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the contraction of the ribs, followed by a desperate 

 attempt of the abdominal muscles to complete the 

 respiration, and the last being the more evidently la- 

 borious. 



Broken wind is accompanied by other symptoms. 

 The horse has a ravenous appetite. The abdomen is 

 enlarged ; he is constantly breaking wind, or is habi- 

 tually flatulent. A short hacking cough exists ; and 

 is easily recognized as characteristic of the disease. 

 The muscles are pale and flaccid ; the coat rough and 

 staring; the countenance dejected, and it is almost 

 needless to state that such an animal is not in pos- 

 session of its natural powers ; it is decidedly unsound. 

 The low horse-dealers know this, and employ many 

 practices to conceal the disorder. They give the horse 

 large quantities of fat or tar, or shot, or sedative medi- 

 cine ; and for a time these will render the symptoms 

 less conspicuous: but the disease certainly returns, 

 and often the horse perishes, in consequence of the 

 treatment to which he has been subjected. A full 

 draught of cold water will generally expose this trick ; 

 or by coughing the animal, the sound emitted will de- 

 clare the state of his wind. 



Nothing can be done for a broken-winded horse in 

 the way of medicine. The disease, however, may be 

 palliated to a considerable extent, by attention to diet 

 and exercise, in the manner just described when 

 treating of " Thick Wind." 



CHRONIC COUGH. 



This is a frequent consequence of chest diseases ; 

 but still more so of laryngitis, or of confirmed in- 

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