48 DOMESTIC ANIMALS, DAIRYING, ETC. 



Quittor. A fistulous opening upon the heel or coronary band 

 of the foot. 



Rat tail. A tail with but little hair. 



Rejects. Animals not filling the guaranty and consequently 

 turned back on the hands of the seller. 



Rickety. The same as bobber or jig back. 



Ringbone. A bony growth on the upper or lower pastern bones 

 and most always causing lameness. 



Ripper. An exceptionally good big animal. 



Roach back. See hog back. 



Roarer. Defective in wind. Very windy. 



Rough behind. Having a bone spavin. 



Rounding hock. Having a curb. 



Sand crack. A vertical crack in the middle of the hoof often 

 running to coronet. 



Scalping. When speeding, the horse strikes the front side of 

 the hind coronet, pastern or cannon against the front toe. Also, 

 applied to a trader that buys and sells animals on the market. 



Seam in hoof. A scar in hoof from an injury of some kind, 

 such as cracks, wire marks, calks, etc. 



Seedy toe. A separation of the walls of the toe from the sen- 

 sitive laminae. Very often the end of the toes turn slightly up. 



Serpentine. An animal that extends and withdraws his tongue 

 as a serpent. 



Serviceably sound. See No. 2, auction rules. 



Shoe boil. A bruise at elbow which results in an abscess, 

 caused from the animal lying on his foot in such a way that the 

 heel of the shoe strikes the elbow. 



Sickle hock. Too much bend in the hock. A conformation 

 predisposed to curbs. 



Side bone. An ossified lateral cartilage occuring on either side 

 at the top of the foot. 



Slab sided. Flat ribbed. 



Smoke his pipe. An animal with lip torn where the bridle bit 

 rests. 



Smoky eye. A clouded eye with whitish appearance. 



Smooth mouth. An aged horse. 



Sound. See No. 1, auction rules. 



Speck in eye. A spot on the eye not covering the pupil. It 

 may or may not impair the sight. 



Speedy cutting. Striking the inside of the hind cannon against 

 the front foot as the hind foot is brought forward and passes the 

 front foot on the outside in over-reaching. This only happens in 

 speedy horses. 



Splay footed. Nigger heeled. 



Splint. A bony growth on the cannon bone occurring most 

 often on the front legs and either on the inside or out, but more 

 often on the inside. 



Stands a little careless in front. Knees sprung or buck" kneed. 



