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breeds, or too few in numbers to be of economical interest 

 beyond the districts which produce them. When unmixed 

 they are often merely the older pack-horses, somewhat en- 

 larged in size, and presenting the varieties in colour and 

 form which these native horses have possessed for an unknown 

 period. In Cornwall and the higher parts of Devonshire, 

 Wiltshire, and elsewhere, low sturdy horses are in common 

 use, which are active and useful beyond what their external 

 appearance would indicate. The lower parts of Wales, in 

 like manner, produce horses of moderate stature and ordinary 

 form, but which are hardy and true to their work ; and the 

 same remark will apply to a great part of the horses of the 

 districts bordering on Wales. Northward through Lanca- 

 shire, we find horses of a mixed breed, generally inferior in 

 figure to those of the eastern counties, but stout and well 

 adapted for common labour. In Cumberland, many good 

 horses are produced, which may be regarded as related in 

 part to the Durham breed, and in part to the Clydesdale 

 breed of Scotland. 



