Ylii CONTEXTS. 



— Circumstances tliat should regulate the Ac- 

 ceptation or Rejection of such a Horse. — Anecdote 

 of John "Warde, Esq. — Defective Wind productive 

 of Debility. — The Author's Advice. — Difference 

 between a bad-winded and a broken-winded Horse. 



— The latter to be instantly rejected. — Roaring 

 and wdiistling. — Defective Sight. — Useful Hints to 

 Purchasers. — Ciiinked Back - - Pafre 50 



CHAPTER IV. 



External Imperfections, continued. — Ailments of the 

 Limbs and Feet. — " Down on the Hip." — String- 

 Halt. — Swollen or capped Hocks. — Swellings in 

 the Neck. — Windgalls. — Crooked Fore Legs. — 

 Knuckling over on the hind Posterns. — Ailments 

 common to the Hind Legs. — Bone, Blood, or Bog 

 Spavins. — Thorough Pins. — Splints. — Ailments 

 of the Fore Legs. — Ring Bones and Side Bones. — 

 Contracted Feet. — Sinews. — Corns. — Curbs. — 

 " Unnerved " - - - - 83 



CHAPTER Y. 



Habits and Propensities. — Biting. — Different kinds 

 of kicking. — Kicking in the Stable. — Kicking in 

 Harness. — Runaway. — Rearers. — Starting and 

 shying. — Leading with the wrong Leg. — Nervous- 

 ness. — Jibbing Horses. — Cutting — Broken Knees. 

 Bad Feeders. — Low and hi2;li Action - 122 



