Bearing im mind the very different appearances of the various breeds of horses the question naturally arises by what means could breeds such as the English Thoroughbred Horse, the Shire Horse or the Shetland Pony evolve from such a totally different animal as the Mongolian Pony. The answer is that such evolution is due to conditions of local environment combined with artificial selection through numerous generations. The effect of conditions of local environment (such as @ sufficiency of food and heat) is easily demonstrated in the rearing of either plants or animals, whilst the histories of the English Thoroughbred Horse or English Shorthorn Cattle confirm the effect of artificial selection. The effect of these two conditions is also well illustrated by the English Large White Pig which originally came from China. The Chinese white pig has remained practically the same animal whilst the average adult 1 English white pig would weigh at least three times as much, and Mr.; is probably the dargest pig in existence.
The true Mongolian pony has not altered in any direction because he has been bred by natural selection under unchanging conditions of - environment, he is just as much a fixed breed as the English thoroughbred or the Shetland pony, further, he will develop no new features if kept under the same conditions.
Recently there have been brought to Tientsin. and Shanghai ponies bred in Siberia or Mongolia which are obviously not the same pony which has served the racing community so well and as this new type of pony has quickly and clearly proved that he is very much faster than the old type of pony, racing men have asked what is a ina (Mongolian) pony and can he be defined.
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