CHAPTER XVI 



AFFECTIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY 

 APPARATUS 



Hunters, like every other variety of horse, 

 are liable to suffer from various affections of 

 the respiratory apparatus, and it is a well-known 

 fact among horsemen that many hunters, in 

 spite of such defects, prove to be very creditable 

 performers. Admitting that a good hunter 

 can exist with some chronic affection of the 

 respiratory tract, it is, nevertheless, an indis- 

 putable fact that such defects not only lower 

 the marketable value of the animal, but in 

 many instances act so prejudicially as to 

 endanger the lives of both horse and rider. In 

 looking over the descriptions of hunters as 

 catalogued at the various repositories, one is 

 struck with the careful wording of many of 

 the descriptions contained therein. Common 



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