DOORS — DRAFT 



applied to any two-wheel vehicle partaking of the dog-cart 

 shape. 



Doors. — All the doors of a stable should be so constructed 

 as to lie back close to the wall when opened to their fullest 

 extent in order that there may be no projections for a horse 

 to injure himself against. For the same reason all the bolts, 

 locks, and other fittings should be sunk in the wood- 

 work. It is best, too, to have the outside doors of stables 

 and isolated boxes made in two parts, so that the lower 

 half can be kept closed when the upper is opened to admit 

 air, as by this means a horse which may get loose cannot 

 get away. 



Doping. — An American expression, applied generally to 

 the treatment of horses' infirmities with the object of pro- 

 ducing temporary relief. The practice of administering 

 drugs to race-horses in order to enable a notoriously unsound 

 animal to win races was introduced into this country a few 

 years ago, but the effects, successful though they were from 

 the dopers' point of view, were so obviously detrimental to 

 the best interests of the Turf that the Jockey Club most 

 wisely stepped in and prohibited the practice. 



The objects of doping being opposed to honesty for the 

 most part, no good end would be furthered by publishing 

 details of operations which are admittedly illegal. It may 

 be mentioned, however, that the application of ether and 

 menthol to the legs is a favourite dope for lameness, and 

 traces of these may therefore be sought for when the sound- 

 ness of an animal is doubted. The old-time practice of 

 giving a horse a dose of port wine or spirits before he 

 starts for a race is now included in the category of dopes 

 which are prohibited by the Jockey Club, but it is still 

 carried out by some exhibitors of faint-hearted show-horses ; 

 whether it should be permitted is quite another matter. 



Draft. — The term applied to a collection of horses which 

 are disposed of out of a stable. 



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