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is difficult to say, but nevertheless 

 the fact exists. When the skin of the 

 horse has been blemished or galled, 

 different coloured hair makes its ap- 

 pearance on the seat of the injury, and 

 it is no uncommon thing for the " horse- 

 coper" to dye the offending hairs so 

 as to enable them to escape detection. 

 Such a fraud is a course easily dis- 

 covered by the experienced man, but 

 it is not so apparent to the novice. 

 Then, again, sand cracks are often 

 stopped with gutta-percha, although 

 the coper more frequently relies on 

 carefully plastered-in mud. Both these 

 frauds can be detected if the hoof is 



