GRUEL — HACK 



imparting the final polish, plenty of time being devoted to 

 the work. The face and ears should be lightly gone over 

 with a damp sponge and then thoroughly dried on a soft 

 towel, as also the parts on which no hair grows. If necessary, 

 the mane and tail should be combed, but too much of this 

 sort of thing is apt to bring out the hair, and therefore as a 

 rule the dandy brush is sufficient to do all that is required. 

 (See Body Brush, Curry-comb, Dandy Brush, Heated Horses.) 



Gruel. — To make gruel put i lb. of oatmeal into 4 quarts 

 of cold water and place on the fire, stirring it well to prevent 

 it getting lumpy, and taking care that it does not become 

 smoked, as if it does the horse will not eat it. When it 

 comes to the boil set it on the hob for a few minutes, then 

 stir again and pour into a pail to cool. 



Grunting. — When a horse grunts if suddenly startled or 

 being struck, there is a good cause of suspicion that he is 

 unsound in his wind, and he should be closely examined by 

 a competent person. It is not invariably the case, however, 

 that a grunter is unsound, but it may be added that he 

 usually is. 



Gullet Plate of a saddle is the arch under the pommel 

 which protects the withers of the horse from being rubbed 

 and communicates with the gullet or groove which runs 

 the whole length of the underpart of the saddle to the cantle. 

 (See Cantle, Saddle.) 



Gyp Horse. — A term used in some parts of the country to 

 describe a horse, one of whose parents belongs to a Heavy 

 and the other to a Light variety. (See Half-bred, Heavy 

 Horse, Light Horse.) 



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Hack. — A description applied to a riding horse. (See 

 Lady's Horse, Park Hack.) 



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