12 EXAMINATION OF HORSES AS TO SOUNDNESS 



doubts can be set at rest by reference to your 

 note-book. 



Marks of Identiji cation. — A horse with a 

 white spot upon his forehead is said to have a 

 star. A large white broad hne down the face 

 is termed a blaze, whilst a narrow white line is 

 termed a race or raphe. A white patch on the 

 nose or upper hp, often extending to the lower 

 lip, is called a snip. Besides these distinctive 

 marks, note is to be taken whether the horse 

 has white heels or fetlocks, or if any of the feet 

 are white, and also of any other particular marks 

 you may see which would help you to recognise 

 the animal again. 



Colour. — In determining the colour of a horse 

 in some cases, to be strictly correct, the colour 

 of the muzzle decides it — for instance, a horse 

 with a black body and brown nose is a brown 

 horse, and a horse with a black muzzle and 

 a brown body is a black horse. 



After carefully noting the colour, sex, and 

 marks of identification, the age should be ascer- 

 tained, and I think the best way I can teach my 

 readers to tell the age of a horse is through the 



