THE HACKNEY. 



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formation is not well adapted to saddle work, especially 

 that of the present day. Of late years, hacking has 

 steadih^ decreased in popularity, except perhaps in the 

 Row, and practically the only civilian saddle horse is the 

 hunter, which, besides being able to carry a rider " on the 

 flat," must have a conformation suitable to jumping, 

 which is a form of movement that has no place in the 



Pholo 6j] [C. Eeid, Wishaw. 



Fig. 462. — Mr. JI. C. Stephens' Cleveland Stallion, Luck's All. 



artificial evolution of the Hackne3'. The unpopularity of 

 hacking is well proved by the fact that, even in the Mid- 

 lands, it is a rare occurrence to meet anyone, except 

 grooms at exercise, hacking during the non-hunting 

 season. At that time, the fashionable hunting people 

 of the Shires much prefer to bike or to go in a motor car, 

 than to ride. The artificial conditions under which the 

 modern Hackney has been developed, have naturally 

 unfitted him to successfully bear privation, hard work 



