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191 ; The Indian pony, 192 j Uses of Broncos and Indian 

 ponies, 193 ; Other American ponies, 194. Ponies of 

 the British Isles : The Shetland pony, 196 ; History of 

 the Shetland pony, 197 ; Description of the Shetland 

 pony, 198; Uses of Shetland ponies, 199; Feeding and 

 care of Shetland ponies, 200 ; Organizations and records, 

 201 ; The Welsh pony, 202 ; Exmoor and Dartmoor 

 ponies, 203 ; The New Forest pony, 204 ; The Hackney 

 pony, 205; The ponies of Scotland, 206; The Conne- 

 mara, or pony of Ireland, 207. Other Ponies: The 

 Celtic, or pony of Iceland, 208 ; The Arabian pony, 

 209 ; The Kussian pony, 210 ; The Scandinavian or 

 Norwegian pony, 211 ; Miscellaneous ponies, 212. 



CHAPTER VI 



MULES AND JACKS 181-189 



History, 213 ; Description, 214 ; Form, 215 ; Market 

 class of mules, 216 ; Use of the mule, 217 ; Feeding, 

 218; Distribution, 219; Mule production, 220; The 

 Poitou jack, 221 ; Importance of mules, 222 ; The type 

 of jack to use, 223 ; The kind of mare to breed from, 

 224 ; Color, 225 ; Organizations and records, 226. 



CHAPTER VII 



THE MILITARY HORSE 190-198 



Horses, general description, 227 ; Horses, special de- 

 scriptions, 228; Mules, 229; Horses required by the 

 British War Office, 230. 



PART II 

 THE BREEDS OF CATTLE 



CHAPTER VIII 

 THE BEEF BREEDS OF CATTLE 201-254 



Shorthorn Cattle : Origin in England, 232 ; Breeding 

 by Colling Brothers, 233 ; Other English breeders, 234 ; 



