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ness of general contour, like a Berkshire pig — short, strong, hairy legs — a 

 brusque air — a bustling gait, with more pucker and gather than freedom 

 and elasticity of step — long, coarse hair — heavy mane and tail — and a sur- 

 prising predisposition to accumulate fat, instead of muscle — and a remark- 

 ably docile and tractable temper. As a general thing, the " Morgans" have 

 not length of stride enough to be good roadsters. They take too many 

 steps in a mile. It is but very rarely one can be found tliat proves to be a 

 good " all-day horse." It often occurs that one can be driven ten miles 

 within the hour, and perhaps at the same rate for the second hour, without 

 apparent distress or injury. But for a high rate of speed througliout the 

 day, search must be made among other families than the " Morgan." There 

 is a place for them, however. They are good for an hour's drive — for 

 short stages. They are good to run around town with. They are good in 

 the light pleasure-wagon — prompt, lively (not spirited) and "trappy." 

 There is no question among those who have had fair opportunities of com- 

 paring the "Morgans" with horses of purer blood, and descended from dif- 

 ferent stocks, in regard to the relative position of the " Morgan." He is, af 

 he exists at the present day, inferior in size, speed, and bottom, in foct, ir. 

 all those quahties necessary for the performance of " great deeds" on the 

 road or the farm, to the descendants of Messenger, Duroc, imp. Magnui. 

 Bonum, and of many other horses of deserved celebrity. The Gifford Mor- 

 gan embodies the characteristics of the "Morgan" form, or did embody 

 them, better, and in more prominent and pleasant relief th<in any other 

 horse I am acquainted with, of this family." * * * 



The above is_ not, as already stated, the popular estimate of 

 this family. Having stated both sides of the question, we leave 

 it to the judgment of the public. 



THE CLEVELAND BAT. 



According to Mr. Youatt, the true Cleveland Bay is nearly ex- 

 tinct in England. They were formerly enaployed as a heavy, 

 slow coach-horse. Mr. Y. says : " The origin of the better kind 

 of coach-horse is the Cleveland Bay, confined principally to 

 Yorkshire and Durham, with, perhaps, Lincolnshire on one side, 

 and Northumberland on the other, but difficult to meet with 

 pure in either county. The Cleveland mare is crossed by a 

 three-fourths, or thorough-bred horse of sufficient substance and 

 height, and the produce is the coach-horse miost in repute, with 

 his arched crest and high action. From the thorough-bred of 

 sufficient height, but not of so much substance, we obtain the 

 four-in-hand, and superior curricle-horse. 



From less height and more substance we have the hunter and 

 better sort of hackney ; and. from the half-bred, we derive the 

 machineer, the poster, and the common carriage-horse : indeed, 

 Cleveland, and the Vale of Pickering, in 'the East Riding of 

 Yorkshire, may be considered as the most decided breeding coun- 

 '.ry in England for coach-horses, hunters, and hackneys." 



Again, in his article on the Farmer's Horse, Mr. Y. says : " I( 



