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that he would be up to a deal of useful work, if not pushed 

 beyond a moderately quick trot. 



Plate 38. — Mike was in a high state of excitement when 

 he was photographed, as we may see by his stiffened tail, 

 erect head, pricked ears, and by the "collected" manner in 

 which he was standing. He has capital shoulders, good legs, 

 and, like St. Simon, has not much to carry. He was one of 

 the best 13 . i ponies that was ever bred in England. 



Plate 39. — The thoroughbred racing pony Dorothy (by 

 Exminister out of Rosebud) is a great beauty. Her only 

 weak points, as far as I can see, are that her croup is too 

 drooping and her body too long. The fact of her appearing 

 to be a little " goose-rumped " may be due to the way in 

 which she is standing. Her head, neck, and shoulders are 

 very good. Her muscular fore-arms (as we may judge from 

 the appearance of the off one) are beautifully set on to the 

 portion of the leg which is below the knee. Although the 

 look of the hind legs is somewhat marred by the position in 

 which they are placed, we may note that they are "straight 

 dropped," and that she has strong gaskins. 



Plate 48. — This depressed-looking pony is not badly 

 bred ; though, on account of his dejected attitude and the 

 roueh condition of his mane, he looks worse than he is. He 

 is particularly good behind the girths ; his depth of body at 

 the centre of the back, from the great length of the false ribs, 

 is almost as great as it is on the withers. The coarseness of 

 his lower jaw gives a plain look to his head. As the general 

 character of this pony is that of a saddle-nag, or light trapper ; 



