16 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
FIVE LUMBAR VERTEBRZ 
Post-mortem examinations of Morgan horses have revealed only 
five lumbar vertebrze, whereas most horses have six. General Gates 
666, Donald 5224, Dude 4673, and a weanling colt sired by Trouba- 
dour of Willowmoor 6459 out of Lady Lyndon 03342 possessed 
this characteristic. Other things being equal, a back with 23 verte- 
bre should carry weight more easily than one with 24, and it is 
probable that this explains in part why Castor and Gladstone were 
able to carry the same weight as easily as larger horses. A short 
loin is generally associated with a short coupling, which in turn 
denotes easy keeping qualities and the ability to withstand a long 
trip without becoming noticeably “‘tucked up.” 

DEMAND FOR MORGAN HORSES 
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From January 1, 1920, to December 31, 1925, requests for 765 — 
Morgan horses were received at the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm from 
43 States and the District of Columbia, as shown in Table 1: ‘ 
TaBLeE 1.—Number of requests, by States, received at the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm 
for Morgan horses, 1920 to 1925, inclusive 
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Saddle | poses Saddle | jdces 
Stat driv | 224, | Stal-| otal State driv. | ,2D4_ | Stal- lop, 
oie ing | Dreed- | lions sphesd ing | Dreed- | lions 3. 
ing : ing 
horses | pares | horses | mares 
fas EUs | Serr Se ie a 
‘Alabama== = see bP Pepe tee wR = 1 | Nevadae. ==: on beeen 2 1 3 
Arizona! 2h see ibe | hates ten 1 2 || New Hampshire-.__- 16 | 2 3 21 
Galfornia 90 ig one er 4 12 || New Jersey---------- 27 | | ee 31 
WOLOLAC Om = se oe ee ee |e es 3 3 || New Mexico----_--- See a (eet: aETS 2 2 3 
Connecticut._....--- 22 4 8 344] New MOEKS 2-222 | 175 | 25 21 221 
Del aWATO nee ee Ph eee 2 || North Carolina_-_-__-| Dak Pat eee 4 
District of Columbia- 3 pl eee 5 ||SNorth Dakotas 2ss = seeeses 4 2 6 
WOT a et = eee Bite, ae ea 1 6° | (OR Oe SS eee 6 1 2 9 
Georgia aoa ee A ee ee Oe ere 2) ORlahoma: 3226 a ere 2 1 3 
AT OIS See ee 3 19 7 29:|| Oregon 322 — 0S es | ee i 1 
ANGST eS A eee 5 3 8 || Pennsylvania...__-_- 17 9 ll 37 
OW ae et) ee 1 4 4 9 ||: Rhode Island==22= =" 3252 ee Sifts 8 
Kentucky cs) 1 ee pe | (Ene 1 || ‘SouthsDakotasa*2 22>) =2se 6 4 10 . 
Kansas 26 = <n oe se | ee 7 7 |) "exase joc 2 253 eS eee 3 3 q 
Louisiana. 2222222. 1 1k Us) pee 12 || Otah 2322 ee | Eee eens a 1 “. 
Maing es en 2 6 4 ADE Vermontenn = oe 32 = gl Ee ea 36 , 
Maryland._-...-.--- 2 8 3 13||:Virginias se eee 2 2 4° = 
Massachusetts_--_---- 115 10 6 131.4|| \Washbinicton.. eee 10 2 12 Ps 
ieb igen 2 222 oe len sa 12 5 17 |) West Virginis==0—22)2 4 ees eeeaee 1 1 & 
Munriesotasc. so. |. ee 3 3 63] SWASCOnSIN =] ase ee 12 4 16 . 
NVTISS OTITIS ee 3) 4 4 Sci\> Wyoming = SLE, = Bed, ?. 2 * 
MONTANA see eee 5 2 7 
INebDrasksa. ... 22 a= > | eee ES 4 3 v4 Totals 2 440 194 131 765 A 
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In addition, inquiries have been received from the Provinces of 
Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta, Canada, and from Cuba, Porto Rico, 
Central America, South America, Japan, and China. As will be 
noted, the largest demand for saddle horses comes from the Eastern 
States, while the call from the West indicates an increasing interest 
in purebred breeding stock. The foregoing figures do not include : 
many requests that have been received for information regarding the _ 
Morgan breed, coming from every section of the country. ss 
Thus, it is apparent that the adaptability and value of the Morgan — 
is becoming more and more recognized, The information given above ' — 
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