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or Barb strain, all breeders and experts agree in 

 attributing it to an introduced stock, and not to a 

 primitive " Celtic " type. 



A larger type met with in the Highlands of 

 Scotland is known as the garron, and is specially 

 characteristic of Perthshire and the central 

 Highlands. Horses of this breed may stand as 

 much as 15 hands at the shoulder; in colour they 

 range from black and brown to dun and grey, bay 

 being rare. In the opinion of Mr. Mackenzie they 

 are probably the offspring of ponies crossed with 

 larger horses brought from the south during military 

 expeditions. 



Intermediate between ponies and horses are the 

 Galloways, so called from the district of Galloway, 

 in the south of Scotland. Up to the end of the 

 eighteenth century Galloways were generally under 

 14 hands, and were used alike for the transport of 

 agricultural produce and for riding ; but after that 

 date they were crossed with larger horses till they 

 practically disappeared from the mainland, to survive 

 only in remote islands like those of Mull and Rum. 

 The general colour was bright bay or brown with 

 black points ; but the Galloways of Rum, all of which 

 were purchased in 1888 by Lord Arthur Cecil for 

 the improvement of the New Forest breed, were 

 black with hazel eyes. In all Galloways the head 

 is small. 



The Welsh cob appears to be an allied breed. 



