Excerpt from Morgan Horses: A Premium Essay on the Origin, History, and Characteristics of This Remarkable American Breed of Horses; Tracing the Pedigree From the Original Justin Morgan, Through the Most Noted of His Progeny, Down to the Present Time; With Numerous Portraits Morgan horses as a distinct and remarkable breed, originating in Vermont, and principally bred there, have long been well known to the horsemen of New England, and within a few years, to the people of the West and South, who, having become acquainted with them, have manifested a strong desire to introduce them into their sections of the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Morgan Horses: A Premium Essay on the Origin, History, and Characteristics of This Remarkable American Breed of Horses; Tracing the Pedigree From the Original Justin Morgan, Through the Most Noted of His Progeny, Down to the Present Time Morgan horses as a distinct and remarkable breed, originating in Vermont, and principally bred there, have long been well known to the horsemen of New England, and within a few years, to the people of the West and South, who, having become acquainted with them have manifested a strong desire to introduce them into their sections of the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This special re-print edition of Linsley's "Morgan Horses" is considered one of the most important works ever published on this famous American breed of horse. First published in 1857, this important work on Morgan Horses, has not seen the light of day since its early publication. Chapters include Origin of the Morgan Horse, A Memoir and Description of th Justin Morgan, History and Description of the Stallions Sired by the Justin Morgan, A General Description of Different Families of Morgan Horses, The Performance of Morgan Horses, Hints To The Best Methods For Improving and Perpetuating the Morgan Breed, Pedigrees and Descriptions of Morgan Stallions and much more. At over 350 pages, this is one of the most informative and thorough books available on the subject of Morgan Horses. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.