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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



RUNNING AWAY is a vice sel<lom cured. It is difficult to de- 

 tect by the buyer. The habit once confirmed is incurable. 



SHYING is a vice that may come from nervousness, or defect 

 of vision. Near-sightedness is a common cause. 



CRIB-BITING AND WIND-SUCKING may or may not be classed as 

 a vice. We deem it an unsoundness. It surely is an objection- 

 able habit, and detracts from value. 



CUTTING OR INTERFERING may not be called vices, rather disa- 

 bilities, which disfigure and detract from usefulness. 



OVER-REACHING OR FORGING, AND CATCHING OR STRIKING the front 

 shoe with the hind foot is more serious, and attended with so 

 much danger to horse and rider that it may well be classed as 

 a vice. Young horses, shod heavier in front, and heads reined 

 up well, may outgrow the latter, but the old horse is hopeless. 



PAWING, when in harness, at the hitching-post. or in the 

 stable, indicates a restless disposition. It is a serious defect, 

 and often is a vice. 



SLIPPING THE BRIDLE OR HALTER is a vice attended with 

 danger, and is incurable. A strap that passes around the neck 

 is the safest hitch for such horses. 



PULLING AT THE HALTER is a vice. It can be cured and pre- 



v e n ted. The 

 method of curing 

 by passing a rope 

 under the tail is 

 here illustrated. 



SPEEDY CUT, in- 

 terfering, broken 

 knees, stumbling, 

 all tell of defec- 

 t i v e formation, 

 and the marks 

 are generally in sight to tell the buyer of the habit and 

 weakness. 



STUMBLING argues an imperfect formation or a weakness, 

 which may be natural, or arise from a strain or injury. It is a 

 disability, which by bad usage and punishment may become a vice- 



IIOIJSK PULLING AT THE HALTER. 



