SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



free from any puffy feel. Coarse and 

 over-bent hocks are decidedly objection- 

 able. 



It is said that a good horse may be 

 any colour, a statement that is not 

 inapplicable to the hackney. 



Probably the most popular colours 

 are chestnut and bay, either light or 

 dark. Many hackneys have white 

 points, to which some buyers object. 

 The latter also applies to light chest- 

 nut horses having the so-called 

 " mealy " legs. 



In height, 15 to 16 hands, but 

 barouche horses require to be up to as 

 much as 17 hands. A good height for 

 landau horses is 15.3 to 16. i ; victoria 

 horses, 15 to 15.2 or 15.3 ; barouche 

 horses, 16.2 to 17 hands. 



For a good general trapper, such as 

 one to suit a j^rofessional man for 

 visiting and running in a gig, the height 

 should be about 15. i or 15.2. 



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