THE PONY BREEDS OF HORSES 179 
few are bred here. They are strong, sturdy, useful little 
animals, rarely exceeding thirteen hands, often reaching 
only eleven and one-half or twelve hands. They are used 
for light driving purposes and as children’s ponies, and in 
England often as pit ponies. 
209. The Arabian pony. — The Arab pony is the Arab 
horse under the given height. For full discussion, see 
Arab Horse, pp. 134-144. 
210. The Russian pony. — Russian ponies are trace- 
able to eastern origin. They are hardy, serviceable and 
often of beautiful appearance. They rarely exceed four- 
teen hands in height, many being but twelve to thirteen 
hands. They are not common in America, but they are 
often seen in England, where they are used for light 
driving purposes or in the pits. In Russia, they are used 
for trade purposes and many of the cavalry mounts are 
but ponies. They have great endurance, and the best of 
them are not surpassed in usefulness by any other breed. 
211. The Scandinavian or Norwegian pony. — The 
Scandinavian pony is closely allied to the Russian, and is 
evidently of the same origin. Not only have these ponies 
worked up through Russia to Norway and Sweden, but 
in the old days of the Vikings there is little doubt that 
many fine specimens of the Arabian were introduced 
into the country. Like the Russian, the Norwegian pony 
is practically unknown in America, but many of them 
are imported into England, where they are used generally 
for light driving purposes or in the pits, some being used 
as polo mounts. 
212. Miscellaneous ponies. — The Mongolian, Japa- 
nese, Korean, Burma and Manipura, Sumatra and Java 
ponies can be of little interest to American breeders. In 
common with all ponies they have to a greater or lesser 
