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INDEX 



Flying jumper— methods, iii, 200. 



Flying trot-action of. iii, 195. 



Foaling - box — cleansing and heating, 

 iSiL-.j ii, -'Sd; iii, 227, 228, 268. 



Foals- 

 Ailments and diseases common to — 

 aphthse or thrush, i, 250-252; bowed 

 knees, ii, 303-305 ; constipation, i, 

 284, 285; diarrhcea, i, 286, 288: hernia 

 and trusses for, i, 316. 317, 322 : 

 hoofs— overgrown, iii, 436; intestmal 

 obstruction, i, 296; joint ill. i, 306; 

 ii, 280; liver inflammation, i, 305, 

 306 : patella dislocation, ii, 352 ; 

 pyjemic arthritis, ii, 2S7-289; rectum 

 plugging, i, 284, 285. 

 Birth of — appearance and care at, iii, 

 230. 221, 270, 285; natural delivery 

 and malpresentations, iii, 269-284; 

 premature foals, iii, 221, 267; size 

 measurements, iii, 294, 297: "slip- 

 ping the foal", iii, 267-269; when 

 foals should fall, iii, 285 — ponies, i, 

 135. 156. 

 Food — artificial after birth, i, 252; iii, 

 257; foster mothers, i, 287; iii, 222; 

 hand-rearing and weaning, use of 

 cows' milk, &c,, 111,222-226, 285 

 (see also Suckling,'. 

 Growth of — rate before birth, iii, 245- 

 257, 261-264, 288-295; after, birth, 

 iii, 294-298. 

 Navel-string — immediate dressing, ii, 



288: iii, 285. 

 Teeth — temporary and milk teeth, iii, 



393-396- 

 Thoroughbred rearing — conditions, &c., 



i, 107, 112, 113. 

 [See also titles Embryo and foetus, Par- 

 turition and Pregnancy.] 



Foam at mouth,— due to bleeding lungs, 

 ii. 10; bone disease, ii, 213; fits, i, 

 410, 413; horse -sickness, ii, 56; 

 poisoning, iii, 47; salivation, i, 258. 



Fodder— (see Food). 



Fodder-room— structure, &c., iii, 333. 



Foetal membranes — formation of, iii, 

 250--52. 



FCEtUS — (see title Embryo and foetus). 

 Follicles of ovary, ii, 78, 79. 

 Fomentations— (see Hot applications}. 



Fontana, canal of— in eye, ii, io8. 

 Food and Diet- 

 As cause of disease, i, 214, 215, 216, 221, 

 222; ii, 51: iii, 101-106; damaged 

 fodder, ii, 20, 42; medicine v. 

 judicious dieting, ii, 442. {See also 

 title Food Errors.) 



Body needs and constitution — table, &c., 

 iii, 87. 



Chewing and manner of eating — time, 

 &c., i, 233, 246, 247, 329. 



Choking prevention, &c., i, 466; li, 17. 



Cleanliness in stable— removal of food, 

 &c ; iii, 67, 142. 



Composition, assimilation, and functions 

 of various foods — tables, &c., i, 241- 

 244; iii, 88, 89, 90-92, 96-101, 118^ 

 119. 



Digestibility and nutritive value of 

 various foods— tables, &c., iii, go-92, 

 q6-ioi, 118, 119. 



Digestion process— action of saliva, &c., 

 i, 230-234 : food in stomach and 

 alimentary canal, &c., 1, 234-238, 

 246, 247; processes of digestion, i, 

 244-247— of various foods, iii, ij8, 

 119. 



Effect of food — on blood, i, 433, 434, 

 443; ii, 447: lacteal system, i, 426, 

 427,428; respiration, i, 490; "stone" 

 formation, i, 298, 300; urine, i, 338, 

 339- 



Errors in feeding — {see title Food Errors). 



Feeding system — amount per day and 

 arrangement of diet, i, 221, 241, 243; 

 iii, 91-9S. 346. 347 : choice and 

 preparation of food, iii, 106-118; 



Food and Diet— [Con /.) 



Feeding system— (C"<?«/.) 



conditioning foods, ii, 446; cooked 

 food, iii. 346, 350; green foods, iii, 95, 

 351-354; mixed diet, need, iii, 343- 

 345, 346; oats and hay only, iii, 346; 

 steam power for cutting up foods, 

 ">i 337- various grains, &c., used, 

 iii, 347-351. (See also subheadings 

 Special diet ; for special food, see its 

 name.) 



Fracture causing feeding difficulty, ii, 240. 



Rectum — food injections by, i, 253. 



Special diet for disea^^es- broken wind, 

 ii, 13; constipation, ii, 442; gastritis, 

 '. 275, 276; tetanus, ii, 48; use of 

 arsenic, caution, it, 453. 



Special diet— for hungry horses, i. 269; 

 ponies, i, 155, 150; sick horses, iii, 

 25-28, 140-142: before operations, 

 iii, 162, i8t, 183, 184: ship horses, 

 iii, 463; Shires, i, 181; show horses, 

 i"f 3'o, 311; sires, iii, 238: Suffolks, 

 i, 198; training, iii, 303, 316. (See 

 also titles Breeding, Klares.) 



Wild horses— natural food, i, 241. 



[See also titles Digestion, Indigestion, 

 Pasture, Water; for special food, see 

 its name] 

 Food Errors and Improper Feeding— 



As causes of divcast.-, i, Ji ?, ;?i4, 215. 216, 

 2iS, 221, 2-22, 



Bed-eating— prevention, iii, 1 39, 208, 265, 

 341- 



Diseases influenced by — anasmia, i, 478; 

 broken wind, ii, 12, 13; bog-spavin, 

 ii, 290, 291; colic, i, 282; constipa- 

 tion,!, 284, 285; dilation of stomach, 

 i, 276: diarrhoea and dysentery, i, 

 286,291; filled legs, ii, 364; gastritis, 

 i, 276; glanders and larcy, ii, 34; 

 hamo-globinuria, ii, 26, 29; heart 

 affections, i, 468, 470; laminitis, ii, 

 376; liver disorders, i, 303, 305, 308, 

 309. lymphangitis, ii, 22; cedema of 

 sheath, ii, 84 ; plethora, 1, 480 ; 

 rheumatism, ii, 20; skin disorders, 

 ii, 138, 139, 143, 145, 146; thorough- 

 pin, ii. 358. 



Gorged food — antiseptic treatment, ii, 

 485- 



Medicine 7'. judicious dieting, ii, 442. 



Poison by food-stuffs, SiC. — (see Poisons). 

 Foot— Isee Feet). 



Foot and moutb disease— cause, &c.. 



i, 223. 

 FootlOCk of fetlock, i, 21; iii, 501. 

 Footprints of various paces, iii. 197; of 



aniiii.\ls on rucks, &c., iii, 472. 



Foot surface '-•( shoes, iii, 442. 

 Foramen dextrura and sinistrum 



of diaplnagm, ii, 337. 



Foramen lacerum at base of skull, i, 



451- 

 Foramen magnum— cr.inium formation, 



ii, 1S4. 



Foramen of Monro- brain structure, 



1. .;'-'4 



Foramen ovale— formation, iii, 256. 



Force— as aid in foaling, iii, 284; in train- 

 ing, iii, 301-303, 309. 



Forced respiration-conditions, i, 494; 



high blowing due to, ii, 19. 



Forceps — for castration, iii, 173, 174, 

 175, 185; for foaling, iii, 284; litho- 

 tripsy or "^tone", i, 364, 367: sand 

 crack, ii, 367: tenotomy, iii, 169; 

 wire cutting, ii, 419, 420. 



Forcing— (see Conditioning;. 



Forearm — conformation, defects, and 

 bones, i, ig. 71, 72, 102; ii, 194, 195- 

 197; disease due to sprain, ii, 293: 

 dislocation, ii, 350: fracture, ii, 244, 

 246; joint, ii, 270; muscles and con- 

 nections, i, 19. 72, 73; ii, 327, 329-333. 



Fore extremities— confoiination, i, 3, 



iS-22; iiiusules, ii, 328-333. 



Forehead — conformation and defects, i, 

 8t 38, 39, temper signs, i, 41, 42; 

 muscles attached to ear, ii, 311, 

 [Poll evil, see that title.) 

 Fore-Limbs— 



Action- in drawing a load, i, 68, 88; de- 

 fective action and injuries, ii, 396-402. 



Blistering, iii, 39. 



Conformation, defects and bones, i, 18- 

 22,66-68,90: ii, 192-195 — of forearm 

 bones, ii, 195-197 — of metacarpal 

 and other bones, ii, 1^7-200; com- 

 pensation for defects. 1, 102; special 

 structure and comparison to man, 

 iii, 485-487, 491. 



Diseases — (see title Limbs — diseases 

 and injuries). 



Fractures of various bones, ii, 243, 244- 

 246, 247.248-250,250-253: bandaging 

 for, ii, 231, 232: iii, 37; iron splint 

 for, ii, 247. 



Functions of the limbs, i, 67. 



Growth before birth, iii, 288-294 ; after 

 birth, iii, 294-297. 



Lymphatic vessels of, i, 426. 



Nerves, arteries, and muscles, i, 66, 447, 

 449; ii, 320, 328-333; iii, 491; illusts.^ 

 i. 390j 398- 



Soundness — examination, iii, 376-382. 



Strapping up in operations, iii, 157. 



Tcndiins and ligaments, i, 20; ii, 222, 223. 



Wei;^ht of body distribution, i, 91, 92. 

 Foreign Bodies - 



Diseases, ^Sic, due to — colic, i, 279; eye 

 inflammation, ii, iii, 114: gastritis, 

 i, 274; heart inflammation, i. 461, 

 462; laryngitis and spasm uf larynx, 

 i, 507; li, 17; penis aflection, ii, 83; 

 sinuses, ii, 428. 



Removal and results — cocaine uses, ii, 

 483: in tongue or throat, i, 253, 255; 

 wuuiids, li. 40S-410, 412, 413, 439. 



[See also titles Lalcuti. Stone.] 



Foreign breeds of horses— (see titles 



Arab, East Kriseland, Hanovetjan, 

 Holstein, Morgan, Oldenburgh, 

 Percheron, Schleswig, &.c.) 



Forelock of head, i, 4. 



Forfeited shoes— history, iii, 430. 



Forging as defective action, ii, 399, 400; 

 in, 457- 



Forks — wounds caused by, ii, 413. 



Fossil horses— history on, iii, 286, 287, 

 2SS. 472, 475, 492, 494, 509-5»3- 



Fossilized teeth— identification of ani- 

 mals, iii, 492, 494. 



Fossils — meaning of name, iii, 472. 



Foster-mothers— use and effects, i, 287; 

 iii, 222. 



Foundation stock— for breeding, iii,. 

 211-213. 



Founder — a form of unsoundness, iii, 422. 



FOUr-Off— age indications, iii, 393. 



Four-year-olds — hunter training, iii,, 

 309; nialing. iii, 215; teeth, iii, 398. 



Fowler's solution of arsenic — various 

 uses of, i, 500; ii, 148, 157, 453. 



Foxglove— medicinal uses, ii, 460; poison- 

 ing by, lu, 56. 



Foxy oats causing disease, iii, T04. 



Fractures or Broken Bones- 

 Bandaging of variuiis h;iclnres, ii, 231- 

 233, 242, 244, 245, 247, 249, 250, 423: 

 111. 43- 

 Causes, and the influence of age, vio- 

 lence, &c., ii, 222-224. 

 Diseases of joints due to, ii, 280. 

 Distinction from displacement or disloca- 

 tion, ii, 222, 226; Irom sprain, il, 298. 

 Forms, and general symptoms and treat- 

 ment, ii. 221, 222, 224-233. 

 Particular fractures, and special treat- 

 ment-compound fractures, ii, 233^ 

 234; face and frontal bones, ii, 238; 

 maxillary bone, ii, 242; skull, ii, 234. 



