| Show hiding uia ufa nobby A long island man dr jackson ii an enthusiastic breeder of ponies shetland iceland find and welsh the rural now new yorker from which our illustration A on is copied has the following 0 here we seo see him really riding his bis hobby bobby for he stands astride ot of the smallest mature pony in the country this is sugar plum a skewbald shetland mare 4 years old and fully grown and developed you can seo see that the doctor stands flat footed on the ground without sitting or throwing any weil weight upon tho the little horse this is a good way to ride a hobby bobby keep it under perfect control ani and show it off to the tha best advant advantage ap and still do not injure it and ride rida it t to 0 death 1 4 f 11 11 11 IA I 1 A IM HIS nobby the pony breeding business is profitable to those who understand it and are property pro perly fixed to conduct it there is a demand for dwarfs and giants the these bring the high prices whilo while tile tho ordinary sized horses unless of very superior quality will bring only ordinary prices A hundred of the little fellows turned out in tho the paddock together form a picture to delight the eye it is only in size that these ponies are inferior to their bigger br brethren ethrem in endurance th they eyare are no whit behind tho the larger horses in indeed it is clairried by the doctor that he can drive mairo miles in six days with a team of than can caa be made by a team of horses they are tough and wiry and while they cannot travel so fast as the horses of greater size they can keep at it for more consecutive hours for intelligence and responsiveness to training they really excel and in kindness and dispositions they are f far ar better equipped as a i rule |
