466 THE HORSE. 



CocrGH, as long as it lasts. A horse with chronic cough it 

 elearly returnable. 



Curbs constitute unsoundness ; but they must be shown to exist 

 at the time of purchase, for a horse may throw one out immediately 

 after he is transferred to the purchaser. 



Diseases of the organic kind in any of the internal viscera. 



Farcy. 



Founder, or xaminitis, whether it produces lameness or not, 

 if it manifestly has existed, is to be accepted as unsoundness ; for 

 when there is evidence of its previous occurrence, the laminae are 

 injured so much as inevitably to lead to lameness when the horse is 

 put to work. 



Grease, and Glanders. 



Mange. 



Megrims, when the attack comes on subsequently to the sale, 

 and can be shown to have occurred before it. 



A nerved horse is unsound from the existence of the disease 

 for which the operation has been performed, as well as from the 

 division of the nerves. 



Ophthalmia, if it can be proved to have previously existed, 

 and comes on soon after the purchase, is to be received as unsound- 

 ness. So, also, when any of the evidences of its previous presence 

 can be detected, and are proved by a veterinary surgeon, the horse 

 is returnable. 



Ossification of any of the structures adjacent to the joints is 

 unsoundness, and hence ossification of the lateral cartilages will be 

 considered so, without doubt. 



Pumiced foot, as evidence of laminitis. 



Quidding. 



Quitor. 



Ringbones, and Sidebones, whether large or small, are un- 

 doubtedly sufficient to constitute a horse unsound. 



Roaring, whistling, &c, as evidence of contraction of the rima 

 glottidis, and therefore interfering with respiration. 



Ruptures op all kinds. 



Spavin (bone), although it may not have occasioned lameness, 

 if it is clearly the disease so named. 



Stringhalt has been decided to be unsoundness ( Thompson v. 

 Patterson). 



Thick wind, as marking some impediment to respiration. 



Thrush, when it is in one of its severe forms, and not caused 

 by mismanagement. 



Thickening op the back sinews, or suspensory ligament, 

 when existing to any extent easily appreciable, is to be received aa 

 a proof of unsoundness. 



Returnable Vices are comprehended in the following list:— 



