THE EXMOOR PONY. 



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" Dreadnaught, by Old Clothier, won a trotting match 

 for £ioo, carrying i6 stone, i6 miles within the hour ; 

 and that Peirson's Plato trotted i8 miles within the hour, 

 carrying i8 stone." 



The Exmoor Pony is a very old breed, the typical 

 colour of which is brown or dark bay, with black 



Fhi,(o ill] 



Fig. 466. — Yorkshire coach horse. 



[Pink, Yukk. 



points and a Ught tan-coloured muzzle. Greys are occasion- 

 ally seen, but there are practically no chestnuts. Lord 

 Arthur Cecil, who has had great experience among ponies,, 

 especially those of the south of England, tells me that 

 " Exmoors may be roughly divided into two sections,, 

 namely, those of Sir Thomas Acland's breeding, and 

 ordinary Exmoors. Sir Thomas Acland's Exmoors are 

 very nearly the perfection of the pony type, having lean,, 

 wiry-looking heads, small lively ears, a most undaunted 



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