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INDEX 



DiplOCOCCi— formation, &c., i, 226. 

 Dipping of sheep— poisoning effects, iii, 



Dipt era -form of flies, ii, 163. 



Dirt— cracl<ed heels due to, ii, 424, 425 ; 

 grooming coat, iii, 134-137: wound- 

 healing retarded by, ii, 403, 408, 409, 

 412, 41 3. 



Dirty water— organisms in, Jii, 127, 131. 



Discharges— astringents and alum uses, 

 ii, 454, 456 ; broken knees, ii, 423 ; 

 foaling, iii, 227: ulcers, ii, 426-428. 

 (See also titles Bluodstained L)is- 

 chargLs, i''ci.-t, Nose, Pus, &c.j 



Discus proligerus of ovum, ii, 79. 



Disease- 

 Alternate generation and effects, iii, 259- 

 361. 



Definition and classification of causes, 



i, 213, 214— bacteria, &c., i, 224-229; 



ii, 160: exciting causes, i, 219-224; 



predisposing causes, i, 215-219. 



Food and water effects, iii, 101-106, 123, 



124-126. 

 Resistance and recovery, ii, 443 ; use of 



hygienics, iii, 66, 140-144. 

 ."Signs and symptoms -definitions of terms, 

 iii, 144. 145 : general symptoms, 

 pulse, &c.. iii, 145-150; infectious 

 diseases, iii. 150-152; prevention 

 and suppression, iii, 152-156. 

 :Stable air — organic impurities causing 



disease, iii, 76-78. 

 lUnsoimdness and warranty — Hst of dis- 

 eases, &c., iii, 419-424. 425, 426. 

 (See also title Examination as to 

 Soundness.) 

 "Vivisection restrictions, ii, 443. 

 |[See also titles Contagious diseases, 

 Diagnosis, Hereditary, Specific. &c. ; 

 for special disease, see its name.] 

 Diseased animals— {see Sick Horses:. 

 Dished face— appearance of, i, 47, 54. 

 Dishing — faulty action, i, 122. 

 Dishonesty iii sale of horses— warranty 



regulations, &c., iii, 409-411. 

 JDiSinfectantS- action and examples, iii, 

 13: activity in destroying organisms, 

 table, ^tc, ii, 4S6, 4S7 ; antiseptic 

 and other preparations used, ii, 449, 

 4S4, 488, 4Q1. 



Disinfection of stables, &c.— foaling- 



box and parturition precautions, ii, 

 288 : iii, 269, 284 ; foul dung, i, 292 ; 

 horse-pox, ii, 142; infected premises 

 and clothing, iii, 24, 1^4-156; rail- 

 way boxes, iii, 153, 466 ; skin dis- 

 eases, ii. 150, 151, 165 ; wounds and 

 instruments, &;c. . ii, 415; iii, IS^. 



Dislocation or displacement Of bones 



— runus and treaimunt. ii, 346-349; 

 accidental dislocalion, ii. 349; frac- 

 ture effects and distinction, ii, 222, 

 224, 226; patella dislocation, ii, 349, 

 3?i~^53i shouliler slip, ii, 350; sound- 

 nes> and hcredily, iii, 383. 



Displacement of heart — detection, i, 



460. 

 Distemper, a form of influenza, ii, 31; 



eye inflammation due to, ii, 115; St. 



Vitus' dance due to, i, 411. 



Distension of belly— causes, I, 283, 290. 



DiStomeS catisina liver diseases, i, ■^13; 

 ii' 173. '74- development of, iii, aSo. 



Ditches— animals in, extraction, ii, 439, 

 440; water causing disease, iii, 124, 

 125. 



Diuretics and their uses, ii, 473: ill, 13; 

 prescriptions, iii, 15, 17, 18; prohibi- 

 tion in diabetes, i, 347. 



Divine gift — horse considered so by 



Arabs, iii, 53^1. 



Divisions of a horse, i, 2-4; various 



views, i, 13, 14, 21, 22. 



Documents on sale of horse —use in 



breach of warranty, iii, 426. 

 Dog-tooth pea— poisoning by, id, 58-60. 



Dogs— cataract of eye, ii, 121, 122; foot- 

 pads, Sac, iii, 503, 507, 508; parasitic 

 diseases of liver, i, 313-315: poison- 

 ing symptoms, iii, 48: rabies, ii, 44; 

 worms, ii, 174: Zadig and the lost 

 dog— story of, iii, 47^-475. 



Domestication of the horse— history, 



&.C., iii, 4S5, 517, 518, 519, 521, 524, 



526, 528, 536. 

 Doors of stables, &c — structure, iii, 



325. 334; ventilation by, iii, 74. 

 "Dorothy Derby" (I and II , Wilson 



ponies- prices, &c., i, 171. 



Dorsal arteries— formation, i, 449, 452. 

 Dorsal nerves— structure, &c., i, 376, 



Dorsal trapezius muscle— form, ii. 322. 

 Dorsal vertebrae of spine, i, 13. 14; 



ii, 179, iSo, iSi, in embryo, iii, 250, 

 255; chest connection, ii, 189; frac- 

 ture, ii, 236 ; muscles and connec- 

 tions, ii, 318-320, 322, 334. 



Dorso-lumbar portion of supra-spinous 

 ligament, ii, 264, 265. 



Doses — fur various drugs, &c,, iii, 0-12. 



Double bridle— use of, iii, 358, 359. 

 Dourine disease-(seeMaladiedu Coit). 

 Dover's powder- medicinal uses, ii, 472; 



iii, 5. 



Down at the hip— causes, &c.. i, 15: 



unsoundness, due to, iii, 372, 373. 

 Drainage-cause of disease, i, 222; ii, 



-4, ^5 



Drainage of stables— [see Stables). 

 Drainage tube -for Hthotomy, i, 366: 



fur wuLinds, ii, 411, 412. 

 Drain-pipe with flap for stables, iii, 85. 

 Drains -animals in, extraction, 11,439,440. 

 Dram phasic balls — contents of, ii, 444. 

 Draught bullocks fir farm work, i. 173 



Draught or Cart Horses- 

 Action in drawing a load. &c., i, 68, 88, 



184; iii, IQ2. 



Breeding and crosses, i, 153 — ancient 

 laws and early types,, i, 173, 174. 175, 

 177, 178. 187, 188; crosses for Cleve- 

 land Bays, 1, 127, 128, 129; hunters, 

 i, 136, 138, 142: recent lines, i, 180. 



Breeds suitable— Clydesdales, i, iSo, 192, 

 193: Perclierons, i, 205; Shires, j, 

 172; SufTblks, i, 194, 200. 



Classification as heavy horses, i, 172. 



Conformation —back and loins, i, 55, 57; 

 breast and chest, i, 62. 65: canun, i, 

 76; croup, i, 59, 60 : head and neck, 

 i. 37, 4i» 44. 51: height, i, 94. 95: 

 hock, i, 88; limbs, i, 67, 68, 71, 83, 

 182, 183; pastern, i. 80; shoulders, i, 

 70, 182, 183: withens, i, 55. 



Diseases, &c., common to cart horses, 

 i, 219 — bog-spavin, ii. 290; capped 

 knee, ii, 360; fistulous withers, ii, 433; 

 fractured pelvis, ii, 256; lymphan- 

 gitis, ii, 22-24; mallenders. Sic, ii, 

 158; navicular disease, ii, 389: ring- 

 bone, ii, 205 ; ruptured stomach, i, 

 277; sand-crack, ii, 365: side-bones, 

 ii, 387 : skin inflammations, ii, 152; 

 sore shoulders, ii. 435; sprains, ii, 

 294, 205, 297 ; thoroughpin, ii, 357. 



Food — amount required, iic, iii, 347, 348. 



History and origin, iii, 538, 540, 543, 545, 

 549- 



Physic ball for, ii, 445, 



Shoes for, iii. 443, 444, 447. 



Stalile structure, iii, 323, 336. 



Teeth [illust.), iii, 396. 



[For special breed, see its name.] 

 Draughts— prescriptions and administra- 

 tion, iii. 18. 2t; colic treatment, i, 

 284: pulmonary affections- caution, 

 ii, Q, 

 Draughts in stables — prevention, &c., 



iii, 71-74, 80, 81, 361. 

 Drenching— administration of the drench, 

 iii, 21, 25; use 11*1 collapse, &c., ii, 

 440; for thrush, i, 251. 



Dressings for wounds— antiseptics used, 

 ii, 411. 412, 420-422, 483-488. 



Dried bracken for bedding, iii, 357. 



Dried food as diet, i, 241; iii, 108: grasses 

 causing poisoning, iii, 62. 



Drinking water— (see Water). 



Driving— defective action due to, ii, 400; 

 fracture due to pulling-up suddenly,' 

 ii, 245 ; management of horses, iii, 

 340; rule of the road, &c., iii, 418; 

 staling opportunities, i, 351 ; war- 

 ranty laws and accidents, iii, 417, 

 418. 424- 

 Driving Horses- 

 Breeds suitable, i, 122, 131, 133, 207, 208, 



209. 

 Conformation— back and loins, i, 55 ; 

 croup, . 59, 60; height, i, 94; neck, 

 i, 51; hock, i, 90; pastern, i, 80; 

 slioulders. i, 70. 

 Training and action, iii, 312. 

 [See also Carriage Horses, Harness 

 Horses.] 



Driving-reins- use In training, iii, 305, 

 307, 314. 



Dropping of foals— ;see Parturition;. 



Dropping on lame leg in action, iii, 375. 



Dropsy and dropsical swellings- 

 abdominal or liver, i, 307. 310-312; 

 ansemia, 1, 479; drugs used, ii. 4(")i; 

 iii, 4, 5: heart disease, i, 457: ovary 

 disease, ii, 102 ; pleurisy, ii, 14 ; 

 sheath, ii, S3, 84: wind-galls, ii, 355. 



Drowsiness — diseases indicated by, i, 

 405, 406, 409, 412, 424; poisoning 

 causing, iii, 54. 



Drugs— (see title Medicines and Drugs; 

 for special drug or disease, see its 

 name). 



"Druid, The", on hunter qwalifications, 



Drum appearance of belly- causes, i. 



Duct of Stenson— form of, i, 261. 



Ducts— reproduction organs, ii, 65, 66, 67; 

 salivary glands, i, 231, 232; stone in, 

 i, 298; ureters, i. 333. (See also 

 Fistula, Parutid Duct.) 



Ductus arteriosus Botalli— formation, 



^'^^ ', 437. 44S. 



Ductus venosus and arteriosus m 



fu-'tus, iii, 256, 

 Dulcamara— medicinal uses, ii, 472. 

 Dung or Fseces, and Manure- 

 Concretions, Internal-ordung balls, form 

 of, i, 300. 



Drugs, ii, 448; iii, 14 (see also Purgatives). 



Expulsion — amount per day per horse, 

 iii. 83; cause of pain, i, 284; foals at 

 birth, iii, 220; involuntary escape, i, 

 419, 421; muscles connected with, i, 

 i5i 16; ii, 336. 337. 



Flattened appearance due to stone, i, 298. 



Foul-smelling — disinfectants for, i, 292. 



Obstruction of intestines, I, 297. 



Removal by hand per rectum, i, 271, 

 281, 284: iii, 34. 



Removal from stables— facilities, regula- 

 tions, and storage, iii, 78, 82, S3, 320, 

 322, 335, 338. 



Worms in, due to arteritis, i, 471. 



[See also titles Constipation, Diarrhoea, 

 Dysentry, 8:c.] 

 Dunpaard-Ziekte— a form of horse-sick- 

 ness, ii, 55. 



Dura mater— of brain, i, 380. 384: thick- 

 ening of, i, 417; of spine, i, 380. 



Dust — air contamination, Hi, 76, 77: broken 

 wind and pulmonary disease pre- 

 cautions, ii, 13; ill, 24: eye affections, 

 ii, 114; grooming of coat, iii, 134-137; 

 laryngitis causes, i, 508. 



Dutch forms of horse-sickness, ii, 55. 



Dutch horses— British horse improve- 

 ment, iii, 543, 544. 



