8 THE HORSE. 



SECTION II. 



The equine or Horse genus in this country, is 

 divided and subdivided into a number of species 

 and varieties of quality and nomenclature. For ex- 

 ample, the racer or running horse, the cock- 

 tail RACER, the HUNTER, HACK, HACKNEY ROAD- 

 HORSE or chapman's horse, the cob, the lady's 

 horse or pad, the coach and chariot horse, 



GIG-HORSE, CHARGER and TROOP HORSE, the SLOW 



draught or cart and drayhorse. In sporting 

 language, the term horse indicates one uncut, or 

 a stallion. Geldino- has ever been a common and 

 familiar term. A horse below thirteen hands (four 

 inches to a hand) in height, is styled a poney; 

 above that height, and below fourteen hands, a gal- 

 loway. Fashion, however, rules the roast in all 

 things, and of late it has become the ton to nick- 

 name galloways, and almost sized horses, ponies, 

 quasi pets ; and I have lately heard Tattersall himself 

 announce from the pulpit, a poney for sale, which 

 bordered very nearly on fourteen hands. The word 

 or term has also been, of late years, curtailed, as 

 I humbly conceive, of its fair orthographical pro- 

 portion. It is now spelled pony, a literal abridg- 

 ment introduced, in all probability, according to my 

 observation, by that celebrated journal the Times, 

 by way of the laudable economy of a single letter 

 in an advertisement. The term entire horse, for horse 

 or stallion, may perhaps be about ten or seven years 

 of age. It has not hitherto had much currency, 

 being deemed a cockneyism by the generality of 



