Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-18
THE HORSE
BY JOSEPH BATTELL
From Advance Sheets.]
copyright Secured
+ Continued from last 70eek.
USEFUL HORSES AND PONIES.

USEFUL HORSES AND PONIES.
"A pony to carry little girl for the side
saddle and carry its head and neck in the proper place. not ike
donkey or pig crupper will generally be required Cmppers
are riding horses except those of the military and
the police ponies which saddle safely without
them are the exception In choosing pony which your boys
ride, take much like good hack in shape
and as little like a donkey possible
"n woodcu by John Leech The First Meet of the Season.
which appeared many years in the illustrated Lo"d0" Nf
there drawing, cacaure, of boodPony arcng
his proudly champng his bit which gives good idea of
what dngpony should be- donkey is very
but the possible tutor for future horemen
shoulders straight neck and mouth OF leather
which objects the dcadest pull boys should be
narrow his little have real grasp The fat round
barrel family may do for panners sidcadde pad
boy he begins to de-ay nine years Od-should
sit as good later years he bestrdes ulszed
hunter The who afford to purchase perfection
every but we'll to have the accustomed to
correct
GAILOwAYs AND CoBs.
The moment we turn backs ponies reach mob of
animals including everything up the uzed horse (the proper
height England may be taken at hands inchcs)
amongst the useful the cheapest and the most
pcnvc we'll all sorts OF inferior The word Galloway
gone it convenient word to express what
was too big pony small for Yorhreman Leicester
sheman idea OF horse, and more active more slim OF limb
than the socky weightcarrying cob
"Od British horse described number OF local
thoroughbred which supposed to be peculiar
various districts England The Irish alone still often bear
All these distinctions except Norfolk rottcrs
have long since disappeared under the perpetual thorough
bred scs Nearly all who into horsebreedng for profit endeav
produce big animal because is always easier to sell
big than good little good big Webed horse
hunter hunter barOuChchO and not
handsome enough that tong vanhOrse and descend
1t only gentlemen breeding for amusement and
trying perpeuac avoute the produce OF favoure Mares who
seriously about breeding cob small horses kind
GAS the size OF horses to be found in any
particular district certain affected by the size Of the
county In billy regions and counties where pre-
vail average of the horses used for riding well driving
will be regulated by the of the in common farm and
by the size OF the hunters and will therefore be small while
where fields of fifty and upwards tall
horses will be the rule Putting hunting in flying counties out of the
question: and carriages used fashionable purposes there
doubt that general utility will be found between the heights of
hands and hands inches than any other size of horse
"On the question OF ze-an important pon-the following
reliable statistics taken from the entries ten horse shows held
the Agricultural Hail. London The prize lists altered from
possible each class above hands and under hands inches
The following summary the entries in various classes in the
year 1872 AS the expenses exhibiting each horse including
e entry average rather exceed go be presumed
that the majority of these horses good Of their size In the class
exceeding high be exhibited in harness.
wenysx described good hacks In the class for Park
Cob High Seppers there Wcnt-Onc OF these fourteen
described quiet harness. and many sale
broken harness. OF class Park Hacks and Ladies Horses not
exceed hands inch there thrtwO than forty
entries being rejected for There also
entries park hacks exceeding hands inches OF these
classes described quiet harness. and several
also entered hunters In the cob classes for saddle and
the other single harness. the majority wcbred little horses
certainly what conveyed by the idea of cob; that
hack carry heavy bishop banker Many Of the cob classes
described hunters These figures justify purchasers in look
ing the generally useful horses, fit ride fit hunt
country where the fields big fit in harness. single
double carriage weighing not than four five hundred
weight for each horse without injury their riding action and
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