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But, as hot or warm water is often of the highest ser- 

 vice, it is the excessive use only of it that is to be con- 

 demned; we must, therefore, observe that it is not the 

 proper use, but the abuse of this drink that is to be 

 avoided. 



WASHEY. 



Washey is a term applied to a horse when the least ex- 

 ercise produces m him purging, the cause being irrita- 

 tion of the intestines: such a horse is small in the barrel. 

 For the promoting causes of irritation of the intestines, 

 see the article, " Herring-gutted." 



A horse laboring under this malady is incapable of 

 performing his work like others of his class, a very little 

 exertion causing him great inconvenience, and he is, 

 therefore, Ui^soukd. 



For the difference between washey and rumbling, see 

 the article ^^Eumbling." 



TUCKED UP. 



Tucked up is another term applied to small-barrelled 

 horses, and is a condition produced by various causes: it 

 is generally applied to a small-barrelled horse while be 

 shows that he is suffering from actual pain, either that 

 which is incidental to the early stages of his recovery, or 

 that which is caused by a spavin, a prick in the hind foot, 

 acute disease, etc. Such a horse is Unsou:n'd. 



See also the articles '' Herring-gutted," ** Washey," etc. 



BUMBLING. 



Rumbling — which is fre(|uently but erroneously con- 

 founded with washey, upon the supposition that the 



