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Morgan horse breed of American light horse descended from a single progenitor—the famous Justin Morgan . Morgans are used as all-purpose light horses and are very popular on cattle ranches. Their average height is just under 15 hands (60 in./150 cm), and their average weight is about 1,000 lb (450 kg). Bay, chestnut, and black are common colors.

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A New Dictionary of Eponyms | 1997 | | Â© A New Dictionary of Eponyms 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

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Justin Morgan

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 horse—small, weighing about 800 lb (363 kg), of tremendous endurance, and with a delicate head, heavy shoulders, and a short neck—was bought and sold many times. The Morgan breed (see Morgan horse ) preceded the Hambletonian strain as the favored type of trotting horses in America.

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	HIGH STEPPING, FAR REACHING.(Lifestyle)(From breeding to training to showing Morgan and Saddlebred horses, the Arcuris know the ways of champions) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 3/26/2007
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