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proper and timely question and can only be answered fully by 

 examination of and noting a large number of draught horses. 



The Normal Arrangement on the Ventral Surface of the 



Horse's Neck. 



This examination has been made in a number of specimens 

 large enough to satisfy the most exacting opponent. In all, 748 

 were examined as to the hair on the under surface of the neck and 

 338 of these presented the normal arrangement and 411 showed 

 patterns of various kinds ranging from a trifling reversed area two 

 to three inches long on one side of the middle line, to a finely -formed 

 whorl, feathering and crest occupying the whole of the surface where 



Fig. 50 — B. Pattern on hamstring region, under the breeching. 



Examined 24th December, 1907. Roan hackney, recently clipped, 

 showed on the offside on the hamstring region, a reversed area of 

 hair proceeding vertically upwards and ending in a crest, in the 

 position where the breeching rubs during locomotion. Thirteen 

 cases examined, other twelve similar. 



C. Pattern on lower axillary region, under belly-band. 



Examined 4th March, 1907. Small grey hackney with reversed area of 

 hair in lower axillary region, with also a crest nearly horizontal 

 lying along upper part, of this area under the belly-band. Eight 

 cases examined, the other seven similar. 



D. Pattern on tail region. 



Examined 29th November, 1907. Bay hackney, on each side of base of 

 tail where the crupper rubs during locomotion, is a wide reversed 

 area of hair five to six inches long, in which the hairs were arranged 

 at a right angle with the axis of the spine on the upper border and 

 feathering out on the lower border into the general stream of hair. 

 Three cases examined, two others similar. 



E. Pattern on side of neck under the position of the reins. 



Examined 21st December, 1907. Small mouse-coloured hackney recently 

 clipped. On the offside of the neck where the reins rubbed against 

 the neck there was a wide reversed area of hair with a well-marked 

 crest in front. Five cases in all examined, the four others similar. 



F. Pattern on shoulder. 



Examined 15th September, 1905. Bay cart-horse, reversed area lying 

 nearly horizontal under the shaft of the cart ; hairs formed into a 

 whorl, feathering and crest lying posteriorly — pattern four inches in 

 length, on near side only. One case only examined. 



G. Pattern on side of face. 



Examined 25th May, 1905. Grey hackney with wide reversed area of 

 hair along side of face ending above in oblique crest, under a strap 

 of the headstall, on the offside only. Two cases examined, the 

 other similar. 



H. Pattern on border of the neck under the collar. 



Examined 28th September, 1906. Bay cart-horse. On near side under 

 the collar which was lifted up while the horse was resting, the hairs 

 at the border of the neck were formed into a large whorl. One case 

 only examined. 



