Predisposing Causes of Roaring. 



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to the fact that many thoroughbred race -horses are affected 

 with Roaring, which eventually, wholly or partially, incapa- 

 citates them from further performance on the turf, and 

 causes their relegation to service as travelling stallions. 



Tables 11. (p. 37), III, and lY. (p. 48), show that, so far 

 at least as army horses are concerned, those used for saddle 

 purposes are affected in larger proportion than harness and 

 heavier draught horses. 



TABLE III. 



Return of Horses sold for Roaring, from \st January, 1881, to 31 5^ 

 December, 1887, in the Cavalry Regiments serving at Home. 



