176 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



to improve them. They are likely to be low at the withers 

 and not good in the hind-quarters, being droopy and cow- 

 hocked. The cross of the vigorous Rum pony, however, 

 will do much to correct this, as he is very strong in these 

 points, having excellent hind-quarters and good shoulders. 

 Aside from the Rum ponies, Thoroughbred and Arabian 

 stallions are also being used, with marked improvement. 

 The New Forest ponies are generally more spirited than 

 most of the other British ponies. Like all ponies that 

 have been brought up on poor pasturage, they improve 

 wonderfully on good keep, and, with careful selection in 

 breeding, astonishingly good results may be obtained. 



The organization concerned with the interests of this 

 breed is known as the New Forest Pony Association. 

 There is no organization in America for this breed. 



205. The Hackney pony (Figs. 28, 29). The Hack- 

 ney horse has long been bred in England and owes 



his present status to the 

 most careful methods 

 of breeding, rearing and 

 training. Contrary to 

 the impression given 

 by his name, he is not 

 a hack, but is, on his 

 native heath, the high- 

 est type of driving 

 horse. In 1883, when 

 the Hackney Horse 



Fio7~28.- Hackney pony stallion. Societ y was formed in 



England, the standard 

 of height for the pony was established as fourteen hands, 

 and a separate part of the stud-book was set aside for the 

 registration of ponies. Subsequently, this height was in- 



