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her illness the owner, a medical man, wrote: "Her nervous 

 irritability is decidedly diminished, but she is still inclined to 

 lift her heels occasionally when the weight of the vehicle presses 

 upon her going down a hill." 



A post-mortem examination was made, and no trace of the 

 operation beyond the absence of the ovaries could be detected, 

 nor could any reason be assigned as the cause of the twist. 

 The ovaries were larger than normal, and contained a lot of 

 Graafian vesicles just ready to burst. 



No. 7. loth September 1900. — Hunter mare, seven years old, 

 in owner's possession one and a half years. Sluggish and 

 troublesome when in the hunting field amongst other horses at 

 period of oestrum ; very often in oestrum. 



Ovariotomy was performed under chloroform, and recovery 

 was perfectly uneventful. On the 24th I received a note to say 

 that the mare had been driven twenty-five miles the previous 

 day, and that there was a distinct improvement in her method 

 of going. On the 28th of November : " She will jump and face 

 anything, even in cold blood. Without doubt there is a decided 

 change for the better in her character and temper" ; and on the 

 24th of January 1901 : "The mare is simply splendid, and I 

 have had some good sport on her." Since then there has 

 been no return of the objectionable symptoms. This improve- 

 ment has been maintained and there is no special tendency 

 towards obesity or laziness (December 1902). 



The ovaries were examined by Professor M'Fadyean ; the 

 right one was small and cirrhotic, the left one normal in 

 consistency and containing a lot of Graafian vesicles. 



No. 8.^ i6th October 1900. — Hunter mare, thirteen years old, 

 continually in oestrum and very objectionable. When touched 

 with the heel she would urinate profusely. Very dirty in her 

 coat, and never could be got to look in condition. She had got 



1 "Veterinary Record," Vol. XIII., page 567 (Bloxsome and Hobday). 



