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breathing is still more apparent ; the nostrils being 

 more or less distended, and a peculiar seam or 

 wrinkle between them being perceptible ; whereas in 

 horses of " good wind " no such mark can be found. 



Broken-winded horses are UNSOUND. 



Roaring. 



Horses afflicted with the disease named Roaring make, 

 when galloping or trotting, a peculiar noise, the nature 

 of which is sufficiently indicated by its name. Such 

 horses, upon being suddenly agitated, checked, or pulled 

 up short, make more or less of this noise, according 

 to what progress the disease has made. Roaring is a 

 chronic disease of the windpipe, or perhaps, more cor- 

 rectly, the remains of such a disease ; but when it is not 

 acute or serious, the horse does not appear to suffer 

 much inconvenience from it in its earlier stages, 

 although the noise caused by it is very unpleasant : 

 if the horse is put to fast work, the noise will increase, 

 till it at last becomes most distressing to both horse 

 and user. 



The roarer's coat usually indicates a departure from 

 robust health, however/a^ the horse may be. 



Such a horse is adapted to slow work only, and is 



UNSOUND. 



