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height does not exceed 12.2 hands, with any color per- 

 missible. This class is found in the more hilly sections, 

 and has superior bone, muscle and endurance. In type it 

 resembles the Arabian, possessing much the same car- 

 riage of head, neck and tail. In the second class the 

 height ranges from 12.2 to 13.2 hands, but the type is more 

 cobby in general appearance. This class lacks the action 

 of the former and is not so well adapted to mountain 

 lands. In the third class the height ranges from 13.2 to 

 14.2 hands, and the type is even more blocky than the 

 second class. In fact, this class would rank as a cob. In 



FIG. 119.— WELSH PONIES "QUEEN BEE" AND HER COLTS 



the fourth class the height ranges from 14.2 to 15.2 hands 

 and the animals are described as being suitable for 

 mounted infantry and cavalry service. 



The Welsh pony in America. — While these ponies have 

 been used in America for many years, they are compar- 

 atively few in number, although during recent years they 

 have increased in popularity. The Welsh pony possesses 

 more size, style and action than the Shetland, and is suited 

 to either saddle or harness. The smaller strains are use- 

 ful principally for children ; larger ones, because of their 

 general activity and endurance, find favor for polo playing. 



The Exmoor pony. — This breed of ponies was de- 

 veloped on the moors of southwestern England, in Devon- 

 shire. The early origin is not known, but the Exmoor 

 pony has been bred more or less wild for many centuries. 



