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in a general way of a higher grade, but there is a hardiness bred of the plains which is matchless, The French-Canadian pony has some remarkable qualities fitting him for the cold winters and scant fodder of his Canuck life. The Western pony has had many generations of far more severe privations bordering on starvation and during both extremes of the season, until at last he has acquired a toughness of fiber which makes him a marvel of endurance. This mustang ought to have an honorable place in the celebration of the discovery of America, for he certainly belongs to one of the "first families.
The early Spanish conquerors brought horses with them, some of which set up life on their own responsibility, seeming to be instinct with the spirit of American liberty. Their spread was rapid, and the exigencies of their new life developed a new race. It would be especially deplorable to single out that breed of horses for exceptional cruelty. It is to be conceded that the ordinary life of the pony would soon use up the more delicate Eastern horse. There are "tenderfeet" in the barn no less than in the house. The present race must be judged from the standpoint of the plains, and what THE INTER OCEAN has from the first insisted upon is that the race shall be to the mustang no more severe than the Derby is to a thoroughbred racer.