282 EOAEING. 



unless a horse so affected, is made to travel or work with 

 greater quickness than ordinarily. 



"Whistling is only made evident by putting the animal into 

 a quick pace; a horse may be a E-oarer, a "Whistler, and a 

 Grunter ; or he may be a Eoarer and a Whistler ; or a Grunter 

 and a "Whistler; or he may whistle, and neither roar nor grunt ; 

 or he may grunt and neither roar nor whistle ; or he may roar 

 and not grunt. I am inclined to believe, however, that "Whist- 

 ling, when not associated with Eoaring or Grunting, arises 

 from stricture of one or both nasal passages, produced, in all 

 probability, from a slight thickening of the turbinated bones. 



High Blowing is by many considered to be allied to Eoar- 

 ing. It cannot, however, be so classed. It arises from the 

 animal flapping his nostrils in and out of the nasal openings, 

 when made to trot or gallop. It is, I think, more a freak of the 

 animal than anything else. Gallop a horse which does it for a 

 good distance, and at a smart pace, and the sound generally 

 disappears. 



Treatment. — The question of the treatment of Eoaring is 

 one which is worthy of more attention than what hitherto it 

 appears to have received from the profession. From facts which 

 have recently occurred, and from repeated observations of my 

 own, I am of opinion that many horses may be prevented from 

 becoming Eoarers ; and also that many horses, considered as 

 nveterate Eoarers, may be rendered more useful for numerous 

 purposes. 



pEEYEifTATiVE Teeatmekt.— Strangles, Laryngitis, Abscess 

 within the sub-maxillary space, or in the hollow of the neck at 

 its junction with the head, and also the presence of a tumour 

 within the hollow of the neck, are one and all well known to 



