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the touch, the hoof and sole are care- 

 fully examined. Then the observer 

 passes around to the offside, and re- 

 peats on the off fore and hind legs the 

 task he has performed on the near 

 fore and hind legs. This being con- 

 cluded, the only thing which remains 

 to be done is to test the animal's wind. 

 This is best done by having it smartly 

 galloped on a soft, and, if possible, 

 heavy piece of ground, or by having 

 it put in a carriage, if a harness horse, 

 and driven rapidly up a moderately 

 steep hill. Another method of testing 

 the wind is to place the animal against 

 a wall and suddenly raise the hand as 



