EXAMINING FOR SOUNDNESS AND HEALTH 5 1 



soreness, from disease or from wounds. And 

 lameness is hard to detect. Frequently it seems 

 to be in the shoulder, when in fact it is a puncture 

 in the foot. Again it may seem to be in the fet- 

 lock, but the trouble is in the shoulder or fore leg. 

 You must examine for lameness both in the stable 

 and out of the stable. If you find the horse stand- 

 ing squarely upon three feet and resting the fourth 

 foot, you should be suspicious. If you move the 

 horse about and he assumes the same attitude again 

 and still again, you can be certain that he is as- 

 suming that position because he wants to rest 

 some part of that member. 



In testing out the horse for lameness, let no ex- 

 citement prevail. Under such excitement the horse 

 forgets his lameness or soreness for the time being, 

 and you do not note the trouble. A quiet, slow 

 walk or trot on as hard a road as possible is a 

 desirable sort of examination to give. 



TESTING THE WIND 



The free breathing of a horse may be interfered 

 with, and for two reasons. Roaring or whistling, 

 as it is called, is a serious disease of the throat, and, 

 at the same time, an incurable disease. The second 

 disease is known as heaves or bellows, and is also 

 a most serious disease, because it is also incurable. 

 By the use of drugs relief may be given tempora- 

 rily, but no permanent cure follows. Unscrupulous 

 dealers will resort to dosing for the time being, or 

 until a sale is made. 



You should guard against this trouble, however, 

 for it is one of the most serious that a horse can 

 have. Upon this subject, Butler has the following 

 to say : " To test the wind and look for two seri- 

 ous conditions and others which may be present, 



