POINT OF BUTTOCK— POISONS 



very often it is a sign of a screw loose somewhere. (See 

 Laminitis, Navicular Disease.) 



Point of Buttock. — The part of the buttock which 

 projects furthest from the body. (See Buttock.) 



Point of Elbow. — The top back part of the fore-leg 

 which projects at the top of the elbow. (See Elbow, Fore- 

 legs, Points, Ulna.) 



Point of Hip. — The bony projection on the flanks. (See 

 Points.) 



Point of Loin. — The highest part of the back, where the 

 croup commences. (See Jumper s Bump.) 



Point of the Shoulder. — The lowest part of the shoulder 

 in front of the chest. (See Points.) 



Point to Point Races are cross-country races, which are 

 not run over a regular course, but from one stated point 

 to another. It is usual to mark the course by flags at the 

 jumps. (See Steeplechase.) 



Points. — See next page. 



Poisons are divided into two kinds, irritant or corrosive 

 and narcotic. The former are associated with pain more or 

 less acute, whilst in the latter the horse becomes more and 

 more drowsy and eventually succumbs. Included in the 

 following list are the poisons which most commonly are 

 taken by horses, in some cases by accident, and others 

 through the wilful act of a malicious person, or in the form 

 of a medicine administered with the best intentions by some 

 ignorant individual. In all cases of suspected poisoning, 

 professional assistance should be procured at once, but mean- 

 while the treatment suggested below may be applied. 



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