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only with difficulty that she could be approached in the region 

 of the hind quarters. It was impossible to harness her, 



25th March.— Quite quiet to approach and handle. Progress 

 uneventful so far. 



9th April. — She was put in a jobmaster's "brake'' and went 

 quietly. On the loth she had an attack of obstinate con- 

 stipation, the body temperature on the nth reaching 105° and 

 the pulse 120. The cause was probably due to voluntary 

 retention of faeces owing to soreness in pelvic region, and 

 warm enemas, sedatives, and laxatives soon put matters right. 

 Exploration of the vagina revealed the presence of a scar at 

 the seat of incision and thickening of the tissue around it. 



In a few days the mare recovered and was put to work in 

 double and single harness, giving every satisfaction. There has 

 been no relapse into her former bad habits. 



The ovaries were sent to Professor M'Fadyean, who pro- 

 nounced them abnormally small and cirrhotic. 



No. 21. 1 8th April 1902. — Polo mare, eight years old, a 

 splendid mare at her work, but very vicious and a dangerous 

 kicker. She was a perfect brute and could not be approached 

 in the stable even to be fed without danger, except by one 

 groom. She would lash out furiously even when looked at. 

 She had been like this for some time. Her ovaries were badly 

 cirrhotic. 



In this case the operation was a complete failure as, although 

 she never took the slightest notice of the operation and was 

 used at polo afterwards, she had not, up to the present time 

 (November 1902), lost any of her bad habits. 



No. 22.1 22nd June 1902. — Omnibus mare, eight or nine years 

 old, in the present owner's possession two years. She had been 

 troublesome for about ten months, squealing and kicking, and 

 for the last six months too dangerous to use. She was now so 

 dangerous that, before she could be approached it was the 

 custom to throw a slip noose over her head and pull her to the 



1 "Veterinary Record," Vol. XV., page 248 (Routledge and Hobday). 



