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ants from Justin Morgan, and strongly marked with 

 the Morgan characteristics. For beauty, give me, in 

 breeding, a Morgan horse for a sire, and a well-bred 

 mare for a dam. With such a cross I know what I 

 shall get, so far as beauty goes, at any rate ; and beauty 

 is growing to be worth more and more in greenbacks 

 every year. 



The third characteristic excellence of the Morgan 

 horses is their docility, 



" You can teach a Morgan colt any thing" is a prov- 

 erb among the people; and the proverbs of a people 

 always blossom out of facts. And it is a fact, that the 

 Morgans are all teachable. They are quick to catch 

 your meaning : and, once taught, they are always taught ; 

 for they never forget any thing once learned. Their 

 memory is like a dog's, — faultless. They are amiable 

 as a race, and of very affectionate dispositions. They 

 love to be petted and caressed. They will do as 

 much for a word as for a blow. They are never tricky. 

 That they are high-strung and frisky, we admit ; but 

 their playfulness is always good-natured, never vicious. 

 Even in their wildest antics they are never destruc- 

 tive, but are careful, and yield readily to rebuke. If 

 speedy, they can be trained without difficulty, if you 

 will let the whip alone ; and will do all that in them lies 

 at the word of the driver. The Morgan horse is beauti- 

 ful ; he is also docile ; and these characteristics he trans- 

 mits^ — three steps, at least, that lead to the equine 

 throne. 



