Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-11
USEFUL HORSES AND PONIES.

get ponies from u hands inches to ID much
good possible and ater myself may believe
the best judges, have often succeeded
will be this that Mr.. Mward claims nearly all
ponies Arab hands inches exception
London is the best for the purchase of we-broken
pony kind and London of the great manuac
turing towns the NORTH Manchester where the great
patron good pony the sporting publican abounds this
advsedy the Royal Agricultural Society and the Bath
England Society have than offered prizes
ponies Southampton, in the New Forest district; at Plymouth
Exeter the and Darmoo Districts at Chester
and Cardiff for North and South Wales but the entries in
places number, and remarkable
quality whilst all the Agricultural Hall shows where the entry
fee than four times that OF agricultural societies. the great
trouble manager has been keep the entries of ponies within
fifty the excellence the hanespony classes has repeatedly
called forth the admiration of the judges
"Those who willing speculate in unbroken ponies
themselves English fairs where droves of Welsh and Irish
regularly we'll local horse fairs Wales and
AS the best ponies bred mountain
regions where short heritage abound where keen winters
carry the cpps and the naovchesed and where they learn
activity full their limbs while running beside their
dams mounanbred pony falls unless overweghted or
over-tired, and it very difficult to tire
wild rough land certainly subject
diseases nfanatoy character that the
the finest pedigree bred and
reared with much and expense than bestowed on the
babies. Like Red Indians only those OF stout
constitution the hardhps infancy oahood that
reached maturity and been broken harness saddle
likely uscd horses because only the best
worth sending for sale out of their native localities
PANNER
pony carry panniers balanced by babies
good-ookng such arrangement essentially
luxury good-empccd donkey is safer although
Therefore the pnner pony should have nice
round barrel and broad back good endsvz pretty head
wecaried taishoud walk well and freely and above all be
perfectly nensbe the srangest sights and sounds and
incapable of of freshness
BY good walker is easy, willing elastic walker
gdes smoothly along and does by its harsh rough
put infant burdens painful to witness
the heads young children rolling they Mandarin toys
"A pannier pony should be we'll trained to walk in hand
Norfolk oter This may easily be done by system of rewards
and mild discipline scarcely punishment with touches from gig
whip held the left hand OF the who leads the applied
behind his back the headquarters the animal When the
from the whip he should be caessed and encouraged with
carrot, apple or lump OF sugar
"A very good way of leading pony any horse with
bamboo stick fitted with swivel naphook this keeps his head
straight first this continuance in Notnghamshire, where
mounted groom thus led the blind Squire Oberton meet his
friends a covc-side
"A panner pony may also driven with light cord rcns
carried through fixed the panner where used by
mamma fond Of long country walks.
The harness panner pony should be complete and consist
of nae bride with large loops the bit also attached the flaps
the saddle by hapren The pacsadde fit WELL and be
furnished with crupper and beastplate The ghe should be
broad what called the Melton pattern The children should
sit back back but with their towards the horses head
They should be well balanced by weights child happens to be
heavier than the other great mischief may be done In word
the whole needs the watchu OF mother kind
intelligent who understands the OF ponies well
children.
The panner pony may also be made useful
our-wheeed carriage suitable weight Indeed the very
step the education pony small carry should be
break him harness. AS SIZE the panner pony should be
tall that the children be easily placed taken the
by their ordinary attendant
For hard work in harness. day after day. there nothing the
equine line enduring safe where required otng
limits pony Straight thick shoulders the
ponies and of horses bred
low that there good place for the saddle This arises
cordng opinion OF experienced West England pony
BREEDER from the habit grazing transmitted for geneaons and