HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



(2). The next is a larger and better class of pony, grazing 

 on better hills. 



These are bred (on the sire side in particular) with more 

 care, the soil, and often the climate, of the hill giving them 

 more bone and substance. But the better breeding does not 

 interfere with their type, neither with their constitution, stamina, 

 and endurance. Their sires are often bred from larger sires 

 than themselves, mated with smaller mares. The size of these 

 ponies varies from 12 to 13 hands. 



Thus we see very many ponies whose dams may not have 

 exceeded 12 hands, when mated with a Welsh pony sire of 13.2 

 to 14 hands, producing a pony sire 12.2 to 12.3. I know scores 

 of such. I would refer you to " Eiddwen Flyer," which was 

 nearly 14 hands high. When mated with small mares, he pro- 

 duced numerous pony sires, from 12.2 to 12.3 hands. This 

 breeding downwards in size is accounted for because " Eiddwen 

 Flyer " himself was pony bred on both sides, his dam being the 

 celebrated " Trotting Nancy " (sire " Cymro Llwyd," a still 

 more celebrated entire pony which may be termed the " Den- 

 mark " of Welsh ponies). 



I am inclined to dwell more on this particular class than 

 on any other, because I think it includes many of the finest 

 ponies, for their size, that are to be seen in any part of the 

 world. Pony in conformation, in character, in t^^pe, in stamina, 

 they possess flesh and courage, high dashing all-round action, 

 and great pace. In some of the best bred, you will find almost 

 a perfect specimen of what I think a Welsh pony should be :"J 

 small head, restless, active, intelligent, small ears, wide be- 

 tween the eyes, tapering towards the nostrils, which should 



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