It really is unpardonable in some freshmen 

 taking on themselves to decide on the com- 

 plaint of a horse, and then recommending a 

 treatment for him, without ever feeling the pulse. 

 It is cruel to abuse, and half destroy a horse's 

 constitution, in the dark, in this way. There can 

 be no difficulty in " catching " the pulse, if you 

 put your two forefingers under the upper part of 

 the lower jaw, and press the artery very gently 

 against the bone. If the channel is not clean, 

 but much filled up and fleshy, a hard pulse may 

 feel' softer than it actually is ; but taking out 

 your watch will always tell you if it is too 

 quick; and, after feeling one or two horses un- 

 der disease, you may be able in some degree to 

 allow for this thickness of skin and flesh. 



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