46 SHUFFLING OF THE HORSE PACK 



builds, and most curious dispersions as native 

 to the green pastures of Cloudland. 



The problem in nature was intricate as a 

 jigsaw puzzle, before man's interference broke 

 that puzzle into little pieces. Our ancestors 

 were not such fools as to import Duns from 

 Asia for purpose of breeding, but in their wars 

 and migrations drifted Asiatic Duns and South 

 Russian white horses across the face of Europe. 

 No wars of invasion brought Bay horses out of 

 Africa ; but as each tribe needed a better 

 strain of horseflesh, the Bays were carried in 

 the courses of trade to Europe. 



THE HUMAN INFLUENCE IN CROSSING HORSE 

 STRAINS. 



The Chestnut. This colour is possibly 

 bright Bay from African blood crossed with a 

 slight proportion of golden Dun. Both in the 

 humans and the horses, chestnut hair goes 

 with a certain temper described as sanguine, 

 generous or fiery if we happen to be in a good 

 temper, or untrustworthy and 'vicious if we 

 dislike the person. Setting aside the cold 

 sorrel, or light chestnut, which in my own mind 

 is associated with commonplace horses and 

 with one or two very bad women, the real chest- 

 nut, with its red-gold glory, makes most of us 

 catch our breath with its beauty. In human 



