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KEG OF SHOES

100 pounds of shoes. From the days when horseshoes were sold in small wooden kegs that contained 100 pounds of shoes.

 

KEG SHOE

A conventional, factory made horseshoe.

 

KERATIN

[Greek keratos, horn]: The tough protein component in horn, hair, skin, and hooves.

 

KERATOMA

A tumor of the horny laminae. Often seen as an inward distortion of the white line. a.k.a.: Keraphyllocele.

 

KNEE HITTING

Interference in which the fore hoof strikes the inside of the knee of the opposite limb. Called speedy cutting in some texts circa 1900. a.k.a.: Knee Knocking.

 

KNOCK KNEES

See: Carpus valgus.

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