KICKING S TRA F—KNEE- CA PS 



that he will abandon the habit, but a cure is not often 

 effected. 



A horse which kicks in saddle is a constant source of 

 danger to all and everything about him, and is usually — in 

 fact, always ought to be — adorned by a piece of red ribbon 

 on his tail as a warning. The only course for his rider to 

 adopt is to keep his horse's head well up, and apply the whip 

 to his shoulders. 



Kicking in harness is usually met by using a kicking- 

 strap, which, in the case of a single horse, consists of a strap 

 which passes through a loop above the crupper and is buckled 

 at either end to the shafts. In pairs a double strap is run 

 from the pad along each side of the crupper and buckled to 

 the splinter bar. 



Kicking-strap. — See Kicking. 



Kidney Link is an oval or kidney-shaped link through 

 which the leather straps of the harness pass. 



King's Premiums. — See Premitims. 



Kink in Tail. — Some horses possess a natural twist in 

 the tail which is most unsightly. The only way to remove 

 it is by docking. (See Docking.) 



Knee-caps are most useful protec- 

 tions for the knees of horses which are 

 sent on journeys by train or steamboat. 

 They should also be worn at exercise 

 if the roads are slippery, and colts, 

 when being broken to harness, should 

 never be without them. They should 

 not be buckled tight above the knee 

 lest circulation should be impaired, and 

 they may be quite loose below the 

 joint, all that the lower strap is useful 

 for being to prevent the knee-cap from 

 getting out of position. 

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Knee-cap, 



