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to set at rest more or less controversy on this subject, classi- 

 fied these ponies into four groups or sections, A, B, C, D. 

 In section A, part one, ponies must not exceed 12 hands 

 high, show Thoroughbred type and not be docked or have 

 mane or foretop close cut, while in part two, they may 

 range up to 121/2 hands, and be more " cobby" of conforma- 

 tion, and be docked or hog-maned. In section B the rules 

 allow heights from 12y hands to 131/4 hands ; in section C 

 from 1314 to 141/0 hands, while in D there is no height 

 limit. The larger animals of this breed standing 141/2 

 hands or more, are known as cobs. Barton has attempted 

 to emphasize some of the more essential features of a 

 "typical Welch pony/' which are as follows: A small, 

 clean-cut head, wide between the eyes, and muzzle tapering 

 and free from bluntness. Small, well placed ears, thin in 

 their cartilage, and carried close and erect, together with 

 full eyes, constitute points of beauty in the region of the 



Fig. 96. A Welsh pony. 



