480 



INDEX. 



Raking, the operation of, 465. 



bearing, a dangerous and inveterate 

 habit. 375. 



Rdcruit, beat the best Arabian in India, 

 18. 



Recti muscles, of the neck, description 

 of, 138; of thetliigh, 273. 



Rectum, description of the, 211, 212. 



Reins, description of the proper, 118. 

 esin, its use in veterinary practice, 

 464. 



Respiratory nerves, the, 57. 



Restiveness, a bad habit, and never 

 cured, 370. 



Retina, description of the, 66. 



Retractor muscle of the eye, description 

 of it, 67. 



Rheumatism, 85. 



Ribbed-home, advantage of being, 148. 



Ribs, anatomy of tlie, 146. 



Ring-bone, the nature and treatment of, 

 268, 269 ; constitutes unsoundness, 

 428. 



Roach-backed, what, 150. 



Roan horses, account of, 412. 



Roaring, the nature of, 172, 198 ; curi- 

 ous history of, 173 ; constitutes un- 

 soundness, 423 ; from tight reining, 

 173 ; from buckling in crib-biting, ib. ; 

 treatment of, 174. 



Rolling, danger of, and remedy for, 381. 



Roman nose in the horse, what, 99. 



Round-bone, the, can scarcely be dislo- 

 cated, 275. 



Rowels, manner of inserting, and their 

 operation, 464 ; comparison between 

 them, blisters, and setous, 366. 



Running away, method of restraining, 

 375. 



Rupture, treatment of, 227 ; of the sus- 

 pensory ligament, 265. 



Rye-grass, considered as an article of 

 food, 400. 



Saddles, the proper construction of, 

 151 ; points of, ib. 



Saddle-backed, what, 150 ; galls, treat- 

 ment of, 152. 



Saddling of the colt, 243. 



Sainfoin used as an article of food, 400. 



Sal ammoniac, the medical use of, 441. 



Saliva, its nature and use, 132. 



Salivary glands, description of the, 

 132. 



Sallenders, nature and treatment of, 

 286. 



Salt, use of in veterinary practice. 465 ; 

 value of, mingled in the food of ani- 

 mals, 399. 



Sampson, 18. 



Sandal, Mr. Percivall's, 356. 



Sandcrack, the situation of 270 ; the na- 

 ture and treatment of 317, 318 ; most 

 dangerous when proceeding from 

 tread, 318 ; liable to return, unless 



the brittleness of the hoof is remedied, 

 ib. ; con.stitutes unsoundness, 428. 



Sartorius muscle, description of the, 273 



Scapula, description of the, 246. 



Sclerotica, description of the, 62. 



Scouring, general treatment of 218, 219 



Secale cornutum, the effect of, 465. 



Sedatives, a list of them, and their mode 

 of action, 465. 



Serratus major muscle, description of 

 the, 250. 



Sessamoid bones, admirable use of in 

 obviating concussion, 366 ; fracture of, 

 264, 340^ 



Setons, mode of introducing, 366; cases 

 in which they are indicated, ib. ; com- 

 parison between them and rowels and 

 blisters, ib. 



Shank-hone, the, 256. 



Shoe, the concave-seated, cut of 34t 

 described and recommended, ib. ; tht 

 manner in which the old one should 

 be taken oft" 343 ; the putting on of 

 the shoe. 345 ; it should be fitted to 

 the foot, and not the foot to the shoe, 

 ib. ; description of the hinder, 347; 

 the unilateral, or one side nailed shoe, 

 350 ; the bar shoe. 352 ; the tip, ib. ; 

 the hunting, 351 ; the jointed, or ex- 

 pansion, 353. 



Shoeing not necessarily productive of 

 contraction. 309 ; preparation of the 

 foot for, 343 ; the principles of 344. 



Shoulder, anatomical description of the, 

 246 ; slanting direction of the, advan- 

 tageous, 247, 248 ; when it should be 

 oblique, and when upright, 249 ; 

 sprain of the, 246 ; lameness, method 

 of ascertaining, ib. ; fracture of the, 

 338. 



Shoulder-blade, muscles of the, ^6 ; 

 lower bone of the, description of, 

 252 ; muscles of the, 252, 253. 



Shying, the probable cause of 66, 381 ; 

 treatment of 382 ; on coming out of 

 the stable, description of 383. 



Side-line, description of the, 359. 



Sight, the acute sense of in the horse, 

 59. 



Silver, the nitrate of an excellent caus- 

 tic, 442. 



Singeing, recommendation of 407. 



Sinuses in the toot, necessity of follow- 

 ing them as far as they reach, 328 

 frontal, of the head, 49. 



Sitfasts, treatment of, 151. 



Skeleton of the horse, description of the, 

 45. 



Skin, anatomical description of the, 

 405 ; functions and u.ses of it, 405, 

 406 ; pores of it, 409 ; when the au> 

 imal is in health, is soft and elastic, 403 



Skull, anatomical description of the, 47 

 arched form of the roof, 55 ; fracture 

 of the, 68, 335. 



