Posting about Morgans passed on by the AERC office

["Linda B. Merims" <lbm@naisp.net>]

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>>DNA MANDATORY FOR MORGANS
>>Shelburne, Vermont, September 20, 2001
>> 
>>As of January 1, 2001, every Morgan foal presented for registration to 
>>the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) must have its
>>parentage verified using DNA. To do this, the sire and dam must also have 
>>DNA on file...

Actually, it is going to be interesting to see how many *different*
Y's show up.  There *ought* to be only two:  from Justin Morgan
himself and Owen Moon's outcross to the Saddlebred stallion
Upwey King Peavine.

Linda B. Merims
lbm@naisp.net
Massachusetts, USA