THE SHETLAND'S POPULARITY 



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they are sufficiently uniform to be classed as a single 

 breed. 



There is likely to be an increased demand for first- 

 class Shetlands. As wealth increases the demand 

 increases; but this demand, as might be expected, is for 

 high -class animals. The second-class pony has few 



FIG. 24. Bressay of Pittsford (3151). Height, 38 inches. 

 Owned by Mrs. Estelle F. Hawley, Pittsford. N. Y. 



purchasers, for, if the income justifies the purchase of a 

 pony at all, it justifies the acquiring of one that is both 

 good and beautiful. As yet, in America, there is no 

 large place for the Shetland pony except as a child's 

 horse. 



While there have been several valuable breeds of 

 ponies imported and bred in the United States, the little 

 Shetland pony is not likely to lose his well-earned pop- 



