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VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
Cross-examined. — Now lives with a gentleman. The heels 
were not drawn in, but high — good sound feet — very good feet — 
such feet are no objection to a horse. A small foot will wear 
better than a great large spreading foot. These are quite large 
enough. The horse was taken from grass in October, and sent 
away in April. Mr. Witham sells horses at the fairs — none in 
the winter, or then only to gentlemen. This horse was never 
ridden or worked, but was exercised an hour or two every day. 
He broke him in for harness. 
Breaks such horses to give them a good mouth. He does not 
know how long the horse was at grass. Generally keeps his 
horses from Michaelmas to April, often as long as a twelvemonth, 
Thomas Sorrell, blacksmith, lived with Mr. Witham at this 
time. Remembers the horse — saw him the other day. He had 
the shoeing of him from the time of taking up to that of sale. 
There was not a bit of unsoundness in the feet — no contraction. 
The feet of blood horses are frequently of this description. 
Cross-examined.— -Never saw any contraction. He has not 
examined his feet since. He merely went to identify the horse 
the other day. 
Mr. R. Dyson, dealer, in Park-lane. — He examined these 
horses amongst others : saw this horse there — saw him yester- 
day. He examined him all over : taking them altogether, he bid 
more than a hundred a-piece for them. They were all right. 
Cross-examined. — He had small feet. Whether these are 
objectionable or not depends on the horse. He has seen hun- 
dreds of horses with small feet go well. 
Matth. Simpson. — Was employed to bring up these horses. He 
had the four coach-horses, and Ben the blood-horses. Recollects 
this horse, he was the tail end of Ben’s five. Went sound but 
fresh on Saturday — the horses were rather too many for them 
About four miles before Bourn, the horse next to this horse kicked 
at him ; backing to avoid the blow, the grey horse slided with 
his hind legs into a ditch ; and the other being fresh, immediately 
drew him out again. He was evidently hurt, and could hardly 
go — he thought that his back was broken. He recommended 
that the horse should stop ; but Ben thought that the lameness 
would go off. At Bourn, the horse was well fomented. They 
started again the next morning. The horse was lame all over. 
He was lame all the next day, and got worse day by day until 
he arrived at Baldock. There they tried to get him on : he 
was taken a little way, but could not go, and was left there. 
Cross-examined. — Had been used to horses all his life-time. 
Mr. C. Spooner , V.S. — In December he saw this horse at Mr. 
Sheward’s. He found him in a stable under ground — he merely 
saw him out, as it was getting dark. He saw him again the next 
