He had a short back, and his ribs went out like a cask, long quarter, great thighs and hocks, wonderful legs, and feet of course to do the work he did.

His head was plainish, but clean and bony, and his eye was big and well opened, with no white showing.

His shoulder was sloped back that much that he couldn't fall, no matter what happened his fore legs.

All his paces were good too.

I believe he could jump--jump anything he was ridden at, and very few horses could get the better of him for one mile or three.
Where he'd come from, of course, we were not to know then.