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an hour's work a day quite sufficient for 

 most of them. In a long journey, such 

 as the blood pony accomplishes with ease 

 at a fast rate, the " Show " pony would 

 probably tire of it after a very few miles 

 in his shoto form. 



The " Hackney Stud Book " horse, whether 

 of Yorkshire or Norfolk extraction, in spite 

 of his showy action and smart appearance, 

 has many detractors.* It is alleged that 

 he is soft and soon done with. This may 

 be the case with some, especially with forced 

 and pampered show-case specimens, but I do 

 not quite see why it should be so, for modern 

 hackneys trace back almost Avithout excep- 

 tion to thoroughbred stock. The first, 

 Mreaway, for instance, was by Pretender, a 

 chestnut horse by Marske, the aforementioned 



* A fresh dash of warm blood has again become 

 desirable. Hackney owners would do well to cross their 

 mares with blood horses of great action, such, for 

 instance, as Chibiabos and Erskine. 



