492 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



being 14 hands or under. But there are dwarf horses that do not have 

 pony blood or characteristics that come within these limits. Other 

 pony characteristics are a deep body with rounding barrel, heavily 

 muscled thighs and quarters, croup not drooping, and width well 

 carried out, all of which the small horse does not usually possess. The 

 neck is often short and heavy, though this is not a desirable quality. 

 Ponies are essentially children's horses, and they must be kind and 

 gentle in disposition, with as much spirit as is compatible for their use. 

 There are no special requirements for weight, the limits being quite 

 wide. They should be straight-line movers, and the more knee and 

 hock action they possess, the higher prices they will bring, other things 

 being equal. The Indian pony, or "cayuse ' as he is sometimes called, 



Fig. 191. — High-class pony. King Larigo, champion Shetland pony stallion at 

 a large number of the leading shows in recent years. Owned by George A. Heyl, 

 Washington, 111. 



is larger; he is a descendant of the native range stock, and is classed 

 on the market as a range pony. 



Plugs are worn-out, decrepit horses with but little value. This 

 class is too well known to need description. 



Weeds are leggy and ill-proportioned horses lacking in the essen- 

 tial qualities, such as constitution and substance. They have little 

 value for service of any kind. 



Prices for Horses at Chicago 

 Prices of the various classes compared. — Prices during 1922 aver- 

 aged as follows upon the Chicago market, figures for preceding years 

 being given for comparison : ^ 



'Drovers Journal Year Books of Figures. 



