172 MODERN FARIlIEll. 



102. The Chesnut. 



The true chesnut is generally of one colour, and 

 his hairs compounded of three colours ; the root 

 light, the middle dark, and the points of a pale 

 brown, which makes an agreeable mixture. Some- 

 times the hair approaches to a fallow-colour, only 

 with a sort of beautiful chesnut stain. Where a 

 chesnut happens to be bald or party-coloured, or to 

 have white legs, they are not very agreeable to the 

 eye. There are many good and beautiful horses of 

 this colour. 



103. The Sorrel 



The sorrel differs from the chesnut in havino- tlie 

 hairs of several colours intermixed, and wherein 

 the fox-colour generally predominates. The sorrel 

 horses have often much white about their legs and 

 pasterns ; and some are bald over the face, with 

 manes and tails of a sandy colour. Those that have 

 much white about their limbs are apt to be faulty 

 in the feet and tender in constitution. 



104. The Brown. 



This colour is of various degrees ; but most brown 

 Horses have black manes and tails, often with black 

 joints, though somewhat rusty. They generally 

 grow lighter towards their bellies and flanks, and 

 many are light and mealy about their, muzzles. 

 Those that are dappled are esteemed most handsome. 

 The plain brown are often coarse,, but strong and 

 seri'^^iceable for the draught. 



105. The Black. 



Jet shining black horses, with little white, are 

 very beautiful. White adds neither to their beauty 

 nor their goodness. Those that partake most of the 

 brown are generally the strongest in constitution ; 

 but ]Mr. Gibson considers tlie English black horses. 



