HINNY— HOBBLES 



Hinny. — The result of crossing a horse or pony stallion 

 with a she-ass. (See Bardot, Jennet^ 



Hip Down. — The term applied to the permanent result 

 of a fracture of the point of the hip, which often occurs 

 through a horse's hip coming into contact with a gate or door- 

 post. 



Hip Joint. — The joint where the femur or thigh bone joins 

 ihe pelvis. (See Hind-legs.) 



Hobbles. — It is often necessary, and under most cases 

 it is a wise precaution to adopt, to hobble the hind-legs of 



Hobbles. 



a mare before she is served by a horse. The accompanying 

 illustration exactly explains the arrangement of a simple yet 

 most effective form of hobble. It consists of a loop round 

 the neck, the ends of the former passing between the fore-legs 

 to the back pasterns, to which they are secured as shown above. 

 (See Brood Mare.) 



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