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list down the back, with their manes and tails black. 

 Dun-horses are often very useful, and are mostly taken 

 by the country-people. The mouse and lead-colour 

 are the most ordinary ; these have a list on the back 

 which goes off into a soft shade, as the back of the 

 eel, and, on that account, acquire the name of ' eel- 

 backed.' The cream-coloured horses are often very 

 good and beautiful. The royal stud of this description 

 are bred in Hanover, and appear to be a distinct breed 

 from the rest ; their manes and tails incline to the 

 chesnut ; the pupil of the eye is red, like the ferret's, 

 with a white iris. The tawny-dun is tinted with darker 

 shades, and is occasionally dappled : these, when well 

 matched, look very well." 



There are several other coloured horses, as the flea- 

 bitten, peach-coloured, &c., but these are not very 

 common. Germany has horses of a very peculiar 

 breed, spotted with black, red, yellow, and other co- 

 lours : these sell more for curiosity, or are reserved as 

 presents to great men, for they seldom possess any 

 pecuHar excellence. The snow-white palfrey frmn 

 Spain, and not exceeding the Galloway in size, is 

 nearly extinct. The pied-horses are such as have a 

 mixture of white with some other colour ; they are 

 not generally esteemed as hackneys, nor in the team, 

 being more used for Hght carriages. White legs and 

 feet are always weaker than those of any other 

 colour. 



ON BREEDING. 



In the early part of the spring mares generally come 

 into heat, and the average time of their going with foal 



