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ON ROARING. 
By James Storrer, V.S., Turriff. 
In the February number of the Veterinarian , I observe 
under the head of “ Veterinary Jurisprudence,” a case 
of litigation respecting roaring in a cart-stallion. This 
brings to my memory, that the late lamented Mr. John 
Barlow, of the Edinburgh College, in one of his lectures, 
stated “ that roaring was very common in cart-stallions, and 
that it frequently arose from the great development of the 
muscles of the cervical region, in conjunction with the 
proud bearing of the head, so general in the entire horse.” 
Now, looking at roaring in this light as a peculiarity 
attaching to the entire horse, the question of the soundness of 
the animal assumes a very different aspect. It appears in the 
evidence given at the trial alluded to, that the horse was got 
by “ Boxer/’ who was also a roarer, and that he had inhe- 
rited his sire’s defect in this respect, which seems to prove 
the hereditary nature of the malady. The question, how- 
ever, that I should wish to obtain information upon is, has 
Boxer or his son been notorious for getting mares or horses which 
as geldings have proved roarers? I put this question in the 
hope that some of your correspondents who are familiar with 
the facts, will furnish the profession with them through 
your pages. It is, as you are aware, a most important sub- 
ject, and as you will see, it places another difficulty in the 
way of the law of warranty. It is probable that such a 
horse may never get a roarer, yet he is rejected by the pro- 
fession as being unfit for breeding purposes, that is, if the 
late Mr. Barlow’s opinion was correct, and the profession 
should generally act upon the evidence given in the case I 
have referred to. 
LOSS OF MUSCULAR POWER IN A COLT, 
QUICKLY SUBSIDING. 
By F. B. Taylor, Y.S., Denbigh. 
On Wednesday, the 3d of February, I was requested by 
J. W. Lloyd, Esq., of Brookhouse, to visit a two-year-old colt, 
which he stated was unable to rise or even to stand when lifted 
up. I did not attend until the following morning, when I found 
