HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



such defects as cataract, short-sightedness, displacement of the 

 corpora Nigra (pigmentary bodies), opacity of cornea, etc., all 

 destroy the value of a horse, more especially of a hunter, 

 steeplechaser, etc. This shows one how expedient it is for 

 thorough overhauling bv a M.R.C.V.S. before purchasing, and 

 the author commends this statement to the notice of any 

 gentleman contemplating purchase of any class of horse. 



Never trust the purchase of a horse to those who " pretend " 

 to know so much, and whose knowledge exists in imagination 

 only, neither should one allow the unqualified or unregistered 

 veterinary surgeon to examine a horse as to soundness. Such 

 vicious habits as weaving, wind-sucking, crib-biting, pawing in 

 the stable, are very objectionable, though do not necessarily 

 interfere with the general utility of a hunter. Dangerous vices 

 are those of kicking, bolting, etc., and should condemn any 

 horse. These latter are the worst forms of vice, and incurable. 



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