The world famous bay stallion began life as an ordinary, rather runty colt. Originally called “Little Bub”, the ‘bonus’ horse tagged along when his companion, Ebenezer, was accepted as payment for an outstanding debt.
New owner/schoolmaster Justin Morgan, his pupil Joel Goss, and the pair of 2-year-old colts, walked and ferried their way the 100+ miles back to Randolph, Vermont from Springfield, Massachusetts. The arduous journey took a month.
It was the end of the 1700s when Little Bub matured into a sought-after breeding stallion in Vermont; and it was the beginning of the first truly American-made breed: the Morgan.