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He describes them as "simply balls of 

 muscle," and notes the beauty of their heads, 

 which would seem to distinguish them as 



o 



a breed from the ponies found on the main- 

 land. The Corean pony is the smallest of 

 Eastern breeds, but his extraordinary weight- 

 carrying power makes him a marvel : averag- 

 ing about ten hands in height and slight of 

 build, he is nevertheless able to carry a 

 full-grown man, on a saddle secured over 

 a pile of rugs to atone for his small size, 

 and to do a long day's work under a burden 

 wholly disproportionate to his inches. 



PONIES IN AUSTRALIA. 



The Australian " mail-man," or mounted 

 postman, whose duty it is to distribute and 

 collect letters at the remote and scattered 

 " stations " far from railway centres, prefers 

 small horses for his arduous work, which 

 demands endurance and speed. Thus they 

 are described by " Australian Native " in 

 the Field of June 1 1, 1892 : 



" The mail-man's riding horse is of an entirely 

 different class [from the pack horse which carries the 

 bags] , and is probably best described as a ' big little ' 

 animal, or a symmetrical, typical English three- 

 quarter bred hunter of 16 to 16.2 focused into 13.2 or 



