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and he liked the mare very much. He (witness) considered no 
course could have been taken more likely to bring the mare into 
a bad state than that which had been taken with her. 
Plaintiff’s groom was then called to prove that the mare had 
been properly treated while under his care, and that she had not 
been improperly ridden. He also stated that Mr. Black had told 
him he was going to pay part of Mr. Burley’s bill for attending 
the mare, and that he (Mr. Black) had no fault to find with her 
management during the time she had been in Mr. Rawson’s pos- 
session. Mr. Burley bled her three times while .he (the groom) 
remained with Mr. Rawson. 
Mr. Busby, architect, was called to prove that on the day 
when the mare went to Oadby to follow the hounds, she was but 
little exercised, there having been no ‘‘run,” on account of the 
fox getting into some gorse after they had gone about a field’s 
length. The mare was also ridden gently home, Mr. Rawson 
saying she was but lately up from grass, and not fit for gallop- 
ing; so he did not try to overtake his brother (Mr. H. Rawson), 
who was on before him. 
Mr. H. Rawson corroborated the evidence of last witness. 
Mr. Burley, veterinary surgeon, had attended the mare, and 
found her labouring under disease of the chest. He told both 
plaintiff and defendant that he thought she would die. Mr. Rawson 
wanted Mr. Black to take the mare home, and return her when 
she was cured. She died on the 1st of J une, and on being opened , 
in the presence of Mr. Bailey, another veterinary surgeon, several 
buckets-full of water were found in the chest, and also several 
tubercles, some of which had suppurated ; in fact, the examina- 
tion completely confirmed his opinion that it was chronic inflam- 
mation. The cough which he heard was a very painful one. 
On cross examination, he said the sudden putting in of a horse 
from a straw-yard into a warm, ill-ventilated stable, would probably 
cause illness : it would be highly improper. Over-exertion might 
occasion sudden illness. He did not think it would be wise to 
take out a horse just up from grass on a day like the 1st of 
March ; nor should she have been ridden so as to throw her 
into a sweat. 
Sergeant Goulburn then rose to reply. He was quite willing 
to respond to the very laudable feeling manifested by plaintiff’s 
counsel, and had no wish to impute any other than the purest 
motives on the other side. He thought, however, that he should 
be easily able to satisfy the jury that the horse, at the time it was 
sold, was quite sound. Simple as the case was, it was neverthe- 
less a most extraordinary one, since not only had plaintiff’s 
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