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uni,!X<^ 0fthe L ° rd C ’ lief • Justice - “P»t, ”and he thought very 
actually ’lame * tV Se °f C , 0Ult '” Althou g h the horse was not 
actually lame, the seeds of disease existed; and the horse rnnbl 
ea°se a a Jhe S would ha Ugh Tk d T! ° f exercise with the 3a ™ 
cartilao-e • all H f 6 00116 ’/ there had been no ossification of the 
caitila 0 e, and if he were put to ordinary work he would become 
lame, and consequently unsound.” He thought this a most un¬ 
just decision, as the exostosis had existed long-before the pur- 
:te S tjir 8 . to the very day of triai ’ had iiot caused ^the 
anJ I fin? e »&~y!‘ en a veteri , nal T surgeon examines a horse, 
horse ? tl0n of structure , 13 he justified in condemning that 
t-aeted not. Many a horse has con- 
exostoti! o ’ ll d re, n ms f ° ! ' llfe P erf ectly sound. This horse had 
suroeon nu ,f cartda §' e > a ‘i d was never lame. The veterinary 
D oinf out T/hl 011 h {f ° W11 i ex P enence and judgment. He must 
buyer miLfhV - ’ ltS P robable consequence, and the 
hm-e.mT p k \ a specific warranty; but he cannot call that 
h v T n ° D id v ! ho , s ; e respn'ation and action are perfect. 
Mr. W. Percivall. The whole must hinge on the experience 
a mn offtxnci bf the „ s . ul 'g eon - Is >* Probable that a certain alter- 
a onor st. nature wall lessen the usefulness of the animal, or pro¬ 
duce lameness? If so, the horse is unsound, legally and iustlv 
~ d ‘ he Jf 1‘ 1 3 highly improbable that the ulefut 
ness will oe impaired, or lameness produced, the horse is sound 
whatever be the alteration of structure. Still, however, it is the 
t li M ° f ,r e S Urg60n tb P° int out th e alteration of structure. 
i‘i /e " < H Sl "'iI' Th i e sur g eon labours under great disadvan¬ 
tage here. He seldom knows any thing of the previous history of 
the horse, nor can he obtain it from the seller. He must form a 
piompt, and sometimes an incorrect opinion, from what he sees • 
and it is a matter of great difficulty, thus circumstanced, to say 
“lu” “»<>“» ”»y 
Mr W. Percivall.-—It is often most difficult, but experience 
must be our guide. He illustrated this by splent and spavin. It 
might be generally affirmed, from the situation and size of the 
splent, whether it would produce lameness; but a spavined horse 
was always unsound, because experience taught us that he would 
not stand his work. 
Mr. Langworthy observed, that custom often allowed two or 
three days to the purchaser to detect disease or unsoundness. 
Supposing that a gentleman, not availing himself of the aid of a 
