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Cow-hocked. — Standing with hocks together and hind- 

 toes out. 



Crampy. — In hindlegs — -raising either one or both legs 

 up with a jerk. More apparent when the animal has been 

 standing and is cool. 



In the Back. — ^When the head is elevated and the animal 

 is compelled to move backward he raises his tail and shows 

 a quivering of the flanks, soreness of the loin and an inclina- 

 tion to drag his feet. 



Cribber. — An animal having the vice of biting or setting 

 the teeth against something and "sucking wind." 



Cross-firing. — Hitting one of the forefeet with the opposite 

 hindfoot when traveling. 



Curb. — An injury or sprain of the ligament at the back 

 of the hock which usually causes an enlargement. 



Curby Hock. — The back of the hock is rounding when 

 viewed from the side. 



Cushion. — An enlarged bursa occurring just below the 

 hock near the forward edge on the outside of the canon. 

 A Michigan pad. 



Cutting. — Interfering. 



Docked. — Having the end of the tail cut off. 



Docked and Set. — By an operation the end of the tail is 

 cut off and the stump is set up. 



Dummy. — A horse whose brain is affected, the cause 

 usually being overfeeding and lack of exercise. The symp- 

 toms are listlessness and hesitancy in moving; a vacant 

 stare in the eyes and a proneness to cock the ears and look 

 sideways and upward; also, the holding of hay and feed 

 in the mouth without any attempt at mastication. 



Ewe Neck. — A deficiency of muscling causing a depression 

 at the top of the neck just in front of the withers. 



Falls Out of Bed. — Pulls back on halter rope. 



Feather in Eye. — A mark across the eyeball not touching 

 the pupil, often caused by an injury. It may or may not 

 impair the sight. 



Filled-in Hocks.— May mean either bog spavins or thorough- 

 pins, though most generally the former. 



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