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Examples : black, grayish upon the temples ; broum bay, grayish 

 upon the right haunch; light Isabella, grayish upon the anterior face of 

 the left canon. 



Bordered. — This word is applied to a mixture of white and col- 

 ored hairs disposed in the form of a border around any white margin 

 whatever, but always well outlined. 



Examples : bordered blaze, bordered stocking, bordered leprous 

 spot, etc. 



Accidental White Markings. — We designate by this term the 

 white markings which are the consequence of wounds produced by the 

 harness, the hobbles, falling upon the knees, injuries, etc. Their num- 

 ber, their extent, and their location should be indicated in a certificate 

 of description or of soundness. 



Examples : dapple light bay, accidental white marking on the vyithers 

 and on the point of the right hock ; rusty black, two small accidental 

 white marks upon the face and a larger one at the base of the tail. 



4. Black Hairs. 



The peculiarities formed by the black hairs are called speckled, 

 trout-spotted, ermined, leopard-spotted, spurious brand-iron mark, char- 

 bonn^, louvete. 



Speckled. — This condition, designated by French authors mour- 

 chete, is caused by small black spots, similar to those produced by 

 flies thickly scattered over the surface of the body. These spots are 

 common upon horses of a white or gray coat. 



Examples : dull white, much speckled; light gray, slightly speckled 

 upon the croup ; iron gray, speckled. 



When the dark-colored spots are not entirely composed of black 

 hairs, but contain some that are brown, maroon, or red, the coat is said 

 to be mouchete-truite. 



Same examples as the preceding. 



Ermined. — The ermine spots (herminures) are black markings larger 

 and more elongated than the preceding two. They always imply a 

 white or very light gray base, and are arranged so as to simulate the 

 spots on the fur of the ermine. 



Examples : burnt sorrel, blaze on head, neck ermined ; mahog- 

 any bay, with large snow-flake spots, ermined upon the left side of the 

 croup. 



Leopard-spotted. — The leopard spots {tigrures) are black or 

 very dark patches whose disposition recalls that which is observed upon 



