. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 172 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES improved by the use of Arab and Thoroughbred blood. The Welsh Pony and Cob Society divides the breed into four types. The first consideration is height, including specimens ranging 12-2 hands or under, 12-2 to 13-2 hands, 13-2 to 14-2 hands, and 14-2 to 15-2 hands. The first type resembles a small Arabian horse, the second being more of the cob type,. Fig. 70.—Hackney pony stallion. while the third comes in the cob class. Those conforming to the latter height are suited to infantry and cavalry service.
. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 172 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES improved by the use of Arab and Thoroughbred blood. The Welsh Pony and Cob Society divides the breed into four types. The first consideration is height, including specimens ranging 12-2 hands or under, 12-2 to 13-2 hands, 13-2 to 14-2 hands, and 14-2 to 15-2 hands. The first type resembles a small Arabian horse, the second being more of the cob type,. Fig. 70.—Hackney pony stallion. while the third comes in the cob class. Those conforming to the latter height are suited to infantry and cavalry service. Welsh ponies possess more style and action than the Shet- land, the larger, better developed specimens making good saddle or harness horses. The color ranges quite widely, bays, browns, chestnuts, grays, and roans characterizing the breed. Many of these ponies have good hock and knee action and unusual speed and stamina for a pony. However, there are very many ill-developed specimens, little care and atten- Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Curtis, Robert Seth, 1881-. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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