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The seat on liorseback is one in which the crotch and hips are as firmly 

 attached to tl:e saddle as it is possible tor tlicm to be; the legs 

 below the knee as free and independent as possible, and the body 

 from the waist upward, innfectly supple and i)liable. "VVI);Uever 

 movement the horse makes, tlie hips must conlorm, moving to 

 tlie right or to tlie left, or tii)i)ing backward or forward, as tlic case 

 may be. The legs from the knees downward, must l)e frct^ to move 

 in obedience to the rider's will, tiie upper part of thetriink keep 

 perfect balance and move easily on a llcxibic spine, accommodat- 

 ing itself to every movement.— The Saddle Horse, 



Seated Shoe. A horse-shoe fitted into a groove or bev- 

 eled edge oi: the crust or wall of the foot ; a Charlier shoe. 



Second Favorite. A horse thought to possess the 

 ability of winning second place ; the second choice of the field. 



Second Tliig"li. A group of small muscles located on 

 the outer face of the thigh and below the stifle or knee, and in 

 front of the calf. 



Sectional Shoe. A shoe for contracted feet, quarter 

 cracks and tender feet. It consists of a plate and overshoe, 

 the shoe being adjustable and removable from the plate as 

 often as desired, without drawing the nails from the foot. 



Secundo. The name of a very severe English bit used 

 for pulling horses; for those that refuse the jumps; that run 

 out at their fences, or which are at times liable to take charge 

 of their riders. 



Selling" Race. A race the conditions of which require 

 that the winner must be offered for sale at public auction, 

 unless otherwise stipulated. Any horse running in a race "to 

 be sold," shall be liable, if the winner, to be claimed for the 

 selling price ; and if it is a condition of the race that the win- 

 ner is to be sold by auction, the sale takes place immediately 

 at the close of the race, one-half of any surplus over the selling 

 price going to the second horse, and the remainder to the asso- 

 ciation. In selling races the horse's engagements are included 

 in the sale. Any person offering or entering into an agreement 

 for a consideration to bid or not to bid on a horse winning a 

 selling race, shall be deemed guilty of a fraud and shall be 

 ruled off. 



Send-off; Sent Away. A start in a race; a good 

 send-off is a fine uniform and fair starting of all the horses in 

 a heat or race. 



Sensitive Liaminse. The thin plates of soft tissue cov- 

 ering the anterior surface of the cofRn bone. They number 

 from five to six hundred, extend parallel to each other, and by 

 fitting into corresponding grooves on the inner surface of the 

 horn of the wall, the union of the soft and horny tissues of the 

 hoof is rendered complete and perfect. 



