Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-04
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not extremely small, but lean and bony
the face straight, forehead broad, cars small
and very fine, but set rather wide apart
eyes medium size, very dark and prominent,
with spirited but pleasant expression, and
showed no white around the edge Of tho lid.
His nostrils were very large, the muzzle
small, and the lips close and firm. His back
was very short, the shoulder-blades and hip
bones being very long and oblique, and tho
loins exceedingly broad and muscular. His
body was rather long, round and deep, close
ribbed up chest deep and wide, with the
brcost-bone projecting good deal in front.
His legs were short, closs-jointod, thin, but
very wide, hard and free from meat, with
muscles that were remarkably large for q
horse OF his size and this supcrabundancoe Of
muscle exhibited itself at every step. His
hair was Short aud at almost all seasons son
and glossy. lie had little long hair about
the fetOcks, on the back side Of the legs the
rest Of the limbs were entirely free from it,
His feet were rather small, but well shaped,
and he was in every respect perfectly sound
and free from all blemish. lie was avery fast
walker in trotting, his gait was low and
smooth, aud his step short aud nervous He
was sure-footod; aud his proud, bold and
fearless style of movement, aud vigorous, un-
tiring action have perhaps never been sur
passed. He was natural parade horse, and
was perfectly kind and pleasant in all har-
ness, and one Of the best saddle horses Of his
day. He could outdraw any horse Of his
weight aud at short distances was very
feet runner.
have been explicit in my description Of
this horse, both in appearance and disposi-
tion, from the fact that esteem him as ono
of the most remarkable horses ever bred in
tins country And doubt whether any
horse can be instanccd in this or any other
country that has SO strikingly impressed up
on his descendants, to the sixth and seventh
generations, his own striking and valuable
characteristics and think may safely as
sert that the stock of no horse ever bred in
this country has proved SO generally and
largely profitable TO the breeders Of it, The
raising Of the Morgan horses has made the
fortunes Of hundreds of individuals, and added
hundreds OF thousands if not millions of dol
lars TO the wealth Of Vermont and New
Hampshire. Justin Morgan died in the win
ter of 1921, the property of Levi Bean, near
Chelsea Village, Vt, aged 20 years. 1t is
supposed that kick received from another
horse, aud the want Of proper care,accclerat-
ed his death (perhaps by ycars), as he was
sound us q colt up to the time Of the accident
which caused the same
One of Justin Morgans best colts was
Sherman, foaled in 1909, the property of
james sherman of Lyndon, W.. dam beau.
tilul chestnut mare from Rhode Island
some say a thoroughbred, and some call her
n Spanish mare Of the history of this mare,
there are conflicting opinions, but that she
was beautiful, high bred mare, none pre-
tend to deny. Sherman was n bright chest
nut, about l3a hands high, and weighed 025
lbs. His of hind leg was white from the
foot half way to the hook, and he had small
whitc stripe in tho face taking his color
from his dam, who had three white feet and
a stripe in the lace.) Ills head was lean and
well shaped, ears small and fine, eyes inclined
to be small, but full, prominent and lively !;
his legs had some long hairs on the back side
but were broad, fat and sinewy. lie had u
capital chest with the breast-bone very prom
inent; the shoulders were large and we'll
placed, hips long and deep, loins broad and
muscular, back short and little swayed,
Sherman, like his sire, worked hard, and left
some valuable stock. He died at Lancaster,
N. H., Jan. 9th, 1885, being 26 years old,
and sound and we'll up to the very time Of
his death.
One Of Shermans best colts was Black
Hawk, foaled in 1888 (and sired by Sherman
at the age Of 20 years.) His dam was q
beautiful black mare raised in New Bruins.
wick and said to be half thoroughbred, which
was undoubtedly the case. Black Hawk was
little under 10 hands high, and weighed
about 1000 lbs., of compact, symmetrical
and muscular form, nervous, elastic style oi
action, and possessed Of great speed and en-
durance, as shown on the turf and road, Few
colts were sired by him previous to 1874,
when he vas eleven years old. lie then
proved himself most excellent stock k-getter,
and stamped his offspring, with remarkable
degree of uniformity, with his own distin-
, gushing characteristics. 1t has been my lot to
: own two Of his colts, w.: Lady BarebOAeS
and Black Bess both high mottled, whale
bone mares, Is.
Black Hawks best time was 2,42, and
perhaps his most noted colt was Ethan Allen
bay horse foalcd in 1S49 land sired by
Black Hawk at Is years Old), dam gray
mare Of Messenger blood, This is one of the
most remarkable animals this country hai
produced. He is beautiful, kind and blood
like. Vixen three years and ten months old
; he trOttod in 242, ss9, 2s6, and when is
years old, June 2lst, 1867, on the Fashion
Course, with a running mate, he made the
wonderful time Of 2l5, 2l6, 2.l9. Ethan
Allen is l5 hands high, and weighs about
1000 lbs. lie is claimed by his friends tC
be the fastest trottiDg stallion living. lilo il
now 23 years old, aud is owned by Amasn
sprague, ESQ Of Fthodc Island, and is kept