50 EXAMINATION OF HORSES AS TO SOUNDNESS 



further examination the wind is found to be 

 sound, the making of the noise referred to points 

 to nothing that mihtates against the usefulness 

 of the animal. 



High Bloiving. — A high-blower is the name 

 given to a horse that makes a noise by flapping the 

 alee, or wings, of the nostrils whilst being ridden 

 or driven. Many inexperienced people mistake 

 this noise for roaring ; but, on being pushed, the 

 horse often desists, on settling down to his work, 

 from making this noise, whereas if a roarer be 

 pushed to greater exertion, the noise increases. 

 A high-blower is not an unsound animal, the 

 act merely being a habit. 



Chronic Cough. — When a persistent cough is 

 present, and from its description leads one to 

 believe that it is chronic in character, the horse 

 should be put down as unsound and avoided. 



A chronic cough may denote the presence of 

 disease of the throat or chest, and it is frequently 

 present in broken-winded horses. 



