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fine rusty colour for life. Formerly, this breed were 

 heavy animals, but their form has been materially 

 improved by the admixture of foreign blood. 



The dun is a hardy kind, and especially if it is 

 of the smaller or Galloway size. Some of the best 

 hackneys which I have known were of this colour. 

 If of the paler dun, they are particularly well adapted 

 for the phaeton of a lady. I have seen duns with 

 a good deal of blood possessing very great activity. 

 It is, however, curious that the larger horses of this 

 colour, unless high-bred, are conspicuous for their 

 want of action. 



Roans, although frequently showy animals, are not 

 remarkable for activity nor for constitution. Their 

 delicate habits seem to give them an elasticity of 

 joint which renders their paces easy, and they are 

 therefore well adapted for ladies. This variety is 

 very apt to have white legs and feet, and they are too 

 frequently weak in consequence. 



The cream-coloured steeds are a breed originally 

 imported from Hanover, where they have for a very 

 long period been bred as horses for the royal stud. 

 There is a marked peculiarity in this breed : possess- 

 ing a large yet perfectly well-formed carcass, with 

 a beautifully arched crest ; the action is graceful and 

 dignified, which peculiarly fits them for the stage- 

 carriage of a monarch. The pupil of these horses 

 is red, and the eyeball or iris white, so that they 

 are true albinos. Their constitution is delicate, 

 and they are incapable of great exertion and en- 

 durance. 



The pied horse is in many instances an attractive 

 animal, although seldom used as a riding-horse. If 

 more than half-bred and well matched, they are showy 

 in a carriage. They are, however, liable to have 



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