Face. That part of the front of the horse's head from 

 the eyes to the nostrils. 



Face of the Track. The surface of a track is called 

 its face. 



Facing" the Flag. Said of the horses in a running race 

 when they come up for a start, as in the expression, " as fine a 

 field as ever faced the flag." 



False Quarter. A lesion of the foot similar to sand- 

 crack in appearance, but caused by an interruption of the 

 secreting process at the top of the hoof, which causes it to 

 become soft and spongy ; a defect in the outer wall of the hoof. 

 It is legal unsoundness. 



Fancy Match. A cross match pair or span of horses, 

 where no attention is paid to having them of the same color; 

 as, black and white, or bay and chestnut, according to the 

 individual fancy of the owner. 



Farcy. Glanders. The two are one and the same dis- 

 ease, differing only in that glanders is applied to the disease 

 when the local lesions j^redominate in the internal organs, 

 especially in the lungs and air tubes ; and that farcy is the term 

 applied to the disease M^hen the principal manifestation is an 

 outbreak of the lesions on the exterior or skin of the animal. 

 It is legal unsoundness. See Glanders. 



Far Turn. The turn on the back stretch of the course. 



Farrier. A word derived from the Latin Ferrum, mean- 

 ing iron ; hence a worker in iron ; a smith who combines the 

 art of horseshoeing with that of the veterinary profession. 

 When the term was first applied it was a title of distinction, 

 for very few had the skill necessary to be a successful farrier. 

 It was a valuable gift, especially when the horse was so inval- 

 uable and necessary an adjunct of war, and in those early 

 days the gift was confined in certain families the members of 

 which were royal favorites. It is said the noble earls of 

 Terrier or Ferrers had such an origin. 



Fashion. A famous racing mare of the early American 

 turf. Bred by William Gibbons, Madison, N. Y. Foaled, 

 April 26, 1837. By imported Trustee, by Catton; dam, 



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