SPECIAL PARTS AND THEIR DISEASES 1,^ 



become easily sore again. Some horses are 

 most troublesome over this matter, and often 

 off duty for a long time on this accounf. 

 Therefore all we have to say is, in buying 

 such an animal, satisfy yourself that the 

 injury will not recur, provided the collar, 

 etc., fits properly. 



The Back. 



To be examined for sores (old or recent) 

 and stiffness or deformity of the loins. 



The Elbows. 



The only thing to look for is bruising at 

 the points of the elbows, producing a swell- 

 ing, ending in the formation of a tumour, 

 and constituting ''capped elbow." 



