62 now TO juDGi: a hobse. 



and exlialatioD, wliile, in a diseased liorse, we liear 

 a broken rattling cough, the wind being recovered 

 bj a long laborious and wheezing effort. This 

 sign is decisive and the degree of labor will show 

 the more or less advanced degree of the disease. 



A roarer can easily be detected in the stable, as 

 well as on the road, by the distressing sound he 

 produces. Step into the stall of a roarer and ad- 

 minister an unexpected sharp blow on the belly. 

 A loud grunt will explain his condition. Under 

 the saddle give him a long sharp galloj), pull him 

 tip suddenly and listen while you incline forward 

 and downward, bringing your ear close to the 

 windpipe, or dismount quickly and put your ear 

 close to the neck near the head. You will hear 

 the whistling sound for some seconds and even 

 minutes. In this way you may detect the disease 

 in its smallest and most incipient stage. 



The examination of the eyes is most difficult 

 and should better not be undertaken by the pur- 

 chaser, but by an experienced veterinary surgeon. 



A very important — in fact a deciding point — in 

 regard to the usefulness of a saddle or carriage 

 horse, is the conformation of Ms jaivs, which should 

 never be neglected in examining a horse. Every- 

 thing satisfactory, but this part, the horse should 

 be rejected as unfit for the purpose. The jaws 



