CHAPTER X . 



COLONIAL HORSES AND PONIES. 



Blood horses. English r. Australian. Up Country horses. 

 Powers of endurance. Long journey. The Bushman's 

 nag. Town horses. Pony racing. Measuring dodges. 

 The Indian market. 



As in every other country all kinds of horses are to be 

 found in Australia, good, bad, and indifferent. 



Considering the racehorses are all descended from 

 English blood, often of the best strains, it is not to be 

 wondered at that some good horses are to be found 

 on the turf in the Colonies. To trace back the 

 pedigrees of almost any good horse in Australia is to 

 find the same blood noticeable in the pedigrees of 

 English horses. 



With such a climate as Australasia possesses, more 

 especially New Zealand and Tasmania, it would be 

 extraordinary if horses could not be properly bred and 

 reared. 



Regarding the respectiv^e merits of English and 

 Australian racehorses, it is a difficult matter to decide. 

 I an; afraid it will never be possible to thoroughly test 



