CHILLS— CHOP 



as the little pony could not keep up with the bigger horses. 

 A Dartmoor, P^xmoor, or Welsh pony is therefore to be 

 recommended, as these are most admirable rides for children 

 if properly selected, and excellent specimens not much over 

 12 hands can be procured. It may be added that a very 

 broad-backed pony should not be selected for a boy to ride. 

 (See Dartmoor, Exmoor, Welsh.) 



Chills. — See Catarrh. 



Chin Groove. — The ridge at the back of the under lip 

 where the curb chain should rest. 



Chink Back. — See Jinked Back. 



Choking. — If the obstruction cannot be reached by the 

 fingers or any form of tweezers which may be available, an 

 attempt to assist it to pass down the gullet may be made by 

 gently manipulating the outside of the throat. Sometimes 

 a dose of oil and water, repeated if necessary, may enable 

 the horse to either eject or swallow the mass. Failing the.se, 

 the smooth handle of a whip, or a piece of rope, the end of 

 which has been well lashed round with twine, may be passed 

 down the gullet after having been well greased, care being 

 taken to avoid the wind-pipe. As a desperate resort, the 

 neck may be opened to remove the obstacle, but this is a 

 dangerous operation for an amateur to perform, owing to the 

 risk there is of blood vessels being cut. Extreme cases, how- 

 ever, necessitate immediate treatment, and so risks have to 

 be taken. Subsequently to this operation the wound must 

 be sewn up, and the horse must be kept from food for as 

 long as it is safe to do so, and then only given mashes. (See 

 Stitching Wounds.) 



Chop. — A mixture of corn or roots, or both, with bran 

 and chaff. (See Feeding.) 



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