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INDEX. 



nagement of, aftei foaling, 320; more 

 concerned than the horse in breeding, 9 1 ; 

 preferable to gelding for the farmer, 91 ; 

 selection of, for breeding, 92. 



Mark of the teeth, what, 196. 



Markham's Arabian, an account of, 63. 



Marsk, the sire of many of the New-forest- 

 ers, 103. 



Mashes, importance of their use, 512; best 

 method of making them, ib. 



Masseter muscle, description of the, 172, 

 194. 



Maxillary bones, anatomy of the, 191 ; 

 fractures of, 407. 



Meadow grasses, the quantity of nutritive 

 matter in, 471. 



Mechanical power, objections to the use of, 

 524. 



Mecklenburg horses, account of, 52. 



Medicines, a list of the most useful, 494. 



Medullary substance of the brain, its nature 

 and function, 112, 119. 



Megrims, cause, 137 ; symptoms, ib. ; 

 treatment, 138; apt to return, 138. 



Melt, description of the, 297. 



Memory of the horse, instances of, 89. 



Mercurial ointment, the use of, in veteri- 

 nary practice, 509. 



Mercury, its use in epidemic catarrh, 

 262. 



Merlin, the sire of many of the Welsh po- 

 nies, 103. 



Mesentery, description of the, 294. 



Metacarpals, description of the, 339. 



Midriff, description of the, 232. 



Moisture, want of, a cause of contraction, 

 385. 



Mojinniss horse, description of the, 30. 



Moon-blindness, the nature of, 164. 



Moulting, the process of, 478; the horse 

 usually languid at the time of, 478 ; no 

 stimulant or spices should be given, 479 J 

 mode of treatment under, 479. 



Mounting the colt, 323. 



Mouth of the horse, description of the 

 bones of, 190; should be always felt 

 lightly in riding, ib. ; importance of its 

 sensibility, ib. 



Mowburnt hay injurious, 469. 



Muriatic acid, its properties, 495. 



Muscles of the back, description of the, 

 229 ; breast, ditto, 231 ; eye, ditto, 134 ; 

 face,' ditto, 172 ; neck, ditto, 211 ; ribs, 

 ditto, 224 ; shoulder-blade, 325 ; lower 

 bone of the shoulder, 325 ; the advan- 

 tageous direction of, more important 

 than their bulk, 326, 328. 



Muscular action, the principle of, 333. 



Mustard, the use of, 512, 



Myrrh, the use of, for canker and wounds, 

 512. 



NASALIS labii superioris muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 173. 

 Nasal bones, fracture of, 406, 



gleet, 175. 



polypus, 173 



Naves, cast iron, to wheels, advantage of, 

 554 ; description of the best construction 

 of, ib. 



Navicular bone, description of the, 379 ; 

 the action and use of it, ib. 



Navicular joint, disease, nature and treat- 

 ment of the, 389 ; how far connected 

 with contraction, 390 ; the cure very un- 

 certain, ib. ; fracture of, 417. 



Neapolitan horse, description of the, 45. 



Neck, anatomy and muscles of the, 211, 

 212; description of the arteries of the, 



214 ; description of the veins of the, 



215 ; bones of the, 211 ; proper con- 

 formation of the, 211 ; comparison be- 

 tween long and short, 212; loose, what, 

 ib. 



Nerves, the, construction and theory of, 

 109; spinal, the compound nature of, 

 120; of the face, 172. 



Neurotomy, or nerve operation, object and 

 effect of it, 156 ; manner of performing 

 it, 158 ; cases in which it should or 

 should not be performed, 159 ; a vestige 

 of the performance of it, constitutes un- 

 soundness, 489. 



Newcastle, the Duke of, his opposition to 

 the introduction of the Arabian blood, 

 63. 



New-forester, description of the, 103. 



Newmarket, races established at, by Charles 

 I., 64 ; description of the different courses 

 at, 74. 



Nicking, the method of performing, 438 ; 

 useless cruelty often resorted to, 439. 



Nimrod, his objection to clipping, 476. 



Nitre, a valuable cooling medicine, and 

 mild diuretic, 513. 



Nitric acid, for what employed, 495. 



Nitrous sether, spirit of, a mild stimulant 

 and diuretic, 512. 



Norman horse, description of the, 44. 



Norwegian horse, description of the, 51. 



Nose, description of the bones of the, 169, 

 170; spontaneous bleeding from, 170; 

 the importance of its lining membrane, 

 171, 250; the nose of the horse slit to 

 increase his wind, 172. 



Nosebag, importance of the, 471. 



Nostrils, description of the, 169 ; peculiar 

 inflammation of the membrane of the, 

 113; the membrane of, important in 

 ascertaining disease, 173, 250 ; import- 

 ance of an expanded one, 171 ; slit by 

 some nations to increase the wind of the 

 horse, 172. 



Nubian horse, account of the, 17. 



Nutriment, the quantity of, contained in 

 the different articles of food, 471. 



OATS, the usual food of the horse, 466, 471 

 should be old, heavy, dry, and sweet, 

 466 ; kiln-dried, injurious to the horse, 

 ib. ; proper quantity of, for a horse, ib. 



Oatmeal, excellent for gruel, and sometimes 

 used as a poulticej 466. 



Occipital bone, description of the, 1 14. 



