QUARTER OF THE HOOF— QUI TTOR 



neighbours there is nothing to do but to place him by 

 himself, or else in an end stall in which his head collar 

 rope can be fastened to a ring in the wall, so that his head 

 is kept away from the horse next to him, and nothing passes 

 behind him to kick at. A quarrelsome horse should never 

 be turned out with others, for if he is, some mischief is sure 

 to happen. 



Quarter of the Hoof. — The part of the wall between the 

 toe and the heel. (See Foot.) 



Quarters, 

 and thighs. 



-The parts of a horse which include the croup 



Quarter Sheet is that part of a horse's clothing which 

 covers the entire body and buckles in front. (See Clothing^ 



Quidding. — When a horse, through bad teeth or any 

 other cause, is unable to masticate his food properly, and 

 can only chew it, he often returns it. This is called quidding, 

 but it must not be confused with vomiting, as a horse very 

 rarely, if ever, vomits. (See Dentistry., Indigestion^ 



Quittor is an abscess which forms at the coronet, causing 

 considerable pain and, of course, lame- 

 ness. It is generally the result of an 

 injury either through a tread or bruise ; 

 but in some cases a sore and discharge 

 of pus is caused by a prick in shoeing 

 or a nail running into the sole of the 

 foot, and this may be mistaken for 

 quittor. The reason for the sore 

 appearing at the coronet is, that the 

 inflammation caused by the prick 

 causes suppuration, and the pus can- 

 not escape unless the horn of the foot 

 is opened, and hence finds its way 

 upwards and discharges at the coronet, 

 thus it may be mistaken for quittor by an inexperienced person, 



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