CONTENTS. 9 



of Damaged Fodder promoted ; Chaff Eaten Quickly ; Easily Dis- 

 tributed; The Mixture Preferred; Objections to Chaff; Summary 

 Mixing Washing Bruising Grain-Bruiser Grinding Germi- 

 nating Steeping Masking Mashing Boiling Steaming 

 Steaming Apparatus Baking Seasoning. 



ASSIMILATION OF THE FOOD P. 218 to 249. Prehension 

 Mastication Insalivation Deglutition Maceration Digestion. 



INDIGESTION OF THE FOOD P. 222 to 228. Founder ; Stag- 

 gers ; Fermentation ; Colic ; Causes ; Symptoms ; Treatment. 



PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING P. 228 to 247. Digestion influenced 

 by Work Salt and Spices Abstinence Inabstinence Hours of 

 Feeding Bulk of the Food Condensed Food Hard Food ; Con- 

 tinuous Use of A Mixed Diet Changes of Diet Quantity of Food ; 

 Deficiency ; Excess Humors Plethora. 



PRACTICE OF FEEDING P. 247 to 266. Farm Horses Cart 

 Horses Carriage, Gig, Post, &c. Mail Horses Hunters ; Grazing 

 Hunters ; Nimrod's Mode of Summering Hunters ; W T inter Food of 

 Hunters Saddle Horses Cavalry Horses Race Horses. 



PASTURING P. 266 to 278. Pasture Fields Exercise at Grass- 

 Position of the Head Exposure to Weather Shelter Flies In- 

 fluence of Soil on Feet and Legs Quantity of Food Preparation 

 for Pasturing Times of Turning Out Confinement Attendance 

 while Out Treatment after Grazing Mode of Grazing Farm 

 Horses. 



SOILING P. 278 to 279. In what Cases proper or improper. 



FEEDING AT STRAW-YARD P. 279. Usual State of. 



SIXTH CHAPTER. 

 WATER P. 281 to 289. 



Thirst Kinds of Water Temperature of Water Effects of Cold 

 Water Quantity of Water Occasional Restriction Habitual Re- 

 striction Modes of Watering. 



SEVENTH CHAPTER. 

 SERVICE P. 290 to 361. 



GENERAL PREPARATION FOR WORK P. 290 to 298. Break 

 ing, Objects of, Means employed Inuring to the Stable, and Stable 

 Treatment Inuring to the Weather Inuring to the Harness In 

 urine to Exertion. 



PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCULAR EXERTION P. 298 to 303. 

 Circulation of the Blood Muscular Action Quickness of the Cir- 

 culation Quickness of the Breathing Increased Formation of Heat 

 Perspiration. 



PREPARATION FOR FAST WORK P. 303 to 328. Natural 

 Powers of the Horse Conditioning, Training, Seasoning Objects 

 of Training Size of the Belly State of the Muscles State of the 

 Breathing Quantity of Flesh Agents of Training Physic, Uses 

 of, Effects of, a Course of, Composition of Giving a BalJ Preparing 

 for Physic Treatment under Physic Colic Superpurgation 

 Sweating, Effects of Sweating without Exertion Sweating with 



