OBSERVATIONS, &c. 



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CHAPTER I. 



The Causes which constitute Unsoundness in 

 Horses may be classed generally under the 

 three following heads, viz. Lameness, imper- 

 fect sight, and defective respiration, or diseased 

 state of the lungs. There are, however, two 

 or three other imperfections, which cannot, 

 with propriety, be included in the above series, 

 such as crib-biting, wind-sucking, shivering or 

 nervous agitation, and megrims, or temporary 

 apoplexy. As all these last mentioned defects 

 reduce the value of a horse very considerably, 

 I shall endeavour to explain their nature and 

 consequences in the course of my observa* 

 tions. 



But, previously to pointing out the diseased 

 state of the different parts of the animal, it 

 will be necessary to describe their structure 

 and oeconomy in the healthy state. 



Whoever \i^itl give himself the trouble to 

 reflect on the abuses to which horses are sub- 

 ject, as well as the improper treatment they 

 experience in their domesticated state, will 



