galloway (galowa)

One of a breed of horses of small size (under fifteen hands high), first raised in Galloway in Scotland, characterized by great spirit and endurance. And on his match as much the Western horseman lays As the rank-riding Scots upon their Galloways. Drayton, Polyolbion, iii. 28. A Galloway, although strictly speaking a distinct breed, is commonly understood to be a horse not over 14 hands. A pony must be le than 52 inches (13 hands) from the ground to the top of the withers, else he is a Galloway . Encyc. Brit., XII. 191.