DIPPED BA CK—DISL CA TIONS 



Dipped Back. — A back is said to be dipped when it falls 

 away into a hollow between the withers and croup. Horses 

 possessed of this formation are more suitable for harness than 

 for saddle work. 



Dishing. — A horse is said to dish when he throws his 

 fore-foot outwards when he 

 lifts it off the ground, instead 

 of moving it forward straight 

 in front of him. (See Action.) 



Disinfectants. — It is most 

 necessary that the drains of 

 stables, no matter how care- 

 fully they may have been 

 laid, should be periodically 

 disinfected, and besides this 

 it is desirable that a reliable 

 purifier should always be at 

 hand in case of infectious 

 diseases suddenly breaking 

 out amongst the horses. A 

 faint odour of carbolic or 

 some such compound is also 

 useful in a stable during the 

 summer in keeping away flies 

 which worry the horses, and 

 hence another argument in 

 favour of disinfectants, 

 amongst the most useful of 

 which are carbolic acid and 

 chloride of lime. 



Dishing. 



Dislocations of the stifle or knee-cap occasionally occur 

 amongst horses, but, excepting in the case of foals, a per- 

 manent cure is seldom accomplished, so there is little to do 

 but to abandon hope. The reduction of a dislocation is, 



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