THE PONY BREEDS OF HORSES 175 
his mares thirty to forty good stallions every season. 
Many of his stallions are from the island of Rum, off the 
western coast of Scotland, and are the original black Gal- 
loway, found in a wild state on the island in 1840, by his 
father, the late Marquis of Salisbury, and have been kept 
almost pure. In 1888S, Lord Arthur secured the whole 
stock of these Rum ponies. They are inclined to be a 
little coarse in the head, but this defect is disappearing 
Fie. 27. — English Westmorland Fel pony stallion. 
with breeding and good keep. Most of the Rum ponies 
are black, although some are bay or brown; many of 
them have the hazel eye, although this is not unknown 
in the Exmoor and Welsh ponies also. 
The New Forest pony, because of not having had to 
endure the severe climate of the hills, is likely to be less 
hardy than the hill ponies. The height, as given by the 
Polo Pony Society, is twelve to thirteen hands. The 
writer has seen some of these ponies in England, and they 
are not equal to many of the other breeds, but Lord Arthur 
Cecil is very enthusiastic about them, and is doing much 
