CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Introductory 9 



CHAPTER II. 



The Horse considered as a Machine. — Necessity of understanding its Construc- 

 tion. — General Physiological and Anatomical Facts. — Architectural Prin- 

 ciples involved in the Construction of the Skeleton. — Of the Joints. — The . 

 Vertebra. — The Cartilages and Ligaments. —The Muscles, Voluntary and 

 Involuntary. — General Facts, Anatomical, Physiological, and Mechanical, 

 regarding the Muscles. — Articular Ligaments. — Tendons. — The Law of 

 Repair in Muscles and Tendons. — Relation of the Form of Organs to their 

 Functions. — Utility made to conform to Beauty in the Form of Organized 



Beings 



CHAPTER IH. 



Special Anatomy. — Necessity of Technical Terms. — The Ilio spinalis. — Defi- 

 nition of Terms. — Psoas magnus. — Iliacus. — Tensor Vaginae Femoris. — 

 Sartorius. — Pectineus, Small Adductor, etc. — Great Gluteus. — Deep Glu- 

 teus. — Long Vastus. — Semi-tendinosus. — Semi-membranosus. — Great Ad- 

 ductor. — Gracilis. — The Adduction and Abduction of Muscles. — Triceps 

 Femoris. — Gastrocnemii. — Automatic Action in the Hind Leg. — The Per- 

 forans and Perforatus Muscles and their Tendons. — Suspensory Ligament. — 

 Difficulties in the Way of determining the Amount of Work done by Muscles. 



— Elongation and Contraction of the Limbs. — Interference and Stifle Ac- 

 tion. — The Action of the Hock Joint to prevent Interference. — The Order 



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CHAPTER IV. 



The Comparison of the Anterior E.xtremity to the Spokes of a Wheel considered. 



— Its Three Characters of Crutch, Passive Tool, and Active Automaton. — 

 The Great Serratus. — Its Double Character of Tendon and Muscle. — 

 Centre of Motion. — The Trapesius and Yellow Cord. — Levator AnguH 



