The main use was as a farm horse. He died the following year, and is buried at the Castleton Farm horse cemetery. A plaque to his memory is in the Calumet Farm horse cemetery. He used his farm horse and cart to deliver milk. The 1797-98 Farm Horse Tax records list John Dunlop's horses at Laigh Borland. A farm horse sees a poster that says the U.S. Army needs horses. It was a middleweight farm horse, very versatile, used for riding and agricultural work.