THE BREEDS OF HORSES 



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of the Shetland Islands, and they frequently carry loads 

 of 140 pounds. They were first introduced into Great 

 Britain for service in the mines to get the coal out of the 



FIG. 83. A Welsh pony stallion. 



shallow veins, where horses and mules could not go. The 

 child's pony idea is claimed to have originated in this 

 country. For these reasons it is not difficult to account 

 for the variance in type from the British and the American 



