Category Archives: Morgan Trotting Horse
Influence of the Stanford Morgan bloodlines – Morgan Horses in the First Motion Pictures Part V
Stanford’s acreage at Palo Alto now consisted of three farms, totaling more than 82,000 acres. In 1879, the mare Beautiful Bells (The Moor x Belle of Wabash), who became one of the greatest broodmares in trotting history, was sent to … Continue reading
Stanford’s Morgan Bloodlines, The Final Photographic Experiments – Morgan Horses in the First Motion Pictures Part IV
Another of Stanford’s Morgan racers was a little black inbred Morgan gelding called Clay. He was a son of Fred Low (St. Clair x Lady Ross by Henry Clay). Even though these ancient photo frames are somewhat primitive compared to … Continue reading
Palo Alto and Governer Stanford’s Prized Morgan Abe Edgington – Morgan Horses in First Motion Pictures Part 3
It was now 1876 and Abe Edgington was the pride of Governor Stanford’s stable. Although Stanford was actually no longer the Governor, people continued to address him as that. Abe was a stunning iron grey in color, 16 hands tall and … Continue reading
Morgan horses – the First Motion Pictures – Part 2
It was 1872 when Leland Stanford first hired Eadweard Muybridge to do some photographic work. Stanford had become very interested in Occident, his little brown Morgan horse, and was determined to satisfy his questions concerning the movement of horses … Continue reading
The cast of characters is a curious one. The Governor of California, later U.S. Senator. Builder of the first Transcontinental Railroad. Then, eccentric photographer, the first motion pictures, Morgan horses, a prestigious University, murder, and intrigue all figure into … Continue reading
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