SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



least, that there are such causes as 

 those ahuded to, because it may become 

 expedient, should litigation ensue, to 

 make use of this knowledge. 



Unquestionably one of the best 

 methods for testing a light horse's 

 wind, is to strap up the near fore leg, 

 and circle him on the longeing — with 

 whip behind — rein at a trot for five or 

 ten minutes. 



Diseases of the CEsophag^us : 

 Dilatation — Stenosis. — Presence very 

 unlikely. 



Jugular Vein. — Examine it for scar 

 of venesection. ^ 



9. DORSAL REGION. 



The withers require scrutiny for evi- 

 dence of present or antecedent disease. 



All practitioners know that many 

 injuries, though "apparently" cured, 

 have a tendency to recur. This state- 





