PONIES. 37 



pony, or other similarly built, and standing at, 

 or about, 14.3 hands. 



The chief varieties of ponies are as follows : 

 New Forest, Exmoor, Dartmoor, Fell, Welsh, 

 Shetland, Rum, Connemara, Iceland, Norwegian, 

 Russian, Basuto, etc. 



All the foreign breeds of ponies are distinctly 

 inferior to home-bred horses, but they have 

 advantages, chiefly with reference to price and 

 hardihood. 



The Hackney pony is probably the most useful 

 of all, and if a reasonable price is paid and the 

 buyer is careful in his selection, he will be more than 

 satisfied with a purchase of this description. 

 Thorough-bred ponies are particularly suitable as 

 hunters for boys, and if such have been properly 

 schooled, the}^ are generally very safe for saddle 

 purposes. 



Welsh ponies are hardy and very sure-footed, 

 making excellent animals for mating with a 

 Hackney. The Welsh Pony Societies have done 

 an enormous amount of good work in the interests 

 of the breed. These useful little animals are largely 

 employed in coal mines, their small size rendering 

 them particularly adapted for the work. They 

 are hardy, and when properly broken, will do an 



