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Bedding .---.------- 354 



Wheat-straw — Oat-straw ---------- 354 



Barley-straw — Saw-dust ---------- 355 



Peat-moss --.-.----.-- 356 



Mill-dust— Dried Bracken— Sand -------- 357 



Harness - - - - . . - 357 



Bits - - - 357 



Bearing-reins ----- -- 359 



Cupping and Singeing - - - 350 



Ventilation of Stables - - - - - - - - - - 361 



Temperature of Stables --------- 362 



Section IX.— EXAMINATION OF HORSES AS TO SOUNDNESS 



Introductory ------..---. 355 



Preliminary Observations - - _ - - 366 



Examination of the Eyes, Nose, and Mouth ------ 367 



Examination of the Head - . - . - 370 



General Examination - - - - - - 372 



Eruptive Diseases ----------- 374 



Action -------------- 374 



Defects of Conformation and Deformities ------ 375 



Examination of the Legs and Feet -------- 376 



Capped Elbow— The Knee— The Canon 376 



The Fetlock ------------ 377 



The Foot - - - 378 



Knee (Posterior Aspect) — The back tendons and ligaments - - - - 379 



The Fetlock-joint ----- 380 



The Heels— The Coronet— The Sole and Frog ------ 381 



The Stifle - - - - - 382 



The Hock - - - - - - 383 



Examination of the Wind --------- 385 



Removal of the Shoes ---------- 386 



Section X.— THE TEETH OF THE HORSE 



Number and Arrangement . - - - 389 



Number of Teeth - - _ - - - 389 



Foim and Arrangement -_-_.----- 390 



Tricks - - - - 392 



Birthdays - - - - 393 



