298 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



Lincolnshire mucli attention has been paid to the purity of 

 their large and stately blacks. Thej are peculiarly well 

 adapted for waggons and other heavy machines, but are 

 defective in point of activity. In the above and adjoining 

 counties considerable attention has been devoted to a smaller 

 breed of blacks, for the purpose of cavalry horses. The/ 

 are remarkable for their high action, a quality which, how- 

 ever valuable in a draught- horse, is objectionable in a road- 

 ster, their paces being disagreeable. Few racers or hunters 

 of character have been knowL of this colour. 



Of all the colours, bays have been the best in this 

 country. They are liable to many modifications of shade. 

 Tho'^e which have no white about them, and whose limbs 

 are black from the knees and the hocks to the feet, are the 

 most desirable to possess, having in general good constitu- 

 tions, and also well-formed feet. When they verge into 

 the bay-brown, they are not so showy, nor is their action so 

 good ; but they will be found to be hardy, durable, and 

 useful. They possess more substance than the lighter 

 coloured bays, and have a greater depth of leg. If they 

 happen to be high-bred, they will generally turn out good. 



There are three varieties of chestnuts. The lightest red, 

 which is denominated sorrel, have too frequently white 

 about either their feet or face. In general they are found 

 to be light in the carcase, and possessing delicate constitu- 

 tions, and for the most part are hot-tempered Many of 

 them, although light in the figure and tolerably well formed, 

 are nevertheless totally devoid of good breeding, and cer- 

 tainly incapable of endurance. If we have a predilection 

 for chestnut, which is undoubtedly a showy colour, we must 

 look to the lighter coloured horses with less of the red, and 

 tending more to the bay or brown. The action of these 

 horses is generally pleasant, but sometimes possessing irri- 



