VERREA CHES — PA CE 



Overreaches are bruises caused by the hind-foot striking 

 a fore-leg, and they are generally the result of the inner edge 

 of the hind-toe hit- 

 ting the front leg on 

 the coronet or back 

 tendon. 



Treatment. — This 

 must, of course, de- 

 pend upon where the 

 seat of the injury lies, 

 but prevention being 

 always better than 

 cure, the hind shoe 

 should in future be 

 cut away at the toe, 

 so as to reduce the 

 chances of it striking 

 the one in front. 



Overreach. 



Overworking. — See Overloading. 



Oxygen. — The administration of oxygen to horses as an 

 incentive to endurance has for some time past been recog- 

 nised by some horse owners, and more recently the belief in 

 its merits has gained ground. A special and very simple 

 apparatus has been designed for administering it ; but though 

 the practice may be beneficial, it is possible that it may be 

 prohibited so far as race-horses are concerned. (See Doping?) 



Pace. — The question of pace is one which deserves the 

 serious consideration of both owners and servants, as a truer 

 maxim never existed than that which lays down the fact 

 that " it is not the miles we travel, it is the pace that kills." 

 It is essential, therefore, that every horse should, as a general 



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