Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-18

their Interest III Tdlsibk
So many horses, involving 50 muc
capital, were found in the State. OF Frenc
Canadian origin, from about 1910. TO 10
to 1910, that we can SEQ why 80 man
horsemen believed honestly, and other
aoanted to, that the Justin Morgan spruni
I from this stock on the side of his sire. >
popular and so strong was this belief, tina
/ to establish the true blood of the justin
( Morgan and make the Vermont farmer
beLere il. was for such man ~ Nj
\ Lindsey almost hopeless task. In YOU
day and mine Cannuck stations hav'
been purchased and brought out OF Cdnadi
+ 10 cross with Vermont mares, IN order L
raise some real t'uH Jio0ded NDrgtas. Suel
/ movements we think, are all stopped. un
I less il be BY some very small hor-enan
/ A. our settlements advanced and capita
crept up and lodged on the fertile bank
! of the Connecticut. and found its Wa,
along many OF its branches, and on oul
western borders along the lake and up IL
( inlets, roads must be built, mail routes -
Z tabli.hed and coaches set running: met
of business and leisure must have Il hor-'
and wagon. .buggios were not thought O
them But a call. though slight, Wa, then
made for now and then a good saddlf
horse, good driver on the road, stag,
horse. and occasionally bold II not reck
tess fellow was buying some dozen or NOR.
10 take 10 Connecticut or Massachusetts, %
sell. These market men soon knew Ii,
best selling animals. The stage owner
knew what kind OF horses made the best
stage teams. The busine>. man and ihe
man Of leisure knew or soon found out the
I I. Z 4 IN :
more fine and fancy animals than III,
farmers. Bat by this time the farmer
were raising wheat, rye. pork, bccf, butter
aud cheese, and the roads were giving
them an outlet to market. Their French
teams were not poor ONES to luG the heavy
loads over rough roads. often badly
driftcd, and stand the exposure 81 our in-
element winters. La the woods. toe, they
would wade the SHOWS getting wood AMI
logs, like patient oxen. Al THIS tame The
hOr,emeu and stage owners tried 10 ra!-e
a more marketable horse. "A stylish raai-
>ter, fine saddle horse, or a st4uneh fleet
-tager, while the farmers tor the nsp-f
part, especially those OF strong pro adIre-.
would suck 10 th.Ir bl9a4- ald models
They could be- had cheaper and suited
them better. This state al thing sfItl
continue, between hur-.mcm who uu Ter
stand the market and farmers who spend
most Of their time at home.
But ut the time OF which wc are peak
ing. the increasing demand for b.ttsI
styled horses. aud the higher priaa- al
ways obtained for such, stimulated breed
ers and traders 10 bring into the stat
nicer hors,- and breed them. Atom
1913. when Justin Morgan brought irsiu
springfield. " .-~., the two ye!r- I'D c8li
aitcrward 80 iamou. q, the origin OF the
Morgan family, other horses OF merit ot
the English r.toIu-. stock were br night IL
Along our western bauudsGie- the -taeh
improved quite rapidly. AID also alsn-
the Connecticut rly#I. WA5." un tla lrTfl
the change Wa going oil sonnet hat >.'snI
pn account 81 the homie raiH4fsitl ga aI Tire
then present ,tu .k. and the c.i}Ita 1n-
vested ia il. Probably Canada shared IL
the general aiyauca meat, but ou ac, Hislu.
u their severe climate. ali1 uGuer.. l.-
French people oi sin al Ii4f. i4-. with their
rfNc Tyraas. WORKED thc -aTr~t aua s8a~'
economically with their oHu .llttle tough
French teams, no great Improvement
could he made suaah short .a: e.. i..4t eau-
fury.
VI 4ll A44ft early alasEllAa~ ~ .HHA-Nl $3.50.
Vermont. the Justin Moran t--ssae Beg
far the most celebrated. His stock. Ite.r
ea for the most part near the interior oi
the state. and being lttIe ~iuuaaa at
first ly market m,n on account ID small
size. became quI'. Numerous. Their rrsl.
IA rIr for Euue use SOON raai. them Esrs
popular among farmer. stage pWn.r-, s.a4
quite frequently wirh taam-tar-. Al
co.. Il. 81
animals ever pp.~,ss,.8 more real rseI5-
for general Use than GII n, Justin Nsr
-,su and h5- ImmelIa.. s.r-c.ud au'~. ara
even me r,mut. ones. ya- bad 3 isesf
located differently. haI bis -'a.s tetn
scattered over two ur more State $50 'aat
there would have been ~ tstI ur t.-..-
lnE or concert af action among the awuar-
II n, De never would HaEt. ar8uir. Ita+ s.
fraction 81 the fame 4. h.eh DE- did. d.
not mean - dorriet oue IrtA from 81.
very wide aaI truly megIs,I reputation.
~ the Morgan family ter general 8-a. j
wish only 10 make clear rh. TACT Tat un
'hrcpa or family at horse. or - any a,t,l
domestic animals, can -tsf'. -gg r.1ra and
malu'ilu ialglarIty-far lr.ella-e -reeE
without ae1uz .rntt NEar- ta-y rsu b-
found vi uu4auh,.a f4uty. Is" fhsf tl,
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our blraers
The history of ,.ir horses t.- the F.-,
twenty or tlirty wears tg..-,.. ,+ t.,.., .,..
perfectly familiar Nith .tf,r ,,..,.3 ......8.
r..,,i,r.iti.,f l.,...,..t ,..rs-
in., .la! ttrnt.f,i,, az. l..- I..,-.- ..-
,.diy diminished
r.. t..,y,-. 4...,,-.
-, -. 1871"
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ava -'''"'' l.'.''' 'i''t 81" --+''.'l "A'.''