ENGLISH PONIES, 



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valuable as a pony that could hold out, but nowa- 

 days no pony is in the first class unless he can go 

 from end to end of a ten minutes' period without 

 tiring or pulling, An absolutely first class pony 

 never pulls. The large majority of ponies begin to 

 pull when they are tired, because they cannot stand 

 the constant stopping, turning, and starting afresh. 



Pf^ofo by} [M. H. HATES. 



Fig- 75- — A good stamp of light weight thoroughbred up to 12 stone. 



Fig. 75 is a good stamp of a light weight pony, and 

 Fig. 76 of a middle weight pony. Snipe (Fig. 77) is 

 a nice type of a 14-hand pony. 



Nancy (Fig. yS), the property of Mr. Leaf, is 

 a beautiful Welsh mare, and is a very favourable 

 specimen of her breed. Though her pedigree is un- 

 known, she looks thoroughbred. I know nothing 

 personally about Wales as a place for breeding ponies. 

 The few which I have bought out of Welsh droves have 



