INDEX. 



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PACK 



Cracks in the heels, treatment of, 277 



firadle, a safe restraint upon the horse 



wlien blistered, 323 



Cream-coloured horses, account of, 376 



Cream-coloured horses, peculiar eyes of, 92 

 Cream of tartar, a mild diuretic, 390 



Crib-biting-, the sucking- in of air, 339 



Crib-biting- causes and cure of, 340 



Crib-biting injurious to the horse, 340 



Crib-biting-, constitutes unsoundness, 362 

 Cricoid cartilage of the windpipe, 160 



Cromwell's, Oliver, stud of race-horses, 28 

 Cropping, absurdity of, 77 



Croton, the farina of, used as physic, 211 

 Crusaders, the improvement of the horse 



neglected by the, 24 



Crust of the foot, description of the, 280 



Crust of the foot, composition of the, 282 

 Crust of the foot, consisting Vv-ithin of 



numerous horny plates, 283 



Crust of the foot, its proper slant, 280 



Crust of the foot, its proper thickness, 280 

 Crust of the foot, remedy for brittleness, 282 

 Crust of the foot, sandcrack caused by 



brittleness of the, 299 



Crystalline lens, description of the, 94 



Cuboid bones, description of the, 266 



Cuneiform bones, description of the, 266, 272 

 Curbs, nature and treatment of, 267 



Curbs, hereditary, 35 



Curbs, the slightest vestig-e of, consti- 

 tutes unsoundness, 268 

 Cuticle, description of the, 369 

 Cutis, or true skin, account of the, 370 

 Cutting-, cause and cure of, 252, 341 

 Cutting, constitutes unsoundness, 363 

 Cutting away the foot, unfounded pre- 

 judice against, 294 

 Cylindrical wheels, description and ad- 



vantag-e of, 440 



DandrifF, nature of the, 369, 



Darley Arabian, account of the, 29. 



Dartmoor ponies, anecdote of, 

 Denham, Major, interesting account of 



tlie loss of his horse, 

 Depressor labii inferioris muscle, de- 

 scription of the, 

 Devonshire pack-horse, description of. 

 Diabetes, nature and treatment of, 

 Diameter of wheels, effect of increasing, 

 Diaphoretics, nature and effects of. 

 Diaphragm, description of the, 171, 



Digestion, process of, described, 198, 

 Digestives, nature and use of. 

 Digitalis, recommended in colds and all 



inflammatory complaints. 

 Dilator magnus lateralis muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 

 Dilator naris lateralis muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 

 Dishing of wheels, effect of. 

 Dishing, both inward and outward. 

 Distemper, nature and treatment of. 

 Distressed liorse, treatment of the, 

 Diuretic medicines, use and abuse of, 

 276, 



no 



Docking, method of performing, 327 



Dogs, danger of, about the stable, I()9 



Dongola horse, description of the, 10 



Draught, theory of, 37, 403 



Draught, theory of, has not been suffi- 

 ciently explained, 403 

 Draught, implies the moving power, the 



vehicle, and the road, 405 



Draught, the moving power of, particu- 

 larly considered, 405 

 Draught, considered in respect of the 



resistance, 404 



Draught, calculation of, according to 



velocity and time, 417, 424 



Draught, much influenced by the direc- 

 tion of the traces, 417 

 Draught, the line of, should be parallel 



to the direction of motion, 447 



Draught, in cattle, should pass through 



the axle of the wheels, 447 



Draught, in bad roads, may have a slight 



inclination upward, 447 



Draught, resistance of, should be, much 



as possible, firm and inelastic, 423, 449 

 Drauglit, how increased by the state of 



the road, 435, 449 



Draught, does not injure the riding of 



the farmer's horse, 33 



Draught of carriages, calculation of, on 



different roads, 435 



Draught of boats, difficulty of, increas- 

 ing rapidly with the velocity, 425 

 Draught of boats, power of the 425 

 Draught of the sledge, 425 

 Draught of the roller, 426 

 Draught horse, the heavy, 38 

 Draught horses, the inferior ones about 



the metropolis, wretched state of, 42 

 Dray horse, proper form of the, 40 



Dray horses, the largest, bred in Lin 



colnshire, 41 



Dray horses, usually too large, 40 



Drinks, how to administer, 392 



Drinks, comparison between, and balls, 392 

 Dropsy of the chest, 171 



Dropsy of the heart, 171 



Dropsy of the skin, 171 



Drum of the ear, description of the, 81 



Dun horse, account of the, 376 



Duodenum, description of the, 203 



Dutch horse, description of the, 21 



Ear, description of the external parts, 77, 78 



Ear, description of the internal parts, 79 



Ear, bones of the, description and use, SO 



Ear, labyrinth of the, 82 



Ear, cut of the mechanism of the, 79 



Ear, cut of the muscles of the, 81 



Ear, indicative of the temper, 77 



Ear, cruelty of clipping the, 73 



East Indian horse, description of the, lb 



Eclipse., pedigree and history of, 4'3 

 Edward II. introduced Lombardy horses 



into England, is 



Edward III. much improved horses, '■'•5 



Edward III. introduced Spanish horses, 26 



Edward 111. had running liorses, 26 



