CONTEN TS 



Introduction 



The History jf Farriery 



Stable Management 



Condition of the Horse 



Feeding of Horses 



Groom's Duty 



Directions for Dressing Horses 



PAOB 

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 25 

 27 

 41 

 43 

 46 



CHAPTER I. 



Of Splent ; Bone Spavin ; Ring Bone ; and Anchy- 

 losis. 



Splents - - - - - 48 



Bone Spavin - - - - 49 



Ring Bone - - - - - 51 



Anchylosis or Stiff Joint - - - 52 



CHiiPTERII. 



Fractures. 



Of the Head - - - - 53 



Explanation of the Plate - - - 54 



Ribs - - - - - ib. 



Back - - - - - 55 



Limbs - - - - - ib. 



Blade Bone - . . . ib. 



Arm - - - - - 56 



Elbow - - . - ib. 



Shank Bone - - - ib. 



Description of the Plate • - - 57 



Thigh-bone .... ib. 



CHAPTER m. 



Dislocations. 



Of the Sesamoid Bones 



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CHAPTER IV. 



Of Grease : Mange : Surfeit ; Mallenders and Sal- 

 lenders ; Warts ; Hide-bound ; and Farcy. 

 Grease ..... 



Mange ..... 



Surfeit . . . - - 



Mallenders and Sallenders . - - 



Warts . - - - - 



Hide-bound . . - - 



Farcy . - - - - 



CHAPTER V. 



Of Windgalls; Bog Spavin; Thorough Pin; Capped 

 Hock ; Tumours of the Elbow and the Knee. 

 Windgalls . . - - - 



Bog Spavin - - 



Thorough Pin .... 



Capped Hock . . . - 



The Elbows .... 



The Knee . . . - 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Eye and its Diseases. 



The Eye - - - ' - 



Muscles of the Eye _ - - 



63 

 65 

 67 

 69 

 ib. 

 70 

 71 



76 

 77 

 ib. 

 ib. 

 78 

 79 



80 

 ib. 



