Keeping with One's Horses. A term used to 

 denote what has been called the easiest of all tactics in a 

 running race — that is, to keep with one's horses, the con- 

 testants, until the finish, and then to come away if one can. 



Kegging". A form of restiveness; a vice. A restive 

 horse is one, under the saddle, that is fidgety and uneasy, yet 

 refusing to go on. To overcome the habit, give the horse a 

 good shaking up ; a cut or two with the w^hip, a few digs of 

 the spurs, pull him round and round to one side, then to 

 another, rein him back, and thus tire him out. 



Kentucky Saddler. A family of celebrated horses, 

 native of Kentucky, founded by breeding the thoroughbred 

 four-mile race horse, Denmark, by imported Hedgeford, to the 

 native or Canadian cross-bred mares of that State ; hence, the 

 modern Kentucky saddler is a cross between the thoroughbred 

 and the pacer. The horses are very handsome, of good disposi- 

 tion, weigh about 1,200 pounds, and are good jumpers. They 

 are trained to the flat-footed walk, or ordinary walk ; the run- 

 ning walk ; the amble ; the rack, or single foot ; the trot ; the 

 canter, and the gallop. 



Keratogenous Membrane ; Keratopyllus Tissue. 

 The name of a membrane of the horse's hoof which embraces 

 the coronary cushion ; the velvety tissue, or formative organ of 

 the sole and frog, and the laminal tissue. 



Kerbs ; Chestnuts. Epidermal glands on the curb, or 

 level of the hock joint; and on the inside of the knees. See 

 Chestnuts. 



Kicking. A serious vice. 



Killing Big. Making a f ortmiate strike in the pool-box. 



Kindergarten. The training ground for young colts. 



Kings of the Pacers. To close of 1893: One mile 

 by a gelding — Mascot, by Deceive, Terre Haute, Ind., Septem- 

 ber 29, 1892, (race record); and Flying Jib, by Algona, Chi- 

 cago, 111., September 15, 1893, (against time), 2:04. One mile 

 by a stallion — Direct, by Director, Nashville, Tenn., November 

 8, 1892, 2:05i. One mile to wagon — Roy Wilkes, by Adrian 

 Wilkes, Independence, Iowa, October 30, 1891, over kite track, 



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