THE HORSE. 59 



THE SUFFOLK PUNCH. 



A sandy tract of land in the neighbourhood of 

 Woodbridge, has long been celebrated for producing 

 horses, which, though awkward in appearance, exceed 

 all others in draught. The Suffolk punches, or Suffolk 

 punch sorrels, as they are sometimes called, are of 

 various sizes, but the smaller ones are generally the 

 most serviceable. A single horse of this kind was 

 known to draw in a cart, ten sacks of flour, each 

 weighing twenty stone and a half, on a heavy road, for 

 five or six miles. 



THE GALLOWAY. 



To use the words of Dr. Anderson : " There was 

 once a breed of small elegant horses in Scotland, 

 similar to those of Iceland and Sweden, and which were 

 known by the name of galloways ; the best of which 

 sometimes reached the height of fourteen hands and a 

 half. One of this description I possessed, it having 



