SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



Sprain of the Flexors. 



Sprain of the Suspensory Ligament. 



Break = down. 



Congenital and Acquired (other 

 than the above Defects and 

 Injuries. 



18— PHALANGEAL REGION. 



Bruising" and Enlargement of 

 Fetlock. — Slight piiffiness, though 

 usually indicative of wear, is unim- 

 portant, but if swollen or much bruised, 

 reject. Flex the joint. 



Ringbone. — No matter whether 

 " high " or " low," " true " or " false," 

 " back " or " front," reject. There can 

 be no two opinions as to ringbone con- 

 stituting unsoundness. The chief 

 trouble that arises in connection with 

 it is " whether a ringbone does or does 

 not exist upon a certain animal." 



We are not aware that there is any 



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