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horses to their descendants in the sierras of Spain. The yellow- 

 dun Connemara ponies are highly prized in some districts, not 

 only because they are hardy and easily kept, but also because in 

 staying power and vitality they are more like mules than pure- 

 bred horses. Others of these ponies look more like Syrian 



Fig. 124. Light-grey Connemara Filly (so-called 'Eastern' type). 



Arabs than Aiidalusians, and they are frequently grey (Fig. 124). 

 Intelligence, good-temper and courage seem to characterise the 

 majority of the Connemara ponies. In the district of Clifden 

 are bred ponies but little larger than the old Connemara, yet of 

 very different build. The head is beautifully moulded and the 

 face is very intelligent, the ribs are well arched, the shoulders 



