THE COMMON HORSE. 431 



GALLOWAYS. 



The Mountain Poneys of Wales and Scotland, 

 which, in the latter country, are known by the 

 name of Galloways, although very small, are ex- 

 tremely hardy and durable. The best of them sel- 

 dom exceed the height of fourteen hands and a 

 half. Their eyes are lively and spirited ; their 

 bodies are firm, and their legs nervous. They are 

 too small for draught, and too little showy to make 

 a sufficiently good appearance for Saddle Horses; 

 but for carrying a person, with ease and expedition, 

 over rocky and mountainous roads, with little food 

 and bad accommodation, they have, perhaps, few 

 equals amongst their species. Dr. Anderson pos- 

 sessed one of these Galloways when he was a boy. 

 In elegance of shape, he says, it could scarcely be 

 excelled; and in disposition it was in the greatest 

 degree gentle and compliant. It moved almost 

 with a wish, and never tired. He rode this little 

 creature for five and twenty years, and twice in 

 that time he rode one hundred and forty miles at a 

 stretch, without stopping, except to bait, and then 

 for not above ah hour at a time; and it came in, at 

 the last stage, with the same cheerfulness and ala- 

 crity as it travelled the first *. 



Anderson's Recreations in Agriculture, &c. iv. p. 241. 



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