THE HACKNEY. 



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formation is not well adapted to saddle work, especially 

 that of the present day. Of late years, hacking has 

 steadilv decreased in popularity, except perhaps in the 

 Row, and practically the only civilian saddle horse is the 

 hunter, which, besides being able to carry a rider " on the 

 flat," must have a conformation suitable to jumpmg, 

 which is a form of movement that has no place in the 



Photo 6!/] 



[C. REID, WISHAW. 



Fig. 462.— Mr. H. C. Stephens' Cleveland Stallion, Luck's All. 



artificial evolution of the Hackney. The unpopularity of 

 hackin- is well proved by the fact that, even m the Mid- 

 lands ^it is a rare occurrence to meet anyone, except 

 grooms at exercise, hacking during the non-huntmg 

 season. At that time, the fashionable hunting people 

 of the Shires much prefer to bike or to go in a motor car, 

 than to ride. The artificial conditions under which the 

 modern Hackney has been developed, have naturally 

 unfitted him to successfully bear privation, hard work 



