256 HANDBOOK OF THE TUEF. 



SUMMARY. 



Stockton, Cal., October lo, 1891. Palo Alto started to 

 beat his record of 2:12^. 



Time, 1 



Palo Alto, 2 



Time: 2:12|. 



Supervisors. Officers appointed by the National Trot- 

 ting Association to visit any meeting held on any track in its 

 membership, to learn if the rules are properly observed, and 

 take the time of horses in any heat or race, which facts may 

 be received in evidence in any case pending. 



Suppleness. [Eq.] The perfect harmony of all the 

 forces of the horse when in obedience to the will of the rider. 



Surcing'le. A girth for a horse ; a girth separate from 

 a saddle or harness, passing around the body of the horse, 

 retaining in place a blanket or saddle-cloth. 



Suspension. Period of suspension ; the time during 

 which the horse is completely oif the ground at any particular 

 pace in motion, or when jumping. 



Suspension. A penalty imposed. This penalty may 

 be imposed upon a member, horse, owner or driver, having the 

 force of disqualification during the time it is in operation, and 

 making a conditional withholding of all their rights and 

 privileges. It may be imposed for non-payment of dues, fines 

 or entrance fees ; giving a false pedigree or record of a 

 horse ; false statement of name or residence ; refusing to give 

 information; meddling with or disguising a horse; wrongfully 

 entering in a class ; for false protest ; refusing to ride or drive ; 

 helping; any breach of decorum; foul driving, or other 

 just cause. Suspension is usually limited to the season in 

 which the order was issued, unless more explicitly stated in 

 the order. 



Suspensory Lig^ament. A very strong band or cord 

 of nonelastic fibrous tissue, lying between the canon bone and 

 the back tendon; "one of the most wonderful coutrivanees, '* 

 says Prof. Stillman, "in the whole locomotive machinery of 

 the horse." Its obvious mechanical use is to prevent over- 

 extension of the fetlock-joint ; and if this cord is ruptured or 

 stretched the animal becomes what is termed " broken down," 

 that is, the fetlock-joint sinks down, and the hoof has a 

 tendency to tilt forwards and upwards. 



Though a ligament only, with its action beyond the control of 

 tlie will, it is no less an active organ whose function is indispens- 

 able to locomotion. The perfect equilibrium between the strength 

 of the ligament and the force it is required to resist is of the 



