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" ' Very many of the "Western horses are too large. Large 

 horses may be the best for draft, but I have always found 

 horses of medium size, ranging, say, from 1,000 to 1,050 pounds, 

 the most serviceable and enduring by far when used before a 

 coach.' " 



D. C. Lindsley, Esq., the author of " Morgan Horses," also 

 says that Mr. O. "Walker, one of the most successful stage 

 owners of our country in his time, and who was well known 

 both in the East and the "West (and the great fortune which he 

 secured by his own exertions sufficiently attests his practical 

 wisdom and sound judgment), in a letter dated Chicago, April 

 21, 1856, says: 



" Being a Vermonter, I have known Morgan horses as long 

 as I have known any. I have resided in Chicago the last 

 seventeen years, during which time I have been largely en- 

 gaged in the business of staging, which business affords con- 

 stant employment for about 1,500 horses, and have thus had 

 opportunities for observing and attesting the capacity and en- 

 durance of horses. I have no hesitation in saying I consider 

 the Morgan horse far superior to any other breed or blood I 

 have ever known for the road or farm ; in fact, I would prefer 

 them over all others for any kind of service on the American 

 continent. They are invariably good feeders and easily kept, 

 and will not only perform and do more service in a year, but 

 will give more years of service than any other breed of horses I 

 have ever known. 



" Of the horses hitherto raised in the "Western States, and 

 particularly west of the Lakes (although much improved within 

 a few years, and many fine horses may now be found among 

 them), it is undeniably true that a Morgan horse from New 

 England will outlast two horses raised in the "West. 



" It is also true that but few Morgan horses have as yet 

 been brought from New England, west of the Lakes, and gen- 

 erally true that their services are very much sought by intelli- 

 gent breeders throughout the country. Any number of inferior 

 horses may be found in the West which are claimed to be of 



