Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-12
THE TEXAS PONY
HIS TRUE CHARACTER AS DE-
soRlBED BY AN ADMlRER.
The eating Perry HIS Courage, Qulekness and
senss--Tho Way He iiceis SLAM.
pode--TcSas Horse Terms.
tcoryrlghtj
(F'or tho Sunday Gazcttc.)

Texas Panhandle, Dec Z. 1902
II is not too much TO say Of the TeXas
pony that he has O literature OF his
own. Poor little beast, it's a question
able distinction, for IL il mostly very
disparnging, NOT 70 say abusive, aud not
a littlc OF IL Is actually libelons and de-
famatory. Like othor people who can
not speak or write for themselves, he
often gets before the public in bad
shape We hear that Brit Fosters
pony Buckcd him oil and
BROKE HIS NECK,
and Wo say again, as we have often said
before, that Texas ponies arc in-
herently and incorrigibly vicious and
deyilish. Nobody said that Brit's pony
came Of stock with whom, for hum
dreds Of years, the condition Of life has
been tho survival Of the ilttest, whero
that pony lived and passed his form
and characteristics down to pos
terlty who best ruslled u living through
summer drouths and winter SHOWS, and
best defended his life and liberty
against all foes, from timber wolves up
10 man, with those slim legs Of his,
either by lighting or running away;
that he was roped when he was q four.
year-old aud broken by brute strength
and cruel. skiliful hOromanship, aud
was naturally Doing creature OF pluck
and 8pimtl always watching Il chance
t7here \. "a stronp, tendency 10 breed
mn on Inc Texas horse igtDclie. AZ Won
NJ, ON cattle Punches Hut while M.
IL bi0,,,,r. benvior bor,s, a. morn y,iu-
allie for almost nil othor purposps for
cow horse. a regttlnr cutting pony.
nothing can compare within little TeNn.
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yonrlings you, gooi cow u ,Tv ,yi,i '" no,
wait for you 70 select another when Won
ngain enter the bunch; but cooking ig
knowing cyo on one of the snme clit4s
ho viii edge aud sidle No To- 1t himself
shoulder Il along slowly aud mcthodi
cally to hoout-krta. wake up suddonIy
again. and have another raod.
The horse h a superior animal
lne well bred horse 4 noble admir-
able, Intelligent. docile creaturo. but 10
me there Is something iust cont eff
sight" about keun. i've. clover littlo
TcNus cow-horse-a nrst ratio cutting
pony. Ee h such a quiet. oiish deint,re
little roguc There Is Inc utmost know
iuguoss 10 all his airs, way and oxnr.,..
sions lac has the oulckest brightost
uyc. the most significant glance fIe
Is cha tel, servant, helner-but ba il
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