CHAPTEE XIV. 



EOAEINa. 



This is a disease that is too well known in this 

 country, yet, strange as it may appear, the Arab 

 does not know it in his stud ; and of the thousands 

 of horses of that class that came under my ob- 

 servation, when buying horses for the Spanish 

 Government during the Don Carlos war, I do not 

 recollect one that was affected as a roarer; and 

 the author is of opinion that the Arab and barb 

 are free from this complaint. No doubt our 

 climate has something to answer for in this 

 respect. This is a disease arising from an affec- 

 tion of the larynx and superior portion of the 

 windpipe. "When a horse so affected has been 

 hard trotted or galloped, he may be heard at 

 some distance to utter a grunting sound, or when 

 he is standing if touched suddenly with a stick or 

 whip he will grunt or groan. Dealers are often 

 seen to lay hold of the horse by the head with the 

 left hand, while with the right hand they feign 

 to hit the horse ; he will cringe away from them 

 and utter a loud grunt if he is a roarer. This 

 disease is supposed to be produced by a thickening 

 of the larynx and upper portion of the windpipe, 

 in consequence of previous inflammation, and 

 thus obstructing the passage and limiting its 



