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whose purse-strings can afford to exercise it against 

 white markings in carriage horses in every shape and 

 form. Nothing will do but the orthodox " four black 

 points," and sooner than have a horse with a spot 

 of white upon him when one is required to match 

 another, such faddists will put another horse along- 

 side of him of a different colour altogether. Such 

 a piece of procedure is carrying a stupid prejudice 

 to a ridiculous extent, because a chesnut and black 

 in the same team, for example, produce something 

 like the same effect as a yellow glove and a black 

 one on the hands of the same individual. Horses 

 of whatever colour having a few grey hairs through 

 them, with light-coloured muzzles ("mealy-mouthed," 

 as they are popularly termed) are generally hardy in 

 constitution and are consequently good wearers. 

 These horses are quite distinct from roans, though 

 little can be urged against the latter colour when 

 the shade is fairly dark. No turn-out, however bril- 

 liant the equipment, has a good appearance when 

 the horses are of different colours, while a well- 

 matched pair in colour, although of infinitely less 

 intrinsic value, will surpass the other in general 

 appearance every day of the week. The question 

 of colour, however, will be more exhaustively con- 

 sidered in a separate chapter. 



THE PARTICULAR PACE TO IMPROVE. 



Carriage horses very frequently have a lot of 

 saddle work to do, as a number of people who can- 



