STABLE VICE 131 



Although the act of wind sucking is apparently 

 simple enough, veterinarians are not altogether agreed 

 as to the source of the wind ; whether for instance the 

 animal actually takes in air, or whether the last named 

 is belched forth from the stomach, is a much discussed 

 question. In the author's opinion, however, the latter 

 is the case, the sound being produced from the back 

 part of the mouth. 



There is more than one method advised of checking 

 this habit. The simplest and most useful appliance 

 however, consists of a plain strap (about two inches 

 wide) which is fixed around the top part of the patient's 

 throat and fastened to the head cohar or the chain. 

 This should be made fairly tight, compression being 

 altogether indispensable. Amongst other appliances 

 for the same purpose, wind sucking bits may be found 

 very useful. These bits are stoutly made, with 

 numerous holes all over the bar. 



\A/^eaving. — As the name implies, a weaving horse 

 is one whose head, neck and forehand are constantly 

 in motion. Probably this vice may be traced to some 

 nervousness in the animal affected. The great evil of 

 the habit consists in the fact that the head and neck 



