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The pacing record ‘time stands 
at one mile in I minute 594 seconds, as 
against the trotting. record of one mile 
in 2 minutes 3? seconds. 
THE HUNTER 
This also is not a distinct breed, as 
some suppose. Any good riding-horse 
may be used as a hunter. ‘“ Hunters” 
have been made by infusing the blood 
of the race-horse with native breeds. 
The chief requirements are a muscular 
neck and chest, with a rather short 
body, and shorter and stouter legs than 
the race-horse. 
From the half-bred hunter we pass 
by insensible gradation to the ordinary 
saddle- and carriage-horses. The ideal 
carriage-horse, however, is more of a 
distinct breed than the hunter, and 
known as the CLEVELAND Bay. It has 
been produced by mingling the blood 
of the thoroughbred with that of 2 7eta bed of ele aanl tect gue deral me Somme 
horse of stouter make than that of the Welsh ponies. 
hunter type. 
The record broad jump for the hunter, we might mention in passing, is variously stated 
to be from 33 to 37 feet! 
Photo by C. Reid 
POLO-PON Y 
THE SHETLAND PONY 
This is a native of the Shetland 
Islands, and remarkable for its small 
size, docility, and hardihood. It is 
allowed to run nearly wild, and made to 
forage almost entirely for itself. In the 
winter it grows a coat of great length, 
which, soon becoming matted, forms a 
most effective protection against cold and 
wet. The DARTMOOR, ExXMOOR, andNEW 
FOREST are likewise small breeds, but 
lack the symmetry and beauty of the 
Shetland. 
CART-HORSES 
Under this head are included all 
the large, heavily built draught-horses. 
These are of European origin, and 
without intermixture of foreign — Asiatic 
or African-— blood. In England the most 
important breeds are the BLACK or SHIRE 
Photo by T. Fall HorRsE, the CLYDESDALE, and the SUF- 
DONKEY FOLK PUNCH. These are wonderful in- 
A Typical Coster’s Donkey stances of the results of selective breeding 
