THE MORGAN HORSE 87 



extent that commissioners were sent, even from 

 Kentucky, to examine and report upon the stock. 

 Sherman Morgan was foaled in 1808, his dam 

 being a Rhode Island mare taken to Vermont in 

 1799. Of her pedigree nothing is certainly 

 known, but Mr. Sherman, her owner, spoke of 

 her as of Spanish breed, which means that she 

 was, in all probability, a Barb. Her high quality, 

 docility, speed, spirit and stamina have been tes- 

 tified to in unusually trustworthy fashion. She 

 was taller than Justin Morgan, but her colt, 

 Sherman Morgan, was not so tall even as his sire, 

 being only 13f hands high, and weighing only 

 925 pounds. He was worked hard as a young 

 horse on a farm, and for many years also driven 

 in a stage from Lyndon, Vermont, to Portland, 

 Maine. His team mate was another son of Justin 

 Morgan, and the "little team" was famous at 

 every inn between the two ends of the route. In 

 that section Sherman Morgan was the champion 

 runner in the matches at short distances then fre- 

 quent in the locality. This horse was also known 

 for a time as "Lord North," but there was no ef- 

 fort to disguise the facts as to his correct lineage. 



