86 THE HORSE. 



For commercial and purposes of plea- 

 sure the useful breeds are much in 

 request. So much are they in demand 

 that half the horses we employ hie from 

 the continent. " "Tis true 'tis pity, and 

 pity 'tis 'tis true." 



Of what type are such animals ? 

 Thorough-breds : 

 Useful breeds 1. Heavy and light carthorses for 



for purposes 



of commerce waggons and vans. 



and pleasure. 



2. Stiffset animals bred from between 

 nags and cart-horses or thickset nags to 

 trot with heavy carts behind them. 



3. Light nags bred from half-bred 

 mares, by thorough -bred or Arabian 

 stallions. 



All the continental horses imported to 

 this country have been brought to their 

 present form by intermixture with the 



