LENGTH OF A HORSE — LICENSES 



Length of a Horse. — Opinions differ as regards the parts 

 from which a horse's length of body should be measured, 

 and certainly there must always be a difficulty in taking 

 it, as the most prominent part in front, namely, the point of 

 the shoulder, is not in a straight line with the point of the 

 buttock, which projects out furthest behind. The method, 

 therefore, of measuring from the point of the shoulder in 

 a straight line to the back of the buttock below the point 

 is the best that can be adopted. 



Let Down. — A horse is said to be let down when his ribs 

 are long so that he possesses a considerable depth of chest. 



Level Action is an action in which all the different joints 

 work together harmoniously, with the result that the feet 

 are put down smoothly in their proper places. (See Action^ 



Liberty. — A horse is said to show liberty in his action 

 when he moves with freedom, using his shoulders well and 

 getting over the ground with freedom. (See Free Action?) 



Lice. — Aged horses, and those kept in dirty stables or 

 turned out on foul land, are subject to these pests, which 

 are sometimes communicated by poultry. 



Treatment. — A dressing of sulphur ointment or paraffin 

 will usually succeed. (See Ticks.) 



Licenses. — For all vehicles excepting those used bona 

 fide for the purposes of their owner's business (in which case 

 they must not be used for any other purpose, and have his 

 name and address painted on them) a license must be 

 paid on the following scales : — four-wheeled carriages, to be 

 drawn or adapted to be drawn by two or more horses, £2, 2s. ; 

 four-wheeled carriages, to be drawn or adapted to be drawn 

 by one horse, ;^r, is.; two-wheeled carriages, iSs. ; hackney 

 carriages, 15s. A license of 15s. has also to be paid for 

 each male servant kept, irrespective of age. (See Armorial 

 Bearings^ 



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