12 NAVIN ON THE HORSE. 



The Ears, in disease, lose their erectness and quickness of mo- 

 tion, and become dull, loose and fallen ; falling forward if the 

 head is down, and backward if it is raised, in all diseases aifect- 

 ing the system generally. The ears are cold in inflamma- 

 tion of the lungs and pleurisy. Slightly so in other diseases, 

 as colic, etc. 



The Eyes. — Weeping of the eyes is observed in colds, stran- 

 gles, catarrhal fever, and glanders. When the eyes become 

 glassy in the advanced stage of disease, it indicates that death 

 is about to take place. 



The Mouth is hot in fevers and inflammations. The inouth 

 and tongue are clammy and offensive in severe fevers. 



The Breathing. — The breathing is rapid in fevers ; laborious in 

 inflammation of the lungs ; laborious, short, and catching in pleu- 

 risy, and difficult in thick-wind. The nostrils are much spread 

 in inflammation of the lungs and pleurisy. The breath is hot. 

 Deep, snoring breathing indicates disease of the brain. ^ 



The Feet. — Coldness of the feet indicates inflammation of im- 

 portant internal organs, as the lungs, pleura, bowels, bladder, 

 etc. Heat and tenderness of the feet occur in founder. 



The Hair. — The hair is dry and staring in farcy, glanders, in- 

 digestion, hide-bound from any cause, worms, mange, consump- 

 tion, surfeit, all diseases of the skin, and starvation. The hair 

 comes out in patches in mange, and in spots in surfeit. 



The Skin. — Heat of the skin is one of the principal signs of 

 external local inflammation ; it also shows the presence of some 

 fevers of a general character. A yellowness about the mouth, 

 eyes, and nose, shows jaundice or inflammation of the liver. 

 Redness of the skin of the heels is a forerunner of grease or 

 scratches. Dryness and huskiness of the skin and hair indi- 

 cate constitutional derangement, either of a chronic character, 

 or, it may be, some acute disease already present, or just coming 

 on, as pleurisy or inflammation of the lungs, in which the skin of 

 the legs is cool or cold throughout. 



The Diuig. — The appearance of the horse's dung shows the 



