DIFFERENT BREEDS. 109 



there are several distinct breeds, but they are all one 

 race and used for the same purpose. In addition to 

 these, ponies are a distinct breed, although they are 

 of all sizes. 



The greater number of horses, however, that we 

 see in general use, are the product of two animals 

 not of the same breed. Hunters, for instance, are 

 generally the product of a thoroughbred sire, and a 

 mare with more or less blood, but not thoroughbred. 

 I shall, however, speak on this subject at greater 

 length in the section I have devoted to the breeding 

 of horses, and will therefore not enlarge here on the 

 subject of cross-bred horses. 



