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and elastic, but no unnecessary steps are taken. His style of move- 

 ment is bold and fearless, while every motion is instinct with grace. 

 But he has not that exuberant, overflowing and irrepressible spirit of 

 action that prevents him from being a moment at rest. Green 

 Mountain Morgan is rarely if ever exhibited in harness, and prop- 

 erly enough, for although we have no doubt he is a fine driving horse, 

 yet it is not in that capacity he appears to the best advantage. While 

 under the saddle, or led by the bridle rein, in style of movement, in 

 muscular development, in spirit and action, he need not fear com- 

 parison with any horse living. There is a boldness in his style, a 

 fire in his eye, and an unceasing play of every muscle, that once 

 seen by a person having any taste for a horse will never be forgotten. 

 In boldness and gracefulness of style he resembles Grey Eagle of 

 Kentucky, but has more fire in his eye, and is more unceasing in his 

 action." 



It cannot be said of Sherman that he was unappreciated in his 

 lifetime. John Buckminster of Danville, who owned him for sev- 

 eral years, was a very stirring horseman. From Buckminster he 

 passed to John Bellows, the thrifty and rising young horseman of 

 New Hampshire, who had him the last five seasons of his life, and 

 stood him at fifteen dollars, an especially large price at that time for 

 that region. There seems to be no exaggeration in the obituary 

 written by John Bellows, where he states that Sherman Morgan was 

 " considered the best sire of his time in New England". The adver- 

 tisements of his stock, while he was yet alive, teem with allusions to 

 his known superiority that would have been absurd if such had not 

 been his acknowledged standing before the public. For instance, 

 his former owner, S. C. Gibbs, advertised in the " Danville North 

 Star", in 1831, the young Sherman horse to stand at David Goss' in 

 St. Johnsbury, and Mr. Rice's at Danville Green, and adds: "N. 

 B. This animal was raised by David Goss and warranted to be a 

 true son of the wonderful Sherman Horse". 



To give a more accurate idea of the size and color of the get of 

 Sherman Morgan we have taken the list of his entire sons as given 

 by Mr. Linsley, and, without change or addition, ascertained the 

 average height and weight, so far as given, as well as the color. (We 

 do the same with respect to Woodbury and Bulrush.) 



Mr. Linsley gives twenty entire sons of Sherman Morgan, the color 

 of nineteen of which is given. Of these, eight were chestnut, five bay, 

 three gray, two black, and one brown. The heights of sixteen are 

 given, varying from the thirteen and a half hands of Morgan Rat to 



