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rather small feet for the size of horse. The height ranges 

 from 16 to 16J^ hands, and the weight from 1,800 to 1,900 

 pounds when in good condition. But few Suffolk horses 

 have been brought to America, and the breed is not well 

 known here. It is noted in England for its steadiness at 

 draft work, and horses of the breed created much favorable 

 comment by their work in France in the territory occupied 

 by artillery in the World War. In recent years Suffolks 

 have grown much in favor in England outside of their 

 native county, and bid fair to receive more favorable consid- 

 eration by American horsemen. 



The Shetland pony has its native home on the Shetland 

 Islands, about 200 miles north of Scotland. These are very 



rocky islands, 

 and produce but 

 little feed for live 

 stock. The cli- 

 mate is very cold 

 and rough, and 

 the winters are 

 most severe. 

 There are about 

 120 islands, with 

 a total area of ap- 

 proximately 550 

 square miles, and 

 Mainland is the 

 largest of these. These ponies have been bred here perhaps 

 for centuries. They vary quite a good deal in type. The best 

 sort of Shetland stands from 36 to 42 inches high, and is a 

 shaggy, drafty-looking little pony, especially in the winter. 

 These ponies should show some of the characteristics of 

 miniature draft horses, with full chests, wide backs, long 

 ribs, and long, wide, level rumps. The modern type, how- 

 ever, is less drafty than formerly, with considerable tend- 



Figure 42. A Shetland Pony, first prize at the Highland 

 Show, Scotland. Photograph by the author. 



