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membranes, are subject to inflammations of every degree. 

 (See Apoplexy and Staggers.) 



Breaking Down. — This accident means or consists 

 in rupture of the tendons and ligaments, and occurs at 

 once when the horse is at full speed. 



Symptoms. — The horse stops suddenly, or perhaps 

 stumbles and falls ; gets up, but stands on his fetlocks, 

 the toe of the foot turned up, and the sole of the foot, 

 as it were, looking at you. 



Treatment. — If the fetlock comes entirely to the 

 ground, not much can be done ; and when it does not, 

 contraction of the leg takes place, and requi-res division 

 of the tendon. (See Tendeotomy.) 



Breathing Short. — This is a symptom of irritation, 

 inflammation, debility, weakness, oppressions of every 

 kind, and fever, (which see.) ♦ 



Breeze Flies. — This is the fly supposed but errone- 

 ously to be the one that deposits the ova or eggs, which 

 generate bots in horses. (See Worms.) 



Brittle Feet. — (See Foot Diseases.) 



Bronchi. — This term means the windpipe, and com- 

 municates and carries the atmosphere to and from the 

 lungs. And is the seat of disease, and is aff'ected more 

 or less in all cases of colds and inflammations, whether 

 of the lungs or their membranes — the pleura. 



Bronchitis. 



Infammation of the Air Passages or the Parts 

 ENUMERATED Above. — This is a very common disease 

 among horses, and is confounded by most horse doctors 

 with inflammation of the lungs, distempers, and colds ; 

 whereas, it is distino-uished from inflammation of the 



