. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 5-/.-£.' '£ â .' "=3>- â¢â¢2-,"'/i^S-' S! Fig. 482. Welsh mountain pony stallion. Greylight, twelve and one-half hands. They break easily and are a constant source of usefulness and pleasure, as well as an ornament to any farm. Organizations and records.âThe American Shet- land Pony Club was organized in 1888. The office of its secretary is at Lafayette, Indiana. Seven vol- umes of the American Shetland Pony Studbook have been issued. The Shetland Pony Studbook Society, with the secretary at Aberdeen, Scotland, is
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 5-/.-£.' '£ â .' "=3>- â¢â¢2-,"'/i^S-' S! Fig. 482. Welsh mountain pony stallion. Greylight, twelve and one-half hands. They break easily and are a constant source of usefulness and pleasure, as well as an ornament to any farm. Organizations and records.âThe American Shet- land Pony Club was organized in 1888. The office of its secretary is at Lafayette, Indiana. Seven vol- umes of the American Shetland Pony Studbook have been issued. The Shetland Pony Studbook Society, with the secretary at Aberdeen, Scotland, is the official organization of the breed in Scotland and Shetland. The Welsh pony. The Welsh pony is more numerous than any other breed that comes from the British isles. It is difficult to discover the exact number, as there appear to be no statistics on the subject. He wanders over the hills and waste-lands of all the twelve counties of Wales, and also on the borders of Shropshire, Hereford and Monmouth. Inured from the earliest foalhood to the roughest and poorest pasturage, he is as sure-footed as the goat, has good shoulders, strong back, neat head, and the best of legs and feet. Many of the best Hun- ters in England trace their origin on the side of the dam to a Welsh mare. The breed has been improved from time to time by the introduction of superior alien blood, chiefly Thoroughbred, Arabian and Hackney. The Polo Pony Society make two divisions of Welsh ponies, those of North Wales and those of South Wales. By the description given in Vol. 5 of the studbook of this society, the ponies of North Wales do not exceed twelve hands two inches. This refers undoubtedly to the Welsh pony in a pure state, as the writer has seen many Welsh cobs bred in Wales from Welsh mares and Hack- ney stallions that were fourteen hands and over in height. The pony of North Wales has straight legs, well-set-on tail and good shoulders. The pony of the South Wales division seldom exceeds t
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