100 



Roarin^, vea inent of, 161 



Rollers, calculation of draught of, 426, 427 

 Rollers, how probably first broug-ht into 



use or invented, 426 



Rollers, comparison of their power with 



that of wheels, 426 



Rollers, nicchanisni and principle of, 427 

 Rollers, particular circumstances where 



their use is advantageous, 429 



Rollers, the weight moving with double 



the velocity of, therefore fresli 



rollers niust be supplied in front, 429 

 Rollers, description of the immense block 



of marble at St. Petersburgh being 



moved on, 429 



Rollers, a particular construction of, 



very useful, 450 



Rolling, danger of, and remedy for, 342 



Roman nose in the horse, what, 117 



Round-bone, the, not easily dislocated, 253 

 Round-bone, sprain of tlie, description 



and treatment of, 262 



Rowels, use of, and method of applying, 186 

 Rowels, manner of inserting, and their 



operation, 399 



Rowels, comparison between, blisters, 



and setons, 326 



Running away, method of restraining, 337 

 Running-horses, first account of, 25' 



Rupture, treatment of, 212 



Rupture of the suspensory ligament, 252 

 Ruts, the cause of three-fourths of the 



resistance in draught, 441 



Rye-grass, as an article of food, 357 



S 

 Sacrum, description of the, 328 



Saddle-backed, what, 166 



Saddle-galls, treatment of, 169 



Saddling of the colt, 226 1 



Safety-coaches, heavy draught of, 443 



Sagacity of the horse, 32 



Sainfoin, used as an article of fc >d, 357 



Saint Domingo, wild horses in, 8 



Sal ammoniac, medical use of, 334 



Saliva, nature and use of the, 143 



Salivary glands, description of the, 143 



Sallenders, nature and treatment of, 273 



Salt, use of, in veterinary practice, 400 



Salt, value of, mingled in the food of 



animals, 357 



Sandcrack, nature and treatment of, 299 

 Sandcrack, most dangerous when pro- 

 ceeding from tread, 300 

 Sandcrack, liable to return, unless the 



brittleness of hoof is remedied, 300 

 Sandcrack, constitutes unsoundness, 365 

 Sartorius muscle, description of the, 259 

 Sclerotica, description of the, 91 



Scouring, general treatment of, 209 



Semicircular canals of the ear, descrip- 

 tion and use of the, 83 

 Sedatives, a list of, and their mode of 



action, 399 



Semiramis, number of horsemen and 



chariots possessed by, 2 



Seriatus magnus muscle described, 223 



Sesostris, number of liorses possessed by 2 



PAGk 



Scssamoid bones, admirable use of, in 



obviating concussion, 250 

 Setons, mode of introducing, 321) 

 Setons, cases where they are indicated, 32G 

 Setons, compared with rowels and blis- 

 ters, 326 

 Setting on of the head, the proper, 155 

 Shalokh horse, description of tlie, 17 

 Shank-bone, the, 243 

 Shetland pony, description of the, 59 

 Ship, method of dragging a, up a slip, 430 

 Siioe, concave-seated, cut of the, 312 

 Shoe, concave-seated, described and re- 

 commended, 311 ' 

 Shoe, manner in which the old, should 



be taken off, 313 



Shoe, putting on of the, 315 

 Shoe, the, should be fitted to the foot, 



and not the foot to the shoe, 315 



Shoe, the hinder, described, 317 



Shoe, the bar, 313 



Shoe, the tip, 313 



Shoe, the hunting, 31S 



Slioe, the jointed, or expansion, 310 

 Shoeing, not necessarily productive of 



contraction, 293 

 Shoeing, preparation of the foot for, 313, 314 

 Siioeing, the principles of, 311 

 Shoeing, singular, 21 

 Shoes, wearing too long, a cause of con- 

 traction, 294 

 Short-bodied horses, when valuable, 53 

 Shoulder, anatomically described, 223 

 Shoulder, slanting direction of the, ad- 

 vantageous, 229, 231, 237 

 Shoulder, when it should be oblique and 



when upright, 232, 233 



Shoulder, sprain of the, 22' 



Shoulder-lameness, ascertaining, 229 



Shoulder-blade, muscles of the, 233 

 Shoulder-blade, why united to the chest 



by muscles alone, 223 

 Slioulder-blade, lower bone of, descrip- 

 tion of the, 232, 235 

 Shoulder-blade, muscles of the lower 



bone of the, 235 

 Shying, probable cause of, 93, 342 

 Shying, treatment of, 343 

 Shying on coming out of the stable, de- 

 scription of, 344 

 Side-line, description of the, 320 

 Silver, nitrate of, an excellent caustic, 400 

 Sinuses in the foot, necessity of follow- 

 ing the, as far as they reach, 304 

 Sitfasts, treatment of, 169 

 Skeleton of the horse, description of the, 63 

 Skin, anatomical description of the, 369 

 Skin, function and uses of the, 370 

 Skin, pores of tiie, 373 

 Skin, when the animal is in health, is 



soft and elastic,- 371 



Skull, anatomical description of the, 66 



Skull, arched form of the roof, 74 



Skull, fracture of the, 100 



Sinithfield-market, early account of, 24 



Sledges, calculation of the draught of, 425 

 Sledges, description of the inechan'.sm 



and Ui^e of. 426 



