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dark chestnut is only one remove above the light mealy 

 chestnut, and is held in little better repute. . . . Sorrel was 

 the name by which the chestnut was known many years 

 ago. Black, white, grey, or dun is never mentioned in 

 connection with the colour of a Suffolk horse. 



"Next to colour comes that indescribable, but equally 

 unmistakable, element in his composition, which is known 

 by the term of * quality.' ... It is not necessary that a 

 horse of a great deal of quality should be totally free from 

 hair on his legs ; it has no connection with a light bone — 

 some of the heaviest-boned Suffolks show the most quality ; 

 ... it would perhaps be best described as a thin skin, with 

 soft hair, and tightly fitted, and especially over the bones 

 and joints of the legs. ... As regards the head of a Suffolk 

 horse, no doubt many of the most valuable specimens of 

 the breed have had the head described by Mr. Garrett 

 (' Head rather large, thick through the gullet — not coarse. 

 Eyes small, not prominent ; ears small and pointing towards 

 each other at the tips'), and Mr. Wilton ('Not too hand- 

 some, broad forehead, with a little thickness in the throat- 

 band ; ear not large, but should look small on a masculine 

 head ; eyes fairly prominent ; nostril rather thick, but 

 open ; chaps deep and a little heavy in appearance ') ; and 

 as such, these small ears and non-prominent eyes and thick 

 throat-band have been associated with the breed, not only 

 in years gone by, but in more recent times. Manchester 

 Boxer 298, French's Captain 541, some more of the sons 

 of Catlin's Duke 296, and still more of the progeny of 

 Crisp's Cupbearer 416, had more or less of these dis- 

 tinguishing points. . . . The big bold head, long and thin 

 — perhaps the best of all, and as indicative of pure blood 

 as any yet noticed — may be traced in the descendants of 

 Edward's Briton 490. Liverpool Captain 422, Crisp's old 

 high-necked horse 408, and Cottingham's Captain 376 had 

 such heads, and the mares left by them were nmch in the 

 same character. 



" An arched crest, with a fine silky mane, no doubt belongs 

 to the Suffolk horse. Some prefer a more muscular neck, 

 while others are inclined to a liner crest, all agreeing that 



