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held that curby-hocks (o) not producing lameness at the 

 time of sale were not a breach of warranty of soundness, 

 though a curb was afterwards thrown out. And his lord- 

 ship then said, " This case shows that the mere fact of 

 the horse in question being thin-soled at the time of sale, is 

 not sufficient to constitute a breach of the warranty of sound- 

 ness ; and therefore, unless you are of opinion that that 

 peculiar formation had produced, at the time of sale, actual 

 lameness, you will find for the defendant," which the jury 

 accordingly did (p). 



In the neighbourhood of the joints are several bags, Thoroughpin. 

 containing a mucous fluid, for the purpose of lubricating the 

 parts, and these sometimes become inflamed and enlarged, 

 as in wind-galls {q). A similar enlargement is found above 

 the hock, between the flexor of the foot and the extensor 

 of the hock, on both sides of which it projects in the 

 form of a round swelling. It is called a thoroiighpin, and 

 is an indication of considerable work, but, unless it be of 

 great size, it is rarely attended with lameness {q). It 

 constitutes umoundness when it causes lameness, or perhaps 

 when it is so large as to render it likely that lameness will 

 soon ensue ; however, in such a case it would be very con- 

 spicuous, and a special warranty against it had better be 

 taken. 



A thrush is the inflammation of the lower surface of the Thrush. 

 inner or sensible frog, and the secretion or throwing out 

 of pus, almost invariably accompanied by a slight degree of 

 tenderness of the frog itself, or of the heel a little above it, 

 and if neglected, leading to diminution of the substance 

 of the frog, and separation of the horn from the parts 

 beneath, and the production of fungus and canker (r), and 

 ultimately a diseased state of the foot, destructive of the 

 present and dangerous to the future usefulness of the 

 horse (s). A thrush is an unsoundness. 



Tripping arises from a heavy forehead, and from the Tripping. 

 fore legs being too much under the horse, so that, like 

 cutting (t), it is a consequence of malformation ; it also 

 may indicate tenderness of the foot, grogginess (u), or old 

 lameness (w). As it arises from such causes it cannot be 



(o; Curby-hocks, ante, p. 77. 



[p) Bailey T. Forrest, 2 C. & K. 

 131. 



[q) Lib. tj. K. "The Horse," 

 265. 



(r) Canker, ante, p. 70. 



(s) Lib. U. K. "The Horse," 

 366. 



(i) Cutting, ante, p. 78. 



(m) Grogginess, ante, p. 82. 



{w) Lib. U. K. " The Hoise," 

 344. 



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