530 CONTINENTAL HORSES. 



stand about 13.3 high, and are used for draught and also 

 as riding ponies in the mountains, at which work they 

 excel, owing to their extreme sure-footedness. It is 

 wonderful to see them climb, with either a living or dead 

 load, up and down steep mountain sides and passes 

 strewn with large boulders and small loose stones. They 

 are very slow, but very safe. They are best ridden with- 

 out reins, for they usually carry their heads close to the 

 ground when climbing. This type is gradually dying 

 out, on account of indiscriminate crossing. They would 

 make admirable mounted infantry cobs for a hilly country, 

 because they are as sure-footed with eighteen stone on 

 their back, as with ten stone. 



Bosnian Ponies. — Many ponies, from 12 to 13 hands 

 high, are bred in Bosnia. They are strong, hardy and 

 enduring. The animal shown in Fig. 531, is a typical 

 pony of this breed, but is unusually fat. 



Hungarian Horses. — In Hungary, the horse-breeding 

 industry is limited chiefly to the production of remounts, 

 which vary in type from an artillery wheeler (Fig. 532) to 

 a light cavalry horse, of which we have a good example 

 in Fig. 533, although the animal depicted in that illus- 

 tration is a Horse Artillery leader. An officer's charger 

 is shown in Fig. 534 ; and a Ulan (lancer) trooper in 

 I^ig- 535- These horses have sound legs, good hocks, 

 plenty of bone, intelligent heads, and have few coarse 

 features about them. They are particularly enduring, 

 stand both hot and cold weather well, are not fastidious 

 about their food, and are well up to weight. Their average 

 height is about 15.2. The animal in Fig. 536 is a typical 

 Hungarian farmer's horse. Both he and his rider are 

 decked-out in their respective national costumes which are 

 worn on Banderia (festive parades) and farmers' races. 



The climate and soil of Hungary is admirably suited 

 to the breeding of all kinds of horses, except, perhaps, 

 those of the heavy draught type. As these favourable 



