INDEX. 



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Denham, Major, interesting account of the 

 loss of his horse, 27. 



Depressor labii inferioris muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 173. 



Desert horses, account of the, 20. 



Diabetes, the nature and treatment of, 313. 



Diameter of wheels, the effect of increasing 

 the, 558. 



Diaphoretics, their nature and effects, 

 505. 



Diaphragm, description of the, 232 ; rup- 

 ture of, 234 ; its connexion with respira- 

 tion, 235. 



Digestion, the process of it described, 286. 



Digestives, their nature and use, 505. 



Digitalis, highly recommended in colds and 

 all inflammatory complaints, 506. 



Dilator magnus lateralis muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 173 ; naris lateralis muscle, 

 description of the, ib. 



Dishing of wheels described, and effect of, 

 550 ; both inward and outward effect of, 

 554. 



Distressed horse, treatment of the, 84. 



Diuretic medicines, the use and abuse of, 

 506. 



Docking, method of performing, 437. 



Dogs, danger of encouraging them about 

 the stable, 144. 



Doncaster course, the length of, 74. 



Dongola horse, description of the, 17. 



Draught, theory of, 518 ; has not been suf- 

 ficiently explained, 518, 526 ; implies the 

 moving power, the vehicle, and the road, 

 518; the moving power particularly 

 considered, ib. ; considered in respect of 

 the resistance, 523 ; calculation of, ac- 

 cording to velocity and time, ib. ; much 

 influenced by the direction of the traces, 

 528 ; the line of, should be parallel to 

 the direction of motion, 529 ; in cattle 

 should pass through the axle of the 

 wheels, 530 ; in bad roads may have a 

 slight inclination upward, ib. ; resistance 

 of, should be as much as possible firm 

 and inelastic, 529 ; how increased by the 

 state of the road, 561 ; of boats, difficulty 

 of, increasing rapidly with the velocity, 

 538 ; calculation of the power of, ib. ; of 

 the sledge, 539 ; of the roller, ib. ; horse, 

 the heavy, 98 ; horses, the inferior ones 

 about the metropolis, wretched state of, 

 102. 



Dray horse, proper form of the, 100 ; the 

 largest bred in Lincolnshire, 101 ; 

 usually too large and heavy, ib. 



Drinks, how to administer, 507 ; compa- 

 rison between them and balls, ib. 



Dropsy of the chest, 283; of the heart, 

 240. 



Drum of the ear, description and use of 



the, 122. 



Dun horse, account of the, 480. 

 Duodenum, description of the, 294; dis- 

 eases of the, ib. 



Dura mater, description of the, 118. 

 Dutch horse, description of the, 53. 



EAR, description of the external parts, 121; 

 internal parts, ib. ; bones of the, des- 

 cription and use of, 122; labyrinth of 

 the, ib. ; indicative of the temper, ib. ; 

 clipping and singeing, cruelty of, ib. ; 

 treatment of wounds or bruises of, 168 ; 

 cruel operations on the, ib. 



East Indian horse, description of the, 30. 



Eclipse, the pedigree and history of, 69 ; 

 account of his proportions, 71. 



Edward II. introduced Lombardy horses 

 into England, 58. 



Edward III., the breed of horses much 

 improved by, ib. ; introduced Spanish 

 horses, ib. ; had running horses, ib. 



Egypt, account of the horse of, 3-16. 



Elasticity of the ligament of the neck. 

 117. 



Elaterium, poisonous, 291. 



Elbow, the proper form and inclination of, 

 336; capped, 333; fracture of, 412; 

 punctured, 334. 



Elizabeth, Queen, the number and value of 

 horses much diminished when she reigned, 

 62 ; a staunch huntress, 83. 



Emetic tartar, used as a nauseant, diapho- 

 retic, and worm medicine, 499. 



Enamel of the teeth, account of the, 195 



English horse, history of the, 53 ; first 

 crossed by the Romans, 54 ; improved 

 by Athelstan, ib. ; William the Con- 

 queror, 55 ; John, 57. 



Ensiform cartilage, the, 224. 



Entanglement of the intestines, description 

 of, 306. 



Enteritis, account of, 301. 



Epidemic catarrh, nature and treatment of, 

 258 ; malignant, nature and treatment 

 of, 264. 



Epiglottis, description of the, 217. 



Epilepsy, nature and treatment of, 154. 



Epsom salts, used as a purgative, 511. 



Epsom course, the length of, 74. 



Ergot of rye, the action of, 515. 



Ethmoid bone, description of the, 118. 



Ethiopian horse, account of, 18. 



Euphorbium, the abominable use of it, 

 291. 



Ewe-neck, unsightliness and inconvenience 

 of, 213. 



Exchanges of horses stand on the same 

 ground as sales, 493. 



Exercise, directions for, 462; the neces- 

 sity of regular, ib. ; want of, producing 

 grease, 371 ; more injury done by the 

 want of it than by the hardest work, 

 463. 



Exmoor pony, description of the, 104. 



Expansion shoe, description and use of the, 

 426. 



Expense of horse, calculation of the an- 

 nual, 535. 

 Extensor pedis muscle, description of the, 



359. 



Eye, description of the, 1 23 ; cut of the, 

 127 ; fracture of the orbit of the, 136 ; 

 healthy appearance of the, 126 ; diseases 



