Forging.—Noisily striking the fore shoe with toe of hind shoe when traveling.
Founder.—Laminitis. Inflammation of the sensitive laminæ of the foot, leading to lameness, dropped soles, rings and ridges in hoof wall and tendency to walk on heels.
Freezer.—A palsied horse; “hind feet froze to the floor.”
Glass-Eye.—Amaurosis or palsy of the sight in which, from paralysis of the optic nerve and retina, the eye is stone blind, yet bright, lustrous and prominent. The pupil is widely dilated and does not contract when exposed to bright light. As a market term, may mean cataract, watch-eye, wall-eye, or that condition in which the iris is pearly white in color and not necessarily diseased.
Gill Flirt.—Perineum between rectum and vagina lacerated at foaling so as to unite passages.
Goosey.—A horse that is nervous in the stall.
Goose Rump.—A short, steep croup and narrow at the point of the buttock.
Go Down, or Kidney Faller.—Collapses in hind quarters when worked.
Gristle.—A forming side-bone or enlargement of the lateral cartilage due to tread, bruise or wire cut.