THE COAT. 99 



The bay, of which the hairs are red, the extremities, 

 mane, and tail black. Its varieties are the light bay, 

 cherry bay, golden bay, chestnut bay, maroon bay, vine-hued 

 bay, brown bay. This latter is almost black with flame- 

 hued colorations on the head, flanks and buttocks. 



The Isabella is lighter than the sorrel because 

 of the predomination of white. Sometimes zebra 

 stripes are found on the extremities ; also the mule-ray, 

 In the case of the mouse-coloured hair, the same 

 peculiarities are discernible as in the preceding, but 

 it is the black and not the white which is the 

 predominant tint. 



The gray coat is the most common. It is composed 

 of the combination of black and white hairs. The light 

 gray where the white dominates, the reddish roan gray 

 are distinguished. The dappled gray, black and white 

 patches intermingled, the slate gray with black skin, 

 the trout-coloured gray with reddish patches, the reddish 

 clayey gray with black patches, the iron gray with 

 more of a deeper-hued mixture, the flea-bitten gray, , 

 a gray ground with white patches. 



Other mixed coats are the flea-bitten, composed 

 of red and white hairs and mane of the same. Peach- 

 hued, large red patches upon a white ground. 



The roan is composed of black, red, or white ; 

 according to the predominating colour it is called deep 

 or light roan. Finally, the pied coat, the black bay 

 or sorrel, patches of which glare upon the white. 



The black pied has black extremities, the white pied 

 has white. The pied coat was highly esteemed in the 

 last century. Artists frequently used it for the mounts 

 of cavaliers of distinction, of generals and for the 

 teams of State coaches. 



For the completion of the specification of the horse 

 it is necessary to add the description of the particularities 

 and the signs. They are the markings upon the ground 

 of the coat, and are especially found upon the head, 

 buttocks and limbs. 



I will recapitulate, merely enunciating, the particu- 

 larities, which are : Dappled, marbled, dapple-bayed, trout- 

 coloured, spotted, marked zvith black spots, speckled, 

 zvashed, zebra-striped, rubicon-coloured, jet-black, jlame- 



