COMMON UNSOUNDNESSES AND VICES 183 



event they are worthy of especial mention, if for no other reason 

 than that a horse with either habit is usually a hard keeper and 

 disagreeable to have about the premises. 



Other vices of a highly objectionable nature, to be detected 

 when the horse is in the stall, are halter pulling, weaving, rolling, 

 crowding the attendant, blanket-tearing, and pawing. When 

 hitched or ridden we may discover tendency toward shying, 

 balking, running away, and line hugging. 



