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provided the thrushes run abundantly, and 

 smell very foetid. 



A horse cannot easily be lamed in the pf Lameness 



J in the shonl- 



shoulder, except from a fall, a blow, or how\o"dfstin.^ 



.. . . lit guish it from 



irom runnm2' aramst some haid substance. Lameness 



^ ^ ^ below. 



But wise John Groom, and the farrier, pro- 

 vided they know not where the lameness 

 really lies, swear the horse is lame in the f^''^e?a'ui? 

 shoulder ; whereas the lameness is in their 

 heads, and not in the horse's shoulder. 



I will give you an infallible method to 

 know whether a horse be lame or not, in 

 the shoulder. When you trot the horse, 

 if he be lame in the shoulder, the muscles 

 are affected, so as to prevent his extending 

 that leg, or stepping out so far with it, as 

 he will with the other leg ; he will step 

 considerably shorter with that leg. When 

 the lameness lies below, he will extend the 

 lame leg as far as the other ; but, when he 

 puts the foot to the ground, will shew lame- 

 ness. If the cause of lameness be not very 

 visible to the eye, you may rest assured it 

 lies in the foot or fetlock joint : in this case 

 send for a veterinary surgeon ; for, to cure 

 it, great skill and practice is necessary, ajid 



