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Thoroughbred is apparent. The Thor- 

 oughbred has furnished the foundation 

 of the Trotter, Saddle Horse, Pacer, 

 Orlov trotter, Morgan, Hackney, French 

 German and Yorkshire coach, and Cleve- 

 land bay. The oriental blood is "hot 

 blood." The Thoroughbred and its 

 modifications in various modern breeds 

 are known as "hot blooded" as contrasted 

 with the "cold blooded" draft horses 

 which originated in continental Europe. 

 The blood of the Thoroughbred is every- 



posite horse and may carry some even of 

 the old English war horse blood. 



Ponies are 9 to 13 hands high, Gallo- 

 ways 13 to 14 hands, Hobbies 14 to 15 

 hands. The two latter terms are not 

 much used in America. The Shetland 

 pony is the only pony breed extensively 

 raised in the United States. This pony 

 originated in the Shetland islands among 

 the scant forage of a hilly country, 

 hence their small size and shaggy coats. 

 They were first used in mines as a pack 



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(Courtesy J. Crouch and Son) 



where present in horses which are dis- 

 tinguished for speed, courage and en- 

 durance. Even the Welsh pony carries 

 some oriental blood. The "Galloways" 

 and "Hobbies" were simply small Eng- 

 lish race horses under 14 hands in height. 

 The Barbs, Turks and Spanish horses 

 were of about the same size as the Hob- 

 bies, and far inferior in this respect to 

 the English Thoroughbred. The Arabian 

 has contributed much less than the Barb, 

 Turk and native English horse to the 

 formation of the Thoroughbred. At 

 any rate, the Thoroughbred is a eom- 



and saddle animal. Now they are used 

 chiefly for the amusement of children. 

 The Shetland is 9 to 10.2 hands or more 

 high, with solid, paunchy body, strong, 

 large-boned legs and all colors, even 

 piebald. He is a heavy-harness horse 

 in miniature, weight 275 to 400 pounds, 

 price about $150. 



His gait is that of a trotter, and he 

 is sturdy and capable of a great amount 

 of work, with much abuse. As a rule, 

 however, the Shetland will not overwork. 

 He is docile and intelligent. His en- 

 durance is evident from the fact that he 

 has made 50 miles in a day. Under 



