INDEX 



581 



Haunch and bones— con format ion, &c., 



i. 15.98; muscle connections, ii, 325, 

 336, 339, 340; point position and 

 fractnre, i, 15; ii, 222, 223; "sinking 

 of" causes, &c., i, 15; sitting on due 

 to rupture, i, 295, 319. 



Haversian canals in bones, ii, 176, 177. 



Haw of eye— structure and examination, 

 i, II. 12; ii, 103, 104, 109, no: iii, 



3W. 368. 



Hay- 

 As food — amount, composition, kinds, i, 

 241, 243; iii, 89, 93, 97, g8, 99, 110- 

 112, 346, 351-354 : digestion of, i, 246, 

 247; iii, 90, gi, 96, 97, 99, 118; heat 

 and force influences, iii, loo. loi; 

 horses in training, iii, 303, 304; oats 

 and long hay as sole diet, iii, 343, 346 ; 

 special diet for broken-wind, ii, 13. 

 Bedding uses, iii, 355. 

 Chewing, and choking due to, i, 233, 266. 

 Diseases due to bad hay. i, 221, 273, 346; 

 ii, 42: iii, 102, 104: poisoning, iii, 62. 

 Organisms in hay, i, 224, 225, 228. 

 Hay bacillus— discoveries, &c., i, 224. 



Hay-lofts — structure, &c-, iii, 320, 322, 



3-3- 326, 331. 

 Hay-racks- stable fittings, iii, 327. 

 Hay tea — preparation, iii, 27. 

 Hayes, Capt.— on conformation, i, 42, 



43. 55. 57. 62, 63, 65, 70, 77: on bone 



disease, ii, 214. 



Head- 

 As a unit of measurement for body pro- 

 portions, i, 99-101. 



Birth presentations, iii, 274, 279-282. 



Carriage and position, i, 46, of show and 

 harness horses, iii, 312, 313: diseases 

 influenced by, i, 476, 502; influence on 

 weight of body distribution, i, 91, 92. 



Confornintion, I, 2, 3, 4: compensating 

 points for defects, i, 102; divisions — 

 extremities of head, i, 4-8, surfaces 

 and soft parts, i, 8-12; forms of heads 

 and various views, i, 4, 9, 36, 37, 38- 

 42; general aspect and volume of 

 head, i, 37, 38; length proportions, i, 

 43; nerves, glands, veins, and arteries, 

 i, 402, 449: muscles, ii, 307-310, 318- 

 320; special features, iii, 492-495. 



Connection or coupling to neck. &c., i, 

 44-46: ii, 264, 265, 267-269; bones 

 supporting head, ii, 180, 181: mus- 

 cle connections, ii, 318-320. 



E.\amination as to soundness, iii, 370-372. 



Growth— rate, ill, 297. 



Joints or articulations, ii, 265, 279. 



Poulticing, iii, 30, 32. 



Spasm due to tetanus, ii, 47, 48. 



Striking— a cause of poll evil, ii, 430. 



Swelling due to horse sickness, ii, 55, 56. 



[For special parts see titles Brain, Crani- 

 um, Ears, Nose, Skull, S^c] 

 Headache— horses suffering from, ii, 478. 

 Head-stall for horse-training, iii, 307. 

 Head to tail attachment in operations, 



Healing of wounds— natural processes, 

 ii, 404-407, 412. 



Health— definition, degrees, and hygienic 

 principles, i, 213: iii, 64, 65. 66-6g. 



Hearing— bones connected with, ii, 184, 

 185; nerves, i, 385, 391, 395: muscles 

 and cartilages, ii, 311 [see also Ears). 



Heart- 

 Absorbent system influence, i, 429. 

 Anatomy, action, and fimciions, i, 436- 

 441, 45S: in embryo, iii, 251, 252, 

 255; nerves and arteries, i, 440-444, 

 448: ii, 458; pulse-feeling and kinds, 

 iii, 146-148 : systolic action and 

 other sounds, &c., i, 439, 443, 460 — 

 diagram, iii, 148; sound due to 

 poisoning, iii, 57. 

 Drugs and examination (see Heart dis- 

 eases). 



Heart Diseases, &c,— 



Classification, and indifference shown by 



veterinarians, i, 454, 460, 461. 

 Considerations on pathology and general 



symptoms of, i, 453-458. 

 Drugs affecting heart, ii, 452, 457: as 

 stimulants, ii, 45S-460; as tonics and 

 sedatives, ii, 460-462: iii, 4. 

 Enlargement, atrophy, and rupture, i. 



465-467, 470. 

 Examination of heart — general remarks, 

 i, 454-458; difficulties and methods, 

 i, 45S-461. 

 Fatty degeneration and infiltration, i, 



467-470. 

 Inflauunalion— of heart sac (pericarditis , 

 i, 461-463: of lining membrane en- 

 docarditis), i, 463, 464: of muscular 

 structure (myocarditis], i, 464. 

 Pulse — feeling and kinds, iii, 146-148. 

 Valvular diseases, i, 464, 465; Hver 



affected by, i, 303. 

 Various diseases affecting heart, or re- 

 sulting from heart disease — blood- 

 poisoning, i, 482 : circulation de- 

 ranged, i, 456, 457, 458; dropsy, &c., 

 't 31O1 3i'» 3'2, 457: filled legs, ii, 

 3641 365 ; joints affected, ii, 280 ; 

 lungs congested and bleeding, ii, 5, 

 10: rheumatism, ii, 21; spasm of 

 diaphragm, i, 312. 

 Heat - as cause of disease, i, 216, 219, 222; 

 food influences, iii, 88, 99, 100; 

 giddiness and inflammation due to, 

 i, 407; iii, 136; nerve controlling, i, 

 389: respiratory process efl^ect. i, 490; 

 stimulation of heart, &c., ii, 459; 

 ventilation uses, iii. 74, 76, 80, 81; 

 water purification, iii, 121. 

 Heat, period 0f-{see ^tstrum). 



Heating apparatus for stables, &c., 



in. :;20, 323, 332, 333, 334. 



Heavy horses — classification, i, 172. 

 (See also title Draught or Cart 

 Horses; special breed, see Clydes- 

 dales, Shires, Sic) 



"Hedon Squire"— show success of, i, 



123- 



Heels— cracked, ii, 423-425, other causes, 

 &c., ii, 60, 144, 145: defective action 

 injuries, ii, 398, 399: fracture symp- 

 toms, ii, 253 ; poulticing, iii, 31 ; 

 shoeing preparations and injuries, 

 iii, 430, 440, 441, 448, 457: soundness 

 examination, iii, 381: sprain, ii, 294, 

 300; ulcers, ii, 426 [see also Greasei. 



Heels of shoes— forms, iii, 444. 



Height of a Horse— 



Conformation and measurements, i, 93- 

 95; budy and limbs, i, 90, 91; chest, 

 i, 64, 65; elevation at croup, i. 93, 

 94, at withers, i, 13, 52, 93, 94: pro- 

 portions to length, i, 99. 



Increase, &c., due to climate, i, 201, 202: 

 ii'. 530, 531. 532. 535, 546, 548. 



Ponies— difficulties and measurements, 

 i, 94, 154, 155, 158; various breeds, 

 i, 164, 165-169, 170, 171. 



Kate of growth, iii. 287, 288, 394-298. 



Roaring influenced by, i, 511. 



Various breeds — Arabs, i, 201, 202: 

 Clydesdales, i, 192; hackneys, i, 116; 

 hea\'y horses increase, i, 180: Hol- 

 steins, i, 209; hunters, i, 139: Mor- 

 gans, i, 207 : Percherons, i, 206 ; 

 Scottish "large horse", i, 1S6, 187: 

 Shires, i, 174. 175, 178, i8t, 184; 

 Suflfnlks, i, 194, 199; Yorkshire 

 coach horse, i, 134. 

 Helminths — forms and diseases due to 



wuniis, ii, 162, 169, 170, 171-175. 

 "Helmsley Turk"— history, i, m; iii, 



544- 

 Hemiplegia and it^ symptoms, &c., i, 420. 

 Hemlock— medicinal uses, ii, 483: doses, 



iii, 10, 1 1. 

 Hemorrhage— ^see Bleeding). 



Hemorrhages on skin, ii, 156, 15B. 



Hemp — 'see Indian hemp). 



Henbane— medicinal uses, ii, 481; iii, 10, 



1 1. 

 Henle, loop of— formation, &c., i, 334, 



335- 

 Henry VII and VIII— horse-breed uig, 



ijtc, i, 173-175. 179: ii'. 541, 542- 

 Hepatic artery and vein — forms, i, 



447, 452; liver structure, i, 239, 240. 

 Hepatic plexus — formation, i, 377. 

 Hepatic tissues— analysis for disease, 



e^c, ii, 27. 28; in health, ii, 28. 

 Hepatitis and its treatment, i, 305-308. 



Hereditary Diseases and Influences- 

 Breeding precautions and transmission, 

 iii, 215, 248, 249, 257, rate of growth, 

 iii, 286, 287 ; colour and markings, 

 iii, 500. 

 Causes of disease, i, 214, 217. 

 Diseases — bleeding from nose, i, 503; 

 bog-spavin, ii, 290; bone-spavin, ii, 

 217; broken wind, ii, 12; brittle hoof, 

 ii, 383: curb, ii, 300, 302; crib-biting 

 and nervous habits, i, 413; epilepsy, 

 i, 411: eye affections, ii, 116, 121; 

 filled legs, ii, 364: hernia, i, 318; 

 laminitis, ii, 376: mallenders, &c., 

 ii, 158; navicular disease, ii, 390; 

 rheumatism and gout, ii. 20; roaring 

 and whistling, i, 510; shelly feet, it, 

 368 ; side-bones, ii, 387, 388 : skin 

 afTections, ii, 139, 140. 153, 158, 159; 

 sore shins, li, 219; splints, ii, 207; 

 windgalls and thoroughpin, ii, 356, 

 357. 

 Evolution modification, iii, 484. 

 "Hermit" [1S64)— pedigree, i, iio:growth 

 measurements, iii, 292, 203: rearing 

 and hereditary influences, i, 112, 503. 

 Hernia — definition, i, 315. (See also 



Rupture.) 

 Herniotomy for hernia, i, 321. 

 Herpes of the skin, ii, 149. 



Herpetic ringworm — cause, &c., ii, 



149. 

 Hiatus aortiCUS of diaphragm, i, 451; 



ii. 3.-;S. 

 High blowing and its treatment, ii, ig. 

 High in front— conformation, i, 95. 

 High neurectomy — method, &c., iii, 



161-164. 

 High ring-hone— form of disease, ii, 205. 

 High stepping— training, iii, 312. 

 Hilum of ovary, ii, 78, 79. 

 HilUS of kidney, i, 334, 336. 



Hind Limbs and Extremities- 

 Action— in drawing a lo.id. i, 68, 88; 



defective action and injuries, ii, 396- 



402. 

 Blistering, iii, 39. 



Body-weight distribution, i, 91, 92. 

 Conformation and defects, i, 3, 22, 23, 



66-68, 82-85, 90: bones, ii, 201-205; 



compensating points, i, 102. 103; 



nerves, arteries, and muscles, i, 390, 



398, 402, 447: ii,_343-345: 'ii, 49>: 



special features, iii, 487-490. 

 Diseases — {see title Limbs— diseases). 

 Fractured bones, ii, 260-262; causing 



paralysis, i, 388; ii, 236, 237. 

 Functions of the limbs, i, 67. 

 Growth before birth, iii, 288-294; after 



birth, iii, 294-297. 

 Soundness — examination, iii, 382-385. 

 Hinge joints— form, &c., ii, 262; iii, 491. 



Hip and Hip-joint— 



Conformation and bones, i, 67, 85: ii, 

 182, 183. 201, 262, 274: iii, 487: hip 

 girdle and " point of the hip ", ii, 192. 



Dislocation rare, ii, 349. 



Examination for soundness, iii, 372, 373. 



Fractures, ii, 256, 257, 258, 259: pelvis 

 fracture effects, ii, 256. 



Ligaments and muscles, ii, 274, 275, 339- 

 34". 342. 



