26 Roaring in Horses. 



ghee half an hour before starting for a race. This material 

 greatly diminishes the noise, and seems to afford much 

 relief, enabling the animal to gallop without so much 

 distress. Of late years I have prescribed glycerine in such 

 cases — jiv. to be administered half an hour before running, 

 or taking violent exercise — and I am certain it is highly 

 beneficial." 



In the Madras Presidency, Inspecting Veterinary Surgeon 

 Shaw reports lung and air-passage diseases as being rare, 

 and Roaring, therefore, very seldom noted. Veterinary 

 surgeons there state that the cases coming under their 

 notice are few, and some have never met with one. In 

 the 3rd Madras Light Cavalry there was not a horse so 

 affected in June this year. He had remarked it among 

 horses from Northern Asia — i.e., Karnbaghees, Mushids, 

 Cabulees, Toorkomanees, etc., horses which are reared in 

 a climate more severe than that of England, and which, 

 therefore, exposes them to diseases likely to produce 

 Hoaring. 



Witli regard to Australia, I am informed that Roaring is 

 somewhat common, and the evidence just quoted with 

 rei:erence to India would go to corroborate this. 



In South Africa the native-bred horses are, according to 

 all the information I can obtain, particularly exempt from 

 this defect. An officer of the Army Veterinary Department, 

 Mr. Nunn, has recently travelled over the greater portion of 

 the horse-breeding districts of the Cape and Natal Colonies, 

 as well as those of some of the Boer States, inquiring into 

 the horse-supply ; and during the whole of his journeys and 

 residence in the country, he has only met with two horses 

 so affected. Mr. Rowe, senior military veterinary surgeon 

 in Natal, where he has been serving for several years, 

 writes : ' I have examined a great number of horses since I 

 arrived, and have only rejected one Colonial and two Free 

 State horses because of Roaring. Imported horses that 

 were Roarers when they arrived in the country, are still so; 



