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side-goer. He does not pull much, but he insists on going to 
one side of the street. Such a horse is incurable, as far as my 
experience goes. No matter what you do for him, he continues 
to go to one side. Therefore, I consider side-goers and^ side- 
pullers as quite different, and believe the former to be incur¬ 
able. 
Dr. Walker: I am quite interested in Dr. Hawley’s paper, 
and acknowledge that it is one of the best that I have ever 
heard. He states that he never examines a horse in harness. 
What would he do in a case where the horse owner absolutely 
refuses to have the harness taken off ? In examining a $1000 
horse for instance, do you think by taking this horse out for 15 
minutes you could determine that this horse is not crampy ? 
Would it not be better to have him in your possession for at 
least 24 hours ? 
Dr. Hawley: I referred to the absurdities indulged in by 
some veterinarians in making an examination for soundness ; 
very often making a laughing stock of themselves. Certainly 
the value of the animal has some bearing upon the length of 
time spent in making an examination. In examining a $1000 
horse I would naturally be more particular than with a $50 
horse, and in a high priced horse it is preferable to have same 
in possession for at least 24 hours. As far as examining them 
in harness is concerned, there is no dealer that wants to do 
what is fair that ought to object to its being taken off. No 
horse should be examined with the harness on, as it covers 
many defects. 
Dr. Walker: A veterinarian has to be very careful with 
horse dealers. One of my clients went to one of the supposed- 
to be reputable horse dealers to look at a horse. The dealer 
pronounced the animal as perfectly sound. My client offered 
him $20 down, the balance to be paid upon my examining him 
and my pronouncing animal sound. To this the dealer objected, 
saying that I had a dispute with him over an animal before. 
This was not true. Another veterinarian was called, who pro¬ 
nounced the animal unsound. 
Dr. Qaihiian : Regarding the $600 horse you mention that 
had a scar on the cornea. Can you be positive whether it 
was a scar or an opacity ? 
Dr. Hawley : Yes. 
Dr. Quitman: I examined a horse some time ago, an ordi¬ 
nary working horse. He was sound in every particular except 
he had a very small opacity in the cornea. I examined him 
