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possible to use them in making up a pair with heavier and 

 higher actioned animals ; for this reason they are not as ser- 

 viceable in a small stable as horses of the heavier class. The 

 value of the road horse is based almost entirely upon con- 

 formation and manners, in distinction to the consideration of 

 the excessive speed that determines the value of a trotter for 

 racing purposes. 



STANDARD OR NON-STANDARD. 



" A roadster when mature for driving should not be under fifteen hands 

 high. Conformation, style of going, manners, hock and knee action, whether 

 driven with ordinary or heavy shoes to force action ; also whether strained 

 with checking or severe bits, and as they are and appear at the time of show- 

 ing in the ring, will be considered in judging." From the Catalogue of the 

 National Horse Show Association, 1898. 



THE CHILDREN'S PONY. 



The three most important qualifications of a children's 

 pony are: First, that he should be well mannered, i. e., 

 free from all vices, such as kicking, shying, bolting, etc. ; 

 second, that the animal should be well bitted, i. e., amenable 

 to all forms of control by the reins ; third, that he should 

 possess considerable strength and be of proper size for the 

 pony cart or chaise, i. e., powerful enough to draw, if it is 

 desired, a grown person as. well as the children. 



THE SADDLE HORSE. 



A horse intended for drawing a heavy carriage will not 

 be good under saddle as his gait is restricted first by his size, 

 and secondly by the constant exertions of the draft muscles 

 instead of those required for a free even stride. Regarding 

 the impracticability of trying to combine the qualities of the 



