322 THE PERFECT HORSE. 



and three-quarters hands high, and weighed nine hun- 

 dred and twenty-five pounds. His off hind-leg was 

 white from the foot halfway to the hock, and he had a 

 small white stripe in the face. His head was lean and 

 well shaped ; ears small and fine ; eyes inclined to be 

 small, but full, prominent, and lively. His legs had some 

 long hairs upon the back-side, but were broad, flat, and 

 sinewy. He had a capital chest, with the breast-bone 

 very prominent. The shoulders were large, and well 

 placed ; the neck excellent ; the mane and tail full, but 

 not remarkably heavy. His hips were long and deep, 

 the loins broad and muscular ; but he was a little hollow 

 or ' sway -backed : ' still no suspicion of a weak back 

 could attach to him, or he would have broken down 

 under the rough treatment he received in early life. 

 When four years old, Mr. Sherman put him to hard 

 work ; and though, for about two months in the spring 

 of each year, he worked but little, yet, the remainder of 

 the year, his labor was very severe. Mr. Sherman was 

 a hard-working man, and animals under his charge had 

 few opportunities to rest. Most of the year the horse 

 was kept constantly at work on the farm, much of 

 which he helped to ' clear up.' In the winter, Mr. 

 Sherman usually ran a team steadily from Lyndon, Yt, 

 to Portland, Me. For several years, this team consisted 

 of this horse and a half-brother, sired by the Justin 

 Morgan, a year older and a little larger than Sherman. 



'' Mr. Sherman was not a man to be outdone at 

 drawing or driving; and he was always ready to match 



