Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . uts, and also whether there be any signs—as, for instance, the hairbeing rubbed—of the animal having worn a speedy cutting bony deposit of more or less extent Avill often be found on andaround the spot at which a previous speedy cut has occurred. Speedy cutting is not only a cause of disfigurement; but is also 8PEEUY CUTTING. 89 extremely dangerous to the rider, especially when jumping, andshould consequently be a disqualification, as a rule, to a hunter;although a chaser which is liable to hit himself in this
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . uts, and also whether there be any signs—as, for instance, the hairbeing rubbed—of the animal having worn a speedy cutting bony deposit of more or less extent Avill often be found on andaround the spot at which a previous speedy cut has occurred. Speedy cutting is not only a cause of disfigurement; but is also 8PEEUY CUTTING. 89 extremely dangerous to the rider, especially when jumping, andshould consequently be a disqualification, as a rule, to a hunter;although a chaser which is liable to hit himself in this manner,may be got to do his work by the aid of boots, without preventive measures are of a nature similar to those for brush-ing. The speedy-cutting boot should come high up on the side ofthe knee, if the defective action is in front, which is almost alwaysthe case in animals given to this fault; for the bony prominences atthe inside of the knee may get hit with disastrous results to theanimal or its rider, or to both. The boot should be of fairly stout I.
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