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that one would think that they only felt relieved when so employed ; the 

 Canadian, if he has speed, seems to go by main strength, every stride 

 arising plainly from a purposed exertion of his powerful muscles. 



" Another principal dissimilarity is the endurance of the feet ; 

 and here the Canadian horse has all the advantage. The Morgan 

 appears to be subject, as much as equally strong constitutioned horses 

 of any breed, to founder, and other diseases of the feet, while with 

 the Canadian such ailments are less known, perhaps, than with any 

 other breed in the world. There are numbers of horses in Canada 

 that, under a mass of shaggy hair, possess dry, sinewy legs, on which 

 the severest service never raises a windgall. The legs of the Mor- 

 gan, though destitute of long hair, have this excellent conformation 

 in a very high degree. 



" The Morgan is a great traveler; an untiring all-day horse, but 

 seldom a very fast trotter or galloper, and less frequently a perfect 

 saddle horse. The Canadian, if he has the power of rapid locomo- 

 tion, inclines for the most part to put forth his energies only for a 

 short time, and then to take a leisurely gait, as if a slight sense of 

 fatigue overbalanced the alacrity of his nervous system. There are, 

 however, splendid exceptions to this description ; horses that with no 

 light loads behind them will travel eighty or even ninety miles in a 

 day. Some of the light-footed Canadian horses, too, are very pleas- 

 ant under the saddle, though in general the weight of the neck and 

 uprightness of the shoulder disqualify them for this use. The head 

 of the Morgan, though not less energetic, is somewhat dissimilar to 

 that of the Canadian. The ears of one are upright; of the other, 

 more apart. The head of the Canadian horse is broader at the up- 

 per part than that of the other. Each has a great space between the 

 eyes, which is considered a sure indication of energy in an animal. 

 The Morgan has the best open nostril for wind and bottom, more 

 like that of the race-horse ; and the whole of the muzzle, as well as 

 the eye and ear, indicate more breeding, or a longer cultivation 

 than those of the Canadian. There is a difference of shape observ- 

 able throughout the whole figure. The Morgan is long in the side, 

 but always short on the back, and strong and beautiful in the loins. 

 His fine shoulder, too, differs from that of the Canadian horse. It is 

 deep, well sloped, comparatively thick at the top, and heavy at the 

 bottom, serving conjointly with a wide chest and the forelegs set far 

 apart to give the horse an appearance of strength and endurance 

 scarcely to be looked for in one of his spirit and fleetness. The high 

 crested neck, and thick wavy tail of the Morgan, show much of the 

 character of some races of the Canadian. 



