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which, beginning at the orifice of the puncture, pro- 

 gresses towards the head, and, if not subdued, obliterates 

 the neck vein on that side. While this disease is in 

 progress, from the time of the incision to its thorough 

 determination, the horse is UNSOUND. 



When the vein is at length destroyed, and the sur- 

 rounding parts completely healed, the horse will not be 

 impeded in doing his proper work, and will not require 

 to have extra attention bestowed upon him. Any in- 

 convenience that he may experience will arise from the 

 lowering of his head in feeding off the ground when he 

 is " at grass/' as on such occasions an enlargement may 

 be perceived at the junction of the head and neck, on 

 the affected side. But as he does not show any signs 

 of the swelling being even unpleasant, as he does not 

 demand extra care, as he continues to perform the 

 proper work of his class, and, as the swelling vanishes 

 soon after the head is raised, he is SOUND. 



However, the loss of the vein, to prevent dispute, 

 had better be mentioned. 



The deprivation of this vein in a horse is a 



BLEMISH. 



When the neck veins on both sides are destroyed, 

 the horse may still be able to do his assigned work 

 properly. Nature oftentimes finds beautiful sub- 

 stitutes for performing work that was intended to be 

 done by apparatus which has been destroyed. But if 

 he is turned out " at grass/' and therefore forced to 



