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common diseases of tlio ridinpf liorso. ^[osi, if 

 not all these complaints arise from the auiiual not 

 having the opportunity, or not taking the oppor- 

 tmiity, to pass water ; hut by retaining it very 

 often for hours alter tho dcsiro to void it has 

 aiTivcd, bringing on one or other of these dis- 

 eases. Cart horses, for obvious reasons, are sel- 

 dom troubled by these comjilaints unless kept on 

 mouldy hay or corn. If after a horse is piu"chased 

 any suspicion of these diseases occur to the buyer, 

 he should tell tho groom to watch and call in a 

 good veterinary surgeon to ascertain the fact, for 

 these complaints arc most subtle, and -will spoil 

 the best of horses. 



Broken Broken "Wixd is a term given to a disease of 



the horse affecting the air cells of tho lungs and 

 the intestines generally. It is unquestionably im- 

 soundness. There are dilferent stages of broken 

 wind, but any groom or person experienced in 

 horsellesh knows tho disease at once. It is not 

 always easy to detect this from watching a horse's 

 Hank when it is in its early stages; but there Jire 

 one or two other sym]>toms which, combined with 

 a heaving action of tho Hank, may be talcen as fair 

 indications of broken wind — one is a peculiar 

 cough, os]iecially if after drinking; anotlicr, that 

 the horse wlicn eating its corn and chalf, never 

 clears its nose. If a sound hf»rso is listened to in 

 tho stable, it will be heard constantly clearing its 



