The Lamar register., 1893-12-30

t"cticaily speaking, when
examining horse as to soundness
the following rules should no ob'
served; Have the horse TO no ~
amined. II possible. left in hox
stali three hours; then have thu M.
tendant lead him out. when tha ax-
aminer or purchaser must caretnlIv
see II there is any stiffness; this i
the time and place the animal will
EXHIBIT 1t most. IL present
Then place the horse in the stabla
with the head facing the door. so
that the examiner can observe
whether the pupils contract natur-
ally and alike. Then pass the hana
over the poll to discover the ex.
istence of poll evil il present from
thence to tho parotid and submax-
Hilary regions 10 find whether there
Is parotitis or induration of tn, sub
nANiilary glands Closely examine
the throat and find whether goitre
exists Place the thumb trans
versoly on the iugular vein In order
TO ascertain whether obliteration has
taken place. the vein filling up rap
idly where it Is natural Examine
carefully under the name for fstula
or other disease.
We next proceed to examine the
point Of elbow for shoe boils. and
the muscles OF the shoulder to see II
atrophy exists; pass the hand to the
knee, and u the animal be for saddle
use. be particular to discover
whether any traces exist OF having
stumbled and fallen at any previous
time We then search for splints.
especially In the noighB6rhood Of the
knee. because. In close proximity
thereto. a splint will Interfere with
the action OF the Joint
We then examine closely the pos
terror portion Of the fctIock. TO dis
cover whether there has been any
rupture, partial or complete. Of the
suspens0ry iigament, which. In com
Dou parlance Is called breaking
down. II to existence the foil lowing
appearance will b. presented:
swollen hard and indarated. with a
lowering Of tho icilock and a bend
Ing or apparent giving way each
time the animal moves In this i'm
mediate vicinity We may look for
windgalis. which We pass over
lightly. inAsmueh as they seldom
cause injury; sfill. in some instances
they should not Be ignored. as we
have seen them cause lameness, in
which case there il knotty feeling
and a cracking sound while the horse
j. moving on for the hrst few steps.
Our attention Is next directed TO
side bones, ringbones scratches,
thrush. cAnker. seedy toe, quittor,
false quarter. quarter crack. navieu-
lar disease and chronic laminitis.
We also have peggy or sore tood
horses FROM overwuFk. We now turn
the horse sharply around, describifg
a igur. eight, bat eventually turn
ing him With his bn;toeks 20 the
light, BY 80 doing we shall discover
stringhAlt. II IL exists, and II there
be weakness Of he back. or partial
fracture oi the lumbar verte brse,
usually known as rtekad back. he
will either stagger os fall. according
10 the extent ofthe defect We now
stand square behind him. hut at a
respectable distance aud casually
glance from his hips over his ribs to
his shouIder We shat. then dis
cover any defects ,ha, be pres
cni, such a. being hipp'3
Having satisfied Ourselves that in
these respects the animal presents a
normal appearance, We pass TO one
side. gently run the add along the
lumbar yertebra. doVJ over the
stIae aud 70 the hook, fhere oriti-
cal examination mn=ttoe oe made, SO
many diseases locating themselves