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a certain point — the second phase — through 

 which the remaining air is gradually squeezed 

 out of the lungs until the expiratory effort is 

 completed. Careful observation of the chest 

 wall of a broken-winded horse shows this 

 abnormal expiratory effort distinctly, there being 

 a furrow running along the wall of the chest, 

 similar to that seen in some acute affections of 

 the lungs. In addition to this peculiarity of 

 breathing, a broken-winded horse has always 

 a cough of a deep sonorous character, once 

 heard, not easily forgotten. The best test to 

 bring this cough evident, is to lightly compress 

 the larynx with the hand. It is frequently heard 

 when the animal is fed on dry food, and then 

 watered. The cough may be disguised by an 

 unscrupulous vendor, through the administration 

 of various substances, but this concealment of 

 the defect is only a temporary one, returning 

 within forty-eight hours or so, after the ad- 

 ministration of the agents employed. 



Hunters and other broken-winded horses 

 have occasionally been palmed off upon the 

 unwary, so that it is necessary to bear in mind 

 that a trouble of this kind may exist, and, 



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