THE HORSE, DIFFERENT BREEDS, ETC. 



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The Hackney, as the horse of all saddle and light harness purposes, the 

 eommon roadster, or general knock-about, is temied in England, may he 

 Considered in pretty much the same light as the good farm-hor^e pro- 



▼iously noticed. Among the English people it seems to be essential tkat 

 an animal must at least be supposed to possess some blood before he can 

 be considered a good hackney. "When known, or believed, to have 9 



