BA CK-LEGS — BAND A GES 



ence the constitution, temper, and conformation of the stock 

 of succeeding generations. (See Atavism, Cross-breeding.) 



Back-legs. — See Hind-legs. 



Back-raking. — The term appHed to the act of removing 

 dung from the rectum by hand. (See Enemas.) 



Back Tendons. — The tendons which join the flexor 

 muscles of the foot above the knee, and pass by way of the 

 pisiform bone down the back of the cannon bone. (See 

 Bones, Flexor Mtiscles, Tendons^ 



Bald Face. — A horse with an entirely white face is 

 referred to as bald-faced. (See also Blase, Snip, Star.) 



Bales. — The wooden strips of timber which are sus- 

 pended from the roofs of some stables instead of the usual 

 boarding to keep the horses apart. (See Stables.) 



Ball and Socket Joint is the name given to a joint 

 in which the end of one bone rests in the hollow of another, 

 as in the hip. (See Joints?) 



Balling. — A horse is said to ball when he slips owing to 

 a lump of frozen snow accumulating on the soles of his feet. 

 The best means of preventing this is to grease the soles 

 thoroughly before he leaves the stable when the snow is on 

 the ground. 



The term is also applied to the act of giving a horse a 

 ball. (See Administering Physic?) 



Bandages are ordinarily used for two general purposes — 

 firstly, for keeping the limbs warm, and secondly, with the 

 object of keeping the legs fine ; of course, too, they afford 

 support to injured ligaments and muscles in cases of injury. 

 For the first of these purposes flannel bandages should be 



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