222 THE MORGAN HORSE 



Green Mountain Morgan was sold by the breeder when four months 

 old to Daniel Gay of Stockbridge, Vermont, who sold him when four 

 years old for seventy-five dollars to Hiram Twitchell, Bethel, Vermont, 

 and he the same year to John Woodbury, Bethel, Vermont. Whilst 

 owned by Mr. Woodbury, he was in charge of Daniel Gushing and 

 kept by him parts of two seasons at Springfield, Vermont. In 1842 

 Silas Hale of South Royalston, Massachusetts, bought him for seven 

 hundred dollars and afterwards stood him at South Royalston, Mas- 

 sachusetts, and at Brattleboro, Windsor, Townsend, Woodstock, Mont- 

 pelier, Middlebury, Vergennes and Rutland, Vermont, and at different 

 places in New Hampshire. Mr. Hale sold him in 1850 to a stock 

 company in Washington county, Vermont, for twenty-two hundred 

 dollars. He was afterwards owned by John Martin, Marshfield, 

 Vermont, and died his property at the stable of C. B. Martin, Octo- 

 ber 4th, 1863. 



Mr. Linsley, from whom much of the above is taken, adds: "Mr. 

 Hale took him West in 1853, and he received first premiums at 

 several State fairs of Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan, and, in 1854, he 

 received the first premium at the Vermont State fair at Brattleboro. 

 He has also taken several other premiums. He is a horse of great 

 muscular development and remarkably nervous, spirited action". 



Mr. Silas Hale, in his circular for Green Mountain Morgan in 

 1853, says: "The proprietor several years since becoming familiar 

 with the peculiar excellence of the Morgan race of horses, their 

 speed, bottom, fitness for general practical service, their high spirit 

 combined with docility and tractableness of temper which makes them 

 perfectly reliable in all situations, was induced to inquire for a high- 

 blood Morgan stallion, for the purpose of sending mares to him and 

 improving the breed of horses in his vicinity. The horse for- 

 merly known by the name, 'Young Woodbury', and owned by John 

 Woodbury of Bethel, Vermont, attracted his attention, and he sent 

 several mares to him, the colts from which gave early indications of 

 valuable qualities. Afterwards the proprietor carefully examined 

 the Young Woodbury, and many of his colts in the vicinity of Bethel, 

 which examination impressed him so favorably as to induce him to 

 purchase the horse at a high price, which horse is now known by the 

 name, 'Green Mountain Morgan'. Since said horse has been in the 

 possession of the proprietor, he has had a liberal patronage, and 

 himself and his stock are become widely known, and are highly val- 

 ued. Several stallions begotten by the Green Mountain Morgan 

 have been sold as high as fifteen hundred dollars each ; many stal- 



