LOFTS — LOSING FLESH 



Lofts over stables are often the cause of trouble with 

 horses' ears and eyes, owing to dust and particles of forage 

 getting through the crevices of the floor ; and under any 

 circumstances they create dust and cause the horses' coats to 

 become dirty. When possible, therefore, it is best to keep the 

 forage in some other place than a loft, and, excepting in cases 

 where space is valuable, the absence of a loft is all in favour 

 of the horses, as the stable is more airy and healthier without 

 one. (See Stables.) 



Loin Cloth. — A rainproof cloth which is fixed over the 

 loins of light harness horses which have to stand about in 

 bad weather. 



Loins. — The loins of a horse are situated above the 

 flanks between the back and the croup. 



Long Hay is hay which is of the same length as when 

 the grass was mown, such as is contained in trusses or in 

 the stack. (See Feeding.) 



Look Out. — The term applied to the expression of 

 a horse's face combined with formation of head. 



Lop Ears. — Ears which are not carried erect, but project 

 at each side of the head, are thus described. By some they 

 are associated with a dull, sluggish disposition, but this idea 

 does not invariably apply, though lop ears are unquestionably 

 unsightly. 



Lorry. — A heavy, four-wheeled dray without sides to it. 



Losing Flesh. — When horses begin to lose flesh, the 

 presence of worms may be suspected, but sometimes the 

 trouble may be due to debility or indigestion. In any cir- 

 cumstances every care should be taken to ascertain the cause, 

 else a valuable life may be lost. (See Debility, Indigestion, 

 Tonics y Worms.) 



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