Baby. A pet term used in describing a young colt. 

 Train and educate the colts early — to halter, to bit, to harness ; 

 handle them, teach them, let them become accustomed to your 

 presence. Baby trotter — A term applied to a colt under two 

 years old accustomed to the training track. 



Back. That portion of the spinal column to which the 

 ribs are attached. Bounded in front by the withers ; behind 

 by the loins ; on each side by the ribs. 



Back. The walk extended backw^ards. 



Back End. [Eng.] The last two months of the racing 

 season. A "back ender" is a horse which appears on the race 

 course at the end of the season. 



Backing". Gibbing. A disagi-eeable form of restive- 

 ness, and when so fixed as to have become a habit is a serious 

 vice. 



Back Sinews. The flexor tendons or cords wiiich form 

 the posterior line of the limb between the knee and the fetlock 

 of the fore leg, and between the hock and the fetlock of the 

 hind leg. 



Back Strap. The back band of a harness extending 

 from the saddle to the crupper. With the surcingle and bridle, 

 it is used in giving the colt his first lessons in education. 



Back Stretch. That part of a race track which is 

 opposite to the home stretch ; the back side of an oval course ; 

 the place where patrol judges are stationed during a heat or 

 race. 



Badminton. The seat of the Duke of Beaufort, K. G., 

 at Cheltenham, Wiltshire, England; and name given to the 

 volumes of the Library of Sports and Pastimes, including Rac- 

 ing, Riding, Driving, edited by him. 



Baked; Burnt; Grain Burnt. A horse that does 

 not sweat-out easily and freely after sufficient exercise, is said 

 to be " baked " or " burnt." It is very rarely a constitutional 

 defect, and is generally due to having been overfed with grain. 



Balance ; Balanced Action. The harmonious action 

 of the front and hind limbs of the horse ; to go smooth. It 

 seems to be one of the mechanical peculiarities of rapid trot- 



