Domestic Animals 97 



To the list now they added the horses' different 

 ways of moving. They caa 



walk, 



trot, 



gallop, 



canter, 



pace, 



run, 



and the children learned the song, by Mrs. Gaynor: 



"Oh, a gallant horse, big and strong am I, 



A-gallop, a-gallop, a-trot. 

 And I arch my neck, and my head hold high, 



A-gallop, a-gallop, a-trot. 



Like the winds that blow o'er the plains near by, 

 With my rider bold I can swiftly fly, 

 And my hoofs beat time on the road so dry, 



A-gallop, a-gallop, a-trot. " 



They had a great many pictures of horses, and the 

 teacher told them of the little Shetland ponies, Indian 

 ponies, and the beautiful Arabian steeds. She told 

 them also that horses can be trained to do a great 

 many different things; that there are horses that 

 draw the fire-engines, driving horses, saddle horses, 



