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Blunt Wilfred Scawen (1840 – 1922).
  A traveller and man of letters who with his wife, Lady Ann Blunt, lived for many years in the Arabian Desert. He founded the Crabbet Park Arabian Stud, which on his death passed to his daughter The Right Hon. the Lady Wentworth. Lady Blunt with her husband possessed a wide knowledge of Arabian horses and was one of the greatest European authorities on Arabic.
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Boadicea (d.62).
  Boadicea is said to have been the first British Queen to maintain a racing stud. She also bred horses for export to Rome.

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Bocado (South American).
  A leather bit, gag.

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Body Brush
  Is for the removal of dust and scurf from the coat, mane and tail of a stabled horse. Only to be used on a grass kept horse for special occasions as it removes too much grease - the horse's waterproofing.
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Bog Spavin
  A swollen hock joint due to an increased amount of synovial fluid. Can be caused by faulty conformation or injury.
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Bolt-hole
  The hole to receive the perch bolt on a coach.

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Bolting
  A horse/pony which is galloping out of control.

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Bolting Food (i.e. greedy feeder).
  A horse that eats his food very quickly and without chewing his properly. Feed plenty of bran, chaff, or bulk feed to encourage him to masticate.
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Bolts
  All bolts and fastenings on doors, especially those on the inside of a stable should be fixed so as not to project beyond the woodwork, otherwise they are liable to injury the horse or rip the rugs/blankets.
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Bone
  A term used in conformation referring to the circumference on the bone below the knee. If the measurement is generous, the horse is said to have 'good bone' or 'plenty of bone' if not generous, the horse is 'short of bone'.
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Boning
  After cleaning and polishing boots or shoes with liquid polish, a bone (preferably the shank bone of a deer) is rubbed over the surface and finally brushes polished and silk or chamois leather applied, giving patent leather polish. Only to be used on leather finished on the flesh side.
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Bonnet
  An old term for a person who expatiates on the merits of a horse with a view to assisting the owner to sell it. Most copers used to employ the services of a bonnet, who was also known as a Chaunter.
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Bookmaker
  One who, on or off the racecourse, will accept bets being cash or on credit and lay agreed odds against any horse winning a race.
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Boot (of a vehicle).
  A built-in receptacle for luggage. A coach has a hind boot beneath the rear seats and fore (front) boot underneath the box. In Royal Mail coaches, the hind boot was designed for mailbags.

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Boot Jack
  A wooden gadget of many designs to assist you to remove your long boots.
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