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THE HORSE 



at remunerative prices. The American lad, before he 

 reaches his "teens," longs for a "truly" horse, one 

 that has the form and action of the roadster and which 

 requires more horsemanship to drive or ride than does 



FIG. 22. A pair of trick ponies 



the pony. He may be satisfied with an animal fourteen 

 hands high, which, in some sections, is called a pony, 

 in others, a light roadster; but, in any case, the animal 

 must have many of the traits and approach the build of 

 the snappy roadster. In other words, he must not be 

 P U( 4gy, short of pace and thick of neck; if he is, he is 

 called a child's pony, and despised by the lad of sixteen. 



