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requirements of English cavalry and artillery : even then, the 

 results are very poor. Good as Tangri, Minden {see PI. 6-^, 

 Engadine, and others of General " Ben " Parrott's breeding 

 have been in their own class and against Arabs, their form 

 has been but little better than that of fourteen-hand Eno-lish 

 ponies. PI. 34 is the portrait of a typical Kathiawar ** country- 

 bred " of a useful kind. 



Under the present heading we may put Cabuli, Baluchi, 

 and other Trans- Indus horses which are largely used in 

 India, and which, though stouter and shorter on the leg, are 

 neither as smart nor as hardy in hot climates as the " country- 

 bred." We might consider them as intermediate between the 

 East Indian horse and the Mongolian pony. 



Burma and Manipuri Ponies. — The so-called Burma 

 pony {see PL 32) is chiefly bred in the Shan Hills. 

 He rarely exceeds 13.2, and is probably at his best when 

 about thirteen hands high. He is a grand weight-carrier, 

 jumps well, and is very hardy ; though slow. The ponies of 

 Manipur, which has been the home of polo for many centuries, 

 are closely akin to those of the Shan States ; but are smaller, 

 and smarter for their size. These two kinds of ponies appear 

 to belong to a distinct breed, which seem to have no relation- 

 ship with those of any other country except, possibly, with 

 those of Sumatra and Java. The Burma pony is sometimes 

 called a Pegu pony. I may say that in the vast extent of 

 country from Rangoon to Mandalay, there are no good native 

 ponies bred. 



Sumatra and Java Ponies. — The strongest ponies for 

 their size I have ever seen, are those of Deli (Sumatra). 



