18 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
MORGANS AS SADDLE HORSES 
As pleasure saddle horses Morgans are in demand on account of 
their great intelligence and hardiness. They generally have a smart, 
alert walk, an easy trot, and a smooth, collected canter. Morgans 
have made a good reputation with the cattlemen of the South and 
West as cow horses. They have the intelligence and courage to 
“hold” a steer after it has been roped. Morgan stallions crossed on 
the proper type of range mares are said to produce the ideal cow 
horse. 
The great reputation made by the First Vermont Cavalry in the 
Civil War is a matter of record. This regiment was mounted on 

Fic. 15.—Glittering Glory. Morgan saddle gelding 
Morgan horses, and official reports made to the War Department 
stated that the horses in this organization stood the hardships of 
the campaigns better than any others. Their short, strong legs, 
round, full-muscled bodies, and beautiful heads called forth universal 
admiration. Hardiness and endurance always have been and con- 
tinue to be the prime essentials of a cavalry horse, and it is doubtful 
whether any breed excels the Morgan in the proper combination of 
all the characteristics demanded in such a horse. 
The police horses of New York City have a national reputation for 
their uniformity of type, color (all being bays), good looks, intelli- 
gence, and altogether suitability for the job. They are probably 
nearer the type of good-sized Morgans than any other present-day 
American breed. In fact, Jetmore, a U. S. Morgan Horse Farm 
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