Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

auctionecr's hands A limit OF time H.
generally placed for hOrHe 10 be tried
and returned. II nn uAaounduaHs dcvcl-
ops In the course OF week on 40. any
competent veterinarian can usually de-
eide whether the defect existed L,forc
the sale and was 'smpuibed over"
lnsOundncss consists Of a lot Of all
ments, discusses. and bone troubles. amy
one of which may be said to Impair the
animals natural usefulness. Some vices
also detHct from the animHl'H value, aud
are included Ia the definition "unsOuud-
ness Many of these troubles, however,
only exist in very small way, aud are
mot considered as unsoundness. a
fresh horse, Tint jumps all over the
grounds, perhaps throws his rider aud
makes q rush toward the crowd, or away
from it, Is not necessarily vicious, or
liable 10 be- discarded az unsOund or un-
safe. lie il often described as wanting
lite work TO make hl2 straight and
80 along like sheep
That d horse Will not take his feed
does not always mean that he Is falling
or has an unsOundness Probably he
wants medicine, change of diet company
or different handling A good form Of
warranty Is Warranted 80 many years
old, sound, free from vice and quiet TO
ride or drive single or double, or both Z"
Vices include shyng ut every object
passed, rearing. bucklug kicking without
apparent pr0yOcation, jibbing or baking.
on refusal 10 start when properly pofsuu-
ded or directed boiling or running away.
hitting &C every object TINT comes within
reach, wind sucking or holding on tO the
mnnger with the teeth and making a noise
~ " sucking air, weaving or swinging the
head from side 20 side IN the stable or
harness rs a Wild anlmn docs Ia hiH den
This ~ sometimes cured by changing a
horse into comfortable loose box or
stall, where Il can look 40 things around
Il and b. constantly Ia sight on touch Of
one Of the groOms or other horses, etc
no discover some Of these vices n The
reason why so many horse dealers like
10 90 through auction stables a day or
two before the sale and try horses under
AL sorts Of conditions. They watch The
horses approach them suddenly, run them
mp aifd down sharply, sometimes hit thcm
la she ribs, aud resort 10 all sorts 0f
maneuYers TO ind ont fatal unsOnndness
such as roaring, whistling, cough, broken
Wild
no find out defects, always try 10
look az a horse as be- COInns out of lis
stall after being Ia Il for few hour,
Look Into his eyes just before the light
strikes them. Look for spccks and
large amount Of white. Pass your hand
IN front Of them and sfe n he winka.
which if you move your hand slowly.
win prove 10 you whether on not he N
blind. A horse h often stone blind
while bis eyes look natural Blindness h
not always q defect Ia a driving horse.
Plenty Of The hest general utility. yes.
and lots Of others horses are blind.
N would hardly Dc for hunter 20 he
stone blind, of course although eucl,
horses ARE not or sound Ia tlis respect.
h0rses with one eye out are generally
used for years IN double harness. Tie
had side near the pole A saddle horse
with one eye missing would look bad.
a harness horse ia blinkers would not
b. noticed so much
10 try his breathing apparatus.
grasp his throat till he coughs. Then
watch his breathing Run him 40 and
down, his him with stick, sop Nm
suddenly aud then listen 10 his breath
lug, Look at bis sides ana see II he
heayus aud breathea evenly. Look al