. The horse and his diseases;. action of the throat, aslight grunting is heard, accompanied by a sucking or drawingin of air. It is not an effort at simple eructation, arising fromindigestion ; it is the inhalation of air. It is that which takesplace with all kinds of diet, and when the stomach is empty aswell as when it is full. The effects of crib-biting are plainly perceptible. The teethare injured and worn away, and that, in an old horse, to a veryserious degree. A considerable quantityof grain is often lost, for the horse willfrequently crib with his mouth fullof it, and the greater part
. The horse and his diseases;. action of the throat, aslight grunting is heard, accompanied by a sucking or drawingin of air. It is not an effort at simple eructation, arising fromindigestion ; it is the inhalation of air. It is that which takesplace with all kinds of diet, and when the stomach is empty aswell as when it is full. The effects of crib-biting are plainly perceptible. The teethare injured and worn away, and that, in an old horse, to a veryserious degree. A considerable quantityof grain is often lost, for the horse willfrequently crib with his mouth fullof it, and the greater part will fallover the edge of the saliva escapes whilethe manger is thus forciblyheld, the loss of which mustbe of serious detriment inmuzzle for a crib-biter. impairing. digestion The crib-biting horse is notoriously more subject tocolic than other horses, and that of a kind difficult of treatmentand peculiarly dangerous. Although many a crib-biter is stoutand strong, and capable of all ordinary work, these horses do. CRIB-BITING. 211 not generally carry as much flesh as others, and have not theirendurance; on these accounts, crib-biting has been, and veryproperly, decided by the highest authority to be unsound-ness. It is moreover one of those tricks which are exceedingly con-tagious. Every companion of a crib-biter in the same stable,is likely to acquire the habit, and it is the most inveterate of allhabits. The edge of the manger will in vain be lined with iron,or with sheep-skin, or with sheep-skin covered with tar or aloes,or any other unpleasant substance. In spite of the annoyancewhich these may occasion, the horse will persist in his attackon the manger. A strap buckled tightly round the neck, bycompressing the windpipe, is the best means of preventing thepossibility of this trick; but the strap must be constantly worn,and its pressure is apt to produce a worse affection, viz., anirritation of the windpipe, which terminates in roaring. Some have recommended tur
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