44 EXAMINATION OF HORSES AS TO SOUNDNESS 



frequent behind than in front. To carefully 

 satisfy one's self as to the soundness of the action 

 of the horse under examination, the animal should 

 be trotted up and down a distance of, say, some 

 fifty yards at least twice, or even three times, 

 should there be any doubt upon the matter ; and 

 should it be a stone-paved road that the horse is 

 being run upon, so much the better, for the test 

 is naturally more severe, the concussion being 

 greater, and therefore much more likely to bring 

 out any weakness that may be present, and which 

 would probably not be apparent if the animal 

 were being tested on a soft road. After having 

 fully tested the action of the horse and determined 

 whether it is sound or unsound, or that there are 

 peculiarities of gait present that warrant the 

 horse being cast, one proceeds to the examination 

 of the animal as to the soundness of its wind. 



