SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



action may be slight, circumscribed, or 

 extensive. 



19— THE CORONET. 



No difficulty is likely to confront the 

 examiner over the coronary band. 



Coronitis. — 



Quitter. — ^There may be obvious 

 signs of the present or past existence of 

 this. To be on the safe side, reject. 



20.— THE HORNY WALL. 



Sandcrack. — ^That a sandcrack con- 

 stitutes unsoundness should go without 

 saying. Its situation is, of course, 

 usually at the quarters (fore limbs) but 

 occasionally in the front, or in both 

 situations. Always lift the hair well off 

 the coronet, otherwise the initial stages 

 of a sandcrack are liable to be over- 

 looked in hind feet at toe. 



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