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as to be what is known as " camped," 

 for then there will be a loss of 

 power and an unpleasantness of 

 action. 



The Hackney. — Probably the Hackney 

 is the most popular of all the light 

 breeds, and the reason is not far to 

 seek. Wealthy men have for many 

 years now been lavishing money on 

 him, until they have produced as fine 

 specimens of horse flesh as man 

 could desire to see. It is claimed 

 by admirers of the breed that a 

 Hackney is a general utility horse, 

 and that he cannot be put in a 

 place where he will not acquit himself 



