The Morgan Horse. 



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BLACK HAWS HERO, 



DO horse has been so generally admired, and taken the number of 

 first class prizes at our State and ether Fairs as the Morgan. 



Tiieir high carriage, light and rapid step, lively and intelligent 

 expression, and perfect docility, combined with courage and hardy 

 constitution, have made them generally favorites wherever they 

 have been well known. 



A horse called Justin Morgan, is universally admitted to have 

 been tiie founder of this famous breed. He was folded near 

 Springfield. Mass>. in 1793, and was got by a horse called True 

 Britton, or Beautiful iiay. His dam was of a stock of horses 

 iiiuch esteemed in Massachusetts and Connecticut, called wild in 

 breed. The Justin Morgan was about fourteen hands high, 

 weighed about 950 lbs. His color was a dark bay, with black 

 legs, mane a^id tail. Head goodj Eot extremely small, but lean 

 ■and bony ; forehead broad ; ears, small and rather wide apart; 

 €yes, medium size, dark and prominent, with a spirited and plea.s- 

 aat ezpression ; nostrils, very large ; muzzle, small ; lips, close 

 and firm ; back, short; sboulder blades and hip bones, very long 

 and obliqjied ; loins, ezceedingl}^ broad and muscular. His body 

 is rather long, round aJ2 1 deep, close ribbed up; chest, deep and 



