Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES

native country and in England and great
mania for possessing them that their became aerward pro
verbally applied any object which individual placed nord
affection Gervas Markham mentions the Irish hobby
having fine head strong neck well body good limbs OF
nmbc dangerous places lively courage tough travel but
much subject feigh and boggarts due Markham thinks
the rude manner in which they were handled
Many Of the old writer's speak complimentary of these
little horses Both and Campon have recorded their value
in their works the following passages Horses they have
OF pace eac running wonderful swift Therefore they make OF
them great heard verified that nobcman offered and
refused such horse hundred nc five townands
and an Gerry OF hawks yearly, during years
rRorrING HORSES.
"Thc celebrated rong this country have been
bred and the Suffolk Norfolk The
between these counties and the metropolis chiefly supplying food
for its increasing population led the carly employment Of
which required travel accelerated speed To horse
these vehicles the respective
selected and from of this class known Marshnd Shacs
most Of the toting horses descended.
Speaking Of English thoroughbred
the article the Horse in the British Encyclopedia says:
In regard the generally have record the royal
already alluded and likewise three Tux brought
from the siege OF Vienna 1884, well other mpora
tons but unqucsOnabc that there very large number OF
native in England improved probably by
racing however much they have been crossed various periods
with foreign horses and that from this original extent
derived the size stride which English
horse while his powers elegant shape
doubt inherited the horses, which low
hands thcabouts 1t only necessary
fully back the pedigree the famous horses carly times
discover faults the side the damtha say express
sion dams pedigree unknown which evidently of original
blood Whatever therefore, may be owing Eastern blood
which from the middle of the seventeenth the beginning the
eighteenth century complete swept the British Isles,
credit unqucsonab the (Which Blaine
says mostly Cleveland ba upon which the Arabian Barb
Turk blood grated and which laid the foundation modern
thoroughbred"
Referring o the breeding the article says
regard has frequently that which
brilliant public performers have been than
others which comparatively valuccss
In height will be that the average
hands being considered
while the latter unqucsionaby very large; the may be
taken as between Z and 10 hands (hc hand nchcs
Mr. Bccngcrs account OF the English horse is follows
The finer and better the modern English horses
descended Aabians and Barbs and frequently resemble
their looks and appearance but differ from them consider
ably and mould being furnished and lively In
perseverance speed they supas all horses the world AT the
objected them that they grace expression
their figure and carriage, which is conspicuous in foreign
England a all times, its rudcst been pos
horses found inhabitants furnished
with horses dcxtcous in their management OF them
The venerable Bcdc says that the English began saddle horses
about 63I In the reign OF Henry II. both tournaments
and cultivated Smthicd the chief place
them. Edward l. was very OF horses and
Champagne Edward III many
buying France Germany Thcsc,wcrc called DcXtra
They ranked the head OF all other species horses and
apart the and upon
persons rank always rode upon horses of inferior degree
distinguished by their OF Coucrs Ambcrs Paley Hack
nc Mays and Poncys recommended by their easy PAGES and quiet
temper
The DcXtrarii called DeNta right hand, having
carefully handled managed They required be Of
largest Modern horcmen will perhaps be surprised to hear
that these fitting horses all taught amb usurpng
pace almost universally dcposed the
1--WE have teaching horses to ambc and Of shoeing
having long point coming the
toe to teach them O ambc
Polydorc Virgil reports that in Henry English
kept large horses fields geded the males that they
could turn them reports English
but eNccllcd in the softer Of the ambe'