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A diminutive breed of horfes runs wild in 

 New-foreft. In general however the horfe is 

 private property ^ tho fometimes with difficulty 

 afcertained. Numbers of people, who have 

 lands in the neighbourhood of the foreft, 

 have a right of commoning in it ; and mofl 

 of the cottagers, who border on it, aflume 

 that right. Many of them have two or three 

 mares , and fome, who make it their bufmefs 

 to breed colts, have droves. 



The horfe is gregarious. Herds of twenty, 

 or thirty are often feen feeding together ; in 

 fummer efpecially, when they have plenty of 

 pafturage, and can live as they pleafe. In 

 winter they are obliged to feparate, and feek 

 their food, as they can find it. In general 

 indeed they are left, in all feafons, to take 

 their chance in the foreft. Where there is 

 no expence, there can be no great lofs j and 

 what is faved, is fo much gained. In marfhy 

 parts a fevere winter often goes hardly with 

 them. But in dry grounds, where heath and 

 furze abound, they pick up a tolerable win- 

 ter-fubiiftence ; efpecially if they have learned 

 the little arts of living, which neceflity teaches. 



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