INTRODUCTION. 



The human side of horse-nature may have been 

 touched upon by various writers who have given us 

 gHmpses into this realm of thought, but it remained 

 for the author of Justin Morgan, Founder of His 

 Race, to introduce us to a real character, as an indi- 

 vidual, a horse of tradition, but whose lay is unsung. 



Almost forgotten, this horse's origin was wrapt in 

 obscurity until recently, yet he became the sire of the 

 most famous breed of horses in America. 



Only those who have lived with horses, as I have — 

 out of doors and in my studio — learn to know them as 

 distinct beings, as varied in their make-up and devel- 

 opment as the human kind, affected by the same laws 

 and influences that stimulate or smother our mental 

 growth. 



I dare not tell all I know to be true about the intelli- 

 gence and sagacity of our horse friends, for fear of 

 having my balance of mind subjected to doubt; but I 

 am quite ready to believe all that this author tells us 

 of equine feelings and faithfulness, for she has been 

 prompted to relate this little tale of Old Justin Morgan 

 through love and intimate acquaintance with his de- 

 scendants. 



The author's father was the first to introduce the 

 Morgan horse into the State of Georgia — in 1858 — 

 when he purchased the celebrated Enterprise, G.G.G.G. 

 son of Justin Morgan. Later he took out many others 

 — all of whom made his stock farm, Annandale, famous. 



