222 SKIN, HAIR, AND COLOUR 



down the nose in the form of a line of no great width, it 

 is known as a ''reach" or ''stripe'' (Fig. 249). A white 

 or pink patch on either Hp is called a "snip'' (Fig. 249). 

 White, reaching down to the coronet, on the leg of a dark- 

 coloured horse, is, as we all know, termed a "white stocking-" 

 (Fig, 269), an expression that might be reserved for one 

 that comes up as high as the knee or hock , while that of 

 a "white sock" (Fig. 268) might be used to signify the 

 marking when it is shorter. 



