SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



ment also holds good for the occipital 

 region. 



Saddle Galls. — Past or present. 

 Sometimes sore back is very trouble- 

 some, and if a purchaser finds that he 

 has got a horse that readily " chafes," 

 he is not, as a rule, very pleased about 

 it. 



Although apparently a simple enough 

 matter, good judgment must be exer- 

 cised if the client has to be pleased. 



If the animal shows evidence of 

 having been much troubled with a sore 

 back, the writer would advise its rejec- 

 tion, although this opinion may not be 

 a general one. 



10.— LUMBAR REGION. 



Anchylosis.- — ^This is not uncommon, 

 especially amongst old horses. The 

 best way for detecting it is by turning 

 and backing (bending) the animal. 



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