PART XII. 



GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 



[^Alphabetically arranged, in simple language for persotis 

 entirely unaccustomed to horses.) 



ACTUAL CAUTEHY is a term often used in veterinary 

 work without any explanation. It means the use of a red-hot 

 iron for firing. This should not be attempted by an amateur. 



BANGING is cutting a tail square. 



BARS are two pieces of horn seen on sole of each foot. They 

 start from heels, and meet obliquely near middle of sole. The 

 ridges of the palate are called also bars. 



BAR-SHOE is a shoe with the ends connected by a flat bar. 

 Useful for horses that have had thrush, &c. 



BISHOPTNG is the dishonest trick of making an old horse 

 look like a young one, specially as to teeth marks. 



BLAZE is a white patch on face between eyes. A white- 

 faced horse is technically described as " snip, star, and blaze." 



CALKIN is the end of a shoe turned down to prevent slipping, 

 as usually seen on a cart-horse's hind feet. 



CAVESON is an instrument used for breaking ia young horses. 



CHARGE is a strong adhesive plaster (almost obsolete). 



CLIP is a bit of shoe turned up either at toe or side to keep it 

 on better. 



COFFIN (or PEDAL) BONE is inside each hoof, of similar 

 shape but less than half its size. 



CORONET is the band or ring just above the hoof where 

 horn is secreted. 



DISTANCE on a race-course is 240 yards from the winning 

 post. ^ 



DOCK is the part just under the tail. 



DOCKING, an old-fashioned plan of c 

 the tail. 



ELBOW is the joint at top of each foreleg near the ribs. 



DOCKING, an old-fashioned plan of cutting off some joints 

 of the tail. 



