SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



Were it possible to enumerate the 

 multifarious ills affecting the Equidae in 

 a small work of this description, the 

 advantages would hardly warrant their 

 insertion. When it comes to a question 

 of fact, a horse having disease upon it in 

 any form is " unsound " ; therefore, 

 all diseases constitute unsoundness, and 

 it is for the veterinarian, in virtue of his 

 training, to discriminate and advise as 

 to those abnormal conditions that are 

 " temporary," " permanent," or likely 

 to interfere with the present or future 

 utility of the animal. Keen observa- 

 tion, tact, and sound judgment, are 

 essentials as a means to this end. 



Before alluding to the principal 

 pathological states, it must be distinctly 

 understood that no attempt has been 

 made to enter the domain of Pathology, 

 reference, as far as practicable, being 

 confined to remarks in relationship to 

 soundness, or otherwise. 



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