Ill 



THE HACKNEY, 



THE COVER HACK THE PARK HACK THE LADY S HORSE 



FORM OF THE HACKNEY HEIGHT STRENGTH 



IMPORTANCE OF SOUND FEET ACTION AND PACES 



THE PACK HORSE THE COB — THE GALLOWAY THE 



PONY. 



Under this term are comprised the following : 

 — The Cover Hack, the Park Hack, the Lady's 

 Horse, the Roadster, the Cob, the Galloway, and 

 the Pony. 



The difficulty of procuring really good hacks is 

 admitted by all persons who have kept them for 

 the various purposes of either business or pleasure, 

 and for the following obvious reasons. First, very 

 few people try to breed hackneys, therefore, al- 

 though we require them to be nearly perfect in 

 shape and action, (and perfect they should be to 

 be " really good hacks,"') they may be said to be 

 failures in the breeding stud after all. Secondly, 

 by reason of their appearing to be failures in their 

 colthood, they are not forced into good shape, as 

 more promising young horses are, by high keep 

 and care. Lastly, if a man has a really good hack, 

 he is unwilling to dispose of it at the price gene- 

 rally given for such animals. But a question 



