The Horses of Woodstock: With Sketches of the Different Breeds of Vermont Horses. E-book. Formato PDF Allen W. Thompson   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Though the horses of the eastern and western part of the State had a common origin, their type and characteristics did not continue the same. The western part of the State borders on New York, and this caused many of the inhabitants to do their marketing at Troy and Al bany. Horses were taken to New York, and furthermore horses were brought from New York to the western part of Vermont, and it caused the horses of the two sections to be somewhat alike.