Skewbald, the New Forest Pony

AGENTS

The United States

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, NEW YORK

Australia and New Zealand

THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE

Canada

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, TORONTO

South Africa

THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAPE TOWN

India, Burma, China and F.M.S.

MACMILLAN AND COMPANY, LIMITED

BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS

SKEWBALD AND HIS MOTHER

SKEWBALD

THE NEW FOREST PONY

By ALLEN W. SEABY

AUTHOR OF

“EXMOOR LASS, AND OTHER PONY STORIES”

AND “THE BIRDS OF THE AIR; OR, BRITISH BIRDS IN THEIR HAUNTS”

 
A.  &  C.  BLACK,  LTD.
4,  5  &  6  SOHO  SQUARE,  LONDON,  W.  1

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
 
First Published in 1923
Reprinted in 1927, 1929, 1931 and 1934

AUTHOR’S NOTE

All the characters, human and

equine, in this story are fictitious.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	THE HERD	3
II.	THE FOAL	14
III.	THE CHASE	22
IV.	DEATH ON THE ROAD	29
V.	SKEWBALD’S NEIGHBOURS	35
VI.	WINTER	48
VII.	THE RIVAL LEADERS	52
VIII.	SKEWBALD IN TROUBLE	58
IX.	THE NEW-COMERS	65
X.	THE BRANDING OF SKEWBALD	69
XI.	SKEWBALD’S JUMPING	78
XII.	CHANGING THE BRAND	86
XIII.	THE BROKEN LEG	94
XIV.	HOW SKEWBALD RANG THE FIREBELL	107
XV.	THE WANDERERS	113
XVI.	SKEWBALD THE SWIFT	129
XVII.	HOW SKEWBALD ESCAPED THE MINES	141

Map of The New Forest

SKEWBALD

THE NEW FOREST PONY

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