^5 THE HOOK. 



v.— The Hock. 



1. Capped Hock. 



2. Curb. 



3. Thorough pin. 



4. Bone Spavin. 



5. Bog Spavin. 

 No blood Spavin. 



Now let the horse be trotted, to see whether 

 or not he is free from 



1. Lameness, 



2. The effects of founder, 



3. String Halt, 



4. Weak Loins. 



Then the horse should be mounted, and 

 ridden a few hundred yards at a gallop in order 

 to quicken his breathing, and thereby display 

 the presence or absence of 



1. Roaring, wheezing, thick wind, &c. 



2. Broken wind. 



This brief summary will assist the memory, 

 bringing as it does the seat and causes of un- 

 soundness into one point of view. It includes 

 however, some objectionahles, which, properly 

 speaking, do not constitute unsoundness; such 



