=Burglar or Robber.=—This is an expression used by “gyp” dealers to denote a good-looking horse with some slight defect which they can remedy temporarily. This horse is sold, the buyer discovers his defect in a short time and brings him back and trades him in or sells him at a reduced price. Such a horse is stock in trade and the “gyps” sell him over and over again, trade him in and make money on him every time. =Calf-Kneed.=—Opposite of buck-knees. Knees bent backward. =Capped Hock.=—New and sore, or old and painless, swelling or callous of the point of the hock joint; due to bruise. =Careless.=—A horse is “a little careless” when he stands with knees sprung. =Car Bruise.=—Swellings, tumors, abscesses, on parts likely to have been bruised in shipping. Sometimes an excuse for such things not so caused. =Cartilage.=—A prominent lateral cartilage at quarter of foot. May or may not be a side-bone. =Chest Founder.=—Wasting or falling in of muscles of front of chest. =Chestnut.=—The horny projection found upon the lower inner aspect of the forearm and lower inner aspect of the hock joint. Considered a vestige of an additional hoof of the prehistoric horse. =Clefty; Clifty.=—Flat, clean, fine quality cannon bones. =Coarse-Footed.=—Having side-bones. =Cocked Ankle.=—Fore or hind ankles (fetlocks) bent forward. Common in young, overfed and under-exercised colts. When chronic, indicates shortening of flexor tendons and sometimes high ringbone. =Cold-Footed.=—“A little cold-footed” means stringhalt. =Coon-Footed.=—Long, sloping pasterns, throwing fetlocks low. =Coupling.=—The region of the lumbar vertebræ, loins, or space between last rib and hip. =Cow-Hocked.=—Standing like a cow with hocks together and toes turned out. =Crampy.=—Chorea, St. Vitus’ dance, or slight stringhalt. The affected animal jerks up a hind leg on backing out of stall, and at the same time the tail elevates and quivers, and the muscles shiver. =Crest Fallen.=—Broken over crest under heavy mane. Often means fistulous withers. =Cribber.=—A horse that fixes his teeth or rests his chin on any object and then sucks wind. =Crock.=—Old, crippled horse. =Cross-Firing.=—Striking one fore foot with opposite hind foot when trotting. =Curb.=—A bulging enlargement at back of hind leg just below hock and resulting from an injury to the tendon and its sheath. =Curby-Formed Hock.=—An acutely bent or set hock giving a sickle appearance. Hind feet are thrown too far under body. =Cushion.=—A small puff toward front of outer side of hind cannon just below hock joint. =Cutting.=—Interfering or striking with feet on joints. =Cut in the Wind.=—“The least bit in the world” unsound in wind. =Dead Spavin or Ringbone.=—Lameness of spavin or ringbone subsided as a result of firing and blistering, or other treatment. =Dimple.=—Point of hips lightly deformed by accident constitutes a “little dimple,” slightly hipped. =Dizzy.=—A dummy. =Docked.=—Having had part of tail amputated.