, 1860-10-26
AsfiepIiufs.
Legal Unsoundness in HORSES.

legal Unsoundness in Horses.
"A Raes spruag horse can hardly be said
tph pnsound. He may be a very fast
horse, and can endure with ease the labor Of
any common ordinary horse, although there
Is an alteration Of structure which units
him for the race-course. This would not be
likely TO produce disease or lameness; he
would be more likely to grow better than
Vorse, II used for common purposes. But
Il 50 bad as to produce stumbling and fall.
ing, be would be unsound, and a warranty
should be taken against such defects.
ChdPped Hooks cannot be considered un.
soundness, IL produced by an uneven stable
floor, or BY kicking; but If produced by q
stpin, and a thickening and enlargement Of
membranes, there would be an unsoundness.
AsPecial warranty should be required in such
cases.
: Contraction Of as h0of is considerable
deviation from the natural form Of the foot,
but does not necessarily constitute unsound.
ness. ltrequires, however, a most careful
sxmlngtion BY the purchaser, to ascertain
that there Is no fever or ossifcation Of the
cartilage; that the frog is not diseased; that
The animal is not tender footed or lame.
Unless some Of these symptoms ale lndica-
ted, be must not be pronounced unsOund.
A special warranty should be required
where the feet are contracted.
C0rns manifestly constitute unsoundness.
Although few men lay much stress on this
malady, still much Inconvenience and many
times serious difficulties must be encountered
by them as they are seldom thoroughly
cured. Many horses are almost constan ly
lam with cOns, through a serOfdIOus habit
pf ihe system. A warranty against such
animals would be safe.
zrenbHsg Rhees-This cannot be Ion.
sidered uhsoundness; yet it is precursory
symptoms Of khee sprung. Trembling Of
the knees after q smart exercise indicates
weakness, and should be regarded as objec-
tiouablc. N q
A Cough constitutes unsoundness, how
ever slight orof short standing. II horse
isuoiiced 70 cough before the purchase, or
immediaiely afterward, he is not returnable /;
f5f q few hours Is sufficient 70 contract .
cough BY taking cold while standing in q
damp musty stable, or by eating different
fed luustg hay, &c. 80, -
RoariaS, Whsssing or WhistEing is IN.
soundness, being the result Of alteration Of
.ptFnctnrs or disease in the air passages.
Although there have been decisions to
The pntrary, courts and jurors are often at
loss. for the want Of intelligent witnesses; /;
and Il a veterinary surgeon IS called to the
stand, not having seen the animal, he Is liza
BE b b mistaken from Misrepresentation.
btotsa Vipd Is still more decidedly un.
Crit Biiing.--A difference Of opinion ex.
ists as 70 this being unsounduess, and courts
have given opposite decisions in respect to
IL There are eribbers that can scarcely be
sid % BE- unsonnd, as they are not percep-
Ib|y injured, and Il does not interfere with
their cnndiiion or endurance. Others inhale
and swallow great amount of wind they
bIoat and are subject to colic, which interieres
with their health and strength, this would
cdlllildld unsoundness. A warranty should
always be taken against injury from cribbing,
lhen r ha brenks his teeth or Injuries himself,
l1o1npcnse may be had. W.
CaT5 constitutes unsOundness, Is long as
4 |1rls and perhaps while the swelling re-
nr|nl although no indammalion exists, for q
-horna that has once thrown out . curb. Is
q liable % DO 80 again on the slightest ex-
cfIIon q hprse, however, should not be
returned, u be sprung curb Eve minutes
ahfr purchase, for il % done in moment,
and doe, not indicate any previous unsound.
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