38 THE MERRY GEE-GEE 



an enlarged polo pony or miniature 

 thoroughbred, and, besides being a good 

 walker, must be able to do a sling 

 gallop seven or eight miles without 

 drawing rein, losing his courage, or 

 displaying much outward and visible 

 sign of fatigue; and obviously one must 

 not wander far from the thoroughbred 

 to produce this class of goods. 



Carriage-horses are very valuable and 

 very saleable goods when big enough 

 and well matched in colour and contour. 

 Hardly any game pays better in the 

 dealing line than the match-carriage-horse 

 trade. I was breaksman for one of the 

 leading London dealers one season when 

 I had gone broke racing — did nothing 

 but drive pairs and four-in-hands from 

 morning to night. It's a very nice art 

 putting raw ones together, making them 

 step and go together, carry their heads 



