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a winner of many races on the flat, while the dam 

 was a well-known polo pony ; but in using a half- 

 bred the greatest care should be taken to cross with 

 mares of quality. The Polo Pony Society's shows 

 clearly prove that it is quite possible to breed to 

 type. 



The Arab. 

 The Arab has not only done good service to the 



POLO PONY. 



horses of this country, but he is capable of per- 

 forming more excellent work if judiciously bred 

 from. As a saddle horse his manners are excellent, 

 and it may be conscientiously said of him that, in 

 his proper place, he is a valuable horse. The small- 

 ness of his stature is against the Arab, but his 

 height is increasing owing to the exertions of English 

 enthusiasts, whilst as a sire for that very marketable 

 commodity, the polo pony, this class of horse owns 

 no superior; whilst the bloodlike heads and excellent 

 legs and feet of many Arabs attract the public 



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