U.S. COW-PONIES AND RANGE HORSES. 



563 



is of a sorrel (yelow dun) colour, has a light-coloured 

 mane and tail, carries a typical cowman's saddle and is 

 a fair specimen of the old time Texas broncho (cow-pony), 

 the original type of which is fast disappearing, on account 

 of copious admixture of foreign blood. These animals 

 were rough, angular, heavy-boned ponies, and stood from 

 14.2 to 15.2 high. They were "range bred and half-wild," 

 and were noted for their viciousness, intelligence and 



rlwlo bu] 



Fig. 559. — Kansas remount in South Africa. 



[M. H. H. 



endurance. In the States, the word, " pony," seems to 

 be used in a less restricted manner than in this 

 country. Many " improved " cow-ponies make excellent 

 polo ponies (Fig. 558). 



" When animals are sold on the market as ' range- 

 horses,' it is generally understood that they are unbroken 

 branded horses brought in and sold in cartload lots, usually 

 going to the country to be broken, and finally resold as 

 finished horses. On the other hand, if range men are 



36* 



