44' THE HEAD AND NECK. 



much better and more completely performed, 

 by proceeding in a systematic manner. Very 

 rarely indeed does a buyer pursue any method 

 in examining a horse. Even the majority of 

 dealers do nothing but look at the foot, back 

 tendons, teeth, give the horse a punch in the 

 ribs — and all is over : and then he takes upon 

 him to warrant the horse sound. The follow- 

 ing Table is an enumeration of the parts to be 

 examined, and the diseases most frequently 

 found in those parts. The order in which they 

 stand, is that in which I regard them myself, 

 when examining a warranted horse. 



I. — The Head and Neck. 



1. The Eyes, for Cataract, Glass eyes, and 

 specks. 



2. The Nostrils, for Glanders, Tumours, and 

 cold. 



3. The Glands between the branches of the 

 lower jaw, for Enlargement. 



4. The Throat, for mark of Crib-biting stra]), 

 and the tenderness which accompanies cold. 



5. The Teeth, for the Age, and marks of 

 Crib-biting. 



6. The Veins of the Neck. See that both 

 are entire 



