SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



Anchylosis. — Flex the knees. If 

 any stiffness, reject. If an, acute swell- 

 ing is the cause, defer examination. 



Psoriasis, being a troublesome 

 complaint, offers reasonable grounds for 

 rejection. Confer with client. 



Bursal and Tendon Sheath SwelU 

 ings. — ^These swellings are frequently 

 met with in examination ; they are 

 unsightly, yet may not be detrimental, 

 but their presence predisposes the 

 animal to an acute inflammation in this 

 region should an exciting cause come 

 into play, so that it is speculative as to 

 whether such a non-inflammatory swell- 

 ing may or may not interfere with the 

 future usefulness of the animal, hence 

 better to regard as unsound. 



17.— METACARPAL REGION. 



It is in this region, and below it, that 

 the examiner's skill and judgment is so 



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