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WOUjNDS and 15RUISES. 



wniiiided let;-. Fnnii the foresfiiiil.' cniisideratiiiris, it is (jbvious 

 that when an nver-reaeli (lecurs, it will liave been caused by the 

 injured fore leL' not havin.u' lieen lifted utV the prj-ound in time to 

 ]iiake way for the hind lep; which followed it. Hence, this 

 accident is usually brou,Lilit about by some mechanical impediment 

 — such as that caused l>y stciiping on soft, irregidar, or slippery 

 ground — or by weakness or inability on tlie part of the horse. 



Fig. 33. — Blackweir.s india-nibt)ev 

 guard t(j prevent over-reaching 

 and Itrushing on the coronet. 



I'rej'Kiitivc Dica^urix may l)e employed by reguhttirjg the move- 

 ments of the horse, or by adopting mechanica.l precautions. 



Under the first heading, as a rule, the horse should naturally be 

 tauglit to carry himself during movement, in such a way that more 

 or less of the weight on liis forehand will be transferred to his 

 hind quai'ters ; in other words, to " lighten " his forehand, so as 

 to make him readily lift his fore legs out of the way of the hind 

 ones. The metliods to attain tliis end are described in " Illus- 

 trated Horsebreaking," and consist in making the animal rein- 

 back, circle, change his leg, and perform other school movements 



