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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 occmring 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. 



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