SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



posterior angle of the scapula, the 

 withers require careful inspection, and 

 then come down to the girthing place 

 (girth galls). 



The ribs and back (broken ribs, sar- 

 coma, sore back) and the loins for anchy- 

 losis, by bending the horse. If a young 

 animal, inspect the umbilicus for hernia. 



The left hand should ghde over the 

 quarter to the tail, which ought to be 

 raised to expose the anal aperture. 

 (Morbid growths, dilatation, etc.). 



When raising the tail, bear in mind 

 the resistance offered is generally a 

 measure of the animal's vigour. 



A feeble dock denotes, as a rule, a 

 correspondingly weak state of the 

 skeletal muscles generally. 



If necessary, have a fore limb held up, 

 and compare the angles of the croup 

 and haunches, and note whether there 

 is any wasting of muscle over the 

 quarters or thighs, an old fracture, etc, 



.78 



