INDEX 



G97 



castrating, ih. ; docking, 633 ; unnerving, 

 634 ; reduction of hernia, ib ; admiuistra- 

 tion of physic, 035 ; clysters, 638 ; back- 

 raking, ih. 



Ophthahiiia, symptoms of, 579 ; treatment of, 

 ih. 



Original British horse, the, 4. 



Origin of the thoroughbred horse, 70. 



Os hyoides, 470 ; view of, 470-71. 



Ossification of lateral cartilages, 510 ; view of, 

 511. 



O.steo-sarcoma of the jaw, case of, 520. 



Out-crossing breeding, 166. 



Out-door vices, 336 ; treatment of, ih. 



Over-reaches, stable management of, 306; 

 treatment of, ih. 



Paces of the manege, 157. 

 Paces, natural and acquired, of horses, 141. 

 Paddock, the, for brood mare, 182. 

 Pancreas, anatomy of the, 486 ; function of, 



ih. 

 Paralysis, nature of, 576; from injury of the 



spine, ih. ; treatment of, 577. 

 Parenchvma of the lungs, 472. 

 Park hack, the, 118. 

 Parotid gland, anatomy of, 480. 

 Parsnips as food, 2G0. 

 Pastern joint, anatomy of, 418. 

 Pasture, nature of upland, 310. 

 Pasturing, 309. 

 Patella, the, 385 ; dislocation of, 534; internal 



ligament of, 425 ; femoral capsule of, 422 ; 



external lateral ligament of, ib. ; middle 



ligament of, 423 ; internal lateral ligament 



of, ib. 

 Patten, the, G67. 

 Pease as food, 257. 

 P.'digree of Eclipse, 76; of H?rod, 74; of 



Matchem, 78. 

 Pedis, OS, 383. 



Pelham, the plain, 323; the Hanoverian, ib. 

 Pelvis, the, 384 ; boundaries of the, 488 ; bones 



of the, 384 ; cavity of the, 488. 

 Pepsine, 482. 



Pericardium, anatomy of the, 461. 

 Perichondrium, 392. 

 Periodical moulting of the horse, 17. 

 Periosteum, 346. 

 Peritoneum, anatomy of, 476. 

 Peritonitis, nature of, 562 ; symptoms of, 563 ; 



treatment of, ih. 

 Persian horse, the, 34. 

 Phaeton horse, the, 132. 



Phalangeal bones, the fore, 382; the hind, 391. 

 Phalanges, posterior view of, 383. 

 Phalangio-pedal articulation, 419 ; view of, ih. 

 Pharynx, anatomy of the, 480, 

 Phrenitis, nature of, 573. 

 Physic, 302 ; cooling powers of, ih. ; iujurious 



eifects of, 304 ; mode of administering, 637 ; 



remarks on, 302. 

 I'hysiology of the blood, 458 ; of digestion, 



477 ; of muscle, 429 ; of respiration, 467 ; 



of secretion, 478 ; of the nervous system, 490. 

 Piping, nature of, see roaring, 542. 

 Pisiforme, os, 380. 

 Plantar artery, the, 663. 

 Plate, the, for racing, GG6. 

 Plate vein, anatomy of, 467. 

 Pleura, anatomy of, 456. 

 Pleurisy, symptoms of, 549; treatment of, 



550. 



Plunging, treatment of, 337. 



Pneumouii, cause of, 547 ; symptoms of, ih. ; 



treatment of, 548. 

 Points of the horse, 7. 

 Poll evil, nature of, 519 ; symptoms of, (Y;. ; 



treatment of, ih. 

 Ponies, feeding of, 270. 

 Pony, the, 127 ; the Bxmoor, ih. ; the Highland, 



ih. ; the Indian, 41 ; the New Forest, 12G ; 



the Shetland, 129 ; the Welsh, 12G. 

 Portuguese horse, the, 5G. 

 Preparation, final, of the hunter, 304 ; for 



work, ih. ; of hacks for work, 305. 

 Pricks, from a nail picked ujj on the road, 



G17 ; in shoeing, GIO ; treatment of, in shoe- 

 ing, ih. ; treatment of, from a nail picked 



up on the road, G17. 

 Progression, mode of, in horses, 142. 

 Proportions of the various points of the horse, 



15. 

 Prussian horse, the, 57. 

 Ptyaline, 482, 

 Puffs, treatment of, 526. 

 Pulmonary apparatus, component parts of, 



4G9 ; mechanism of, ih. ; glands, etc., 473 ; 



tissue, the, 472 ; veins, 467. 

 Purity of blood in the racehorse, 97. 



QcAETER, nature of false, 601 ; treatment of 



false, ih. 

 Queensbury, celebrated match made by the 



Duke of, 73. 

 Quittor, nature of, 601 treatment of, ih. 



Rabies, nature of, 574 ; symptoms of, ih. 



Racehorse, croup of the, 101 ; back of the, 

 ib. ; back ribs of the, 105 ; belly of the, ib. ; 

 bone of the leg of the, 108 ; coat of the, 110 ; 

 colour of the, 109 ; external formation of 

 the, 98 ; feeding of, 268 ; flank of the, 105 ; 

 fore-arm, or arm of the, 108 ; head of the, 

 lOG ; height of the, 109; hind-quarter of the, 

 108 ; knee of the, ih. ; loins of the, 101 ; mane 

 of the, 110 ; neck of the, 105 ; object of en- 

 couraging the breed of, 95 ; purity of blood 

 in the, 97 ; shoulder-blade of the, 107 ; tail 

 of the, 110. 



Eaciug or hunting stable, 242. 



Racks for stables, new forms of, 234, et seq. 



Radio-carpal articulation, 380. 



Radius, the, 379. 



Rarey's apparatus for breaking horses, 205 ; 

 halter or bridle for colts, ih. ; leg strap. No. 1, 

 194 ; No. 2, 195 ; method of training, 192 ; 

 reflections on plans of, 202. 



Rearing, management of, 337. 



Rectum, anatomy of the, 485. 



Refrigerants, action of, 652. 



Reins, management of, 327. 



Relative proportions of the fore-quarter, 10; 

 of the head, 9 ; of the horse, ih. ; of the 

 r.eck, 10. 



Respiration, effect of, on atmospheric air,4G8 ; 

 physiology of, 4G7. 



Rete mucosum, the, 498. 



Rheumatism, symptoms of acute, 598. 



Ribs, the, 374 ; cartilages of, 402 ; treatment 

 of fractured, 522 ; view of a true and false, 

 374. 



Riding, and driving, 319 ; to hounds, 333 ; to 

 hounds, rules ailopted in, ih. ; to hounds, 

 directions for, ib. ; modes of starting the 

 horse in the various paces, 329 ; mounting 



