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Effect of the horse's labour, limited by 



his velocity and his power, 415 



Eg-ypt, early domcsticaiion of the horse 



in, 3, 4 



Eg-ypt, horse propagated from, to other 



countries, 4 



Eg-ypt, horse not known in, at the time 



of Abraham, 3 



Elasticity in construction of carriages, 

 difference between longitudinal 

 and in any other direction, 446, 449 

 Elbow, advantage of depth of, 236, 237 



Elbow, capped, 237 



Elbow, fracture of, 237 



Elbow, punctured, 237 



Eider, in tlie composition of an emolli- 

 ent ointment, 392 

 Elgin marbles, proportions of the horses 



unfaithfully represented on, 412 



Elizabeth, Queen, number and value of 

 horses much diminished in her 

 reign, 27 



Elizabeth, Queen, a staunch huntress, 54 

 Emetic tartar, used as a nauseant, dia- 

 phoretic, and worm medicine, 384 

 Enamel of the teeth, account of the, 13S 

 Enigmatical account of the horse, 27 



English horse, history of the, 22 



English horse, first crossed by Romans, 22 

 English horse, improved by Athelstan, 22 

 English horse, improved by William the 



Conqueror, 24 



English horse, improved by John, 25 



English horses, not used for the plough 



in early times, 23 



Entanglement of the intestines, descrip- 

 tion of, 207 

 Epidemic catarrh, nature and treatment 



of, 189 



Epidemic, malignant, nature and treat- 

 ment of, 191 

 Epilepsy, nature and treatment of, lOS 

 Epsom salts, used as a purgative, 212, 395 

 Ethmoid bone, description of the, 74 

 Eustachian tube, use of the, 82 

 Ewe-neck, unsightliness and inconve- 

 nience of, 51, 156 

 Exchanges of horses, stand on the same 



ground as sales, 368 



Exercise, directions for, 352 



Exercise, necessity of regular, 351 



Exercise, want of, producing grease, 279 

 Exercise, more injury done by the want 



of, than by the hardest work, 351 



Exmoor poney, description of the, 58 



Expansion shoe, use of the, 319 



Expense of horse, calculation of the an- 

 nual, 406 

 Extensor pedis muscle, description of 



the, 237, 263 



Extract of lead, the use of it much over- 

 valued, 394 

 Eye, description of the, g ' 84 

 Eye, cut of the, 89 

 Eye, healtliy appearance of the, 84 

 Eye, inflammation of, common, specific, 113 

 Eye, causes of inflammation of tlie, 115 

 E/e, treatment of inflammation of, 114, 116 



untractable nature of inflt nmation 

 of the, ll4 



consequences of inflammation of, 116 

 marks of recent inflammition of, 115 

 inflammation of the, constitutea 

 unsoundness, 363 



inflammation of the, when most 

 likely to appear, 114 



inflammation of the, hereditary, 113 

 method and importance of exam- 

 ining the, 90 

 indicative of the temper, c4 

 pit above the, indicates the age, 67 

 muscles of the, 93 

 wounds of the, 112 

 ■brows, substitute for, &5 

 ■lashes, description of, 85 

 ■lashes, folly of singeing them, 86 

 ■lid, description of, 85, 86 



Face, description of the, 117 



Face, cut of the muscles, nerves, and 



blood-vessels of the, 119 



Falling in of the foot, what, 292 



False quarter, nature and treatment of, 301 

 Farcy, a disease of the absorbents of the 



skin, 128 



Farcy, connected with glanders, 128 



Farcy, both generated and infect'"ous, 129 

 Farcy, symptoms of, 129 



Farcy, treatment of, 130 



Farcy-buds, what, 129 



Farmer's horse, description of the, 33 



Farmer's horse, not injured by draught, 33 

 Farmer's series, sketch of the object of the, 1 

 Feeding, high, connected with grease, 279 

 Feeding, regular periods of, necessity of 



attending to, 104, 359 



Feeding, manner of, has much influence 



on broken-wind, 194 



Feeling of the mouth, constant, indis- 

 pensable in the good rider, 31 

 Feet, good, importance of, in the hunter, 52 

 Feet, good, general management of, 360 

 Feet, good, attention to and stopping at 



night, recommended, 260 



Felt soles, description and use of, 319 



Fetlock, description of the, 252 



Fever, idiopatliic or pure, 177 



Fever, idiopathic, symptoms of, 177 



Fever, symptomatic, 178 



Fibula, description of the, 263 



Finland horse, description of the, 20 



Firing, mode of applying, 329 



Firing, should be in longitudinal or 



parallel lines, 325 



Firing, sliould not penetrate the skin, 324 

 Firing, absurdity and cruelty of blister- 

 ing after, 325 

 Firing, horse should not be used for 



some months after, 424 



Firing, advantage of, over blistering, 325 

 Fistula lachrymalis, 87 



Fistula in the poll, 152 



Fistulous withers, treatment of, 16S 



Fits, symptoms, causes, and treatjenl 



of, 108 



