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bid. ^^A hair or two off above the hoof '^ means 

 that the horse has a wire-cut, which may be as 

 big as the palm of your hand, but having been 

 pointed out, goes with him. '*A little bit of a 

 speck in one eye'' guarantees one good eye — no 

 more, no less. ^^A little bluish in one eye'* 

 means the same thing, and so do ^^a little 

 smoke ' ' and ^ ^ a little feather. ' ' '' Which eye ! ' ' 

 queries some one in the crowd. ^^ Don't know," 

 replies the seller, and thereupon no guarantee 

 goes with either eye. **A little rough behind" 

 indicates that the horse has a spavin or thor- 

 oughpin or some other unsoundness about his 

 hocks, and it all goes with him. ^^ Makes just a 

 little noise" is one way of saying that a horse 

 is off in his wind or ^^ windy." ^^ Jacks" are 

 bone spavins. ^* Michigan pads" are long- 

 shaped puffs on the outside of the hocks below 

 where the thoroughpin shows. ^^A little round- 

 ing on one hock" implies that the horse has a 

 curb and if some one believes that there is some- 

 thing wrong with a horse which cannot be read- 

 ily discovered he alleges that ^Hhere is a hole in 

 him somewhere." ^^A little careless of one 

 knee" tells that the horse is knee-sprung, **a 

 little rough on the coronet'' that he has a side- 

 bone or ringbone. *^ Stands a little careless" 

 indicates that the horse points a fore foot. 



A brand new one in the trade just now is ^*he 

 smokes his pipe," which indicates that a horse's 

 lip has been torn at some time and so hangs 



