604 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



OVER REACHING is catching the toe of the hind shoe against 

 the heel or shoe of the fore-foot, injuring the foot or straining 

 the limb, and endangering the rider. It is a vile habit which 

 jockies and farriers tell you shoeing will correct. Until shoe- 

 ing, and boots, and pads make over the anatomy of the over- 

 readier, this fault will exist with danger. 



FORGING is a clicking of the hind and fore shoes when trot- 

 ting. The point of the hind shoe may touch the heel of the fore 

 shoe, but usually it strikes the web of the fore shoe when the 

 foot is clear of the ground, and the bottom presented to the 

 hind one. This is called also " clicking," " shovel and tongs," 

 "poker and tongs," and, like over-reaching, shows a defect in 

 formation. The belly is usually too short for the back, or the 

 back is long in proportion to the belly, or the body is short 

 and legs long. The clicking of untrained colts may not be 

 classed an unsoundness unless the form is such as to indicate it 

 will be a habit that training will not correct. 



If the proportions of back, belly, and limbs are reasonably 

 good, and the young horse clicks on a jog, we have found he 

 usually abandons it after a few weeks driving. It is not then 

 safe to class it as unsoundness. 



DAISY CUTTING or abnormally low action tells of tender feet, 

 strained muscles, or need of rest at pasture. It may be classed 

 unsoundness until corrected by rest. 



CLAMBERING is an abnormally high action, too high for prac- 

 tical or easy work, but is not an unsoundness. 



KNEE-SPRUNG though not a disease in itself, is the effect of 

 a disease. When legs are good, the center of gravity passes 

 through the center of the limbs and touches at the heels. The 

 sprung knee may be from defect in formation, or from sprains 

 of the metatarsal or suspensory ligaments; long continued sore- 

 ness in the feet, shins, joints, etc. 



CALF-KNEE OR CALF-LEGGED is a weakness or defective forma- 

 tion where the knee falls back of the line of gravity. The leys 

 of sound horses are straight from the elbow to the fetlock. Any de- 

 viation from that detracts from value. The greater the devia- 

 tion the less the value of the animal. 



