List of Illustrations 



The Pheasant, A Well-Known Pony of the Polo 



AND Riding Type . . . To face page 24 



This is, for harness and saddle, for ride and 

 drive ponies, the right sort to look for in animals 

 15 hands and under. 



An Excellent Type of an All-Round Useful 



Horse . . . . . . ,, 26 



Her forehand is excellent. Note the kindly, 

 sensible head and eyes. Being a mare, she 

 looks a little light in the back ribs, but would 

 probably stay well. She has good bone, weight 

 enough for harness work, yet carries her saddle 

 in the right place, and would have courage for 

 a hunter or temper for the road. 



A Typical Thoroughbred Mare and Foal . ,, 28 



Showing quality difficult to define, easy to 

 perceive. 



Good Hunter over any Country . , . ,, 30 



Up to any Weight; hard to Find . . ,,32 



Limerick Irish Hunter , . . ,, 34 



An Irish horse with quality. The lie of the 

 shoulder and depth of girth suggest that it 

 would carry a fair weight, say 14 stone, and 

 stay well ; is probably a fast horse. 



Substance and Quality Combined . . . ,,3^ 



Baronet, the Well-Known Prize-Winner. Belonging 



to Mr J. H. Stokes . . . . ,, 38 



This horse is of hunter type, which is the 

 most generally useful of English horses, and 

 greatly sought after by foreign buyers. The 

 position of the man on his back shows the 

 horse's fine riding shape and immense power. 



Silver Cloud . . . . . ,, 40 



A good type of useful hunter make and shape. 

 A horse that can do anything, and safe to ride 

 in a cramped country. 



