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sending for the person responsible for the 

 condition of the horse and for the farrier, and 

 with their assistance solve the followino- 

 points:—!. Has tbe horse lampas ? 2 Is 

 the tongue sore? 3. Has he wolf's teeth? 

 4. Are the molars sharp and irregular? 5 

 Does he quid his food? 6. Are the teeth 

 unsound or out of order, or (in the case of 

 a young horse) are the milk teeth remaining 

 m too long, and thereby interfering with the 

 coming of the permanent teeth ? 7. Does he 

 bolt his oats? 8. Does the adjacent horse 

 steal his oats or bully him ? 9. Is he a ''spare 

 horse?'' 10. Does he suffer from parasitic- 

 worms? 11. Is his urine normal ? 12 Is 

 his liver out of order (this is indicated by h 

 yellow and bloodless appearance of the gums) ? 

 13. Is he watered regularly? If it is still 

 impossible to account for the horse being out 

 of condition, you should next endeavour to 

 find out if he really gets his oats or only a 

 small proportion of them, in a word, if the 

 oats are being systematically stolen. Assured 

 that the corn is not tampered with, it becomes 

 necessary to make further inquiries as to the 

 habits of the horse, as to whether he is rest- 

 less, or in the habit of fretting or over- 



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