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Fig. 88. — Combination harness and saddle horse. 



taught to the horse. The running walk is faster than 

 the walk, but slower than the pace or trot, and an 

 easier riding gait than either. The slow pace is a some- 

 what similar gait, but is more like the pace than the 

 running walk. The fox trot is a sort of jog trot, and is 

 not so desirable as the slow pace and the rack. If a horse 

 has five of the above gaits he is a gaited saddle horse ; and 

 the breeding, conformation, and style of the horse, together 

 with the manner in which he performs these gaits, determine 

 his value. 



JUDGING PONIES 



All the rules for judging horses apply to the judging of 

 ponies, which are in reality small horses. In this country 

 ponies are kept mainly for pleasure purposes. Americans 



