. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. 190 by the anatomist, it may guide the touch to direct the finger along the inside jaw, a little above the edge where it begins to decline downwards, gently pressing it against the jaw till the pulsation is felt. By doing this two or three times, any man will soon discover the exact spot where he should feel for the pulsation. In a healthy horse, the intervals should be about 40 or 45 per minute. When it exceeds this by ten or twelve pulsations, the horse is not well; but the circulation may be momenta- rily accelerated even to that
. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. 190 by the anatomist, it may guide the touch to direct the finger along the inside jaw, a little above the edge where it begins to decline downwards, gently pressing it against the jaw till the pulsation is felt. By doing this two or three times, any man will soon discover the exact spot where he should feel for the pulsation. In a healthy horse, the intervals should be about 40 or 45 per minute. When it exceeds this by ten or twelve pulsations, the horse is not well; but the circulation may be momenta- rily accelerated even to that extent, by sudden alarm; it is therefore expedient to approach the horse quietly, and to caress him for a minute or two first, if he shrinks from approach. If the pulse exceeds sixty, prompt and scientific atten- tion is indispensably Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stephen, George, Sir, 1794-1879. London : Saunders and Otley
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