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Rejects. Animals not filling the guarantee and conse- 

 quently turned back on the hands of the seller. 



Rickety. The same as bobber or jig back. 



Ring-bone. A bony growth on the upper or lower pastern 

 bones and most always causing lameness. 



Ripper. An exceptionally good big animal. 



Roach Back. See hog back. 



Roarer. Defective in wind. Very windy. 



Rough Behind. Having a bone spavin. 



Rounding Hock. Having a curb. 



Sand Crack. A vertical crack in the middle of the hoof 

 often running to coronet. 



Scalping. When speeding, the horse strikes the front 

 side of the hind coronet, pastern or canon against the front 

 toe. Also, applied to a trader that buys and sells animals 

 on the market. 



Seam in Hoof. A scar in hoof from an injury of some kind, 

 such as cracks, wire marks, calks, etc. 



Seedy Toe. A separation of the walls of the toe from the 

 sensitive laminae. Very often the end of the toes turns 

 slightly up. 



Serpentine. An animal that extends and withdraws his 

 tongue as a serpent. 



Serviceably Sound. See No. 2, Auction Rules. 



Shoe Boil. A bruise at elbow which results in an abscess, 

 caused from the animal lying on his foot in such a way 

 that the heel of the shoe strikes the elbow. 



Sickle Hock. Too much bend in the hock. A conformation 

 predisposed to curbs. 



Side-bone. An ossified lateral cartilage occurring on 

 either side at the top of the foot. 



Slab-sided. Flat-ribbed. 



Smoke His Pipe. An animal with lip torn where the bridle 

 bit rests. 



Smoky Eye. A clouded eye with whitish appearance. 



Smooth Mouth. An aged horse. 



Sound. See No. 1, Auction Rules. 



Speck in Eye. A spot on the eye not covering the pupil. 

 It may or may not impair the sight. 



