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borne in mind that the above was written at a period 

 when the saddle-horse was in far more general use 

 for road travel than it has been since the spread of 

 railroads, when the saddle-horse was used to make 

 long journeys, and was esteemed in accordance with 

 his ability to carry his rider comfortably and easily 

 at all paces day after day ; and he concludes with 

 the remark that space forbids lengthy consideration 

 of the superiority of small horses over large animals 

 under the trying conditions of warfare. 



In his book ' Small Horses in Warfare,' pub- 

 lished in the year 1900, Sir Walter Gilbey gives 

 numerous examples of the greater endurance and 

 independence of luxury which have been exhibited 

 by small horses in campaigns or travelling in every 

 part of the world. There can be no question what- 

 ever but that this superiority has been proved past 

 challenge. This is still more emphasized by the 

 report of the yeomanry in South Africa. 



These are the present circumstances of Australia. 

 The horses required to be bred here and for India, 

 except for racing and heavy cart-work, are just the 

 horses spoken of by Sir Walter Gilbey. 



The Arab improves every breed he touches, even 

 the Suffolk punch, which, I have read, has Arab 

 blood in him. Of these useful cart-horses Mr. Adye 

 says that they are very docile and willing, and extra- 

 ordinarily stanch in the collar, a whole team of them 

 having been known to pull at a dead weight till they 

 went on their knees together. 



