CABRIOLET — CALKINS 



As regards action, it may be added that a horse which goes 

 close either before or behind should be rejected, whilst, of 

 course, such decided faults as brushing, over-reaching, and 

 speedy cutting should never be overlooked. (See Auction 

 SaleSy Repositories, Soundness.) 



Cabriolet is a cab-shaped gig with leather hood and a 

 standing-board behind for a small servant or groom. The 

 cabriolet was at its zenith of fashion in the early Victorian 

 era, but has now gone quite out of favour and is seldom or 

 never used. 



Calculus. — A hard lump of matter resembling a stone 

 which forms on the intestines of horses as a result of swallow- 

 ing dusty food, or a minute particle of wood or metal which 

 lodges in the inside and provides a centre for part of the 

 food to attach itself to. The substance in time becomes 

 hard and stonelike, and eventually causes 

 inflammation and death. As a proof of how 

 such calculi originate, it may be mentioned 

 that the famous St Leger winner, Robert 

 the Devil, died from the effects of one 

 which had formed round a small piece of 

 zinc which he is believed to have gnawed 

 off his manger ; whilst a half-sovereign was 

 discovered to be the nucleus of a calculus 

 which killed another famous horse. 



Calf Knees are knees which bend 

 backwards from the perpendicular. (See 

 Knees.) 



Calf Knees. 



Calkins. — The projections caused by bending down the 

 heels of a shoe in order to afford a secure foothold for the 



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