INDEX. 



457 



fAGE. 



Cracks in the heels, treatment of, 277 



Oradle, a safe restraint upon the horse 



wlien blistered, 323 



Cream-coloured horses, account of, 376 



Cream-coloured horses, peculiar eyes of, 92 

 Cream of tartar, a mild diuretic, 390 



Crib-biting, the sucking in of air, 339 



Crib-biting causes and cure of, 340 



Crib-biting injurious to the horse, 340 



Crib-biting, constitutes unsoundness, 362 

 Cricoid cartilage of the windpipe, 160 



CromweU's, Oliver, stud of race-horses, 28 

 Cropping, absurdity of, 77 



Croton, the farina of, used as physic, 211 

 Crusaders, the improvement of the horse 



neglected by the, 24 



Crust of the foot, description of the, 280 

 Crust of the foot, composition of the, 282 

 Crust of the foot, consisting within of 



numerous horny plates, 283 



Crust of the foot, its proper slant, 280 



Crust of the foot, its proper thickness, 280 

 Crust of the foot, remedy for brittleness, 282 

 Crust of the foot, sandcrack caused by 



brittleness of the, 299 



Crystalline lens, description of the, 94 



Cuboid bones, description of the, 266 



Cuneiform bones, description of the, 266, 272 

 Curbs, nature and treatment of, 267 



Curbs, hereditary, 36 



Curbs, the slightest vestige of, consti- 

 tutes unsoundness, 268 

 Cuticle, description of the, 369 

 Cutis, or true skin, account of the, 370 

 Cutting, cause and cure of, 252, 341 

 Cutting, constitutes unsoundness, 363 

 Cutting away the foot, unfounded pre- 

 judice against, 294 

 Cylindrical wheels, description and ad- 

 vantage of, 440 



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DandrifT, nature of the, 369, 370 



Darlcy Arabian, account of the, 29, 45 



Dartmoor ponies, anecdote of, 59 



Deuhani, Major, interesting account of 



the loss of his horse, 14 



Depressor labii inferioris muscle, de- 

 scription of the, 120 

 Devonshire pack-horse, description of, 59 

 Diabetes, nature and treatment of, 217 

 Diameter of wheels, elfect of increasing, 431 

 Diaphoretics, nature and effects of, 390 

 Diaphragm, description of the, 171, 197 

 Digestion, process of, described, 198, 203 

 Digestives, nature and use of, 390 

 Digitalis, recommended in colds and all 



intlammatory complaints, 391 



Dilator magnus lateralis muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 119 

 Dilator naris lateralis muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 119 

 Dishing of wheels, effect of, 437 

 Dishing, both inward and outward, 441 

 Distemper, nature and treatment of, 189 

 Distressed horse, treatment of the, 55 

 Diuretic medicines, use and abuse of, 215 



276, 391 

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FiOE. 



Docking, method of performing, 327 



Dogs, danger of, about tlie stable, 1U9 



Dongola horse, description of the, 10 



Draught, theory of, 37, 403 



Draught, theory of, has not been suffi- 

 ciently explained, 463 

 Draught, implies the moving power, the 



vehicle, and the road, 405 



Draught, the moving power of, particu- 

 larly considered, 405 

 Draught, considered in respect of the 



resistance, 404 



Draught, calculation of, according to 



velocity and time, 417, 424 



Dra'jght, much influenced by the direc- 

 tion of the traces, 417 

 Draught, the line of, should be parallel 



to the direction of motion, 447 



Draught, in cattle, should pass through 



the axle of the wheels, 447 



Draught, in bad roads, may have a slight 



inclination upward, 447 



Draught, resistance of, should be, much 



as possible, firm and inelastic, 423, 449 

 Draught, how increased by the state of 



the road, 435, 449 



Draught, does not injure the riding of 



the farmer's horse, 33 



Draught of carriages, calculation of, on 



different roads, 435 



Draught of boats, difficulty of, increas- 

 ing rapidly with the velocity, 425 

 Draught of boats, power of the 425 

 Draught of the sledge, 425 

 Draught of the roller, 426 

 Draught horse, the heavy, 38 

 Draught horses, the inferior ones about 



the metropolis, wretched state of, 42 

 Dray horse, proper form of the, 40 



Dray horses, the largest, bred in Lin 



colnshire, 41 



Dray horses, usually too large, 4C' 



Drinks, how to administer, 392 



Drinks, comparison between, and balls, 392 

 Dropsy of the chest, 171 



Dropsy of the heart, 171 



Dropsy of the skin, 171 



Drum of the ear, description of the, 81 



Dun horse, account of the, 376 



Duodenum, description of the, 203 



Dutch horse, description of the, 21 



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Ear, description of the external parts, 77, 78 



Ear, description of the internal parts, 79 



Ear, bones of the, description and use, SO 



Ear, labyrinth of the, 82 



Ear, cut of the mechanism of the, 79 



Ear, cut of the muscles of the, 81 



Ear, indicative of the temper, 77 



Ear, cruelty of clipping the, 78 



East Indian horse, description of the, 15 



Eclipse., pedigree and history of, 46 

 Edward II. introduced Lombardy howes- 



into England, 2;5 



Edward III. much improved horses, '■'■5 



Edward III. introduced Spanish hoisea, 26 



Edward III. had running- horses, 2fi.< 



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