54 A BC OF THE HORSE 



disease, and fraudulent practices — which 

 are dealt with later on — the nostrils for 

 the general tone of health, the eyes for 

 cataract or other disease, and the poll 

 for what is known as " poll-evil." 

 Then, moving around to the near or 

 left side an examination should be 

 made of the jugular groove, in order to 

 see if there are any scars — fairly sure 

 signs that the horse has been bled. It 

 may be mentioned here that those scars 

 are not so frequently met with nowa- 

 days as they were thirty years ago, 

 when bleeding was " the rage." Where 

 the collar presses should be carefully 

 examined for signs of galling, and 



