. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . day for a twelve month running, without anyextraordinary exertions. The Welsh Posey is one of the most beautiful little animals that canbe imagined. He has a small head, high-withers, deep yet round barrel,short joints, flat legs, and good round feet. He will live on any fare, andcan never be tired out. The Highland Poney is far inferior to the Galloway. The head is
. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . day for a twelve month running, without anyextraordinary exertions. The Welsh Posey is one of the most beautiful little animals that canbe imagined. He has a small head, high-withers, deep yet round barrel,short joints, flat legs, and good round feet. He will live on any fare, andcan never be tired out. The Highland Poney is far inferior to the Galloway. The head islarge, he is low before, long in the back, short in the legs, upright in thepasterns, rather slow in his paces, and not pleasant to ride, except in thecanter. His habits make him hardy, for he is rarely housed in the sum-mer or the winter. The Rev. Mr. Hall, in his Travels in Scotland, says, that when these animals come to any boggy piece of ground, they firstput their nose to it, and then pat on it in a peculiar way with one of theirfore feet, and from the sound and feel of the ground, they know whetherit will bear them. They do the same with ice, and determine in a minutewhether they will proceed. 76 FAMILY SHETLAND PONEY. SHETLAND PONEY. The Shetland Poxey, called in Scotland Sheltie, an inhabitant of theextreme northern Scottish isles, is a very diminutive animal, sometimesnot seven hands and a half in height, and rarely exceeding nine and ahalf. He is often exceedingly beautiful, with a small head, good temper-ed countenance, a short neck, fine towards the throttle, shoulders lowand thick, (in so little a creature far from being a blemish,) back short,quarters expanded and powerful, legs flat and fine, and pretty round possess immense strength for their size, will fatten on any thing,and are perfectly docile. One of them nine hands, or three feet in height,carried a man of twelve stone, forty miles in one day. The Irish Horse is generally smaller than the English
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