The horse : his breeding, care, and treatment in health and disease . on of , a gray thoroughbred, was foaled at New-market in England in 1780, and imported to this coun-try in 1788. Being a tough, powerful horse, with anatural trotting gait (notwithstanding his breeding),he became the sire of many valuable harness horses,although as a sire of runners he was rather a failure. Messenger was a horse of great vitality. He had astormy passage from England, and one who saw himtaken off the ship relates that three other horses, hiscompanions on the long voyage — had become so redu
The horse : his breeding, care, and treatment in health and disease . on of , a gray thoroughbred, was foaled at New-market in England in 1780, and imported to this coun-try in 1788. Being a tough, powerful horse, with anatural trotting gait (notwithstanding his breeding),he became the sire of many valuable harness horses,although as a sire of runners he was rather a failure. Messenger was a horse of great vitality. He had astormy passage from England, and one who saw himtaken off the ship relates that three other horses, hiscompanions on the long voyage — had become so reduced and weak that they had to be helpedand supported down the gang-plank; but when it becameMessengers turn to land, he, with a loud neigh, rushed down,with a negro on each side holding him back, and dashed up thestreet at a stiff trot, carrying the grooms along in spite of alltheir efforts to bring him to a standstill. ^ We see the same thing occasionally m the human race, as, forexample, in the family founded by John Adams, second President ofthe United PERCHERON STALLION, DRAGON
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