228 THE rULSE. 



CHAP. LIV. 



ON THE PULSE. 



A KNOWLEDGE of the morbid variations of the 

 pulse, with other concomitant symptoms, frequently 

 much assists us in detecting and preventing im- 

 pending disease, and also in curing diseases ; but 

 to understand these variations properly, we should 

 be accurately acquainted with the healthy pulse 

 of the horse, as to its frequency, fulness, and 

 strength. The pulse of a healthy horse beats about 

 40 or 50 times in a minute, and may be distinctly 

 felt, on the outside of the lower jazv-bojie^ by ap- 

 plying the fore-fingers on the inside of the jaw, 

 and the thumb on the outside, over the pulsating 

 artery ; or you may feel it by the hand applied 

 rather to the left side of the chest, where the heart 

 is situated, and also in various other parts of the 

 ]jody : the pulse of a young colt is 70 or more ; 

 this must be attended to in disease. 



The pulse is said to be strong when the dila- 

 tation of the heart, or artery, strongly resists 

 the pressure of the fingers ; and full when the 



