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service, it is the excessive use only of it that is to be 

 condemned ; we must, therefore, observe that it is not 

 the proper use, but the abuse of this drink that is to be 

 avoided. 



Washey. 



Washey is a term applied to a horse when the least 

 exercise produces in him purging, the cause being irri- 

 tation of the intestines : such a horse is small in the 

 barrel. For the promoting causes of irritation of the 

 intestines, see the article, " Herring-gutted." 



A horse labouring under this malady is incapable of 

 performing his work like others of his class, a very 

 little exertion causing him great inconvenience, and he 

 is, therefore, UNSOUND. 



For the difference between washey and rumbling, 

 see the article " Rumbling." 



Tucked up. 



Tucked up is another term applied to small-barrelled 

 horses, and is a condition induced by various causes : 

 it is generally applied to a small-barrelled horse while 

 he shows that he is suffering from actual pain, either 

 that which is incidental to the early stages of his 

 recovery, or that which is caused by a spavin, a 



