PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE U 



dappled bay horses are marked with darker spots on the 

 rump. The tail and mane of bay horses are black. 

 Black horses are usually coal black, which is very hand- 

 some ; there is also a brown or red black, which makes 

 their coats appear rusty. Dun colored horses are of a 

 yellowish, sandy color. Their manes and tails may be 

 white or black. Chestnut is the term applied to cinna- 

 mon colored bay ; and the color varies from bright 

 chestnut, which is very red, to the burnt chestnut, 

 which is almost black. Gray horses have white hair 

 mixed with black. Piebald horses are white, with 

 large, irregular spots of varied colors. 



COAT, MANE, 

 AND TAIL 



All horses shed their coats once a year. 



Coats of good 



horses are always 

 of fine texture, and in thorough- 

 breds the skin is thin, the veins 

 prominent, and the hair silky. 

 The mane and tail should be of 

 good length and sMky, but have no curl. Some judges 

 say that curl is a sign of low breeding. 



PACES 



Paces of horses are regulated and con- 

 trolled by use of the bit and spur. The 

 spur causes quick action, and the bit regulates and 



