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himself of the liumanity and probity of the yard- 

 owner. Various are the conjectures relative to crib- 

 biting : the most prevalent on€ is that the horse sucks 

 in wind. It is not a little surprising that so Jong a 

 period should have elapsed since the study of this ani- 

 mal became seiieral, and vet that no one should have 

 discovered the true reason for and action of cribbitii!g. 

 It is nothing more than an eructation or ejection of a 

 gmall quantity of air from the stomach, owing to a 

 particular defect in this organ. Hence it is tb.at foul 

 feeders become cribbiters, and thus it is that horses 

 badly fed in straw -yard prove so when taken up. I 

 do not believe it is ever caught, or ever acquired ; but 

 that it is alwavs brought on bv a morbid affection of 

 the stomach. Vvhoever pays much attention to the 

 subject will be convinced of this. 



CURB. 



A Curb is sometimes an enlargement of the bone 

 at the back part of the hock ; at others^ it is only 

 a thickening of the ligam.ents of this part ; but in 

 either case it is usually the effect of weakness, brought 

 on by strains, hy too early or too hard work. In the 

 early stage of the complairit it is generally cured by 

 a blister once or twice applied. 



Tlie Blistering Oint?vIENt [page i6'J will be 

 found a very efficacious application for this purpose ; 

 but should the complaint have existed a considerable 

 time, and great callosity have taken place, the part 

 should be first lired, and the next day the blister be- 

 fore mentioned a}^,plied over it. 



