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But, as hot or warm water is often of the highest ser- 

 vice, it is the excessive use only of it that is to be con- 

 demned; we must, therefore, observe that it is not the 

 proper use, but the abuse of this drink that is to be 

 avoided. 



WASHEY. 



Washey is a term applied to a horse when the least ex- 

 ercise produces in him purging, the cause being irrita- 

 tion of the intestines: such a horse is small in the barrel. 

 For the promoting causes of irritation of the intestines, 

 see the article, " Herring-gutted." 



A horse laboring under this malady is incapable of 

 performing his work like others of his class, a very little 

 exertion causing him great inconvenience, and he is, 

 therefore, UKSOUND. 



For the difference between washey and rumbling, see 

 the article "Bumbling." 



TUCKED UP. 



Tucked up is another term applied to small-barrelled 

 horses, and is a condition produced by various causes: it 

 is generally applied to a small-barrelled horse while he 

 shows that he is suffering from actual pain, either that 

 which is incidental to the early stages of his recovery, or 

 that which is caused by a spavin, a prick in the hind foot, 

 acute disease, etc. Such a horse is UKSOUXD. 



See also the articles " Herring-gutted," " Washey," etc. 



RUMBLING. 



Rumbling which is frequently but erroneously con- 

 founded with washey, upon the supposition that the 



