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any horses in this country, or, perhaps, by any in the world. 

 They have sufficient size, compactness, spirit, endurance, and 

 action. The}'' are fast walkers and good trotters. 'No other 

 horses have taken so many premiums in our fairs as the Mor- 

 gans. K'one bear such high prices. Many of them have 

 excelled as trotters, particularly those of the Sherman family. 

 As a trotter no stallion can compare with Stockbridge Chief. 

 One of the chief points of merit in the Morgan horses is the 

 great age to which they live. They sell in any market, bring 

 the highest prices, and are capable of performing the greatest 

 amount of labor. The Morgans of the present day range in 

 hight from fourteen to sixteen hands. Their weight is from 

 one thousand to twelve hundred pounds. Their color is gen- 

 erally bay, chestnut, or black. But other colors are sometimes- 

 met with. 



THE CONNESTOGA HORSE. 



This breed chiefly belongs to the Middle States. He is de- 

 scended from the Flanders and Denmark stocks. He is not so 

 often met with now as formerly. His hight is often seventeen 

 hands. His legs are long; he is too light in the barrel, and too 

 slow and dull in his movements. When possessing sufficient, 

 weight of body he is good for heavy draught. 



THE NARRAGANSET PACER. 



This breed has long been celebrated in Rhode Island, Their 

 valuable qualities were their easy pace under the saddle, their- 

 docility and endurance. They were too small for draught.. 

 They were said to be the descendants of a horse imported b)^ 

 Governor Robertson from Andalusia, in Spain. 



THE NORMAN HORSE. 



Some of these have been imported into this country, and 

 their descendants possess considerable merit. They are capa- 

 ble of carrying large loads at a rapid speed, and possess great 

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