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no matter whatever explanation the owner 

 may offer. 



The hocks, for capping, spavin, swelling, 

 etc., must be noted. Stringhalt (Scotch 

 clicked) and shivering (St. Vitus' dance) 

 are frequent diseases in the horse, therefore 

 the possibility of either being present ought 

 not to be overlooked. The last-named is 

 very often difficult to detect, in a market 

 especially. 



Take care not to buy a horse having any- 

 thing the matter w^ith its breathing apparatus 

 {see " Broken Wind" and " Roaring"). 



At Horse Fairs, 



A vast number of horses change hands at 

 the various annual fairs held throughout the 

 country, the most important of these being 



