62 A BC OF THE HORSE 



thoroughly cleaned with a brush and 

 water. Bishoping, so called after a 

 man named Bishop, who first per- 

 formed the nefarious operation, is a 

 tampering with the teeth in order to 

 make an aged horse appear more 

 youthful. Some years ago this opera- 

 tion was very popular with a certain 

 class of migratory dealer, but the 

 strong arm of the law has done much 

 to put a stop to it, Tar is sometimes 

 given to broken-winded horses in order 

 to keep quiet the secret-telling cough. 

 There are scores of such tricks known 

 to the stable hanger-on, but as they 

 are also known to the expert they 



