英语词汇morgan horse的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Morgan horse. The Morgan is one of the first horse breeds developed in the United States. A bay stallion named Figure was foaled in 1789 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He belonged to Justin Morgan (1747–98), a Vermont schoolteacher. The horse bearing Morgan’s name was probably a blend of thoroughbred and Arabian with other elements, fairly small at 14 hands high and 800 pounds. Morgan, an aspiring musician, bought his colt in Massachusetts, naming him Figure and training him so well that he won trotting races against much larger thorough- breds. Eventually, Figure came to be called after his master. Af- ter his owner died, the horse was bought and sold many times in the 28 years of his life. One of those unusual horses whose dominant traits persist despite centuries of inbreeding, his in- dividual characteristics remain essentially unchanged in the Morgan breed of horses he sired. Morgans are still compact, virile horses noted for their intelligence, docility, and longevity, many of them active when 30 years of age or more. Heavy- shouldered, with a short neck but delicate head, they are noted for their airy carriage and naturally pure gait and speed. Mor- gans were long the favorite breed for American trotters until the Hambletonian strain replaced them.

词汇	morgan horse
词源	Morgan horse. The Morgan is one of the first horse breeds developed in the United States. A bay stallion named Figure was foaled in 1789 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He belonged to Justin Morgan (1747–98), a Vermont schoolteacher. The horse bearing Morgan’s name was probably a blend of thoroughbred and Arabian with other elements, fairly small at 14 hands high and 800 pounds. Morgan, an aspiring musician, bought his colt in Massachusetts, naming him Figure and training him so well that he won trotting races against much larger thorough- breds. Eventually, Figure came to be called after his master. Af- ter his owner died, the horse was bought and sold many times in the 28 years of his life. One of those unusual horses whose dominant traits persist despite centuries of inbreeding, his in- dividual characteristics remain essentially unchanged in the Morgan breed of horses he sired. Morgans are still compact, virile horses noted for their intelligence, docility, and longevity, many of them active when 30 years of age or more. Heavy- shouldered, with a short neck but delicate head, they are noted for their airy carriage and naturally pure gait and speed. Mor- gans were long the favorite breed for American trotters until the Hambletonian strain replaced them.
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