4 EXAMINATION OF HORSES 
of making a thorough examination, — then there is 
every excuse for any but the most glaring errors j 
but, even in these cases, we are bound in honour to 
take every advantage which offers. There are more 
methods than one; indeed, you will hardly ever find 
two veterinarians hence the same way of going about 
the task; but a method of some kind you must have, 
and if it be imperfect, you must study to perfect it; 
but whatever it is, you must follow it always, if you 
wish to avoid mistakes. The one I have followed, i 
and which has seldom led me wrong, is the one, 
taught at this college by the late Professor Dick. It 
consists of, or rather is capable of being considered 
under, three divisions: 1. Seeing a horse for as long 
a time as possible in his stable; 2. Seeing him and 
feeling his several points when standing on level 
ground outside the stable; and 3. Seeing him in his 
various paces, and watching and listening to his respi- 
ration, and afterwards removing his fore shoes. 
Just a word as to the class of horse we must take 
for our example. Fortunately the hunter will do fot 
our type. There is nothing in the world a horse ca 
do which we do not find the hunter capable of. He 
sadly too often sees all sides of horse life, and fills 
all situations creditably; indeed, the hunter is wrong 
nowhere where the services of the horse are required ; 
so that we will, if you please, take as our type a 
nunter standing fifteen-two and up to thirteen stone 
across country. Every point of any value which ¢ 
