BREEDS OF HORSES 45 



A few hairs off. A skin blemish not haired over; usually a 

 wire mark which may be either large or small. 



A hole in. Used in speaking of an animal that is believed to 

 be defective in some manner but which at present is not apparent. 



An Indian. A wild or vicious horse difficult to handle in 01 

 out of the stall. 



At the halter. See No. 6, auction rules. 



Beefy hocks. Thick meaty hocks lacking in quality. 



Bench legged. See knock kneed. 



Blue eye. An unsound eye with blue appearance. The sight 

 may or may not be entirely gone. 



Bobber or jig back. A horse or mule that wobbles in hind 

 quarters when he moves, due to an unsound or weak back in the 

 region of the loin. 



Boggy in hocks. Bog spavins. 



Bow legged. Too wide apart at the knees, the opposite of knock 

 kneed. 



Bowed tendon. An enlarged tendon back of the cannon due 

 to an injury. 



Broken knees. Knees which have had the skin broken from 

 a fall or a bruise and much enlarged. 



Buck kneed. Knees bent forward when standing. 



Bull pen. An auction ring at any market where horses are 

 sold. 



Bush. To deduct a part of a stated sale price on account of a 

 blemish or unsoundness not mentioned or not apparent at time of 

 sale, or for other reasons. 



Calf kneed. Knees bent too far back, the opposite of buck 

 kneed. 



Capped hock. The point of the hock back of the web enlarged. 

 Caused by a bruise of the bursa. 



Car bruised. Bruised in car in shipping. If freshly done swell- 

 ing and inflammation will be present. 



Cartilage. Prominent lateral cartilage or incipient side bone. 



Chancy. Purchased at a moderate price because of an uncer- 

 tainty with prospects for developing into something good. 



Cock ankle. Standing bent forward on the fetlocks, more 

 often on the hind ones. 



Coon footed. Long and very low pasterns. 



Coupling. The space or connection between the dorsal verte- 

 brae and the pelvis on top of the back. An animal that has a long 

 coupling is too long in the lumbar vertebra). This is best measured 

 by the distance of last rib from hip. 



Cow hocked. Standing with hocks together and hind toes out. 



Crampy. In hind legs raising either one or both legs up 

 with a jerk. More apparent when the animal has been standing 

 and is cool. 



In the back. When the head is elevated and the animal is com- 

 pelled to move backward he raises his tail and shows a quivering of 

 the flanks, soreness of the loin and an inclination to drag his feet. 



