FORELOCK — FORKS 



long cannon bone predisposes weakness of the sinews, and 

 small knees betoken weakness, whilst the Pisiform should 

 be prominent so as to enable the tendons to stand out well, 

 otherwise the leg will be tied in. Below the knee the leg 

 should be big and flat, the more bone the better, any 

 approach to standing over or calf knees being a great fault. 

 (See Calf Knees, Elbow, Fetlock, Foot, Knees.) 



Forelock is the term applied to the continuation of the 

 mane, which extends between the ears and hangs over the 

 forehead. 



Forging. — The act of forging consists of the horse hitting 

 the inner edee of the fore-shoe with his hind toe. The best 



Forsrinc 



course to pursue is to shorten his hind toe, and to put the 

 shoe back a little. (See Brushing, Over-reaches, Speedy Cut, 

 Shoes, Treads.) 



Forks should never be kept in the stable, and wherever 

 they are placed when out of use the prongs should always 

 be on the ground. Nor is there any necessity for having sharp 

 prongs to a stable fork, which is only used for bedding up 



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