THE PONY BREEDS OF HORSES 



177 



Inasmuch 



creased to fourteen hands one inch, and about nine years 



ago the same height was adopted by the American 



Hackney Horse Society, established in 1891. 



as the Hackney brings 



a higher price, both in 



England and America, 



than any other pony, 



he may be considered 



the most valuable of all 



ponies. In America, as 



in England, judging 



from the demand and 



prices paid, he appears 



to be steadily growing 



in popularity. 



[The Hackney pony * ~ Hackney pony mare ' 

 is the small-sized Hackney horse. For fuller notes, see 

 Hackney Horse, pp. 44-57.] 



206. The ponies of Scotland. Because of the prox- 

 imity of the Shetland islands to Scotland, there are many 

 Shetlands there, as in fact there are in England, and many 

 of the ponies of Scotland are but a cross between the 

 Shetland and a Welsh or some other pony. Many of the 

 larger ponies of Scotland resemble much the Welsh cob. 

 In times past a pony was often referred to as a Galloway. 

 In fact, to this day the name is often seen. 



The Galloway, so-called from the part of Scotland 

 known by that name, was once very popular. Youatt, 

 in his second edition, 1846, describes it as thirteen to 

 fourteen hands, sometimes more, bright bay or brown with 

 black legs and small head. As the size was not considered 

 desirable, it was crossed with larger breeds, until now the 

 original Galloway has entirely disappeared. 



