The encyclopædia of the stable The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners encyclopdiaofs00shaw Year: 1909 CANTHARIDES—CAPPED ELBOWS that he leads with the off fore-leg, his feet come to the eround as follows : first the near hind-lesr, then the off hind- and near fore-leg simultaneously, and lastly the off fore-leg. Then the three-time movement is repeated, from which it will be seen that th
The encyclopædia of the stable The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners encyclopdiaofs00shaw Year: 1909 CANTHARIDES—CAPPED ELBOWS that he leads with the off fore-leg, his feet come to the eround as follows : first the near hind-lesr, then the off hind- and near fore-leg simultaneously, and lastly the off fore-leg. Then the three-time movement is repeated, from which it will be seen that the leading leg does most of the work, and therefore it is a relief to the horse if the rider makes him change it after a while. If it is necessary to turn a horse in a circle when he is cantering, such as is the case at shows, it is desirable that the leading leg should be the outside one, else there is a chance of his crossing his feet and coming down. (See Action^ Cantharides.—See Spanish Fly. Cantle.—The cantle of a saddle is the highest part at the back. (See Saddle.) Capillaries.—Minor blood - vessels connected with the arteries. (See Arteries, Heart, Veins.) Capped Elbows are swellings on the elbow, caused by the heel pressing against the elbow when the horse lies down.
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