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sound. But the ultimate issue was in favour of 

 the defendant^ on the ground that grunting was 

 not sufficient evidence in itself of a horse being' 

 unsound in its wind, and that all reasonable means 

 had been employed for ascertaining the soundness 

 of the animal's respiratory apparatus. Therefore, 

 the mere fact of a horse grunting, when a feint is 

 made to strike it, is not sufficient ground to con- 

 demn the animal as unsound. It is correct to 

 regard it as " suspicious " only, and must always 

 be supplemented by testing the wind in other 



ways. 



Roaring. 



(Laryngismus Paralyticus.) 

 The term "roaring" and its modified sound, 

 " whistling," is used by horsemen and veterinarians 

 for the purpose of indicating an abnormal sound 

 emitted during breathing, whilst the animal is 

 undergoing exertion, either slight or severe, in 

 accordance with the extent of the disease operative 

 in the production of the sound. There has been a 

 great deal of litigation respecting the sale and pur- 

 chase of horses affected with this disease, though it 

 must be understood that the sound — " roaring " — 

 is but symptomatic of some complaint involving 

 the upper part of the respiratory tract. There is 



