. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. THE HORSE 109 which a groom had neglected to water. Ponies are found in great numbers in the mountainous parts of Great Britain. The Shetland ponies, coming from the islands of that name, are the most characteristic because they are the smallest. These little animals, sometimes less than three feet high, are much used in circuses and are ridden by children ; but their chief employment across the seas is in coal mines, where they draw the tram car
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. THE HORSE 109 which a groom had neglected to water. Ponies are found in great numbers in the mountainous parts of Great Britain. The Shetland ponies, coming from the islands of that name, are the most characteristic because they are the smallest. These little animals, sometimes less than three feet high, are much used in circuses and are ridden by children ; but their chief employment across the seas is in coal mines, where they draw the tram carts. Once taken down into a mine they ne\'er again see the light of day; some have lived fifteen years, stabled and fed underground. There are several other tribes of ponies named for the local- ities where they originate, such as the Exmoor, the New Forest, the Welsh, and the Scotch mountain pon) â ^*«,' '-7. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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