66 VICE. 



very liable to suffer from an attack of colic, or 

 to some other digestive disturbance. It may, or 

 may not, be associated with crib-biting, but very 

 often it is. Crib-biting is very often the outcome 

 of idleness, and many horses acquire this vicious 

 habit through standing in the stable for several 

 days together. A horse that is a confirmed crib- 

 biter will show evidence of this upon its incisor 

 teeth, which are worn at the front. Weaving is 

 denoted by a to-and-fro movement, or swinging 

 of the head, the animal almost constantly moving 

 this part about, so that a horse addicted 

 to this habit does not get the necessary amount 

 of rest, which, in turn, interferes with its condition 

 and so with its utiUty. Purchasers have sought 

 to return horses that have one or more of these 

 habits, and the question that may arise is that 

 relating to the time that the pernicious habit may 

 have been in existence. Can a horse become a 

 wind-sucker, a crib-biter, a weaver, or a combina- 

 tion of one or more of these, within, say, a few 

 hours of purchase ? The answer must be in the 

 affirmative, and it becomes an impossibility to 

 adduce any proof to the contrary, unless the teeth 

 are indicative of the practice, or evidence be ob- 

 tained apart from that afforded by the animal. The 



