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thing quiet in harness is a harness horse as long 

 as he is attached to a vehicle of any sort, though out 

 of leather he may be a " polo pony/' a charger, hunter, 

 or anything else. London carriage horses certainly 

 follow no trade but " leather/' and would mostly be 

 wholly unfit for any other employment. The 16-3 or 

 17-hand steeds, who, matched to perfection, clamber 

 about the streets of London, or stand still, trying in vain 

 to reconcile comfort with a tight bearing rein, could not 

 possibly be used for any other purpose than that fulfilled 

 by them, unless it may be that they might conduct a 

 plough in light land. Phaston horses are another thing. 

 They should not, to my mind, much exceed 15 hands 

 in height, and should give the general impression that 

 they ought to be hunters in a close country, were their 

 action different, for a really clever phgeton horse's trotting 

 action would be intensely out of place in the field ; nor 

 is such action usually accompanied by speed in the gallop. 

 Barouche horses are larger, indeed, much what has been 

 described above. Team horses are phseton horses rather 

 enlarged; but tastes differ here, some people liking 

 large horses, others smaller ones. Mr. Moritt's team of 

 roans is a fine specimen of what may be termed the 

 useful style ; Mr. Hope's blacks representing the florid 

 ditto. 



Stage coach horses must have legs, wind, good 

 temper and constitution, and pace and breeding, as an 

 indispensable accompaniment of the last-named quality. 

 Appearance is a matter of little moment here, although all 

 the coaches running in and out of town at present (1872) 

 have neat teams enough. Where looks can be combined 

 with utility, why all the better for the spectator as well 

 as the owner. Last on the list of harness horses come 



