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BRITISH AND IRISH HORSES. 



Mucklow says that " they are the foundation of the best 

 polo ponies, mated with a thorongh-bred horse, not too 

 big. Ponies bred this way are extraordinary jumpers, 

 and lovely hacks." 



Royal Oak (Fig. 467) and Gladys (Fig. 468) are hand- 

 some specimens of this breed. 



The Dartmoor Pony 



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Fig. 469. — Dartmoor pony, Goldfindei. 



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13 hands high, an,d somewhat resembles the Exmoor 

 pony. It is probable that in days gone by, little or no 

 difference existed between these two breeds ; but the 

 introduction of various kinds of alien blood has made this 

 animal more or less a nondescript. Lord Arthur Cecil 

 tells me that " they are hardy, sure-footed, clever and 

 useful ponies which can stand any amount of work, and 

 are essentially of the general-purpose type. The most 

 esteemed colours are brown, bay and black." 



