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this dictum, an unsoundness ; because the very work 

 necessary to produce this desired condition will in 

 most cases effect some slight alteration of structure. 



Nor is the charge of the veterinary surgeon respect- 

 ing unsoundness much less deserving of censure. Horses 

 were made for the use of man ; and many of the de- 

 viations from nature brought on by that use, so far 

 from causing inconvenience to the animal, assist him in 

 the work he has to do. Are we not justified, then, in 

 attributing certain alterations in the structure of animals 

 to the goodness of nature, rather than in questioning 

 their soundness when such alteration, instead of being 

 detrimental, is for their benefit ? 



Taking substantially, however, Professor Coleman's 

 comprehensive definition of warranty for our text, I 

 will proceed to give a list of the most usual causes 

 for rejecting warranted horses ; distinguishing those 

 marks or peculiarities which are really only blemishes 

 from those which do render the animal unsound ; and, 

 to make the work as complete as possible, I will endea- 

 vour to make clear the vices of the horse, with their 

 attendant consequences. 



