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Oscar R. Gleason's Original Methods for Detecting 

 Unsoundness in the Horse. 



The result of an experience of over fifteen years duration^ in which time he 

 has handled over ''twenty thousand horses,"" which, however, may 

 seem incredible to the reader, but the truth of luhich he can clearly sub- 

 stajitiate, and the fact demonstrated on referring to his Journals, giviiig 

 the owners^ names and addresses ^ the kind of horse and the character of 

 their habits, and the date they were handled by him. 



In meeting with so many unsound horses in my journeyings about 

 the United States, I am awakened to the fact that I might enlighten 

 many of my readers by my original methods of detecting all of the 

 unsound points about the horse. In doing this I do not intend to 

 make use of any scientific terms that belong to the veterinary college, 

 but instead of which it will be my aim to use plain matter of fact lan- 

 guage, and that which would generally occur in any and every commu- 

 nity where pc ople reside who admire and cultivate to improve that noble 

 animal so highly estimated by man. In doing this it is certainly not 

 my olject to induce the reader to entertain the idea that I belong to 

 the veterinary school. If, perchance, the reader should entertain 

 the idea let me here disabuse his mind with regard to it. The veter- 

 inary college is an institution of a very high order, and one worthy 

 of the patronage of the rising generation, and should receive the en- 

 couragement of the whole world. 



How to Examine the Horse. 



In the first place use your own judgment and do not listen to what 

 your neighbors say. If you are in a locality where you can get a 

 good veterinary to examine him, I would advise you to do so, unless 

 you consider yourself fully qualified ; if such is the case with the 

 reader, I can only say go ahead. 



