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Ponies past and present

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The book surveys the origins, regional varieties, and practical uses of British ponies, tracing their descent from half-wild woodland stock and explaining legal, historical, and husbandry influences on their development. It profiles specific types — New Forest, Welsh, Exmoor and Dartmoor, Cumberland and Westmorland, Connemara, Scottish and Shetland — describing conformation, temperament, and traditional habitats. Sections examine breeding practices, management, and temperamental and physical traits that suit ponies for riding, driving, and emerging roles such as polo, with practical advice for breeders and owners and illustrations that highlight typical forms and uses.

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Title: Ponies past and present

Author: Sir Walter Gilbey

Release date: February 18, 2025 [eBook #75401]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Vinton & Co., Ltd, 1900

Credits: Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archives.)

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Transcriber’s Note

Page 51 — precints changed to precincts

Page 72 — atttention changed to attention

Illustration labelled ‘H. F. Lucas Lucas’ Page 110 — is left as printed.

The Footnotes have been changed from alpha to numeric.

PONIES PAST AND PRESENT