Washy Coupled.—Long and loose in coupling and cut up flank. A poor keeper that tends to scour when warm or tired.
Weaver.—A horse that sways and swings backward and forward in stall. The action is akin to that of a caged bear, and the habit is learned by imitation or in idleness. It may indicate a high-strung, nervous temperament and the tendency to it may possibly be transmitted by an affected sire or dam. It seems to arise from the restlessness and longing to escape from “prison life,” or, in short, suggests the “call of the wild.”
Weed.—Has heaves.
Wiggler.—[See Bobber.]
Wind and Work.—[See No. 3, Auction Rules.]
Wind-Galls.—Puffs or bursal distensions at the sides of the tendons at and above fetlock joints.
Windy.—Unsound in wind, a whistler or roarer.
Whistler.—A form of roaring in which there is a slight or pronounced whistling noise made in exhaling air.
Winging.—Paddling or throwing the feet outward when in motion.
Worker.—[See No. 4, Auction Rules.]