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the teeth, and examine the bars for fractures ; next pass to the 
intermaxillary space, feeling the pulse, the condition of the 
lower jaw, the glands in this region, then the pole, the throat, 
the condition of the glands, not forgetting to cause the animal 
to cough, remembering the kind of cough. Passing along the 
neck, the condition of the mane, the jugular groove, the trachea, 
the shoulders (for marks of setons, wasting of muscles); the el¬ 
bows (for capped elbow) ; the knee for fractures, inflammation, 
etc. ; the shinbones for splints ; the tendons (for their condition); 
the fetlock, for fractures, swellings, scais of neurotomy, etc.; 
then look for sidebones, ringbones, etc. ; now the general outline 
of the feet as regards size, shape, etc., and in particular for toe- 
cracks, quarter-cracks, the results of laminitis, havicular dis¬ 
ease, etc. 
Next the body comes under our observation, remembering 
to examine both sides ; first the withers, looking for marks of 
setons, swellings, etc. ; then the condition of the ribs, auscultate 
the heart and lungs, then pandiculate ; look at the abdomen for 
hernia, etc. ; the flank, noting the respirations, whether quick¬ 
ened, slow, irregular, and the like. 
Next place yourself behind the animal, examining the hips 
for fractures, swellings, etc. ; then the hip-joints (remembering 
to compare one side with the other) ; now examine the tail to see 
if false ; look about the anus for tumors ; the inguinal region, 
for hernia, tumors, etc. ; the stifles, for swellings, dislocations ; 
the hocks, for spavins, thoroughpins, and curbs ; then pass down¬ 
wards, noting the condition of the parts as in the anterior ex¬ 
tremities. While here do not forget to take the temperature. 
Now, have the animal trotted by the halter in as straight a 
line as possible, in a slow, easy trot, allowing the animal about 
one foot of rope, so as not to interfere with the action; the ani¬ 
mal should be trotted from you, at which time you note the 
movements of the posterior extremities, and when trotted towards 
you the movements of the anterior extremities. It is also well 
to have the animal turned both ways, so as to see if any signs of 
string-halt exist. 
