CHAPTER I. 



MARE SPAYING. 



Objects and Indications — The principal indication for removing the 

 ovaries from mares is to correct the disagreeable and dangerous condition 

 known as nymphomania, the symptoms of which are as follows : Usually 

 when such animals are touched, especiallj^ while applying harness and 



Pig. 127 — Restraint for spaying in the standing posture. 



saddles, they squat, switch their tails, kick, bite, urinate, etc., while at the 

 same time the clitoris moves actively, as during estrum. Some nympho- 

 maniac mares are affected with such behavior continuously, while in others 

 it is i3eriodieal. The intensity also varies in degree in different individuals. 

 Some are affected to the extent of actual viciousness. Such animals are a 

 public and private nuisance, undesirable to own and dangerous to the at- 

 tendant. Removal of the ovaries usually corrects the trouble. The results 



