New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-16

lsrsed psttsTn Of the Shssisndes. He preserves Tie
general 6nn the eioss barrel strong ioss ssd e,,ssri
ssocly an and bpid, but he has . s,nevsas ios g~
geek his A<f witAen sad 6ser hair In the nans add
tail His ordinary hight % from eleven 70 thirteen
hands above the latter of wsica standards the animal
s rated IN England ss h<ss, DO loegsr 81 . pony.
md il kept 70 b ridden driven before poay oas-
risge pays tax q horse kept for pleasure purpossa
u 10 not unusual to hog the mAnss Of these iAsvW
ponies, ~ s eslledthss is to say, to cut them sso
siif, brssly shaped hedge or ridge, stsndisg
erect Along the neok-vhicb, they have ssss hssd
ard email ear he bot diss,rseabs efsst, a. " wits
the puncby shape Of the little qusdruped Wnss tAs
mode Of d,ssirg the re orted to, tie tail o.
vsys ocksd Snd neatly squaed. II Was formerly the
practice also 10 crop the oars, bu. This apd and cruel
pra,tics has happily falsa into tespe,uds, he kks
wise the analogous prsctcs Of csepriso the ~
tails of terrier dogs. Thee larger Scottish psaiss,
which are us uAy the record step BY Viii boy ~
cends toward the top d the sobe at Of AorssnaasAp,
have ofaep . fair turn Of speed, can lssp csvsty
enough ard have al the endurance, With essatsr
strength gres,er qrickress, end more shovy action,
thsn Their emaler countiymen- We have kno~a tAs@
to cary Ugh. weights crrd.ab,y to run VITA soa-
hound and TO the DEATH when thu fox did BOZ rws
in too straight line or the hounds carry 10 burning
scent. ve,y beautiful, ussful, speedy, Coss-bsed
final is rsi.ed, which gives yet another h6 tsvssd
the fuIl.sised horse to the youthful equestrian, By
brsedrg the clever large sized masss OF us bssd 70
susn, ecse,ibhsd, low, lengthy thorossa bred stA|
ots and these animals We have oAeo known 70 carry
their young masters wen up to fox bounds running %
brt at high SCENT ard TO hold their piece sslsaay
among highly bred hunters and mas riders. ns BY
these meass that the gentry Of Eogand s ai@ose 70
man hon and that no, 10 be able 10 rds 10 held
abs ut a. disgrsceful 20 an Eoyhsh geat'smsn ~
not to be able TO write his nsms.
We may admit, without fear Of being chsssed win
Arglonanis, that we wish the saIne were moro me
case in this country and that We more race Of
hcrsemen, and less race OF sulky, buggy or wssos-
drivers The saddle is the true usc Of TIC hosss; and
rdirg is the ssest, freet, bo'dsst OF s1srcse We
can hardly fancy good rider 10 be fool or fneee;
coward he cannot be by any possibility. is Tor tms
resscn ttat We would slsdlf ponies moro lSgs|y
introduced ard even bred 10 this ooustry mo- would It
be amiss to introduce prem for the sUcourasensst
Of this breed at agricultural fan. By the way, ~
have few words to offer by way Of psses Jon ~ n
the premium ~ stem in refereece to hones IL nee ct
our equestrian shows to which w thin sce assrs-
ons and improvements might BE- adopted vsAos. d.
10 lily and with great advantage.
In 10 subsequent paper We may add . few obssrva-
tious on the Galo~sys Of Scotlscd, the Connsmsss
horses Of Galway, in Ireland, and % our own Mo-
tapss and Indian pssies. The Welsh and New Forest
ponies are little other than Scottish pories u the larger
stamp with some Cross Of other breeds The New Fes-
estsrs have some thorough blood, and 10 said that
they, like the Galowsys and CounsmNs hsssss, have
some Spanish blood, derived from chsrgefs sseAeed
from the wreck of tho Armada. The Nswfcsest
ponies arc ovever, of late years much dessssorassS
from their mares runnisg wild and being sctsd ndf
feIsnty to good and bed stalOss Of all or no breeds