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little hard, that you may know by his Stop if he 

 have ftrength and vigour, which is called a Source or 

 Fund, and if he be alfo fenfible of the Spurs. 



CHAP. XV. 



Of the different Colours of Horfes : With fome Qh- 

 fervations that may be drawn from them. 



THe Duke of Newcaftle ridicules all fuch as re- 

 gard either Colour or Marks, and laughs at 

 thofe who think that a Horfe is compofed and nou- 

 rifhed by the four Elements • for, faith he, both 

 Men and Horfes receive their Suftenance from Meat 

 and Drink only. However, fince fome People will 

 not be perfwaded, but that the natural Temper and 

 Conftitution of Horfes may be difcovered in a great 

 meafure by their colour, 1 fliall briefly name them 

 unto you. 



The moft common of all Colours is the Bay : 

 Some have dark Spots on their Croup, and are cal- 

 led Dappled Bays. 



The dark Bay is that which is almoft black, only 

 hath a little brown Hair upon their Flanks and tip 

 of the Nofe *, and is therefore fometimes called 

 Brown Bay. 



All thefe kind of Bays have their Manes and Tails 

 black : Neither was there ever a Bay Horfe which 

 had not his Extremities black. 



The Grays are of feveral kinds. 



The branded Gray is he which hath large black 

 Spots difperfed here and there. 



The light or lilver Gray is when there is a very 

 fmall mixture of black Hairs, and only fo much as 

 may diftinguifh it from the white. 



The fad or powder'd Gray is a colour with a very 

 great mixture of black Hairs in it, and is a pretty 



colour 



