SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



places to go to is Bampton Fair, held 

 in October. 



DARTMOOR PONIES. 



These ponies are usually brown, black 

 or bay, and should not exceed 13 hands 

 in height. 



The neck should be strong and of 

 moderate length. 



When trained, they make good 

 boys' hunters, are good stayers, and, 

 like the Exmoors, very sure-footed. 



RUM = PONIES, OR THE 

 QALLOVV^AY. 



The pure Galloway was said to be 

 nearly 14 hands, and of a bright bay or 

 brown, with black points, and had a 

 small head, clean legs, stout body and 

 was very shapely. These Galloways are 

 reckoned to have had marvellous powers 

 of endurance, and were sure-footed. In 



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