In considering what other breeds of equines could introduce -to the Mongolian pony greater speed and the differences as enumerated as above it is submitted that only true breeds that could do so are the Thoroughbred, the Avabian, the Turkish or the Circassiam horses. That such breeds lof horses have been employed to produce the half-bred we now see, apart from their visible characteristics, is indicated by the facts that for many years previous to the war the Russian Government were considerable buyers of English thoroughbred—stallions—which were used to improve the Cossack remounts and at least on two occasions Arab stallions have been left by foreign troops when leaving China. It is thought that Circassian horses may be used to cross the Mongolian pony on account of their locality and the characters they possess.
It cannot be denied that the average thoroughbred, Arab, Turkish or Circassian horse would within the limits of China's racing "weights easily beat the fastest Mongolian pony over any distance of ground and it is but a step from the half bred to the clean bred animal.
The measuring rod can never be the deciding factor to eliminate half bred or the clean bred, for one of the hest English thoroughbred ponies, Predominant, by Balfe out of Dominante, ever raced in India measured but 14 hands, another very fast pony Mike stood but 13.1} whilst the best Arab pony "Blitz was only 13.1.
Without amy definition the racing mom of India have no difficulty in stating whether a pony be a Thoroughbred, a Countrybred or an Arab, and there is no more difficulty in differentiating. between a true and a halfbred Mongolian pony.
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