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celebrated English case — the receipt did not include any terms 



of sale, and the buyer proved a verbal warranty. The 



warranty of a horse does not go forward, but back from the 



time of its date. The following is a good form of warranty : 



Hammond's Grove, Me., April 30, 1894. Received lliis day of George 

 Cony, five hundred dollars for a bay mare called Lida,*by Cushnoc, 

 dam by Gleiiarm. warranted six years old and untler seven, sound 

 in wind and limb, free from vice, and quiet to drive. Eugene 

 H. Smith. 



Wartles. Sitfasts resulting from saddle galls on the 

 back of a horse. 



Wash-ball Seat. [Eq.] A seat in riding disregarding 

 all balance. 



Washer. An iron or leather collar fitted to the end of 

 an axle-tree against which the wheel wears to prevent friction 

 and retain the oil. 



Washy. A horse that perspires over-freely after slight 



exertion or little exercise, is said to be "washy," a "washy 



horse." In some cases the question has been raised that a 



horse habitually washy was unsound, but it has not been so 



held. 



I have often heard people say that Rarus was a vrealc and washy horse. 

 I don't think that needs any denial, as his perfoiniances are the 

 strongest arguments against it.— Life with the Trotters, John Splan. 



Water-liook. A metallic hook placed in the center of 

 the saddle of a harness, between the terrets, for the purpose of 

 holding the check-rein in place. 



Water-jump. [Eng.] A jump over a brook or ditch 

 in the steeplechase course. A jump very safe and easy if the 

 taking-off and landing are firm and sound; but difficult and 

 dangerous if level, marshy, soft and cut up by cattle drinking 

 at its sides. With firm turf to take-off from and land upon a 

 horse has repeatedly cleared thirty feet ; but twelve feet of a 

 brimming brook will stop the best part of a large field. 



Weak Foot. Any weakness of the foot, the result of 

 disease causing a change of structure, is an unsoundness. 



Weak Sinews. When sinews at the back of the fore 

 legs become thickened, between the knee and the pastern joint, 

 producing weakness or irritation, it is an unsoundness. 



Weaving". A continuous motion of the head, neck and 

 body, from side to side, like the shuttle of a weaver passing 

 through the web — hence the name given to this peculiar, 

 incessant and unpleasant action of the horse. It indicates an 

 impatient, irritable temper, and a dislike to the confinement of 

 the stall. A horse that is a weaver will seldom carry flesh 

 well, and is unpleasant to ride or drive. The habit is a 

 serious vice. 



