TUB CART — TURNING OUT 



in a light sulky, which barely provides seating accommoda- 

 tion for the driver, who sits with his feet resting on the shafts. 

 Racing sulkies as a rule are fitted with small wheels, furnished 

 with pneumatic tyres. (See Sulky, Tyre.) 



Tub Cart. — See Governess Cart. 



Tucked Up. — A horse is said to be tucked up when 

 his back ribs are shorter than usual and the loins behind 

 them are drawn up so that he possesses a wasp-waisted 

 appearance. 



Tugs are the parts of the back band of a single harness 

 horse which pass round the shaft in front of the stops in 

 order to support it and keep the harness in its proper place. 



Turning Out. — Opinions differ very considerably as 

 regards the wisdom of turning out horses in the summer or 

 at such periods of the year when they are not required for 

 work. Under any circumstances it is necessary to adopt the 

 precaution of not exposing an animal to the effects of cold 

 nights and raw weather too suddenly, if he has been kept in 

 a warm stable and heavily clothed. It is desirable, therefore, 

 that his clothing should be decreased by degrees, and then 

 his hind shoes having been removed he may be given his 

 freedom. One effect of turning him out will be that the horn 

 of his hoof is likely to become brittle and break off in flakes 

 owing to the removal of his shoes, even though he be on wet 

 soil, and the risk is increased in hot weather if he is on land 

 that is baked by the sun. Hence the disinclination of most 

 people to remove the fore-shoes, but if these are left on he 

 must be re-shod in front at least every three weeks, as the 

 horn will be growing all the time and his shoes will begin to 

 pinch him. The back shoes must be taken off for the safety 

 of other animals in the same pasture. Unless the grass is 

 very abundant and of good quality the horses which will 

 soon be wanted for work again should be given a feed of 



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