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high ; and weighed about eleven hundred pounds : she 

 was of a deep bay-color, with black legs, mane, and tail, 

 a small white spot in the forehead, and no other marks. 

 She was not very compactly made, and was rather flat- 

 ribbed ; but she had an excellent chest, fine shoulders 

 and hips, and excellent limbs. Her head was very fine, 

 ears good, and mane and tail beautiful. She carried her 

 head high, was a very free, spirited driver, and was 

 called fast at that time. She both paced and trotted, 

 generally starting in the former gait, and, after going 

 a short distance, changing it for a trot. When trotting 

 she made a fine appearance, and, going fast, attracted 

 much attention. She was a very fast walker. The 

 autumn after the colt was foaled, about the usual time 

 of weaning, Mr. Wight sold him to David Woodbury 

 of Bethel, Vt., for fifty dollars. Mr. Woodbury kept 

 him until grown, and sold him to his brother John. 



" John had a taste for good horses; and in his hands 

 the horse began to be a little known. He kept him at 

 Bethel and the neighboring towns a few years, and sold 

 him to Ebenezer Parkhurst, who kept him in the same 

 neighborhood until March, 1826, when he sold him to 

 Simon Smith and William Walker of Hartland, Vt., for 

 five hundred dollars. Soon after this, Messrs. Smith 

 and Walker dissolved partnership, Mr. Walker keeping 

 Woodbury. Mr. Walker had a passion for horses. He 

 saw and appreciated the remarkable features of the 

 Justin Morgan and his stock, and took much pains to 

 bring them into notice ; but, like many a pioneer in a 



