Flaire x Fletcher Music Lee by Supreme Beam) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring GLB Leader Of The Band and CFF Personal Advantage both by Futurity French Command. Gradells Work Of Art owned by Francis Beers (Tug Hill Commando x Gradell s Laurie De by Treble s Willy Wild) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Worked In Gold by Pot Of Gold; as well as Artful Move by Cabot Manifest Destiny; and Artful Image by Santa Fe Renegade. HVK Ancient Cry owned by Helen Crawford (HVK Make Em Cry x Nobelle by Noble Command) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Skywarrior and Cry Baby both by Tug Hill Whamunition. HVK Obsidian owned by Dragonsmeade (HVK Bell Flaire x HVK Dragon Fly by HVK Fieldmarch) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Dragonsmeade Icon by Mizrahi; as well as Queen s Cocoa Puff by Bocelli;Own The Night by And The Beat Goes On; and SLB Andiamo by Simply Maserati. Indian Creek Clear Vision owned by Eli and Rebecca Lapp (Clearview Commander x Cedar Creek Illusion by I Will Command) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring EKL Assets Vision by Town Assets; as well as EKL Joyfull Vision by Century Bon Jovi. JLS Deer Sal owned by James Hangley and Tracy Fietz (Waseeka s Moonshot x Deerfield s Ruthie by UVM Flash) Qualifying through her 2010 world titled offspring Lamborghini In Black by Simply Maserati; Enthusiastic by Tug Hilll Whamunition; as well as And The Beat Goes On by Simply Maserati; Belle Escada; and Morgan Ridge Bellaragazza both by HVK Bell Flaire. KEW Empyrean owned by Linda Stewart (Tedwin Topic x LCS Commencement by Applevale Boy King) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Lookaway s Hot Ticket by Arboria Top Gun; as well as Lookaways Fortune by Arboria Top Gun. Kim s Bellegante owned by PlayMor (HVK Bell Flaire x Napaley s Obssession by Carlyle Command) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled SYP High Definition by HVK Vibrance; and Mastroianni by Mizrahi. Liberation Starbrite owned by Mendonhall (Wham Bam Command x Austin Flying Cloud by Mad River Sailor) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled MEM Have You Ever; as well as Liberation First Star by Century Free Spirit; Aljak s Double Whammy by Century Free Spirit. LCS Simply Sensational owned by Robert Jones (Tedwin Topic x Cedar Creek Intrigue by I Will Command) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled RWJ Commanding Topic by Tug Hill Commando; and RWJ Ancora by Astronomicallee. Long Acres Broadway owned by Indian Creek Morgan Farm (Tug Hill Whamunition x Mantic Mardi Gras by Nobility) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Indian Creek Broadway Joe by Stand And Deliver; Indian Creek Bellagio by HVK Bell Flaire; and Indian Creek Miss Margret by HVK Bell Flaire. Mantic Sabrina owned by Avona L Cartier (Mantic Emperor x Mantic Monica by Mantic Peter Frost) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled LUX Majestic by DBA Street Talk. Miss Bluegrass owned by George Schott (Bourbon Street x Promise Of The Pines by Majesty Of The Pines) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled MEM Bonnie Blue by HVK Man About Town; and MEM Gentleman Jack by MEM Bailamos; as well as MEM Heart And Soul by Futurity French Command; MEM Ultimate Star by Liberation First Star; MEM So Emotional by Futurity French Command; JW Nobellity by Nobility; and JW Faire Play by Aristocratic Aire. Misty Green Amanda owned by Misty Green Farm (Morganfields Don Ash x Sugar Run Amanda B by Big Bill B) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Misty Green Merlin by Misty Green Chersterfield; as well as Misty Green Mechant by Misty Green Rascal. More Apples Please owned by Karen Meyers (Mortana Pat x DJP Storm Princess by Applevale Storm King) 48 February 2011

MORE APPLES PLEASE con t Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Disco Patricia by Twin Pond Disco Kid; and Disco Kid by Twin Pond Disco Kid. NBN At Your Command owned by Tara Good (Carlyle Command x Suzan Annton by Royal Oaks Annton) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Stand And Deliver by Queen s Vanity Flair; Wish List by The Master s Touch; as well as Love Her Madly by Astronomicallee. Nemours Elegant Flaire owned by Tim and Jeanne Arcuri (Noble Flaire x Nemours L Elegante by Lord Appleton) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Cherished Assets by Pondview Tres Bien; as well as El Toro by Escada; and French Crystal by Cedar CreekHarlequin. Nobelle owned by Robert Hughes (Noble Command x Waseeka Valiant Lady by Waseeka s Showtime) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled The Noblest by Tug Hill Whamunition; as well as Futurity French Command by Carlyle Command; HVK Ancient Cry by HVK Make Em Cry; and HVK Constantinoble by HVK Make Em Cry. Prelude To Passion owned by Copper Beech (Serenity Masterpiece x Cy Don s Cynthia by Dee-Cee Mr Trophy) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled CBMF Cease Fire by War And Peace; as well as CBMF Double Down by Aljaks Double Whammy. Pompp And Pazazz owned by The Peanut Gallery (Serenity Masterpiece x Cy Don s Cynthia by Dee-Cee Mr Trophy) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Dutch Mor s Joy by Astronomicallee; as well as Continental Vision by War And Peace; Minion Millennium by Minion Valentino; Graycliff Tony by Mizrahi; and SPR Pompeii by Ultras Special Agent. Sigma Gamma owned by Edward Radtke (Vanderland Encore x Mary Mels Doll by Stellar) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Grayfriar s Epic Nchanter by CMF Lady s Tramp; as well as River Song Zydeco by JMF Johnny Who (CN). SpiceOLife Allura B owned by Mary Geisler (Shaker s Alimon x Serendipity Glory B by Applevale Cadence) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled SpiceOLife Present Tense by Arboria Noble Victor; as well as CBMF Danger Zone by Savage Arms; CBMF Night Whispers by Savage Arms; and SpiceOLife Right Answer by Issues N Answers. SpringMill Cherry Bomb owned by Drs. John & Patti Huse (Nostradamus x G P Special Flight by Pepa Mint Flight) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled SpringMill Tea Party by MEM The Patriot; as well as SpringMill Madison by Ultras Special Agent; and Alias by Ultras Special Agent. Star Lake Ellisa owned by David Helmuth (Carlyle Command x Suzy s Suzette by Chasley Superman) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled MEM Main Street by Nobility; MEM Triple Sec by MEM Bailamos; as well as MEM Twisted Sister by Cedar CreekHarlequin; MEM Playboy by Futurity French Command; MEM Just My Style by Cedar CreekHarlequin; and AFF Savannah by Cedar CreekHarlequin. Tara s Caprice owned by Octopus Garden (Apollo s Reflection x Fox-Ridge Command by Waseeka s In Command) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled VVM Aleesa by Clearview Commander; as well as VVM Simply Elegant by Cedar CreekHarlequin. Trade Secrets owned by Phil & Peggy Alderman (DBA Street Talk x Prelude To Passion by Serenity Masterpiece) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Bada Bing by AFF Leroy Brown; as well as Fancy Schmancy by AFF Leroy Brown. Trebles Margarita owned by Trebles Morgan Manor (Treble s Willy Wild x Tequila Sunrise by Quakers Acre Trouble) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Treble s Tanqueray by Tug Hill Commando; as well as Treble s Mucho Uno by Tug Hill Commando; and JHW Southern Comfort by Tug Hill Commando. Treble s Unchained Melody owned by Drs. John & Patti Huse (Tug Hill Commando x MO Just A Wild Melody by Treble s Willy Wild) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled SpringMill Superstition by Nostradamus; SpringMill Stardust by Liberation First Star; as well as SpringMill Ring Of Fire by Nostradamus; SpringMill Medicine Man by Nostradamus; and SpringMill New Harmony by Nostradamus. Triple S My Oh My owned by Misty Green Farm (Topside Eager Beaver x Triple S Here I Am by Blackwood Correll) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Misty Green Cimmaron by Misty Green Rascal; as well as Misty Green Hennessey by Morganfields Don Ash. UVM Unity owned by Bryna Watson (UVM Lash x UVM Mystic by UVM Watchman) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Boogie Nights; as well as Lucky-U; and U-Two all by Born To Boogie. Wide Eyed Innocence owned by Mike & Karen Super, Clayhill Farm (Serenity Masterpiece x Kinglow s Cherish by Devan Pride) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled Flawless by WWW Reality Check Dot Com; Decadence by WWW Reality Check Dot Com; Analyze That by Centerpiece; and FRF Exodus by Centerpiece. West Justin s Jewel owned by Judi McCoy (West s Bay King x West s Shawnee Sue by Shawn EE Warrior) Qualifying through the 2010 world titled The Chairman Of The Board by Caduceus Nakai; as well as Beauregard Bay by Kendalwood N-Flation. n The Morgan Horse 49