Ivan Beattie To Speak on the History of the Morgan Horse January 20

The Manchester Historical Society will present a talk by Ivan Beattie on the history of the Morgan horse on January 20, at 7pm, at the First Congregational Church. Beattie is manager of East of Equinox Farm in Manchester, which has been dedicated since 1958 to the preservation of the traditional Morgan horse.

The Morgan tradition began when Justin Morgan brought a young stallion named Figure to Vermont in the late 1700s. The horse quickly gained a reputation for being able to out-pull, out-trot, out-run and basically out-perform all the other horses of his time, regardless of their size or pedigree. His direct descendants were referred to as the “Morgan” horse, and they quickly became highly sought after because of their inherent ability to do anything and do it well.

Refreshments will be served. For more information e-mail manchesterhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.