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.