HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



There is no doubt that the Shetland is the purest and also 

 the hardiest of ponies in existence. 



It is a great point with the breeders to keep the height down 

 as they are inclined to grow bigger. In fact, I think the new 

 breeders are feeding them too well. 



The build of the Shetland is of a miniature Shire. The 

 head should be very delicate with a short neck thickening at 

 the shoulders. He should be short, backed with big arms and 

 quarters, and his legs flat like those of a thoroughbred. 



It is not so long ago that we could purchase a Shetland for 

 the small sum of /^ or J-'a ; but as the breed becomes more 

 popular every year, so the prices become bigger The best often 

 fetch from forty to sixty guineas, and always find a good market 

 at home or abroad. 



The average height should be between 36 to 40 ins., but 

 there are often smaller ones to be found. 



The colour is chiefly bay, brown, and black. It has been 

 known to see a piebald. It would be a great treat to be able 

 to find a white. 



[White specimens of this breed have been known. — F. T. B.] 



POLO PONIES. 



*'Polo" has become an exceedingly popular game, and 

 continues to grow in popularity. Unquestionably it is a game 

 that affords the finest exercise that a man can have, and one 

 that enables him to obtain a grip of the art off horsemanship, 

 unobtainable by any other means. 



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