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he will move more or less awkwardly, and not be pleasant 

 to ride." 



Sir Jonathan further remarks that the hind feet are 

 almost always more involved than the fore ones, and that 

 if one fore-foot only is white it is nearly always the left (or 

 near) one. 



Sir Jonathan has indeed put forward an interesting and 

 totally new subject, and there is such force in his remarks 

 that a prolonged study of the subject may result in some 

 singular and important discoveries. 



On taking at random several famous stallions of the past, 

 I find that every one of them which had a white mark on 

 the forehead had it placed on the middle line, and that not 

 one of them had a white off fore-foot with the other legs 

 coloured. Still a much more extensive search needs to be 

 made before a universal rule can be established. 



Darley Arabian ... Straight blaze 



Flying Childers ... Small central star 



Godolphin Arabian 



Eclipse 



Highflyer 



Blacklock 



Sir Hercules 



Touchstone 



Irish Birdcatcher 



Voltigeur 



Stockwell 



Hermit 



St. Simon 



Straight blaze 



Narrow straight blaze 

 Grey hairs all through 



root of the tail. 

 Large white star and 



straight race 



Straight blaze 



No white on forehead 

 Straight blaze 



Narrow star and race. 

 No white on forehead 



White stockings on both 

 hind - legs. Near fore 

 coronet white. White 

 spots on left wither and 

 left ribs. 



White reach into both 

 nostrils. All four fet- 

 locks white. 



Both hind coronets white. 



Off hind-leg white, to hock. 



Near hind pastern, and off 

 hind heel white. 



Near hind fetlock white. 



the coat, especially at the 



Near hind-leg white. 

 Near hind-leg white. 

 Off hind heel white. 

 Near hind-leg and off hind 

 fetlock white. 



Near hind heel white on 

 outside. 



According to the ruling of Sir Jonathan none of these could 

 be suspected of being a sinistral animal ; but those who had 



