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There are several varieties of greys, amongst which 

 stand out prominently iron greys, dapple greys, and 

 speckled, or, as they are familiarly termed, '' flea- 

 bitten " greys. The first shade consists of alternate 

 hairs of white, grey, and black, and there are many 

 tints from very light to very dark. All grey horses 

 become lighter in shade as they grow older, many 

 getting practically white when advanced in years. 

 Dark dapple greys are very beautiful, the dappling 

 in this variety being much more pronounced than 

 in any other colour. As a rule, the heads of grey 

 horses are lighter coloured than other parts of their 

 bodies. Nearly all grey horses are pleasant tempered 

 and good workers. Their conspicuous appearance 

 and their susceptibility to stain with dirt, as previ- 

 ously pointed out, are the chief objections to them, 

 in addition to their liability to contract melanosis. 



Dun horses are believed to possess the base colour 

 of their early ancestors, the traces of striping being 

 more apparent on duns than on any other colour. 

 All dun horses possess the dorsal band and leg stripes, 

 and some of them have also shoulder and frontal 

 stripes. Most foals are a kind of dun at birth, which 

 appears to favour the theory that dun was the general 

 colour of the progenitors of the horse. As a rule, 

 dun horses have only middling confirmation, but they 

 are generally sound and hardy, and it is held by some 

 authorities that they are exceptionally sure-footed. 



There are three distinct shades of roan — blue, 

 bay, and chesnut. Roan is also believed to be a 



