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Title: 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
Year: 1831 (1830s)
Authors: Goodrich, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1790-1862
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Philadelphia : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

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English road horse. This favorite and valuable breed is a happycombination of the speed of the Arabian, with the durability of the na-tive horse. More extended in form, but framed on the same principles,he is able to carry a considerable weight through heavy grounds with aswiftness equalled only by the animal he pursues, and with a persever-ance astonishing to the natives of every other country. Hence the ex-treme demand for this breed of horses in every European country, theEnglish racing stallions being now sent to propagate in the easternclimes, from whence some of them were originally brought. Galloways and Ponies. A horse between thirteen and fourteenhands in height is called a Galloway, from a beautiful breed of littlehorses once found in the south of Scotland, on the shore of the SolwayFrith, but now sadly degenerated, and almost lost, from the attempts ofthe farmers to obtain a larger kind, and better adapted to the purpose ofagriculture. ENCYCLOPEDIA. GALLOWAYS AND PONIES, 75
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GALLOWAYS AND PONIES. Dr. Anderson thus describes the Galloway : There was once a breedof small elegant horses in Scotland, similar to those of Iceland and Swe-den, and which were known by the name of Galloways; the best ofwhich sometimes reached the height of fourteen hands and a half. Oneof this description I possessed, it having been bought for my use when aboy. In point of elegance of shape it was a perfect picture; and in dis-position was gentle and compliant. It moved almost with a wish, andnever tired. I rode this little creature for twenty-five years, and, twicein that time I rode an hundred and fifty miles at. a stretch, without stop-ping except to bait, and that for not above an hour at a time. It came inat the last stage with as much ease and alacrity as it travelled the first.I could have undertaken to have performed on this beast, when it was inits prime, sixty miles a day for a twelve month running, without anyextraordinary exertions. The Welsh Posey is one of the most b

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