CHAPTER V. 



THE EXAMINATION AS TO SOUNDNESS OF THE 

 RESPIRATORY APPARATUS. 



There are many affections interfering with the 

 proper working of the respiratory apparatus of 

 the horse, and rendering the animal unsound in 

 its wind, viz. : 



Broken wind. 

 Roaring. 

 WhistUng. 

 Grunting. 

 High blowing. 

 Chronic cough. 



To test a horse for its wind, the animal should 

 either be galloped at a fast pace, or, if it is a 

 heavy harness horse, put in harness and driven, 

 when, the respiratory apparatus having a strain 



