50 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



Breaking Down. — This accident means or consists in 

 rupture of the tendons and ligaments, and occurs at once 

 when the horse is at full speed. 



Symptoms. The horse stops suddenly, or perhaps stum- 

 bles and falls ; gets up, but stands on his fetlocks, the toe 

 of the foot turned up, and the sole of the foot, as it were, 

 looking at you. 



Treatment. If the fetlock comes entirely to the ground, 

 not much can be done ; and when it does not, contraction 

 of the leg takes place, and requires division of the tendon. 

 (See Tendeotomy.) 



Breathing Short. — This is a symptom of irritation, 

 inflammation, debility, weakness, oppressions of every kind, 

 ^nd fever, (which see.) 



Breeze Flies. — This is the fly supposed, but errone- 

 ously, to be the one that deposits the ova or eggs, which 

 generate bots in horses. (See Worms.) 



Brittle Feet. — (See Foot Diseases.) 



Bronchi. — This term means the windpipe, and com- 

 municates and carries the atmosphere to and from the 

 lungs. It is the seat of disease, and is aflected more or^ 

 less in all cases of colds and inflammations, whether of the 

 lungs or their membranes — the pleura. 



Bronchitis. — Inflammation of the Am Passages 

 OR THE Parts Enumerated Above. — This is a very com- 

 mon disease among horses, and is confounded by most horse 

 doctors with inflammation of the lungs, distempers, and 

 colds; whereas, it is distinguished from inflammation of 

 the lungs by its seat, and from the others by as great a 

 dissimilarity. 



Bronchitis occurs in various degrees of intensity, and 



