180 THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. 



Rouleau lawsuit, which was so much discussed in Parisian veterinary circles more 

 than half a century ago. 1 



It concerned a horse sold and guaranteed as entire by Mr. Riviere to Lady 

 Rouleau, in which the two testicles, each barely as large as a small hen's egg, were 

 lodged in the inguinal canal. Bouley, Jr., in his report, effected an annulment 

 of the sale by specifying : 



1st. That the testicles had acquired only about one-fifth of their normal size, 

 and that they were atrophied, and, consequently, able to fulfil only imperfectly 

 their functions. 



2d. That, in this respect, Lady Rouleau had been deceived into buying as an 

 entire horse one that was imperfect, having a defect in his organization which she 

 had not been able to recognize, and which diminished his value and rendered 

 him unable to perform the service for which he was purchased. 



In the presence of these conclusions, and upon the concordant opinion of 

 three other experts named by the court, Riviere agreed to dissolve the bargain, 

 took back his horse, and the affair terminated. 



The second example is that of Cloture, the cryptorchid horse, of remarkable 

 form and qualities, which took twice in succession the purse in the races at the 

 Champ de Mars. Bought some time afterwards by the administration of the 

 governmental studs, he served, at Pompadour, forty mares, without succeeding in 

 impregnating a single one ! 



In order to prove the existence of cryptorchidism, it is sufficient, as 

 Henry and Symphorien Bouley verified in 1852 in the case of Cloture, 

 to determine whether the inguinal region does or does not carry the 

 permanent cicatrix of castration. It is proper to say, however, that, 

 by fraudulent means, this cicatrix can be imitated, thus giving to such a 

 horse the appearance of one that has been castrated. The only method 

 which can then be employed is to lead the animal to the mare, in order 

 to produce an erection of the penis, and to permit a collection of the 

 seminal fluid, which should be subjected to a microscopic examination. 2 



Diseases and Blemishes. When the testicles, their envelopes, 

 and the cords do not present the normal characters we have indicated 

 above, there is reason to consider them diseased, and the prognosis which 

 should be given is in most instances very grave. The diseases of the 

 testicular region are numerous and varied ; we will only review them 

 in passing. 



They are : 



1st. (Edema, simple infiltration of the connective tissue of the envelopes, 

 a condition which may be the result of prolonged and complete idleness in the 

 stable, or it may be the manifestation of a local affection or of a grave consti- 

 tutional disease. 



1 Bouley, Jr., Recueil de medecine v6trinaire pratique, 1832, p. 487. 



2 Goubaux et Follin, Memoire sur la cryptorchidie, in Recueil de medecine veterinaire, 

 annee 1856, p. 820. 



