A compendium of the veterinary art : containing plain and concise observations on the construction and management of the stable ... the structure and economy of the horse ... a copious materia medica and pharmacopœia / by James White.

  • White, James, -1825
Date:
1842
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Credit: A compendium of the veterinary art : containing plain and concise observations on the construction and management of the stable ... the structure and economy of the horse ... a copious materia medica and pharmacopœia / by James White. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mares ! In these cases, it is generally found that the.horses have only appeared on the turf one, or at most two years, and then- running has generally been very uncertain; whilst the sires of numerous winners have, generally speaking, proved not only their superior speed, but also the strength of their constitution, by the truth and honesty of their running, and the number of their races. 3rdly. The possession of good legs in the sire is a matter to which less attention is generally paid, than to either of the other points mentioned, and yet it is one of great importance, even in a pecuniary point of view ; for although the speed of the animal does not depend on the goodnesS' of the fore legs, 3'et the power of enduring training does, for in nine cases out of ten, when a colt becomes lame in training, it is from disease of the fore legs. We cannot wonder at this, when we consider that the fore legs have to sustain the whole weight of the animal increased by the momentum derived by speed, and connect this fact with the early age at which these exertions are demanded, and the consequently weak and unfit state of the parts. How essential it is, then, that these parts should be as strong as nature can make them, and yet how common it is for them to be altogether disregarded ! If greater attention were paid to the state of the fore legs, it is reasonable to expect that there would not be so many horses fail, either in training or in their early races, as there are at present, and consequently there would be a great saving of that fruitless expense which is now frequently incurred in training horses that break down before they become winners. — Ed.]
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