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stinking discharge from one nostril, quidding of the food, 

 pain during chewing, shown by the animal suddenly 

 stopping that act often to let some of the food fall from 

 the mouth, holding the head to one side when drinking, 

 loss of condition and perhaps a swelling of the jaw, or 

 fistula of that bone. The only treatment is removal. 



Cribbing and Windsucking are two diseases due to idle- 

 ness or the habit may have started in the colt during 

 teething; it is a very nasty vice and affects the condition 

 of a horse more or less to its detriment. The applica- 

 tion of a neckstrap when in the stable and plenty of work 

 are so far the most satisfactory measures to adopt. These 

 vices are considered as unsoundnesses in horses, there- 

 fore in the examination of a horse the edges of the front 

 teeth should be looked at to see if those edges are worn 

 or chipped, the impress of the neckstrap upon the 

 hair may sometimes be detected, and the prospective 

 buyer wall draw conclusions accordingly. 



Discharges from the nostrils are of common occurrence, 

 some are quite serious in their import, other not so much 

 so; briefly we may class them as follows: 



1. If chronic and no smell, yellowish or greenish in 

 color, sticky and from one nostril, often the left, suspect 

 glanders. 



2. If chronic and from one nostril, the discharge being 

 of a stinking nature, suspect a decayed tooth. 



3. If chronic from both nostrils, white, glossy, flaky, 

 not sticky, more abundant during mastication, the dis- 

 charge is likely from the guttural pouches. 



i. If chronic, becoming of the nature of pus, and 

 stinking, a catarrh, the bones of the head being affected. 



