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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



This breed has been classed as the highest type of pony. 

 It has no doubt been greatly improved by the Arabian 

 horse, which it closely resembles in conformation, as well 

 as by the Thoroughbred. The improved form meets with 

 favor as a saddler and in harness. Because of their ac- 

 tivity and endurance they are useful in polo playing. 

 There are but few Exmoor ponies in America. 



FIG. 120.— PONY SHOWING STYLE AND FINISH 



The Polo Pony Society Stud Book contains a descrip- 

 tion of the Exmoor pony in which the average height is 

 given as 12 hands, but W. C. Kerr, in his description, gives 

 the height as 13 to 14 hands. The color is usually bay or 

 brown, with black points. The head is neat and well 

 carried, the forehead is broad, the nostrils large, the eyes 

 clear and the ears pointed. The shoulders are long and 

 sloping, the back short and powerful and the legs short, 

 possessing good bone. The Exmoor pony has great en- 

 durance and is surefooted. 



The New Forest pony. — This breed of ponies originated 

 in southern England in the county of Hampshire, the 



