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Once a horse has had an attack of this 

 nature he should be sold expressly for 

 work of a slow character, and where he 

 cannot be the cause of personal or other 

 injuries. 



Cramp. 



This is not a common complaint in the 

 horse. It comes on without any warning. 

 We have seen it whilst the animal was 

 standing in the shafts. The animal Is, as 

 It were, suddenly doubled up through a 

 painful spasm, the legs being all flexed 

 and perhaps comes to the ground. As 

 a rule it speedily passes off. 



Kicks. 



Horses turned on to grass, sometimes 

 Injure one another by kicking. Such in- 

 juries frequently prove fatal, or render the 

 horse unfit for further service. Many 



