CROSSING FEET— CURBS 



Crossing Feet — A horse whose fore-legs are faulty, and 

 whose freedom of action is thereby impaired, is liable to 

 cross his feet at any moment, as is a tired animal or one 

 that is badly ridden or driven. By this is meant a horse 

 which is suddenly pulled up with one rein loose or in such 

 a manner that one limb lurches forward so that he loses 

 control of it, and crosses his feet in such a manner that he 

 stumbles. (See Accidents, Broken Knees, Cnts.) 



Croup is the name given to the part of a horse's back 

 which extends from the top of the loins to the root of the 

 tail. (See Conforinatiofi.) 



Crupper. — The crupper is the strap of which one end is 

 buckled to the pad of a harness horse, or the saddle of a 

 hack, whilst the other terminates in a thick, smooth, oval- 

 shaped loop which passes under the tail. (See Harness.) 



Crust of the Hoof is the hard outside covering of the 

 walls. 



Cuboid Bone. — A small bone at the back of the hock 

 underneath the os calcis. (See Bones, Hind-legs, Hocks?) 



Cunieform Bones. — Small, flat bones of the hocks and 

 knees. (See Bones, Hocks, Knees.) 



Curb Chain. — The chain which extends from cheek to 

 cheek of the bridle, resting on the chin groove. Such chains 

 are indispensable in the case of some horses, but they should 

 never be linked up too tightly. (See Bitting, Chin Groove.) 



Curbs are situated, when they are present, on the back 

 of the legs, a couple of inches or so below the hocks, and 

 can be easily detected when viewed from the side, as the 

 leg, instead of being in a perfectly straight line from the 

 hock to the fetlock, appears bowed to a greater or less 



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