REPORTS OF CASES. 
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lumber of my M.D. friends have taken issue with me in regard 
;o it. The case is as follows : 
A Mr. Pendleton residing in this city owned a very fine 
nare, used for breeding purposes, whose colts have always been 
it a premium. She has had altogether ten foals. In the latter 
>art of April, 1885, she was covered by a pacing horse here, 
ind, though tried several times after, she refused him, as she has 
nvariably done, with the exception of two foals out of the ten ; 
his sign being always conclusive with her owner of pregnancy. 
Chough they have tried her several times, at regular intervals, 
n every case she would refuse the horse. 
After being covered in April, the mare was allowed to run in 
< small pasture of four or five acres, adjoiniug the house of a 
tock-man in the country. There were two other mares in the 
iaddock, all having colts at their sides; consequently consider¬ 
able kicking occurred between them. Mr. Pendleton saw the 
aare at different times during the summer, aud during the latter 
iart of September noticed the animal seemed unwell: she was 
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jhrunken at the hips, coat staring, and losing flesh. He was 
onvineed the mare had aborted, though the man in charge see- 
ag her a number of times each day, had never found evidence of 
t, nor could they find any, though the pasture was small and 
J,[either hogs nor dogs are kept at or near the farm. 
The man in charge did not think abortion had occurred, but 
hat she was in estnun, so the mare was again taken to the horse, 
Lit she refused him. After taking her back to the paddock, it 
/as believed a horse used as a teaser got loose and covered her, 
hough the evidence on this point is not conclusive. 
The same month, September, she was taken by up her owner, 
tabled and clothed all winter, but seemed to get little better, 
'he latter part of March, 1886, she was again put to the horse, 
ras covered, and nine days after was covered again; refused him 
3veral times after, and seemed to get better somewhat, until the 
jre part of June, when she grew worse and continued so up to 
le time of her death, which occurred October 17-18. 
I was called to see the animal in July of 1886, but was unable 
) find a cause as to her sickness. She was debilitated, run down 
