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order there. The precaution should always be 

 taken of looking underneath the girth of the 

 horse and between his thighs, as at times some 

 very large warts, and often a large number of 

 them, may be detected. 



Warts, if they are large and numerous, are 

 very troublesome things to deal with. They 

 are very unsightly, and should they be placed 

 between the thighs, where friction takes place, 

 they bleed and become very tender. I have 

 often seen horses badly affected in this way go 

 quite lame in consequence, therefore I would 

 never advise anyone to purchase a horse, if it is 

 required for fast work, that is affected with 

 warts under the thighs, for even if taken out 

 they often make their appearance again. 



