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Examples : black, grayish upon the temples ; brown 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 withers 

 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- 

 bonne, louvete. 



Speckled. This condition, designated by French authors mou- 

 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 



