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the hock. He did not understand the question, and it was per- 
fectly new to him, whether a bony exostosis might not grow on the 
place of spavin — on the spavin bones — on the very crust of these 
bones — without producing any alteration of structure or of function 
in them 7 —The question being repeated, he replied, that he never 
saw such a case, or heard of its occurrence ; and he could scarcely 
credit the possibility of its existence. 
Re-examined. — He considers that every horse with an enlarged 
hock is unsound. The structure of some important part is altered, 
and the hock is, to a certain degree, weakened. These horses may 
do well for a time, and for a long time, with fair and even hard 
work ; but at length a certain proportion of them are sure to fail, 
and evidently from the effect of the spavin. 
Defence. 
James Tickler , foreman to Mr. Sheward. — Went to Romford at 
the latter end of March, to meet this horse, and bring him to town. 
He looked after him in Mr. She ward’s stables until the 24th of 
June. He did not, however, dress or clean the horse — it was not 
his place ; but he drove him both in single and double harness about 
the streets and in the Park. He was exercised from an hour to an 
hour and a half at a time. He was sometimes walked, and some- 
times briskly trotted, for a mile or more. Never saw any symp- 
toms of lameness. Recollects Lord Poltimore’s looking at him. 
Took him to the Western Railway. He was then in the same 
state, and as perfectly free from lameness as when he first came to 
his master’s stables. He still lived with Mr. Sheward when the 
horse was brought back in August. 
Cross-examined. — He is not now in Mr. Sheward’s employment. 
The horse was exercised as other horses are He did not ride him, 
but broke him into harness- work. Mr. Sheward, or his son, used 
generally to ride the horses. He recollects a conversation with 
Captain Martin’s servant, who wanted to get just such another 
horse. 
John Smith. — Was in Mr. Sheward’s service from March to 
June, and still lives with him. He looked after and dressed the 
horse. He saw no lameness about him. 
Taret Jones . — Was riding this horse when Captain Martin first 
saw him. He had seen him two or three months before. Had 
ridden him at a good pace sometimes. Never suspected him to be 
unsound. He has all his lifetime been accustomed to horses. If 
there had been any lameness, he must have seen it. 
Cross-examined. — Has known Mr. Sheward many years. He 
