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  JUSTIN MORGAN THE MAN
Justin Morgan was most famous in history for the horse which founded the Morgan breed of horses.
Justin Morgan was a descend of Miles Morgan and born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1747.
Morgan's music was highly acclaimed and appears to have earned a place in history that is as respected as that of his famous horse.
www.angelfire.com /country/manetymemorgans/JMtheman.html   (1850 words)

  
 Morgan horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morgans come in a variety of colors although they are most commonly bay, fl, brown, and chestnut.
As a yearling, Figure was given as a payment for a debt to Justin Morgan, a schoolteacher, singing master and one-time Randolph, Vermont Town Clerk, who owned him from 1792-1795.
Morgans were then used in the Civil War as cavalry mounts, including Sheridan's "Rienzi" and Stonewall Jackson's "Little Sorrel".
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 JUSTIN MORGAN THE HORSE
Justin Morgan also proved to be one of the greatest breeding horses of all time.
Morgan coats are predominantly chestnut, bay, or brown although many fl, palomino, buckskin and even a few grays and crèmes appear in the breed.
A bit of the hard-working, determined Morgan legend is with us whenever a Morgan carries a saddle-weary cowhand down a Montana mountain, pulls a carriage around a grueling obstacle course in record time, quietly carries children along a wooden path, or flashes around the show ring with a style that causes spectators to cheer.
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 Justin Morgan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Justin Morgan (1747 - 1798) was a (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) U.S. horse breeder and composer.
He was born in (additional info and facts about West Springfield) West Springfield, (A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies) Massachusetts and died in (additional info and facts about Randolph) Randolph, (A state in New England) Vermont.
He was also a composer, best known for his (A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)) hymns and (additional info and facts about fuging tune) fuging tunes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ju/justin_morgan.htm   (196 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Justin Morgan, Sport (Sports) - Encyclopedia
Justin Morgan, 1792–1821, American horse, the foundation sire of the Justin Morgan breed of horses.
Originally called "Figure," the stallion was renamed for his first owner, Justin Morgan (1747–97), after both owner and horse were dead.
The Morgan breed (see Morgan horse) preceded the Hambletonian strain as the favored type of trotting horses in America.
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 * Morgan Horse - (Horse): Definition
The Morgan Horse is an American breed founded from a single stallion named Figure foaled in 1793 and the breed was named after his owner Thomas Justin Morgan...
The Morgan Horse is the first documented American breed, and began with a stallion by the name of Justin Morgan.
The Morgan horse is a native American breed with an outstanding reputation for its elegance and versatility...
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 Justin Morgan
Justin Morgan used the little bay stallion to work long, hard hours plowing fields and carrying his master in the saddle, and pulling a carriage on the roads of Vermont.
Justin Morgan remained sound of eye, wind, and limb throughout his lifetime, and a long lifetime it was.
Justin Morgan proved to be one of the greatest stud horses of all time.
www.equinenet.org /heroes/morgan.html   (734 words)

  
 Morgan Info - Past to Present :: American Morgan Horse Association
Justin Morgan was a teacher, composer, businessman, and horseman who had moved to Randolph, Vermont from Springfield, Massachusetts in 1788.
The offspring of Justin Morgan's sons and daughters grew along with the young nation that was building itself upon hard work and determination.
Morgans are noted for their small ears set above a broad forehead with large, kind eyes, tapered muzzle and expressive nostrils, an arched neck set on a well angled shoulder, broad chest, short back; deep, compact bodies set on legs with flat, dense bone; round croup, and round, hard hooves.
www.morganhorse.com /resources/info_past.php   (821 words)

  
 Equiworld - Equestrian Information - Morgan Horse - horses and ponies on the internet
Justin Morgan was the foundation sire for the breed, and all Morgans can be traced back to him.
According to legend, Justin Morgan, the man, was a tavern owner and singing teacher in Massachusetts.
Justin Morgan (the horse) was first leased to a poor farmer named Robert Evans, and it was while he was with Evans that his remarkable capabilities were first realized.
www.equiworld.net /uk/horsecare/Breeds/morgan   (581 words)

  
 Breeds of Livestock - Morgan Horse
Born in 1789, Justin Morgan started life as a small, rough-coated colt known as "Figure." In 1791, he left his birthplace in Springfield, Massachusetts with his new owner, the soft-spoken schoolteacher Justin Morgan, by whose name the stallion eventually became known.
Morgan coats are predominantly chestnut, bay, or brown, although many fl, palomino, buckskin, and even a few grays appear in the breed.
A bit of the hard-working, determined Morgan legend is with us whenever a Morgan carries a saddle-weary cowhand down a Montana mountain, pulls a carriage around a grueling obstacle course in record time, quietly carries children along a wooded path, or flashes around show rings with a style that causes spectators to cheer.
www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/horses/morgan   (1148 words)

  
 Morgan Horse Breeed Spotlight and Breed Resource
From this one stallion sprang a legendary breed of horse, the Morgan horse.
A number of Morgan horse breeders have based their breeding programs on the government lines and the influence of the U.S. Morgan Horse Farm is felt throughout the breed to this day.
Today, the Morgan is found in many countries and, while the opportunity for hard work for horses has gone by the wayside for the most part, Morgans are still highly revered as both fine show / competition horses and wonderful family horses.
www.horsequest.com /bredshow/morgan/morgan.htm   (2226 words)

  
 Breeders of Authentic Lippitt and Lambert Morgan Horses
Alpha Morgan Horse Farm is dedicated to the exclusive perpetuation of authentic Lippitt and Lambert Morgan Horses -- the most genetically pure families in the breed.
Lippitts and Lamberts are the only Morgans today whose ancestors trace on all branches of their pedigrees to the foundation horses in Volume One of the Morgan Horse and Register and none of whose ancestors were registered under, now defunct and repealed, Rule 2.
The Lambert Morgans are a special family of Morgan horses whose sire line goes directly back to Justin Morgan 1 through Sherman Morgan 5 and Daniel Lambert 62, with multiple crosses.
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 Lambert Friends Intro to Lamberts
Morgan families, by traditional custom, are patriarchal in nature; that is, they were named for their founding sire.
“Justin Morgan’s finest son was Sherman 5....Sherman was the sire of Vermont Black Hawk 20, and Vermont Black Hawk founded a trotting family....[Black Hawk’s] most distinguished son was Ethan Allen 50, a very beautiful little bay horse....
This is understandable given that the offspring of Justin Morgan were crossed upon one another from the earliest generations of the breed.
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 Senior Lieutenant Justin R. Klaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Justin is fluent in Japanese and has studied the way of the Samurai warrior and their ethics.
Justin’s mother, Morgan Klaw, had great expectations for the man who fathered their baby, but that blossoming was not to be.
Morgan tried to make Justin see that Conrad was his true father and he should accept what was given to him.
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 Frequently Asked Questions :: American Morgan Horse Association
Justin Morgan was, in fact, a genetic “sport” in that he didn’t resemble his sire or dam in obvious ways.
In her book on Justin Morgan, “Sing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land” Betty Bandel noted that the story of Morgan’s life and the breeding of his famed stallion Figure, progenitor of all the Morgan horses, are of interest to lovers of horses and of music.
Figure was the founder of the Morgan breed, and later in life became known as "Justin Morgan's horse" and then "the Justin Morgan horse." Foaled in 1789, his exact parentage is unknown but is widely believed to have been by the thoroughbred stallion True Briton out of an Arabian mare.
www.morganhorse.com /resources/faq.php   (7594 words)

  
 Figure's Page
Figure was the founding stallion of the Morgan breed of horses and is the horse to which all Morgans are related.
He was foaled in 1789 and a few years later became the property of Justin Morgan.
Justin Morgan was a teacher, composer, businessman, and horseman who lived in Randolph, Vermont.
members.tripod.com /~NMMH/figure.html   (759 words)

  
 Morgan Horse Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Morgan mares continued to be widely used by horse breeders, but were bred to taller stallions of non-Morgan breeding.
By an act of Congress in 1905, a farm to perpetuate the Morgan horse was established.
Morgans lead the pack when a horse is wanted who can pull a vehicle up and down hills, navigate twisting turns and obstacles and even stand quietly if (heaven forbid) his driver errs and needs to unhook and reorganize after getting caught on an obstacle.
www.imh.org /imh/bw/morgan.html   (3582 words)

  
 Vermont History: Justin Morgan
Morgan was a composer and singing master who did no more than accept a horse in payment of debt.
Morgan died of tuberculosis three years later, unaware that an equine breed would be named for him.
The late Joseph Battell's Morgan Horse Farm in Middlebury is now a breeding and training center operated by the University of Vermont and is open to visitors.
www.virtualvermont.com /history/jmorgan.html   (216 words)

  
 Justin Morgan Had A Horse - Vermont Morgan Horse Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
For Morgan's horse, now better known by his master's name, was one of the greatest breeding stallions of any time - the only one to establish a breed by himself.
From 1907 to 1951 what is now the University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm in Middlebury was operating by the U.S.D.A. to perpetuate the breed and provide breeding stallions for Remount stations across the country.
The contribution of Morgan blood to all later American breeds is extensive and well documented; including the Saddlebred, the Standardbred, the Tennessee Walker and the Quarter horse.
www.vtmorganhorse.com /jmorgan.html   (475 words)

  
 Helen Morgan --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The Morgan declined in popularity, and for a while breeding was supervised by the government.
The son of freed slaves, Garrett Morgan became a notable inventor and prosperous businessman.
Morgan Freeman's ability to deliver quality performances in a range of stage and screen roles made him one of the premiere actors of the late 20th century.
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 Justin Morgan had a Horse
In the spring of 1789 that mare gave birth to a bay stud colt that would sire a whole new breed and become known as the Justin Morgan horse.
In 1798 at the age of 57, Justin Morgan died, from what is known today as Tuberculosis.
The Morgan horse was in such high demand by the 1830’s and 1840’s that many owners in Vermont were able to pay off their mortgages or provide school tuition for their children.
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 The British Morgan Horse Society at the British Equine Event 2000 - Equiworld - Equestrian Information on the internet
Although his breeding is not known for certain, (but thought to include Thoroughbred, Welsh Cob or Arab), the quality of Justin Morgan's ancestry showed in his straight clean legs, deep muscling over his quarters and shoulders, and fine, intelligent head with large expressive eyes and short, pricked ears.
Morgan coats are predominantly chestnut, bay, fl or brown, although some palomino, buckskin, and even a few grays appear in the breed.
The Morgan legend has spread around the world and the British Morgan Horse Society was founded in 1975.
www.equiworld.net /UK/ezine/1100/britishmorganssociety.htm   (581 words)

  
 Morgan Horse Perfection
Gradually, the local population began to talk about the feats of "the Justin Morgan horse." Standing just over 14 hands tall, Justin Morgan's exploits gained him fame because he was not as big as colonial workhorses nor as tall and longlegged as racehorses,yet he consistently outperformed both.
Morgan coats are predominately chestnut, bay, or brown, although many fl, palomino, buckskin, and even a few grays appear in the breed.
The Morgan is many things to many people: an exciting show star; a patient lesson horse; a dependable work partner; the ultimate pleasure mount; a lifelong companion.
www.fmha.net /legend.html   (1183 words)

  
 Morgan Heritage Press
Morgan Heritage Press is a small Vermont based company that has been formed to provide those interested in Morgan history a chance to rediscover the romance and the significance that the Morgan horse has to American history.
Morgan Heritage Postings: This is Morgan Heritage Press' third publication consisting of an anthology for the serious Morgan historian.
Notecards featuring famous 19th century Morgan horses of Vermont that are found in the pedigrees of Morgan horses today.
www.morganheritagepress.com   (614 words)

  
 Horse Symbols of the Northeast: Vermont, Massachusetts & New Jersey (Geobopological Survey)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
All modern Morgan horses are descended from a horse known as Justin Morgan, owned by a man named Justin Morgan.
Although Morgans set world-trotting records when the sport of harness racing was in its infancy, Morgans were generally highly regarded as general-purpose horses capable of performing a wide variety of tasks.
The Morgan Horse made a name for itself during the war between the states, serving as a cavalry mount and artillery horse.
www.geobop.com /symbols/Animals/Mammals/Horses/NE   (1058 words)

  
 Justin Morgan on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
1792-1821, American horse, the foundation sire of the Justin Morgan breed of horses.
Originally called “Figure,” the stallion was renamed for his first owner, Justin Morgan (1747-97), after both owner and horse were dead.
Fading rainbow coalition: Justin Morgan Jnr argues that it's time to
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 Morgan
Morgan was an ardent sportsman, and his yacht entered many international races.
Justin Morgan - Justin Morgan, 1792–1821, American horse, the foundation sire of the Justin Morgan breed of...
Morgan Stanley 4th Quarter Earnings Up 18%; Full Year Earnings Increase to $4.5 Billion; Return on Equity for Year is 17%; Dividend Increased by 8%.
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 Morgan Horse  Justin Morgan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Justin Morgan (the horse) excelled at both saddle and harness racing, and at pulling heavy weights, as well as being a good riding and ranch horse, and he was in great demand as a sire.
During the 19th century the Morgan was itself used in the foundation of other great American breeds, including the Standardbred, the Saddlebred and the Tennessee Walking Horse.
In the past the Morgan was used mainly for ranch and harness work, and proved its strength by doing heavy draft work.
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 About Morgans
Born in 1791 of unknown breeding, Figure, as he was then known was acquired by schoolmaster Justin Morgan.
Doing it all and doing it well, Justin  Morgan remained sourd of eye, wind and limb throughout the lifetime of two horses.
In the Civil War, General Sheridan rode his Morgan, Rienzi for the Union and Stonewall Jackson rode Little Sorrel for the Confederacy.
www.iowamorgan.org /page7.html   (220 words)

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