INDEX. 



577 



SADDLES, the ancient, 10 ; the proper con- 

 struction of, 230 ; points of, ib. 



Saddle-backed, what, 227 ; galls, treatment 

 of, 230. 



Saddling of the colt, 323. 



Safety coaches, the heavy draught of, 560. 



Sagacity of the horse, 89. 



Sainfoin used as an article of food, 470. 



Sal ammoniac, the medical use of, 498. 



Saliva, its nature and use, 205. 



Salivary glands, description of the, 205. 



Sallenders, nature and treatment of, 367. 



Salt, use of in veterinary practice, 515 ; 

 value of, mingled in the food of ani- 

 mals, 469. 



Sandal, Mr. Percivall's, 428. 



Bandcrack, the situation of, 352 ; the 

 nature and treatment of, 390 ; most 

 dangerous when proceeding from tread, 

 392 ; liable to return, unless the brittle- 

 ness of the hoof is remedied, 393 ; con- 

 stitutes unsoundness, 490. 



Sardinian horse, account of the, 45. 



Sartorius muscle, description of the, 355. 



Savin, dangerous, 291. 



Scapula, description of the, 325. 



Sclerotica, description of the, 128. 



Scouring, general treatment of, 301. 



Secale cornutum, the effect of, 515. 



Sedatives, a list of them, and their mode 

 of action, 515. 



^erratus major muscle, description of the, 

 222, 325, 330. 



Sessamoid bones, admirable use of in ob- 

 viating concussion, 346 ; fracture of, 

 414. 



itetons, mode of introducing, 436 ; cases in 

 which they are indicated, ib, ; comparison 

 between them and rowels and blisters, 

 437. 



Shank-bone, the, 339. 



Shetland pony, description of the, 104. 



Shoe, the concave-seated, cut of, 423 ; de- 

 scribed and recommended, 422 ; the man- 

 ner in which the old one should be taken 

 off, 418 ; the putting on of the shoe, 420 ; 

 it should be fitted to the foot, and 

 not the foot to the shoe, 420 ; descrip- 

 tion of the hinder, 422 ; the unilateral, 

 or one side nailed shoe, 424 ; the bar 

 shoe, 426 ; the tip, 426 ; the hunting, 

 425 ; the jointed, or expansion, 426. 



Shoeing, not necessarily productive of con- 

 traction, 386 ; preparation of the foot 

 for, 417 ; the principles of, 418. 



Short-bodied horses, when valuable, 82. 



-Shoulder, anatomical description of the, 

 325 ; slanting direction of the, advan- 

 tageous, 326, 328 ; when it should be 

 oblique, and when upright, 329 ; sprain 

 of the, 326 ; lameness, method of ascer- 

 taining, ib. ; fracture of the, 411. 



Shoulder-blade, muscles of the, 325 ; why 

 united to the chest by muscle alone, ib. ; 

 lower bone of the, description of, 332 ; 

 muscles of the, 334. 



Shying, the probable cause of, 133, 453 ; 

 treatment of, 453 ; on coming out of the 

 stable, description of, 454. 



Side-line, description of the, 430. 



Sight, the acute sense of, in the horse. 

 121. 



Silver, the nitrate of, an excellent caustic, 

 499. 



Singeing, recommendation of, 476. 



Sinuses in the foot, necessity of following 

 them as far as they reach, 401. 



Sitfasts, treatment of, 230. 



Skeleton of the horse, description of the, 

 108. 



Skin, anatomical description of the, 473 ; 

 function and uses of it, 474, 475 ; pores 

 of it, 478 ; when the animal is in 

 health, is soft and elastic, 475. 



Skull, anatomical description of the, 111; 

 arched form of the roof, 118 ; fracture 

 of the, 136, 406. 



Smithfield market, early account of, 56. 



Sledges, calculation of the draught of, 539 ; 

 description of the mechanism and use 

 of, 539 ; where more advantageous than 

 wheels, and where very disadvantageous, 

 540 ; calculation of the power of, ib. ; 

 their advantage in travelling over ice and 

 snow, 541 ; Esquimaux, an account of 

 the, ib. 



Slipping the collar, remedy for, 455. 



Smell, the sense and seat of, 171 ; very 

 acute in the horse, ib. 



Snewing, Mr., his advocacy of clipping,476. 



Soap, its use in veterinary practice, 515. 



Soda, chloride of, its use in ulcers, 515 ; 

 sulphate of, ib. 



Sole, the horny, description of, 375 ; de- 

 scent of, ib. ; proper form of, ib. ; ma- 

 nagement of, in shoeing, 376 ; the sen- 

 sible, ib.. 378 ; felt or leather, their use, 

 427. 



Solomon imported horses from Egypt, 5. 



Sore-throat, symptoms and treatment of, 

 252. 



Soundness, consists in there being no dis- 

 ease or alteration of structure that does 

 or is likely to impair the usefulness of 

 the horse, 485 ; considered with reference 

 to the principal causes of unsoundness, 

 486. 



South American horse, description of it, 

 37 ; management of it, 39. 



Spanish horse, description of it, 42. 



Spasmodic colic, nature and treatment of, 

 299. 



Spavin, blood, the nature and treatment of, 

 247; is unsoundness, 490; bog, cause, 

 nature and treatment of, 247, 363 ; bone, 

 363 ; why not always accompanied by 

 lameness, 364 ; is unsoundness, 490. 



Spavined horses, the kind of work they are 

 capable of, 365. 



Speed, of the horse, produces rapid dimi- 

 nution of power, 529 ; and time of 

 labour, the most advantageous proper- 



