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Concerning a hazelstick swallowed by a horse which came out of his side after some time

Reference number: RBO/16/2

Date: 1731

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Transcription of a certificate dated 29 April 1730 and signed by Thomas Richardson, James Robinson, Richard Kerry, and John Watson.
The horse was choking on corn; the farrier, Robert Rogers, put a hazelstick, which had a rag tied around the top, down the horse's throat to drive down the corn; the horse broke the stick and swallowed it; horse became lame in its shoulder after about 6 weeks and a length of 19 to 20 inches long was extracted through the horse's side

Letter from Alexander Stuart to Cromwell Mortimer dated 22 June 1731with comments about this event - concerning the wound in the throat ('gula') of the horse

Read to the Royal Society on 24 June 1731

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RBO/16/2
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1731
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Concerning a hazelstick swallowed by a horse which came out of his side after some time, 1731, RBO/16/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_16_2/concerning-a-hazelstick-swallowed-by-a-horse-which-came-out-of-his-side-after-some-time, accessed on 13 May 2026

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