The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc.

12/13/2025

Hello Lippitt/ Morgan Enthusiasts! TLMHR, Inc. has 2 web pages (Gift Shop/Gift Shop 2) of booklets focused on Lippitt/Morgan history. These booklets should be in every Morgan horse enthusiast's home.
We are a legitimately recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit by the IRS....the only Lippitt organization that has that status I might add.
We are classified as a public charity and donors can DEDUCT CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO US under Section IRC 170. We are the protector of this endangered breed (the Lippitt).
This important tax status allows TLMHR to continue to protect and preserve our Lippitt Morgan Horse through public education and attending nationwide events to acquaint the public with our wonderful Lippitt Morgans.

Here are a few of our Booklets:

Justin Morgan Character/ Morgan Controversy
Cost: $15 (add $4.75 for S & H)
A publication of the Lyle F. Horton Memorial Ancient Morgan Archive
This booklet is 52 pages, not a lot of reading....but the content will double the size of your Morgan library.
The information herein, long buried in time, has been overlooked far too long. This book should clarify the nature of Justin Morgan and the ancient, true Morgan.
Some issues discussed in the book are old ones that became tiresome in their day, but for many, then and now, remain unresolved. The data is not airtight, but does provide fresh information that, for some, may confirm what was previously considered rumor. In one respect it may cause Mr. Battell's original hand written register to tremble..................................
When Mr. Justin Morgan returned to Vermont what did he really bring home with him?
Black Hawk and Ethan Allen............were they really Morgans?
Do you think you have a fair idea on what the height of Justin Morgan was? Was he 15 hands, 15-3 hands, 14 hands? There is far more information in this publication than you have ever read on Justin Morgan's size.

A few chapter titles:
The Breeding of Peters' Vermont
The Paddy Theory
The Dutch Controversy

To order your book please send a check in the amount of: $15 plus $4.75 for S & H
TLMHR, Inc.
Deborah Siegrist
27 Forrester Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385


The War Horse of Job
Cost: $20 (add $4.75 for S & H)
A publication of the Lyle F. Horton Memorial Ancient Morgan Archive.
This booklet itself is 84 pages, Included are 2 addendums totaling, one is 5 pages and the other is 11 pages.
This book contains the most available history on Hale's Green Mountain Morgan 42.

To order your book please send a check in the amount of: $20 plus $4.75 for S & H
TLMHR, Inc.
Deborah Siegrist
27 Forrester Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385

Justin's Drench/Ancient Morgan Type for Today
Cost: $15 (includes S & H)
A publication of the Lyle F. Horton Memorial Ancient Morgan Archive.
Justin's Drench is a guide for the serious Morgan horse breeder who wishes to breed Morgan horses that adhere to the descriptions given of Justin Morgan 1 and his progeny.

To order your book please send a check in the amount of: $15
TLMHR, Inc.
Deborah Siegrist
27 Forrester Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385
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FINIS OR FUTURE
WHICH WILL IT BE?

by Chester F. Treftc

Chet was always in search of knowledge. This booklet was originally published in the 1950's and contains Chet's theory on "Round and Square".
Finis or Future is now available for a limited amount of time at the introductory price of $30 which includes S/H in the continental U.S.
Included within the booklet is a foreword from Bob Schaumberg as well as numerous quotes/stories from Barbara Treftc.
Booklet is 8 1/2" wide and 11" in height. Total of 50 pages includes front and back pages which are on parchment paper.
THIS IS A LIMITED PRINTING RUN!

Send a $30 check made out to The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc. to:

Deborah Siegrist
27 Forrester Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385
Phone orders: Deborah Siegrist; 636-332-9346

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The Men Behind the Lippitt Morgan I

TLMHR, Inc. is offering a collectible, limited edition print of "The Men Behind the Lippitt Morgan I. This is a "must have" for serious Lippitt Morgan enthusiasts!. This glossy photo print of our prominent historical breed founders is an 8 1/2" x 11" print with accompanying pages on parchment paper giving a brief synopsis of each man. Also included is a key identifying who each man is in the print .
The background is of Elmer Darling's Mountain View Barn taken by photographer Linda Orlomoski.
This is a limited edition offering. Each print will be stamped and numbered. This educational material is a wonderful gift for someone interested in our breed's founding fathers, or as a gift to yourself. Price includes shipping and handling.
The price is an "introductory offer" at $25.
Please contact:
Deborah Siegrist at [email protected]
Phone:1-636-332-9346
Send check or money order to:
Deborah Siegrist
27 Forrester Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385
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The History, Standard of Perfection & Judging Outline for the Morgan Horse
Clarence D. Parks, V.M.D.

Approved and adopted by TLMHR, Inc. Many thanks to The Mid-West Morgan Horse Owners, Inc. for allowing us to adopt this outline for the Morgan horse.

This booklet contains the *complete* dissertation and analysis for the Morgan horse as he should be with regards to "type." Type is an ideal standard of perfection combining all the characteristics which contribute to the animal's value and efficiency for the purpose specified. The History, the Standard of Perfection, and a System of Judging the Morgan horse are included within the 30 page booklet.

Cost: $17 which includes S/H.
Make check out to: TLMHR, Inc.
Send to:
TLMHR, Inc./Deborah Siegrist
27 Forrester Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385

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The Morgan Horse From Earliest Descriptions
Lyle E. Horton Memorial Ancient Morgan Archive

New from The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc.!

This booklet presents gathered information on the general appearance that most closely resembled Figure from articles describing the early Morgan. Justin Morgan’s description can be found in Linsley’s “Morgan horses: A Premium Essay.” Those in this volume closely agree with that and Linsley’s description of the Morgan in his day.
All images are for the purpose of illustrating Original Morgan Type. Other topics are directed toward the rescue of True Morgan Type within the Lippitt Morgan population.
The booklet is 88 pages of informative information with color and gray scale images. The size is 8.5" x 11".
Article index includes 18 topics. Great for a gift and a must for your Morgan horse library!
Cost: $30 which includes S/H.
https://thelippittmorganhorseregistry.com
Make check out to: TLMHR, Inc.
Send to:
TLMHR, Inc./Deborah Siegrist
27 Forrester Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385

The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry registers, promotes, and protects Lippitt Morgans.

10/28/2025

Greetings to ALL Lippitt Owners and Breeders from TLMHR, Inc.
2025

The Lippitt Morgan has been in existence since the very early 1970's. Twenty-five Foundation stock were chosen. Our Corner Stone, Peters' Ethan Allen 2d 406 (not to be confused with the Cornerstone Morgan Horse Club, which includes the Saddlebred mare Ladelle A.S.H.R. #18872), would be 148 years old this year and the average year of birth of your Foundation Stock would be 1909. That being said, as far as the Lippitt goes and its definition, there have been no illegal out crosses to foreign blood registered as Lippitt for 110 years. In Battell’s registry he left room for so very much that wasn’t Morgan. There was the speed craze (Messenger blood) in which Battell’s strong preference for trotting blood prevailed as the Morgan blood trickled away. The next wave was even worse, for Battell registered the Saddlebred blood of the Government Farm- Bennington and his siblings. When Elmer Darling died in 1931 Wallace Orcutt took control of the national registry. The Saddlebred blood engulfed the Morgan blood. King Peavine became Upwey King Peavine with less than 1% Morgan blood. How can one forget Ladelle (a Saddlebred)? The next wave was Hackney blood and with that a new breed with Morgan horse registration papers. The genetics and phenotype had changed dramatically, mayhaps forever except for that pesky Woodbury branch from which the Lippitts were birthed. The Lippitts would be a forever reminder of what a sham the Morgan breed has become in modern times. No wonder the modern Morgan was given the name "the poorman's Saddlebred."
Something else to consider, there has been very little if any phenotypic changes within the Lippitt breed. Compare that with today's Morgans. We must continue to “aim to breed stallions that equal in ALL respects such a horse as Hale's Green Mountain Morgan. Our pattern is therefore fixed already. THAT IS OUR STANDARD." (H.S. Wardner Sept. 21, 1911).
We, as a Lippitt Family, do not, should not ever, sacrifice our Lippitts to the strange ideas and interpretations of the "Morgan" that have plagued the show Morgan. The addition of Saddlebred/Hackney blood, gait/pacing, the color fad, etc., all done by man in the name of high fashion and in the attempt to "improve" upon nature and it has destroyed the Morgan breed. Today, you have a papered Morgan that has more Saddlebred/Hackney blood in it than Morgan blood. The horse has changed both genetically and in its phenotype. High action should never be equated with good action. Morgan action is naturally circular, rather than rectangular/piston-like. The accent of action is on the flexion of the pasterns rather than the knees and hocks.
The Morgan has been bred out of usefulness and its fame for being a versatile horse gone...... in order to attain prestige, flash, and style to impress a judge and to capture "the blue."
The Lippitt is all that is left of the Morgan and I therefore submit to you that the Lippitt is indeed its own BREED. The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc. believes in preserving, promoting, protecting and perpetuating the Lippitt Morgan. We are not political and serve only the Lippitt Morgan. Use your Registry! TLMHR, Inc. has never been compromised as has the national registry. Step up to The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc. and to a sound breed with integrity to the Lippitt Morgan.
The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc. is the only Lippitt organization with a 501c3 designation and we have, with permission from The Mid-West Morgan Horse Owners, Inc., adopted Dr. C.D. Parks, The Standard of Perfection.
*You may double register as an option as the national registry accomplishes only two things:
1. Participation in AMHA events
2. Allows for out crossing to other “papered” Morgans.

The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc.

08/21/2025

TLMHR, Inc. has responded to the Lippitt Morgan Breeders' Association's article by Lisa Garcia titled: "Unregistered Lippitts" published in its Guide & Bulletin, Summer Issue (pp. 32-33). Emails can be sent to [email protected] or [email protected]

08/21/2025

The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry, Inc. has a website:

08/20/2025

WE (TLMHR, INC.) ARE THE ONLY LIPPITT MORGAN HORSE ORGANIZATION WITH A 501(C)(3) tax status.
We are classified as a public charity and donors can DEDUCT CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO US under Section IRC 170.

This important tax status allows TLMHR to continue to protect and preserve our Lippitt Morgan Horse through public education and attending nationwide events to acquaint the public with our wonderful Lippitt Morgans.

The Registry can now do such things as raffles at events we attend: donors of items for gift baskets to us can deduct their costs! This is just one general idea to help The Registry continue its important work for the Lippitt Morgans. Your donations to The Lippitt Morgan Horse Registry are very much appreciated. The funding is used to continue to PROTECT AND PRESERVE our Lippitt Morgans. Thank you for your continued support. Together we can continue to make a difference and help save this endangered breed.