The Ailments, of Horses. . 99 



A wind-sucking horse gathers air in his 

 mouth, swallowino- it with a gulping sound. 

 Irregular or insufficient feeding is, we 

 believe, a cause. 



Wind-suckers are predisposed to colic 

 and other digestive disorders, likewise to 

 broken-wind. 



Treatment. — Feed reoularlv. 



To the drinking-water add a couple of 

 teaspoonfuls of l^icarbonate of potash 

 daily or twice daily. 



Wind, thick.^Under the heading of 

 this title we refer to a condition in which 

 the breathing has become somewhat 

 altered in its character, giving rjse to 

 coarse sounds, particularly during severe 

 exertion. 



Although coarseness of the breathing 

 may be but of a temporary nature, we 

 think that the term "thick-wind" is 

 mostly limited to a chronic or permanent 

 affection, such as chronic bronchitis, in 

 which the inflammation has produced 

 structural changes in the walls of the air 

 tubes, either large, medium-sized, or. 

 small. 



The treatment must be directed towards 

 the disease upon which the abnormal 

 sound depends. 



Wind-galls.— The so-called " wind- 

 gall " is a puffy swelling, usually appear- 

 ing at the fetlock joint. 



In reality it is not a wind (air) swell- 

 ing at all, its contents being of a liquid 

 or granular nature. 



Either the fore or hind fetlocks may 

 be affected. 



