THE COLOUR OF THE HORSE 273 



The correct colours are as follows : 



black, chestnut, grey, 



brown, roan, white, 



bay, dun, dappled. 



Black Horses. — ^Jet black, black chestnut, black 

 greys, black roans, black piebalds, black with white 

 points. 



Brown Horses (these must always have tan muzzles). — 

 Brown skewbalds, brown roans, brown chestnuts, brown 

 with white points, brown with black points, brown 

 ticked grey. 



Bay (a light reddish-brown). — Golden bay, blood 

 bay, mealy bay, bay skewbald, bay with black points, 

 bay with white points, bright bay, bay ticked grey. 



Chestnut. — Light chestnut, dark chestnut, liver- 

 coloured chestnut, chestnut skewbalds, chestnuts with 

 white points, chestnut roans, chestnut ticked grey. 



Grey. — ^Steel grey, iron grey, flea-bitten grey, blue- 

 grey, mealy grey, light grey with black points, silver 

 grey. 



All white. — White with grey mane and tail, white 

 with small, black-brown spots, flea-bitten white. 



Roan. — ^Black roan, brown roan, blue roan, bay roan, 

 roan chestnut, dun, dark dun, mouse colour, light dun, 

 silver dun, cream, silver creams, skewbalds. 



