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the hoof, and he said “No ; I’ll warrant it a perfectly sound foot and 
leg.” He added that the fulness arose from want of exercise. I fancied 
there was a little enlargement between the hoof and hair. After I took 
her home, and she was in the stable, I observed that she was always 
pawing the straw from under her. I saw her pointing the off fore leg. 
I had directions to exercise her, and did so. About a fortnight after¬ 
wards, whilst leading her down Castle-street, I observed that she went 
crippling. On getting home I went for Perman, the blacksmith, who 
took her shoe off and pared the foot. I bathed the foot, as there was a 
great deal of heat. I remember meeting Mr. Coleman a short time 
afterwards. He asked me how the mare went on, and I told him what 
had happened. He said it must be a bit of a wrench from stepping on 
a rolling stone, as he had never known her lame before. Mr. Hussey 
hunted her about a fortnight afterwards, and she was very lame when he 
returned. She was very lame on the 14th January, and I went for Mr. 
Coleman. I pointed out the enlargement of the off fore foot, and 
asked him what caused the lameness. He said it was enlargement of 
the bone, but that was not the cause of the lameness. He did not say 
what was the cause of the lameness. After having some conversation 
with Mr. Hussey, Mr. Coleman came into the stable and told me to get 
the shoe taken off, and to poultice the foot. He said he would come 
next morning, and bleed it in the toe. Mr. Hussey wished him to take 
the mare back, but he said he didn’t choose to do so. By Mr. Hussey’s 
instructions I went for Mr. Truckle, who came and examined her. She 
was afterwards sold at the repository. 
Cross-examined—The filling of the leg was in the back sinew. 
Mr. Norris —Won’t high-conditioned horses always paw the foot as 
you have described ? 
Witness —Yes, and low-conditioned ones too, if they are not sound. 
(Laughter.) I rode her for exercise every day when she was not hunted. 
Mr. Coleman wished me to jump her, as she was not used to it, and did 
not take her leaps properly. 1 generally exercised her from Dogdean 
Farm to Homington Down. 
Mr. Norris —Is that stony ground ? 
Witness —I call it turf myself. 
Mr. Norris —But you couldn’t always ride on the turf. 
Witness —Not when I came to a turnpike road, of course. Dogdean 
Farm is about 2~ miles from Salisbury. She was a very pleasant mare 
to ride. 
Mr. Norris —Full of cheerfulness and spirits? 
Witness —Well, there ! she was cheerful. I exercised her where I 
thought proper, but during the frost I did not go out until the sun was 
high. I then found some fallows which were soft enough for the purpose. 
Perhaps I had half a mile to go before that; I never rode the mare out 
of a walk on the road during the frost. I might sometimes have gone 
into a trot. 
Mr. Norris —Or sprung into a gallop ? 
Witness —Not very likely. Can you prove that I ever galloped a 
horse on the road ? (Laughter.) 
Mr. Norris —No, I have never seen you on horseback yet. Where had 
you been when you say the mare fell lame in coming down Castle-street ? 
Witness —I had been to Old Saruin, just to work off the physic which 
the mare had had. 
Mr. Norris —Where did you get the physic ? 
Witness —I know where I got it. Not from Mr. Coleman’s—he had 
nothing to do with the mare. He wished me to get her some physic. 
