106 BREEDING PONIES. 



The qualities of a good pony are many 

 and remarkable : great power and speed in 

 proportion to his size, for instance, with a 

 general handiness which makes one say of 

 a larger horse of undeniable cleverness that 

 he "rides like a pony." These qualifications, 

 coupled with wondrous powers of endurance, 

 and courage unsurpassed in the equine race, 

 make a really good pony a most desirable 

 acquisition. 



India is the great country for ponies : 

 there he is most used and best appreciated. 

 Hear Major Shakespear, the old " Shikari," 

 on this subject : " Action is power, it is all 

 in all; a horse without it may do to look 

 at ; while standing still he may appear a 

 magnificent animal, but he is not worth a 

 shilling. Never buy anything but a high- 

 caste horse as a hunter. It is a common 

 and fatal error to suppose that it is not 

 necessary to have a blood horse for this 

 purpose; btit you had better have a blood 



