SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
15° 
Cases of ringbone, io. 
Sex: Mares, 5; geldings, 4; stallions, 1. 
Color: Greys, 5; bays, 5. 
Breed: Percheron, 5; Belgian, 2; Clydes, 2; pony, 1. 
Age developed: 1st year, I (soon after foaling); 3d year, 2; 2d year, 4th year, 
6th year, 7th year, 8th year, 10th year and 13th year; each I. 
Sires: 5 unknown, 4 sound, 1 affected. 
Dams: 1 effected, 4 unknown, 5 sound. 
Grand sires: 1 affected, 9 unknown. 
The stallion produced one defective foal, one dam produced one defective foal, 
and another dam produced five foals, all of which had ringbones on each hind foot. 
Bone spavin (20) cases: 13 heavy and 7 light horses. 
Sex: Males, 10; females, 10. 
Color: Bays, 14; greys, 4; sorrels, 2. 
Breed: 5 unknown, French-Canadian, 1; Morgans, 35 Clyde, 2; Percherons, 3 > 
Cleveland bay, 1; trotting, 5. 
Age developed: 5th year, 6; 3d year and 9th year, each 1; 2d year, 6th year, 
7th year, 8th year, and nth year, each 2; unknown, 1. 
Sires: 10 sound; 10 unknown. 
Dams: 10 unknown, 8 sound, 2 unsound. 
Grand sires: 3 sound, 17 unknown. 
Grand sires: I unsound, 14 unknown, 5 sound. 
In 3 cases other offsprings were known to be affected. Some of the spavins were 
traceable to direct injury. 
The 20 cases of kicking, balking, etc., were well distributed among all the popu¬ 
lar breeds, and were of various ages, colors and temperament (mostly nervous) and 
came by their faults mostly through an unbroken line of like ancestry. 
The committee complained of having received very little en¬ 
couragement from the members in the way of filling and re¬ 
turning the blank sent out. Comparatively few reports were 
received, but it was decided to continue the office through 
another year and make an extra effort to collect more notes. 
Quite a discussion followed on the subject of “ Specific Oph¬ 
thalmia.” 
Dr. Brown has seen many cases, but has been unable to 
satisfactorily trace the ancestra. He thinks it due to heredity 
—that it may be carried through several generations without 
making its appearance and then develop. Following a motion 
by Dr. Bauman, the report of the committee was received. 
Dr. G. A. Johnson, of Sioux City offered the following reso¬ 
lution. 
