YELD — YORKSHIRE BOOT 



Yeld, — A Scottish term, also known as Eild applied to 

 brood mares which are not in foal. 



Yellows. — See Jaundice. 



Yorkshire Boot— The Yorkshire boot is a most useful 

 thing of its kind in cases of emergency arising out of 

 brushes, and suchlike injuries. It consists of a piece of 

 blanket or horse cloth about lo inches wide, and long 

 enough to go twice round the leg above the joint. It is 



Yorkshire Boot in course of fixing and complete. 



wrapped round the limb whilst open to its full width, and 

 a tape or piece of string is tied round the middle of it, the 

 top half being then turned down so as to make a double 

 thickness round the leg. (See Boots, Brushing, Cutting, 

 Overreaches, Shoes, Speedy Cut.) 



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