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Collar — halqa, m. (of harness). 



Colour — There are four radical and auspicious colours in horses (1) 

 Abyaz, Ar., pure white, q. v. ; (2) Adham, Ar., pure black, q. v. ; 

 (3) Bur, chesaut, q. v. ; (4) Zarda, golden, i.e., yellow dun q. v. 



Jaimangal, lit. " of auspicious victory," is a horse with two wall- 

 eyes, a blaze, one white stocking and a white belly; said to be 

 worshipped by a Raja in Madras. 



There are said to be three shades of bay and chesnut — 

 hishmishl, the colour of Sultana raisins, Idhhi, the colour of lac or 

 deep red, and teliyd, a very dark shade inclined to black. Bad-rang, 

 Urdu, adj., " bad-coloured," applied to horses of nondescript or 

 bad colours, not to those with merely inauspicious markings. 

 Musmat or bahim, Ar., all of one colour : vide Spotted. 



Colt — vide Foal. 



Comb — kanghl, f., H. 



Constipation — qahz. 



CoNSUMPnON — hhushk-bel, consumption in horses : vide Farcy. 



Contracted-heels — vide Foot. 



Corn — -pewd (in hoof) : vide Grain. 



Coronet — hhaun or hhon, f. (also eyebrow) : sum hi ma gh zl. 



Cough — surfa, P. : dhdnsl, f., H., a hard dry cough ; khdnsi, H., a cough 

 from cold. 



Cough, to — dhdnsnd, H., to have a hard dry cough ; khdnsnd, H., to 

 cough from cold. 



Country-bred — desl-ghord, m., H. 



Courageous — jdn-bdz, adj. 



Cow-dung — vide Dung. 



Cow-houghed — kuUch and kachal, adj., H. 



Cow- KICK, to — qainchl mdrnd : (also to strike with a fore-foot ?). 



Cracked Heels — gdmcM men chhewur (?) : ghore kl biwd,l phat-ga,i, 

 {biwd,i = chilblain) . 



" Cradle " — danda, m., H., lit. stick. 



Cram, to — galiydnd. [Unpalatable food is administered by cramming ; 

 horses, in old-fashioned Rajas' stables, were made pig-fat by 

 cramming with messes made of sugar, butter, &c., as fowls are said 

 to be crammed in France.] 



Cramp — tashannuj, Ar., gen.; spec, cramp all over the body. 



Cream — vide White. 



Cress — hdlon or hdlim : [Horse-dealer's receipt : — Take 20 lbs. of cress 

 (hdlon), 10 of fenugreek, 8 of turmeric and 8 of mustard. Pound 

 the turmeric, and grind the remaining ingredients in a hand-mill. 

 Take 1 lb. of above, and 1 lb. of gur or raw unrefined sugar, and 

 make into a sherbet by adding two quarts of water or milk. The 

 mixture should be of the consistency of cream. Leave all 

 night to soak, and give before dawn. If the horse will not take 



