TO TELL HORSES' CHARACTERS
, ♦ According to a certain horse-breeder, one may judge of the constitution and character of a horse from its colour. Bright chestnut and light bays are highspirited, but nervous and delicate. Dark chest nuts and glossy blacks are hardy and good-tempered. Rich bays have i;reai spirit, but are tractable.' Dark and iron-greys are the opposite. Roans are the hardiest and best working of nil, even-tempered, easiest to train,' taking kindly In every! h inn. Rusty blacks are distinguished for l heir pig-headedness. "While stockings ' give another chic to character. A horse with one white leg is said lo be a bad one. with two it is a doubtful one. with three it is absolutely safe and excellent, with four may be trusted for a while.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 25 July 1929, Page 2
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128TO TELL HORSES' CHARACTERS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 25 July 1929, Page 2
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