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Horses. The buying of stolen horses is attempted to be checked by 2 & 3 P. & M. c. 7 and 31 Eliz. c. 12, which require a record of sales at markets; see, as to these Acts, Moran v. Pitt, (1873) 42 LJ QB 47. As to the limitation of the liability of railway and canal companies for the carriage of horses, see s. 7 of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 31). As to larceny of horses, see Larceny Act, 1916, s. 3.Cruelty to horses is punishable on summary convic-tion by fine or imprisonment, under the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, s. 1, as amended by the Protection of Animals, etc., Act. 1912, and 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 54, requiring the use of anesthetics in certain cases.The slaughter of injured horses by, or by order of, the police is authorized by the same Act, s. 11; while the business of a 'knackers,' defined as a person whose trade it is to kill horses, is strictly regulated by ss. 5 and 6 of the Act and the regulations in the First Schedule thereto. As to Scotland,...
Glandered horses
Glandered horses. By 32 & 33 Vict. c. 70, ss. 57 and 60, penalties were imposed on persons bringing glandered horses, etc., into markets, etc., and provision is made for their seizure, slaughter, and burial; but the (English) Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 74), which repeals and replaces that Act, contains no such express provision, although by s. 32, sub-s. xxxii., it gave the Privy Council power to apply its provisions to horses and glanders and farcy; and the (English) Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, s. 22, sub-ss. Xxxv. And xxxvi., appears to give a similar power to the Ministry of Agriculture by general words. See CONTAGIOUS DIESEASES (ANIMALS)....
one horse
Drawn by one horse having but a single horse as a one horse carriage...
Horse
A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus especially the domestic horse Equus caballus which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period It has six broad molars on each side of each jaw with six incisors and two canine teeth both above and below The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting The horse differs from the true asses in having a long flowing mane and the tail bushy to the base Unlike the asses it has callosities or chestnuts on all its legs The horse excels in strength speed docility courage and nobleness of character and is used for drawing carrying bearing a rider and like purposes...
Handicap horse race
Handicap horse race, the very concept of handicap race goes to show that there is no element at chance in the regular horse-racing. It is a game of skill. Even in a handicap race-despite the assignment of imposts the skill dominates. In any case an occasional handicap race in a race-club cannot change the natural horse-racing from a game of skill to that of chance, K.R. Lakshmanan v. State of Tamil Nandu, AIR 1996 SC 1153 (1165). [Tamil Nadu Gaming Act (3 of 1930), s. 11)]...
Master of the Horse
Master of the Horse, the third great officer of the royal household, being next to the Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlain. He has the privilege of making use of any horses, footmen, or pages belonging to the royal stables....
Horse jockey
A professional rider and trainer of race horses...
Horse leech
A large blood sucking leech Haeligmopsis vorax of Europe and Northern Africa It attacks the lips and mouths of horses...
Sea horse
A fabulous creature half horse and half fish represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids It is also depicted in heraldry See Hippocampus...
Rocking horse
The figure of a horse mounted upon rockers for children to ride...
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