CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION BY THE PUBLISHERS. 

 CHAPTER I. 



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Breeds of Horses in the United States 17 



The English Race Horse l7 



The Arabiim 25 



The Canadian 29 



The Norman 29 



The Morgan 36 



The Cleveland Bay 38 



The Dray 39 



The Trotting Horse 40 



CHAPTER 11. 



The Zoological Classification of the House 44 



The Sensorial Function 46 



CHAPTER III. 



lujURiES AND Diseases of the Skull — the Brain — the Ears — and 



THE Eyes 68 



Fracture 68 



Exostosis 68 



Caries 68 



Compression of the Brain 69 



Pressure on the Brain 69 



Megrims . . ^ 69 



Apoplexy 70 



Phrenitis 74 



Rabies, or Madness 76 



Tetanus, or Locked Jaw 79 



Cramp 82 



Stringhalt 83 



Chorea 83 



Fits, or Epilepsy 84 



