10 May, 1919.] Government Certification of Stallions. 



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cause of a number of unsound horses coining forward for examination 

 will be eliminated. 



Tlie unsoundness, sidebone, as in previous years, is responsible for 

 tlie majority of rejections in draught horses. ^ This defect showed an 

 increase last season from 9.9 per cent, to 16.5 per cent. Eingbone was 

 not recorded in any of the draughts, but four out of the seventy-five 

 light horses examined were so affected. ISTo light horse suffering from 

 ringbone was noticed in 1917. 



The following table gives the details of examinations of all horses. 

 The number rejected under t?he heading " disapproved " shows a slight 

 fall from 27 per cent, to 22 per cent., while the total number rejected 

 under all headings was 96 or 36 per cent.,, as against 83 or 35 per 3ent 

 in 1917:— 



Re-examination. 

 Seventy-one horses which held certificates issued at previous examina- 

 tion were re-submitted for renewal of certificate. Eighteen were refused, 

 eight on the ground of disapproval, and ten for having developed un- 

 soundness. The analysis showing the result of the examination is as 

 follows : — 



HORSES SUBMITTED FOR RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES. 



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