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Trotting Association there is a board of review in each state, 

 district and territory of the United States, and in each foreign 

 state or country in which there is one or more members, which 

 has "original jurisdiction of all matters relating to the turf 

 arising on the grounds of members in such state," as well as 

 all cases of appeal brought to it under the by-laws of the 

 association. 



Klieuinatism. A form of inflammation attacking the 

 fibrous structures, (tendons, joints, muscles, etc.), of the bodj'^; 

 largely dependent on constitutional predisposition transmitted 

 from ancestors to offspring. It is an unsoundness only when 

 it has become a determined and constitutional complaint ; and 

 where no relapse of it has occurred for some time, and it may 

 be considered a permanent cure has been effected, the animal 

 may be given a certificate of soundness. 



Ribs. The region of the ribs of the horse is bounded by 

 the shoulders in front ; by the flanks behind ; by the back 

 above, and by the belly and brisket, (sternum), below. 



Ribbons. Reins ; leading-lines to a harness by which 



the horse or horses are controlled. To " handle the ribbons " 



is to drive ; to hold the reins. 



Jim Keegan handled the ribbons over tlie six fine grays when President 

 Grant was received in Angusta, in fine style; and many a man on 

 the street no doubt thought him a more important person than the 

 President. — Daily paj^er. 



Ride ; Rider. To be carried on the back of a horse ; 

 to sit in a sulky or buggy and manage a horse in motion ; to 

 ride a race. Hence a rider is a person who rides on horse- 

 back ; one who is skilled in horsemanship. 



Ride and Tie. A method of riding by two persons 

 having but one horse between them, much practiced in early 

 times by those travelling. The plan was for one person to 

 ride half a mile or more, according to the agreement, then 

 dismount, hitch the horse and walk. The second person 

 coming up on foot would take the horse and ride his turn, 

 going ahead of the one walking, and tieing the horse for him 

 for his next turn at riding, and so on the entire distance. 



Riding- a Race. The four different methods or tactics 

 to be used in riding a race are denominated: 1. Waiting; 2. 

 Making the running; 3. Waiting in front; 4. Keeping with 

 one's horses. See particular definitions under each heading. 



Ridg-ling ; Ridgel ; Rig-g-ot. A male animal having 

 one testicle ; a horse half castrated ; a nag. The courts have 

 decided that a ridgling is a horse ; not a gelding. 



Rig". A jockey's outfit. The colors worn by jockeys are 

 often gorgeous and brilliant. Generally the oldest stables 



