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WHAT DISEASES CONSTITLTE UNSOUNDNESS OR VICE. 



Weaving'. 



Wlieezliio". 



AVliistling'. 



Wilrem- 

 haunch. 



"Wind- galls. 



can never stand miicli work. They will be subject to 

 Corns {('), to Bruises, to Convexity of the sole, to Punctures 

 in nailing, to breaking away of the Crust, to Inflammation 

 of the foot, and to Sprain and injury of the pastern, the 

 fetlock, and the flexor tendon (/). When it is the result 

 of disease, it is such an alteration of structure as constitutes 

 UnsoKudiicss. 



Wearing is a motion of the head, neck and body from 

 side to side, like the shuttle of a weaver passing through 

 the web, and hence the name given to this peculiar and 

 incessant action. It indicates an impatient, irritable 

 temper, and a dislike to the confinement of the stable ; a 

 Horse which is thus incessantly on the fret ^\^\\. seldom 

 carry flesh, or be safe to ride or drive {g). This being a 

 bad habit is a Vice, when it either injures a Horse's 

 health, or makes him dangerous. 



The Wheezer utters a sound not unlike that of an 

 asthmatic person when a little hurried. This is a kind of 

 Thick- wind {It), caused by the lodgment of some mucous 

 fluid in the small passages of the lungs, and it frequently 

 accompanies Bronchitis. Wheezing can be heard at all 

 times, even when the Horse is at rest in the stable, and 

 thus differs from Roaring (?), which is confined to the in- 

 creased breathing during considerable exertion (/r). It is 

 an U) isoundn ess ( /) . 



The Whistler utters a shriller sound than the Wheezer, 

 but only when in exercise, and that of some duration, as 

 a sudden motion will not always produce it. It seems to 

 be referable to some contraction in the windpipe or 

 larynx. The sound is a great nuisance to the rider, and 

 the Wliistler very speedily becomes distressed {m) . This 

 is an Unsoundness {n). 



WilremJiauneh is the Lancashire name for String-halt (o). 



There are few Horses perfectly free from Wind-galls, 

 but they do not interfere with the action of the fetlock or 

 cause lameness, except when they are numerous or large. 

 Like Thoroughpin {p), they do not constitute Unsoundness 

 unless they cause lameness, or perhaps when they are so 



{e) Corns, ante, p. 81. [l) Onsloiv v. Eames, 2 Stark. N. 



(/) Lib. U. K. "The Horse," P. C. 81. 



310. (w) Lib. U. K. "The Horse," 



{g) Ibid. 345. 196. 



(//) Thick-wind, ante, p. 107. (w) Onshiu v. Eames, 2 Stark. N. 



(i) Roaring, ante, p. 99. P. C. 81. 



(/.) Lib. U. K. "The Horse," (o) String-halt, ante, p. 105. 



190. [p) Thoroughpin, ante, p. 108. 



