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INDEX. 



James 1., established tlie first regulations 



for racing', 28 



James I. introduced the Arabian blood, 28 

 Jaundice, syinptonis and treatment of, 213 

 Jaw, lower, aiimirable mechanism of the, 135 

 Jaw, upper, description of the, 133 



Jejunum, description of the, 204 



John, the breed of horses improved by, 25 

 Jointcd-shoe, description and use of the, 319 

 Jones's patent wheels, description of, 441 

 JuETular vein, anatomy of the, 120, 157 



Jumper, the horse-breaker, anecdotes of 



his power over animals, 331 



Juniper oil, use of, 394 



Juno, harnessing- her own horses, 433 



Kadischi, an Arabian breed of horses, 11 

 Kicking:, a bad and inveterate habit, 336 



Kidneys, description of the, 214 



Kidneys, inflammation of the, symptoms 



and treatment of, 216 



Kidneys, stone in the, 218 



King Pippin, anecdotes of, illustrating 



inveterateness of vicious habits, 331 

 Knee, anatomical description of the, 240 

 KnRts, broken, treatment of, 241 



Kochlani, the Arabian breed of horses, 11 

 Knowledge of the horse, how acquired, 64 



Labyrinth of the ear, description of the, 82 

 Lachrymal duct, description of the, 87 



Lachrymal gland, description of the, 86 



Lamellse, or laminae, horny, account of, 283 

 Lamellae, fleshy, account of the, 28! 



LamellsB, fleshy, weight of the horse 



supported by the, 283 



Lameness, shoulder, method of ascer- 

 taining, 229 

 Lameness, from any cause, unsoundness, 364 

 Lampas, nature and treatment of, 134 

 Lampas, cruelty of burning the bars for, 135 

 Laminae of the foot. See Lamellae. 

 Lancet and fleam compared, 180 

 Lard, use of, in ointments and balls, 394 

 Larynx, description of tlie, 160 

 Lasso, description of tl>e, 6 

 Lasso, power of the, 422 

 Laudanum, use of, in veterinary practice, 394 

 Lead, the compounds of, used in veteri- 

 nary practice, 394 

 Lead, extract of, much overvalued, 349 

 Lead, sugar of, use of, 394 

 Lead, white, use of, 394 

 Leather-soles, description and use of, 319 

 Leg, cut of the, HI 

 Leg, description of the, 243 

 Legfl, fore, should be straight and per- 

 pendicular, 256 

 Legs, hind, anatomical description of, 275 

 Legs of the hackney, should not be lifted 



too high, 30 



Legs of the horse, movement of, when 



walking, 412 



Legs of the horse, different in drawing, 412 

 Legs of the horse, dilTerent in trotting, 413 



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Legs, swelled, 276 



Levator humeri muscle, description of 



the, 119, 156, 233 



Lever, nmscular power explained on the 



principle of the, 231, 238 



Ligament of the neck, description and 



elasticity of the, 73, 153 



Light, theory of, 96 



Light, refraction of, 96 



Lightness in hand, of essential conse- 

 quence in a hunter, 51 

 Lime, chloride of, exceedingly useful 



for bad-smelling wounds, &c., 394 

 Lime, chloride of, useful to cleanse sta- 

 bles from infection, 395 

 Lincolnshire, largest heavy black horses 



bred in, 41 



Liniments, composition and use of, 395 



Linseed, infusion of, used in catarrh, 395 

 Linseed meal, forms the best poultice, 395 

 Linseed oil, as a purgative, 212, 395 



Lips, anatomy and uses of the, 131 



Lips, the hands of tlie horse, 131 



Litter, cannot be too often removed, 348 



Litter, proper substances for, 348 



Litter, contraction not so much produced 



by it as some imagine, 295 



Liver, anatomy and use of the, 212 



Liver, inflammation of the, 213 



Liver, rupture of the, 213 



Load, lying high increases the lightness 



of draught, 448 



Load, lying high may be dangerous in 



rough roads, 449 



Locked jaw, symptoms, cause, and treat- 

 ment of, 105, 107 

 Loins, description of the, 166 

 Lombardy horse, when introduced into 



England, 25 



Longissimus dorsi muscle described, 1C7 

 Lucerne, considered as an article of food, 357 

 Lunar caustic, a very excellent one, 400 



Lungs, description of the, 181 



Lungs, symptoms of inflammation of, 183 

 Lungs, causes of inflammation of the, 182 

 Lungs, inflammation of the, how distin- 

 guished from distemper, 184, 191 

 Lungs, inflammation of, treatment, 185, 186 

 Lungs, inflammation of, importance of 



early bleeding in, 185 



Lungs, inflammation of, blisters prefer- 

 able to rowels or setons in, 186 

 Lungs, inflammation of, consequences, 185 



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Madness, symptoms and treatment of, 109 

 Majinniss horse, description of the, 15 



Mahomet, had only two horses in his 



whole army, 4 



Malcolm, Sir John, his anecdotes of the 



Arabian horse, 14 



Malignant epidemic, nature and tieat- 



mcnt of, 191 



Mallenders, nature and treatment of, 273 

 Mammalia, the, an importajit class of 



animals, 62 



Mane, description and use of the, 157 



Mange, description and treatment of, 378 



