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a heavy horse, and has to do quick work about 

 a town, he will sooner or later become next to 

 useless by the sole becoming" convex : and from 

 first to last, he requires particular care in shoe- 

 ing. 



StringJmlt, or Click spavin^ as it is sometimes 

 termed in Scotland, consists in lifting one or 

 both of the hind legs to an unnatural height, and 

 in a convulsive manner. It is supposed to be a 

 disease of the nerves, but its nature and cause 

 are not precisely known ; for dissection throws 

 no light upon either. We might expect, that 

 the awkward way in which the horse uses his 

 legs, would very soon fatigue him ; but it does 

 not appear so, and therefore it is not reckoned 

 an unsoundness. It, however, gives the horse 

 a very ungraceful appearance. 



Disease of the Loins, is indicated by the un- 

 steady motion of the hind legs ; and when the 

 horse is backed, or turned smartly round, he 

 threatens to fall. In every case, it constitutes 

 unsoundness : and the cases of recovery are so 

 few, and the horse is so useless, that he had 

 better be altogether rejected. 



