VETERINARY PATHOLOGY. 



INTRODUCTION. 



'F all the quadruped animals, the Horse seems 

 the most beautiful, as well as most useful ; the noble 

 largenefs of his form, the glofsy smooth nefs of his 

 skin, the graceful ease of his motions, and the exact 

 symmetry of his shape, have taught us to regard 

 him as the first and the most perfect of the brute 

 creation ; and yet, what is very extraordinary, if 

 we examine him internally, his structure will be 

 found more different from that of man, than any 

 other quadruped whatsover : for as the ape ap- 

 proaches us the nearest in internal conformation, 

 so the horse appears to be the most remote. 



The horse is very much injured by blows upon 

 the ears or stifle, and also by strong purges. His 



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