In the frontispiece, modelled by Roger Noble Burnham, the portrait of Mistress Lloyd was posed for by Miss Fifi Willis, of Columbia, Missouri, to whom the author wishes to extend her thanks.
Eleanor Waring Burnham,
(Morgan Horse Club).
Magnolia, Massachusetts, September, 1911.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTERS. | PAGE. | |
| I. | Early Influences | [13] |
| II. | True Is Broken to Harness | [24] |
| III. | Ceph’s Unhappy Fate | [32] |
| IV. | Justin Morgan | [36] |
| V. | True Meets His Father | [41] |
| VI. | True Gazes Upon Mistress Lloyd, ofMaryland | [46] |
| VII. | In which Mistress Lloyd, of Maryland,Gives True His First Ribband | [51] |
| VIII. | True Goes to Found His Race | [56] |
| IX. | True’s First Hard Work, and How HeAccomplished It | [67] |
| X. | In which “True” Becomes “JustinMorgan” | [72] |
| XI. | Morgan Tries Conclusions with theCoxcomb and His Friends | [77] |
| XII. | Old Grey Tells Pioneer Tales | [83] |
| XIII. | The Morgan Goes to Montpelier toLive | [87] |
| XIV. | Morgan Makes a Trip to Boston | [95] |
| XV. | For Mistress Lloyd, of Maryland | [103] |
| XVI. | In which Morgan Is Known as theGoss Horse | [113] |
| XVII. | In the Flood of 1811 | [121] |
| XVIII. | Under Captain Dulaney | [127] |
| XIX. | He Meets His Lady Again | [ 138] |
| XX. | The Naval Battle | [146] |
| XXI. | Down Hill | [152] |
INTRODUCTION.
The human side of horse-nature may have been touched upon by various writers who have given us glimpses into this realm of thought, but it remained for the author of Justin Morgan, Founder of His Race, to introduce us to a real character, as an individual, a horse of tradition, but whose lay is unsung.
Almost forgotten, this horse’s origin was wrapt in obscurity until recently, yet he became the sire of the most famous breed of horses in America.
Only those who have lived with horses, as I have—out of doors and in my studio—learn to know them as distinct beings, as varied in their make-up and development as the human kind, affected by the same laws and influences that stimulate or smother our mental growth.
I dare not tell all I know to be true about the intelligence and sagacity of our horse friends, for fear of having my balance of mind subjected to doubt; but I am quite ready to believe all that this author tells us of equine feelings and faithfulness, for she has been prompted to relate this little tale of Old Justin Morgan through love and intimate acquaintance with his descendants.