INDEX 



597 



Respiration or Breathing- 

 Act of, and description of internal and 

 external respiration, i, 482-484; num- 

 ber of breaths taken by a horse, i, 

 494- 



Air and its composition, &c., i, 487, 493; 

 iii, 132; after respiration, i, 488, 493; 

 iii, 76-78, 79 ; air-changes in the 

 blood, i, 489-491: impure air causing 

 disease, i, 216, 222; ventilation, i, 

 495-497- 



Amount of air required per horse, iii, 76, 

 7S, 79- 



Conformation affecting — breast and chest, 

 i, 62, 63, 64; forehead, i, 38; nostrils 

 and jaw, i, g, 41 ; false nostril, iii, 

 508. 



Effects of respiration -gases, &c., i, 482, 

 483, 487-491; iii. 76-78. 79- 



Foals at birth, iii, 220, 285; prematurely 

 born, iii, 221. 



Formation and uses of lungs, larynx, 

 trachea, bronchi, and air-cells, i, 484- 

 486; chest, ribs, and diaphragm, &c., 

 i, 491-494: muscles, ii, 308; nerves, i, 

 383,494; skin functions, ii, 129, 131. 



Hygienic conditions necessary for, iii, 67. 



Mechanism of respiration, i, 491-494. 



Soundness— examination of wind, iii, 385. 



Water evaporation, iii, 120. 



Respiratory Diseases and Influ- 

 ences- 

 Asphyxia or suffocation, i, 494. 

 Bleeding —internal and from nose, i, 501- 



503- 

 Broken wind as distinct from asthma, ii, 



II, 12. 

 Bronchitis and asthma, ii, 1-4, 11. 

 Catarrh or cold, i, 497 — nasal catarrh or 



gleet, i, 499-501. 

 Causes and diagnosis for signs of disease, 



i, 216, 222, 260; iii, 146, 148, 149; for 



poisoning, iii, 47. 

 Choking due to obstruction, i, 266- 

 Cough and high blowing, ii, iS, ig. 

 Drugs, ii, 459, 468-470; stimulants and 



soothing, &c., ii, 470-472, 

 Pus in guttural pouches, i, 504-507. 

 Symptoms in various diseases — heart, 1, 



456, 457, 467: hernia, i, 320; horse- 

 sickness, ii, 56; indigestion, i, 270: 



influenza, ii, 32 : pleurisy, ii, 14 ; 



pneumonia, il, 8; rheumatism, ii, 20; 



tetanus, ii, 48; tongue inflammation, 



i. 253- 

 [See also titles Larynx, Lung diseases, 



Roaring, Tuberculosis.] 

 RestiveneSS — warranty as to, iii, 424. 



Restraining nerves of heart, i, 441. 

 Restraint of horses-during medicine 



adrninistrauon, iii, 18-22; during 



opcraiions, iii, 156-160. 



Rete mucosum— of skin, ii, 125, 132. 



Rete testiS--formationof duct^, ii, 66, 67. 



Retention pf urine— causes, &c., i, 350- 

 -^^i,: withdrawal by catheter, iii, 177- 



i.So. 



Retina of eye— form, &c., ii, 107. 

 Retractor muscles— an i, j, 238; bulbi 



of eye, il, 104; costse, ii, 324; penis, 



ii. 73- 

 ReturnOf horses — warranty regulations, 



&(, . iii, 406, 425, 426. 

 Reverting back in breeding-{see titles 



['..ick-brec'diiig, Tdegony), 



Rheumatism and Rheumatic Affec- 

 tions- 

 Causes and treatment of rheumatism, ii, 

 20, 21 : nf rheumatic arthritis, il, 285, 

 286: of rheumatismal tetanus, il, 47. 

 Diseases due to — heart, i, 461, 463; joints, 

 ii, 280, 282, 285: skin, ii, 138, 139: 

 wind-galls, ii, 356. 

 Drugs for, ii, 452, 461: iii, 2, 3 — for rheu- 

 matic poison, il, 4QO. 

 Influence of age, i, 218. 



Rhododendron— poisoning by, iii, 56. 

 Rhomhoideus muscle — form, ii, 318; 



nerve connected, i, 399. 



Ribbed-up horse— defects, i, 65: diges- 

 tion, Iii, 119; show horses, iii, 311. 



Ribs — conformation and bones, i, 56, 57, 

 6r, 63-65; ii, 189, igi — composition 

 and disease of bone, ii, 175, 213; 

 fractures, ii, 225, 226, 229, 254: joints 

 or articidation of, ii, 190, 266, 267: 

 muscles and connections, i, 63 ; il, 

 322, 323, 324, 333-335: mustard plas- 

 ters over, iii, 33, 34; respiratory uses, 

 &c., i, 4Q1-493. 



Rice— analysis as food, i, 243; iii, 8g. 



Rickets — fracture liability, ii, 224; phos- 

 phorus uses, ii, 490. 



Ridge ventilation in stables, iii, 331. 



Riding — early history on, iii, 521, 522, 52S, 

 535. 542...543. 547; management of 

 horses, iii, 201, 340: warranty, ill, 

 417, .(24. (Sec also titles Hunters, 

 Saddle horses.} 



Right heart— structure, &c , i, 437. 



Right portions of abdominal cavity, il, 



Right surface of head— structure, i, 10. 

 Rigidity of body— drug producing, ii, 



478. 



Rigors or shivering— in blood poison- 

 ing, i, 481, bronchitis, ii, 2, catarrh, 

 i, 498, dysentery, i, 291, enteritis, i, 

 293, kidney disease, i, 349, lymphan- 

 gitis, ii, 22, parturient fever, ii, 98, 

 pleurisy, ii, 14, poisiming, iii, 47, 

 spinal meningitis, i, 418, womb In- 

 flammation, ii, 90; examination for 

 soundness, iii, 374; heredity of, iii, 

 214. 2'5. 



Rigs or ridglingS -description of, i, 18, 

 lij. 184; castration ;see that title). 



Ring-bone — causes and treatment, 1, So; 

 il, 205, 250: Ostitis form, 11, 211; 

 hereditary, iii, 215; operation for, iii, 

 161; unsoundness and warranty, 11. 

 302; iii, 378, 422. 



Rings — in bone structure, 11, 177; on hoors, 

 unsoundness, &c. , iii, 420, 436. 



Ringworm and its treatment, il, 140, 163- 



166 ; contagious form and herpes, ii, 



149; remedies, &c., ii, 484. 485, 489; 



iii. S. 8 

 Rise — inability to, due to broken or 



sprained back, ii, 298. 

 "Rising Star"— Suffolk prize, i, 198. 

 River water as drinking water, iii, 121, 



122, 125, 209. 

 Roach back — appearance, &C-, i, 57, 60. 

 Road— accidents and first aid. ii, 437-441: 



British uses of horses, iii. 541, 545; 



Roman roads and uses of horses, iii, 



526, 529. 

 Roan horses— colour origin, iii, 498. 



Roaring and whistling — causes and 



treatment, i. 510-512, due to confor- 

 mation, i, 41, 44, to diseases, i, 260. 

 396, 506, to heredity, iii, 215, to 

 poisoning, iii, 59; high blowing dis- 

 tinction, ii, 19; operation for, causing 

 laryngitis, i, 507, 509: unsoundness 

 and warranty, ii, 302 : iii, 366, 386, 423. 



Rock water- analysis, iii, 122, 123. 



Rocks— animal remains in, iii, 471, 472. 



Rod for preventing tearing of horse clothes, 

 iii, 342. 



Rodent ulcer- form of, il, 156. 



Rodway bar-iron fur shoeing, iii, 445. 



Rodway iron shoe— form, &c., iii, 443. 



Rokeby Fuchsia — champion Shire mare 

 ■, iiliist. . i. inc;. 



Roman horses— history, &c., iii, 525- 



53". 535. 536- 

 Roman nose— appearance, i, 41. 

 Roman roads — construction, and use of 



horses on, iii, 526, 529. 



Roots — as food, iii, 89, 97, 115; for preg- 

 nant mares, iii, 208, sick horses, iii, 

 27; poultices made Irom, iii, 28, 29. 



Ropes — for dislocation treatment, ii, 352; 

 for operations, casting, &c.. iii, 40, 

 159, 160, 172; horses in ditches, ex- 

 traction, ii, 440; tethering of travel- 

 ling horses, iii, 465. 



Rosettes as markings, iii, 497, 498. 



Roughing of shoes, ill, 451. 



Rouleaux in blood, i, 435. 



Round ligament of hip-joint, ii, 275. 



Round worms— forms and diseases due 

 to, ii, 162, 169, 170, 171; drugs de- 

 stroying, ill, 12. 



"Royal Albert" (1885:— pedigree, &c., 



i. 177- 

 Royal Commission on horse-breeding- 



distju.ilily 111'-; -nlriients, il, 302. 



Royal Commissioners distribution of 



king's premiums fur hunter breeding, 

 1, 140, 141. 



Royal cream horses — origin, 8:c.. i, 



?o6, 207 



Royal Interest in Horse-breeding- 

 Clydesdales, i, 186. 187; hackney and 

 pack horses, i, 116, 124; hunters 

 and premiums, i, 140, 141 : Shire 

 and war horses, i, 172-175: thorough- 

 breds and racing, i, 110-112. 

 Early history on, iii, 535-541; Tudor 

 and subsequent periods, iii, 541-548. 



Rubefacients and their uses, iii, 14. 



RUgSe of bladder, i, 337. 



Rugs— chafing effects, ii, 432, 435: horses 

 eating, iii, 341, 342: hot applications 

 and poultices, ii. 10, 15: iii, 32; sick 

 horse clothing, iii, 143. 



"Ruler" I2453)— Suffolk stallion {illust.), 



i, 202. 



Rum pony— origin, form, &c., i, 169. 



Rump bone (see Sacrum). 



Run " big " and " lic;ht " — training of 



thoroughbreds, ill, 306. 

 Run down— horses susceptibility, ii, 477. 



Runaway horses — injuries, 11, 440; 



warranty, ill, 424. 



Running horses — early uses, iii, 537, 

 540. 543- 



Running sores — due to bone disease, ii, 

 213. (See also titles Fistula, Fistu- 

 lous wounds.; 



Ruptures or Hernia- 



A definition of hernia and kinds of rup- 

 tures, 1, 315. 



Bleeding nose, i, 504. 



Brain blood-vessels, i, 412, 420. 



Forms of hernia and treatment— exom- 

 phalus or umbilical hernia, i, 316- 

 318; inguinal hernia, bubonoceleand 

 strangulated, i, 318, 319-322: scrotal 

 and ventral hernia, i, 322-325: sound- 

 ness examination and warranty, iii, 

 373, 423- 



Heart rupture, i, 470. 



Intestines, i, 205: colic causing, I, 282. 



Ligaments, tendons, and muscles, ii, 

 292, 299, 354, 395. (See also Sprains.) 



Liver rupture, i, 309, 310. 



Lungs— broken wind due to, ii, iz. 



Poisoning symptoms similarity, iii, 44. 



Stomach, i. 277— indigestion and dila- 

 tion causing, i, 270, 271, 277; vomit- 

 ing due to, i, 268. 



Unsoundness and warranty, iii. 373, 423. 



Various effect*, 8ic. — aorta disease, i, 



473: blood in urine, i, 343: enlarged 



groins, i, 17; inversion of bladder, i, 



372; uterine hemorrhage, ii, 87. 



Rutherglen fairs- early history, i, 188. 



Rutting— (see fEstrum). 



Rye and grass— as food. i. 243: iii, 8g. 



35^; invalid diet, iii, 26; medicinal 

 uses of ergot of rye. &c., ii, 8g, 463, 

 475: iii, 10, II. 



