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is gatUcriag up a mouthful of hay or grass, rolling 

 it about in the mouth, and half masticating it till 

 it gets into a lump or ball, and then spitting it out 

 without swallowing it. Sometimes a dozen or more 

 of these " quids " will be found in the manger or on 

 the stable floor. 



Indigestion (hud hazmie). 



Indigestion, or dyspepsia, which horses suffer from 

 more commonly than the public imagine, will put 

 them off their feed; but this is a matter for pro- 

 fessional advice and treatment, and it is exceedingly 

 dangerous for the owner to go trying domestic 

 remedies. I have had many fatal cases of bowel 

 diseases brought to me that have arisen solely from 

 this cause. 



Lampas. 



This is a disorder that is firmly fixed in every 

 groom's mind, both European and native, and is 

 supposed to consist of a swelling or inflammation 

 of the palate, or "barbs," just behind the upper 

 incisor teeth. I do not deny for a moment the 

 existence of such a thing, but what I do maintain 

 is that in 75 per cent, of the cases brought to one, 



