16 THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER. 



given, but it may be attempted. Suppose, in the 

 first place, that the animal is of a fine snow white ; 

 cover the white with large, irregular, bright bay spots ; 

 in- the middle of these light bay let there be dark bay 

 marbled spots ; at every six or eight inches plant 

 lozenge shaped patches of a very dark iron grey ; then 

 sprinkle the whole with dark flea-bites. There is a 

 phooldar ! What a sensation one of these animals 

 would excite in the London Parks ! 



The horses of the Feroe Islands are of small growth, 

 but strong, swift, and sure of foot, going over the 

 roughest places, so that a man may more surely rely 

 on them than trust to his own feet. In Suderoe, one 

 of these islands, they have a lighter and swifter breed 

 than in any of the rest. On their backs the inhabitants 

 pursue the sheep, which are wild in this island ; the 

 pony carries the man over places which would be 

 otherwise inaccessible to him follows his rider over 

 others enters into the full sport of the chase, and 

 even knocks down and holds the prey under his feet 

 until the rider can take possession of it. 



The British islands produce several interesting breeds 

 of ponies. The largest of these, the Scotch Galloway, 

 is unfortunately almost extinct. It was from thirteen to 

 fourteen hands high, of a bright bay or brown, with 

 black legs, small head and neck, and peculiarly deep 

 and clean legs. Its qualities were speed, stoutness, 

 and surefootedness over a very rugged and mountain- 



