. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. SELECTING THE HORSE. 21 expirations are accompanied with a peculiar bellows-like heaving of the flanks, particularly after rapid or violent exertion. It is an unsoundness, and can never be cured. Crib-biting, or cribbing, is a vicious habit, which greatly impairs the value of a horse. It consists of seizing the manger or any object within reach by the teeth, violently extending the neck, and then, with a grunt, sucking in air. It has long been a disputed point whether the habit of cribbing alon
. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. SELECTING THE HORSE. 21 expirations are accompanied with a peculiar bellows-like heaving of the flanks, particularly after rapid or violent exertion. It is an unsoundness, and can never be cured. Crib-biting, or cribbing, is a vicious habit, which greatly impairs the value of a horse. It consists of seizing the manger or any object within reach by the teeth, violently extending the neck, and then, with a grunt, sucking in air. It has long been a disputed point whether the habit of cribbing alone constitutes legal Mg. 84.—1, THOROUGHPIN ; 3, SPAVIN ; 3, CtTRB; 4, CAPPED HOCK. but it is unquestionably a serious vice. The effects of the habit are plainly seen in the condition of the front teeth. The outer angles will be found to be rounded off, and in a horse which has long indulged the habit the front teeth are greatly worn down. Broken knees are caused by falling. If the knees show white spots or extensive scars, it is never safe to buy the horse as sound. A horse which has gone down once and wounded its knees so seriously as to leave scars, is liable to do it again. Navicular dis- ease is located in the lower part of the foot, and shows itself by 1 „ ..ni,inv> ryttj^n 'H^&xiXi'isxa pftsT the horse has gone half an. 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 Martin, George A. , d. 1904. New York : Orange Judd Company
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