NORWEGIAN PONIES 
them and crawl about under their bellies. In travelling 
through Norway the pony is changed about every eight 
miles at a farm-house, where an entry is made in a book 
kept for the purpose of reference. The traveller’s name is 
recorded, so that in case of delay or other circumstances 
he can make a complaint against the farmer or other 
person concerned^. One important thing is for the 
traveller to learn the sounds uttered by the driver, as the 
ordinary language used by Englishmen for stopping or 
making the animal go is quite unintelligible where a 
Norwegian pony is concerned. 
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