Breeding Morgan Horses. 



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alert walk, an easy trot, and a smooth, collected canter. Morgan cow 

 horses have made a good reputation with the cattlemen of the South 

 and West. Morgan stallions crossed on the proper type of range 

 mares are said to produce the ideal cow horse. Morgans have the 

 intelligence and courage to "hold"' a steer after it has been roped. 



The great reputation made by the First Vermont Cavalry in the 

 Civil War is a matter of record. This regiment was mounted on 

 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, 



Fig. 13.— Headquarters. U. S. Morgan Horse Farm. The ewes in the foreground are part of the Govern- 

 ment's flock of purebred Southdown sheep in which three International grand champions have been 

 bred. 



full-muscled bodies, and beautiful heads called forth universal 

 admiration. A cavalry horse's part in warfare has not changed so 

 much that what applied during the Civil War will not apply to-day. 

 Hardiness and endurance always have been and always will 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 charac- 

 teilstics demanded in such a horse. 



The police horses of Xew York City have a national reputation for 

 their uniformity of type, color (all being bays) , good looks, intelligence, 

 and all-round suitability for the job. They are probably nearer the 

 type of good-sized Morgans than of any other present-day American 

 breed. In fact, Jetmore, a U. S. Morgan Horse Farm product, is 

 considered by expert judges to be an ideal police horse, and he is now 

 doing regular duty in Central Park, Xew York City. 



