SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN HORSES — TAIL NOTCHES 



small, and mixed with chaff in the form of chop. Some 

 owners prefer to boil or steam their roots, but unless young 

 or sick horses, or those suffering from impaired digestion, 

 are being dealt with, uncooked roots are preferable, and 

 under any circumstances they should not be overcooked. 

 (See Feeding, Marigolds, Turnips^ 



Swedish and Norwegian Horses. — These breeds con- 

 sist of dun-coloured horses from 13 to 15 hands in height. 

 They are strong and hardy, good trotters of the harness type 

 and short - legged. The Finnish horses and ponies very 

 closely resemble them in many respects, but they have no 

 pace. 



Swing Horse. — The middle horse in a random, or 

 middle pair in a six-horse, team. (See Random?) 



Tables. — The upper, cutting surfaces of a horse's teeth. 

 (See Age, Dentistry^ 



Tail. — The tail of a horse should be set on high, and 

 carried rather up in the case of an animal which moves 

 gaily and possesses action. The carriage of an Arab's tail 

 is characteristic of this breed, as it is very high, resembling 

 that of a rocking-horse, and frequently turned a little on 

 one side. (See Bang-tail, Docking, Fan-tail, Squaring Tail.) 



Tail Guard. — A leather cover which is fastened round 

 the upper part of a horse's tail to prevent him rubbing off 

 the hairs at the root. 



Tail Notches. — Some owners of horses running on 

 common land adopt a means of identifying their horses by 

 cutting notches in the hair of the back of their long tails. 



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