AS TO SOUNDNESS. 75 
Bruised sole, when freshly done, also gives rise to much 
lameness, and to discolouration of the sole seen on paring 
with a drawing knife. If the lameness has all gone, 
and there be no undue flatness of the sole—which there 
often is—although there may be discoloration still visible, 
such a horse could not, for this reason alone, be properly 
rejected as unsound. The blood extravasation is only 
a.sign of what Zas been, and is not a physical detriment, 
nor will it lead to any. Very different is it when the 
sole from any cause is flatter than it ought to be; then, 
unless protected in some way, as by a leather sole, a 
bruise to the sole may re-occur at any time. In such 
a case a bruised sole of any degree whatever is an 
unsoundness, occurring as it does in a conformation 
suffering from it, and predisposed to it. We should 
condemn such a case for the same reasons that we 
‘should condemn the faintest possible thickening in the 
curb place occurring in “ curby hocks.” 
Bruised coronet, however slight, can seldom be looked 
upon as a trivial injury. Without the greatest care such 
injuries are apt to assume a most aggravated character. 
If the only evidence you can find is a simple peeling oft 
of the skin, accompanied by increased heat, such cases 
you will do well to reject, at least till the effects of the 
injury, slight as it may appear, have gone. 
Speedy-cut when fresh done only can be looked 
upon as unsound. No matter how many scars we 
may have, no harm can arise from them. It shows, 
however, a somewhat grave defect in the horse’s action. 
