ISO GUN, ROT), AND SADDLE. 



him to come to grief, and the better to avoid this he 

 trots, his legs being all mider him, enabling him to 

 halt or turn to one side or other with the greatest fa- 

 cility. Further, by raising his legs so liigh in this 

 pace he saves his hoofs from coming in contact with 

 stones and brush, at the same time giving him a bet- 

 ter choice of where he will replace his feet. Adopt- 

 in gj this action throuo-h numerous o-enerations has 

 developed those muscles which are more strongly 

 brought into play, causing a change of shape ; so 

 that if the horses of Arabia and Barbaiy have a 

 common origin, their difference of appearance can in 

 some measure be accounted for. 



So far I have been alluding to horses as trotters, that 

 is to animals of such a height as would entitle them to 

 that appellation. For a few moments I ^vi\\ take a 

 glance at their more diminutive brethren, the ponies. 

 Who in our metropolis has not been surprised to see 

 how they trot, it may be under the weight of a 

 patrician youngster or fat butcher-boy, in my lady's 

 phaeton, or a grocer's delivery-cart ? Still they get 

 over the ground at an amazing pace for such small 

 quadrupeds, and much faster in proportion to tlieir 

 size and leno^th of limb than their lari^er brethren. 

 If we take up a sporting paper and see any trotting 



