48 THE HORSE. 



During Charles I.'s reign the propa- 

 gation of light and rapid horses was 

 encouraged to so great an extent as to 

 Presentation causc the presentation of a memorial to 



of a memorial 



to Charles I. tliat priuce, statino' that the breed of 



lamenting the ^ '~^ 



Spearinc^of ^tout and powerful horses, "fit for the 

 fitTorthe^''^ defence of the country," was likely 



defence of the 



country. to disappear unless measures were 

 adopted to encourage the propagation 

 '' of this useful and important type of 

 horse." 



The occupation of the tournament 

 horse had gone ; that of the pack-horse 

 had partially disappeared ; the turf had 

 usurped the place of the tilting-yard ; 

 the coach had removed a portion of the 

 pack from the horse's back ; the order 

 of the day was for swift gallopers, and 

 every means by cross breeding and 



