BLOOD HORSE — BLOWING 



one quarter ; liver and intestines, one quarter ; muscles, one 

 quarter ; other parts, one quarter. It is carried by the 

 arteries from the heart all over the body, and returns through 

 the veins, the heart acting as a pump, and should it happen 

 to coagulate and form a clot instead of passing freely 

 through the vessels, serious troubles may arise. (See Arteries, 

 Bleeding, Heart, Veins.) 



Blood Horse. — A Thoroughbred. 



Blood-poisoning is frequently the result of some disease 

 which attacks a horse, but it may be caused by foul wounds. 



Symptoms. — Increased temperature; shiverings, a fast but 

 weak pulse, and quick breathing. The horse, though clearly 

 weak, becomes restless, the tongue is furred, and if the eye- 

 lids are pulled down, the inner membrane is of an unhealthy- 

 looking yellowish colour. The horse will not look at his 

 food, and sometimes swellings appear on his body. 



Treatment. — Keep up the strength by stimulants, such as 

 eggs beaten up in brandy and milk four times a day ; but 

 the disease is a serious one, and the medical treatment should 

 be left to a qualified practitioner, whose services should be 

 obtained without delay. 



Blood-spavin is the term applied to the swelling which 

 is sometimes found in the vein under a bog-spavin, owing to 

 the size of the latter interfering with the flow of blood. Such 

 things are not serious, and usually disappear as the bog- 

 spavin yields to treatment. (See Bog-spavin, Spavin.) 



Blood Vessels. — 'Si^Q Arteries, Burst Blood Vessels, Veins. 



Blowing. — Even high blowing need not be regarded as 

 a sign of unsoundness, or associated with roaring or any 

 affection of the wind. It is often caused by a movement of 

 the false nostril, which creates a suspicious noise, but even 

 in chronic cases it is not necessarily a sign of unsoundness. 

 (See Breathing, False Nostrils.) 



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