Thoroughbred And Other Ponies With Remarks On the Height of Racehorses Since 1700 : Being a Rev. Ed. of Ponies: Past And Present
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There can be no doubt but that continuance of work on these lines would do much towards converting the scarcely saleable raw material of the Hills into profitable stock. Running" more or less wild on the hills in the immediate neighbourhood of Church Stretton are ponies closely allied to and very similar to the Welsh mountain breed. The Field of September 28th, 1895, contains a spirited account of the work of "Rounding up the Longmynd Ponies," Longmynd being the name of the picturesque range of... hills behind Church Stretton. The object of the business is to collect the scattered droves belono-ing- to various owners and deal with ^the ponies as their qualities may suggest. The driving, in which numerous mounted helpers take part, is rather in the nature of sport than labour, and affords ample opportunity for the exercise of horsemanship, since the mobs are very unwilling to leave their accustomed haunts, and display both cunning and obstinacy. " The last rebellion on the part of the ponies being quashed, the whole drove, numbering between 400 and 500, is bundled down a narrow lane and out on to the high road.
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