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INDEX. 



James 1., eilabiisheJ the first regulations 1 

 for racing, 281 



James I. introduced the Arabian blood, 28 

 Jaundice, symptoms and treatment of, 213 

 Jaw, lower, "admirable mechanism of the, 135l 

 Jaw, upper, description of the, 133 



Jejunum, description of the, 204 



John, tlie breed of horses improved by, 25 [ 

 Jointcd-shoe, description and use of the, 319 

 Jones's patent wheels, description of, 441 

 Jusfular vein, anatomy of the, 120, 157 



Jumper, the horse-breaker, anecdotes of 



his power over animals, 331 



Juniper oil, use of, 394 



Juno, harnessing her own horses, 433 



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Kadischi, an Arabian breed of horses, 11 

 Kicking, a bad and inveterate habit, 336 



Kidneys, description of the, 214 



Kidneys, inflammation of the, symptoms 



and treatment of, 216 



Kidneys, stone in the, 218 



King Pippin, anecdotes of, illustrating 



invelerateness of vicious habits, 331 

 Knee, anatomical description of the, 240 

 Knees, broken, treatment of, 241 



Kochlani, the Arabian breed of horses, 11 

 Knowledge of the horse, how acquired, 64 



Labyrinth of the ear, description of the, 82 

 Lachrymal duct, description of the, 87 



Lachrymal gland, description of the, 86 



Lamellw, or laminae, horny, account of, 283 

 Lamella;, flesliy, account of the, 283 



Lamellx, fleshy, weight of the horse 



supported by the, 283 



Lameness, shoulder, method of ascer- 

 taining, 229 

 Lameness, from any cause, unsoundness, 364 

 Lampas, nature and treatment of, 134 

 Lampas, cruelty of burning the bars for, 135 

 Lamina; of the foot. See Lamellae. 

 Lancet and fleam compared, 180 

 liard, use of, in ointments and balls, 394 

 Larynx, description of the, 160 

 Lasso, description of the, 6 

 Lasso, power of the, 422 

 Laudanum, use of, in veterinary practice, 394 

 Lead, the compounds of, used in veteri- 

 nary practice, 

 Lead, extract of, much overvalued. 

 Lead, sugar of, use of. 

 Lead, white, use of, 

 Leather-soles, description and use of, 

 Leg, cut of the, 

 Leg, description of the, 

 Lega, fore, should be straight and per- 

 pendicular. 

 Legs, hind, anatomical description of. 

 Legs of the liackney, should not be lifted 



too high. 

 Legs of tlie horse, movement of, when 



walking. 

 Legs of the horse, different in drawing, 

 Legs of the horse, different in trotting, 



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Legs, swelled, 276 



Levator humeri muscle, description of 



the, 119,156,233 



Lever, muscular power explained on the 



principle of the, 231,238 



Ligament of the neck, description and 



elasticity of the, 73, 153 



Light, theory of, 96 



Light, refraction of, 96 



Lightness in hand, of essential conse- 

 quence in a hunter, 51 

 Lime, cliloride of, exceedingly useful 



for bad-smelling wounds, &c., S94 

 Lime, chloride of, useful to cleanse sta- 

 bles from infection, 395 

 Lincolnshire, largest heavy black horses 



bred in, 41 



Liniments, composition and use of, 395 



Linseed, infusion of, used in catarrh, 395 

 Linseed meal, forms the best poultice, 395 

 Linseed oil, as a purgative, 212, 395 



Lips, anatomy and uses of the, 131 



Lips, the hands of the horse, 131 



Litter, cannot be too often removed, 349 



Litter, proper substances for, 349 



Litter, contraction not so much produced 



by it as some imagine, 295 



Liver, anatomy and use of the, 212 



Liver, inflammation of the, 213 



Liver, rupture of the, 213 



Load, lying high increases the lightness 



of draught, 448 



Load, lying high may be dangerous in 



rough roads, 441 



Locked jaw, symptoms, cause, and treat- 

 ment of, 105, 107 

 Loins, description of the, 166 

 Lombardy horse, whei'i intrc.duced into 



England, 25 



Longissimus dorsi muscle described, 1C7 

 Lucerne, considered as an article of food, S57 



Lunar caustic, a very excellent one, 40C 

 Luna's, description of the, 181 



Lungs, symptoms of inflammation of, 183 

 Lungs, causes of inflammation of the, 18i 

 Lungs, inflammation of the, how distin- 

 guished from distemper. 184, 191 

 Lungs, inflammation of, treatment, 185, 18t 

 Lungs, inflammation of, impoitance of 



early bleeding in, 185 



Lungs, inflammation of, ollster? prefer- 

 able to rowels jr setons in, 184 

 Lungs, inflammatiop jf, ccnsequences, 18fc 



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Madness, sym[,(o ns and treatment of, lOf 

 Majinniss liorse, descrijytion of the. It 



Mahomet, l)ad only two horses in his 



wholvj army, 4 



Malcolm, Sir Jolin, his anecdotes of the 



Arabian horse, 1* 



Malignant epidemic, nature and tieat- 



ment of, 191 



Malleuders, nature and treatment of, 273 

 Mammalia, the, an important class of 



animals, Ci 



Mane, description and use of the, ]": 



Mange, description and treatment of, 'i'i 



