C HAUNTER — CHILD'S PONY 



others ; but there can be no doubt that in many cases, and 

 for certain roads, the horse travels better if his feet are 

 permitted to discharge their natural functions in as natural 

 a manner as possible. Nor can it be denied for an instant 

 that the feet of countless horses are seriously, if not per- 

 manently, injured through their soles, bars, and frogs, being 

 tampered with by shoeing-smiths. (See Shoeing, Shoes.) 



Chaunter. — See Bonnet. 



Check Rein. — See Overhead Check Rein. 



Chest. — The chest of a horse is situated behind the 

 fore-arms, and should always be deep in order to provide a 

 sufficient amount of space for the heart and lungs to work 

 in ; and, consequently, a horse that is well let down behind 

 the fore-arms and possesses the right sort of bent ribs is what 

 is wanted. A breadth of chest, of course, supplies more room 

 for the internal organs than a narrow one, but if a horse's 

 fore-legs are placed wide apart, that is, if he has a considerable 

 width of chest, he is usually deficient in speed when com- 

 pared with a narrower chested member of his own variety. 

 On the other hand, width of chest is usually associated with 

 stamina and strength, therefore in breeds in which speed is 

 not a primary consideration a narrow chest is not considered 

 desirable. 



Chestnuts. — See Castors. 



Child's Pony. — The selection of a pony for a juvenile 

 member of the family must depend a good deal upon the 

 age and disposition of the child. For very small children a 

 Shetland may be recommended, but unless there are other 

 and younger boys and girls who may have some use 

 for him afterwards the Shetland is soon outgrown by his 

 juvenile rider, especially if the latter is ambitiously inclined 

 and desires to accompany grown-up people in their rides, 



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