8 March, 1907.] 



Soundness in Horses. 



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It will be convenient, nevertheless, to suiimit a tahulatetl list setting 

 out : — 



(a) those diseases or defects the existence of which renders a horse 



absolutely unsound, and 



(b) those which may, or may not, constitute unsoundness accordint: to 



circumstances. 



In these lists the italicized w^ords indicate those conditions which are 

 generally and authoritatively classed as hereditarv unsoundness. (See p,age 

 269, May, 1906, Journal.) 



CONDITIONS CONSTITUTING 

 Atrophy (local). 



Blindness (complete or jjartial). 

 Bowed tendons. 

 Broken-wind (asthma). 

 Break-down. 

 Canker (foot). 

 Cataract. 

 Corns. 



Cough (chronic). 

 Crib-biting. 

 Curb. 



l'"alse Quarter. 

 Fistulous withers. 

 Founder or Lamiuitis. 

 Grease. 



Heart Disease. 

 Hernia (rupture). 

 Lameness (of any degree). 

 Lymiyha7tgjtis'(\\e.ed or shot of grease). 

 Mallenders. 

 Mange. 

 Melanosis. 

 Nasal Disease (osteo-porosis). 



DEFINITE UNSOUNDNESS. 



Navicular disease. 



Neurotomy or unnerving (evidence of). 



Paralysis (localj. 



Poll evil. 



r)uittor. 



Rheumatism. 



Rickets. 



Ringbone. 



Roaring (grunting, whistling, and thick 

 wind). 



Sallenders. 



Sandcrack. 



Scirrhus cord. 



Seedy toe. 



Sesamoiditis. 



" Shivering." 



Sf.avin (bone, bog, ami blooil). 



Sprains (back tendon, suspensorx- liga- 

 ment, &c.). 



Strin<'halt. 



Speedy Cut. 



Wasted shoulder. 



Wind-suckin'T. 



CONDITIONS USUALLY, BUT NOT NECESSARILY, CONSTITUTING UNSOUNDNESS. 

 Broken Knees. Parrot mouth. 



Brushing or Cutting. Sidebones. 



Capped elbow 

 Capped hock. 

 Contracted feet. 

 Cracked Heels. 

 Crib-biting and 

 Dropped Hip. 

 Filled Legs. 

 Fired Limbs. 

 Galls (tumified). 

 Jaundice. 



wind- 



Sitfasts. 



Skin Diseases. 



Sores (saddle or harness). 



Sore Shins. 



Splints. 



Thoroughfin. 



'J'hrush. 



Tumors. 



Warts. 



Wind-rails. 



Examination of Horses for Soundness. 



Preliminary Examination. 



It is always advantageous to first see the horse in the stall or box where 

 he has been at rest for a considerable time, so- that signs of weaving, 

 crib-biting, wind-sucking or other such stable habit may be detected, ard 

 the " pointing " or " favouring" of any limb observed. If the horse is 

 made to " stand over " suddenly in the stall, that suspicious bending of the 

 hocks or '"' clicking up " of the hind limbs, which is frequently associated 



