Foundation stock was developed over a long period of time (1880s-1950s) by several ranchers and breeders in different Western states.
Representative Programs
Sellman Ranch (1880s-1925), Texas
- The Admiral (Jubilee de Jarnette x Brn x Winnebago Chief)
- Headlight Morgan (Ethan Allen 2nd x Lady Stratton)
- Red Oak (General Gates x Marguerite)
Horseshoe Cattle Co. (Rolland Hill, 1922-1940s), California<
- Querido (Bennington x Artemisia)
- Sonfield (Mansfield x Quietude)
- Sellman Ranch mares
Piedmont Land & Cattle Co. (William Randolph Hearst), California
- Montcrest Sellman (Joe Bailey x Kitty E)
- Uhlan (Bennington x Poinsetta)
- Sellman/Hill mares
Elmer Brown (1911-1939), Kansas
- Linsley (General Gates x Sunflower Maid x Headlight Morgan)
- mares (by Headlight Morgan, Sparhawk, Dude Hudson & Donald)
Jackson Ranch (1920s – present), Montana
- Monte L (Major R.M. x Jumina x Jubilee King)
- Ken Carmen (Jubilee King x Heroda)
- Rosefield (Sonfield x Rose Mala x Querido)
- Fleetfield (Mentor x Norma)
- Delbert (Revere x Alibirdie)
L.U. Sheep Co. (1927-1950s), Wyoming
- Flyhawk (Go Hawk x Florette)
- Linspar (Linsley x Sparbelle)
- Senator Graham (Senator Knox x Fanita x Tiffany)
- Flying Jubilee (Flyhawk x Jumina x Jubilee King)
- Townshend Gay Meade (Meade x Gayselba x Ulysses)
- range mares (by a son of standard-bred pacer, Dan Patch)
Aims of the breeder: Produce a tough, agile and sensible cow horse of Morgan type.
Some of the well-known individuals produced by this line:
| Stallions | Mares |
|---|---|
| ROMANESQUE | HEMALA |
| MONTABELLE | BESSIE RO |
| REDMAN | ROSETA MALA |
| BLACKMAN | ROSETA MAY |
| DAPPER DAN | HELEN FIELD |
| MONTY VERMONT | HELEN MAY |
| SIRESON | IVA SONFIELD |
| CHOCOLATE | SPARBELLE |
| RAYMONDS SENTNEY | LADY SPAR |
| POWERFUL | FRUITA |
| DOMINO VERMONT | ANITA BLOSSOM |
| PLAINS KING | VIOLA LINSLEY |
| SENATEFILD | BELLE MEADE |
| EL CORTEZ | KATRINA FIELD |
| SILVER ROCKWOOD | PARKA |
| KEYSTONE | MAY ROCKWOOD |
| TIO LALO | LUPINE |
| SONOMA | IDA RED |
| OMAR SHERIFF | VERDONNA VERMONT |
| GAY VAQUERO |
- Prefixes of breeding programs based on the Western Working Family lines: MORTANA, PRIMAVERA, TETON, MARY-MELL, SISKIYOU, CROSS RANCH, CIRCLE-H, HUNEWILL RANCH, WINDSWEPT, SHAWALLA, IDA-HO, FUNQUEST, TRIANGLE A RANCH, WAER, TREASURE, PRIMA KOSTA, BLACK STALLION RANCH.
- Characteristics of the family: Deep bodied; Good legs feet; Agility; cow sense.
- More Information:
- Morgans in the West, Aug 1984, p. 63
- Morgans in the West, (Part II), Sep 1984, p. 79
- Western Working Family Morgans, Feb 1987, p., 125
- Families & Performance of the Morgan Stock Horse, Dec 1988, p. 111
- The Morgan Stockhorses: Bloodlines and Breeding Programs, Pct 1989, p. 95.
- Yearbook of the Arizona Morgan Horse Assn., 1989, p. 18Note: All issues of Morgan Magazine are at PMHA.