856 THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. 



animals which were formerly called bidets d'allure, whose gait was 

 a running-walk, which were used under the saddle, and disappeared 

 with the custom of travelling on horseback, since the improvement of 

 the roads and the use of railroads. In large cities they are represented 

 by horses for hire. Energetic, very robust, inured to fatigue and pri- 

 vations, of a somewhat regular conformation, light, and quick, they are 

 harnessed alone or in pairs to small carriages, such as small breaks, 

 small upholstery wagons, pleasure-carts, tilburies, cabriolets, etc. For 

 public service they are used in the various kinds of coaches (coupes, 

 victorias, cabs), and also, in some provincial towns, on tramways. 



Their medium height varies from 1.50 metres to 1.56 metres, and 

 their cost from $160 to $180. 



They have no special centre of production, but are ordinarily 

 furnished by the less fertile districts. 



