INDEX. 



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 Mange, causes of, 379 



Mange ointment, recipes for, 379 



Mange, highly infectious, 379 



Mange, method of purifying the stable 



after, 380 



Manger-feeding, the advantage of, 352 



Marble, the immense block of, at St. Pe- 



tersburgh, how moved on rollers, 429 

 Mare, time of being at heat, 222 



Mare, time of going with foal, 222 



Mare, best time for covering, 222 



Mare, management of, when with foal, 222 

 Mare, management of, after foaling, 222 

 Mare, more concerned than the horse in 



breeding, 34 



Mares preferable to geldings for farmers, 34 

 Mares, prejudice against riding of, 5 



Mitres, never ridden by the Africans, 10 



Mares, alone ridden by the Arabs, 10 



Mares, used for food, 8 



Mares, selection of, for breeding, 34 



Mark of the teeth, what, 133 



Markham's Arabian, account of, 28 



Mashes, importance of their use, 395 



Mashes, best method of making, 394 



Masseter muscle, description of the, 119, 136 

 Maxillary bones, anatomy of the, 133 



Mediastinum, description of the, 171 



Medicines, a history of the most useful, 381 

 Medullary substance of the brain, nature 



and function of the, 75 



Megrims caused by an undue quantity 



of blood pressing on the brain, 101 

 Megrims, symptoms and treatment of, 102 

 Megrims apt to return, 102 



Melt, description of the, 214 



Memory of the horse, instancee of, 32 



Mercurial ointment, use of, in veterinary 



practice, 396 



Merlin, the sire of many Welsh ponies, 63 

 Mesentery, description of the, 203 



Metacarpals, description of the, 243 



Midriff, description of the, 171, 197 



Mint, an infusion of, or the oil of, occa- 

 sionally used, 396 

 Moisture, want of, cause of contraction, 294 

 Moon-blindness, nature of, 113 

 Morocco barb, account of the, 28 

 Moulting, the process of, 373 

 Moulting, horse usually languid at the 



time of, 374 



Moulting, no stimijilant or spices should 



be given when, 374 



Moulting, mode of treatment under, 374 



Mounting the colt, 226 



Mouth of the horse, description of the 



hones of the, 133 



Mouth of the horse, ulcers in the, 161 



Mouth of the horse, should be always 



felt lightly in riding, 31 



Mouth of the horse, its sensibility, 132 



Mouth, when the horse may be said to 



have a perfect, 143 



Moving power, animal, theory of, 405 



Moving power, mechanical, theory of, 405 

 Mowburnt hay injurious, 357 



Muscles, advantageous direction of, more 



important than their bulk, 275 



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Muscles of the back, description of tha 167 

 Muscles of the breast, " l''© 

 Muscles of the eye, " 9t 

 Muscles of the face, " 119 

 Muscles of tlie neck, " 154 

 Muscles of the ribs, " 170 

 Muscles of the shoulder-blade, " 233 

 Muscles of the shoulder lower bone, 232 

 Muscular action, the principle of, 238 

 Muzzle, the organ by which horses com- 

 monly examine bodies, 370 

 Myrrh, use of, for canker and wounds, 396 



N 

 Narrow and broad wheels, compared, 437 

 Nasalis labii superioris muscle described, 119 

 Naves, cast iron, to wheels, advantage of, 442 

 Naves, cast iron, description of the best 



construction of, 442 



Navicular bone described, 248, 288, 298 



Navicular bone, its action and use, 288, 298 

 Navicular-joint disease, treatment of, 298 

 Navicular-joint disease, how far con- 

 nected with contraction, 298 

 Navicular-joint disease, cure uncertain, 299 

 Neapolitan horse, description of tlie, 21 

 Neck, anatomy and diseases of the, 152 

 Neck, description of the arteries of the, 157 

 Neck, description of the veins of the, 157 

 Neck, bones of the, 152 

 Neck, proper conformation of the, 154 

 Neck, long and short compared, 155 

 Neck, loose, what, 155 

 Neptune, the horse first appeared at the 



stroke of the trident of, 4 



Nerves, construction and theory of the, 76 

 Nerves, spinal, compound nature of, 76 



Nerves, respiratory, functions of the, 76 



Nerves of the face, 119 



Neurotomy, or nerve operation, object 



and effect of, 110 



Neurotomy, manner of performing, lil 



Neurotomy, cases in which it should or 



should not be performed, 112 



Neurotomy, a vestige of the performance 



of, constitutes unsoundness, 364 



Newcastle, Duke of, his opposition to the 



introduction of tlie Arabian blood, 28 

 New-forester, description of the, 53 



Newmarket, races first established at, by 



Charles I. 23 



Newmarket, description of the different 



courses at, 50 



Nicking', method of performing, 323 



Nicking, cruelty often used in, 329 



Nitre, a valuable cooling medicine, and 



a mild diuretic, 397 



Nitrous aether, spirit of, a mild stimulant 



and diuretic, 397 



Norman horse, description of the, 21 



Norwegian horse, description of the, 20 



Nose, description of the bones of the, 117 

 Nose of the horse, slit to increase his 



wind, 20, 113 



Nostrils, description of the, 117 



Nostrils, chronic discharge from the, 121 

 Nostrils, chronic discharge, how distin- 

 guished from glanders, 121 



