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INDEX. 



Straug-lco, ilifTcrcnt from srlanders, 123 



Straiig-lcs, importance of blistering in, 123 

 Strang-ury prixlucetl by blistering, 323 



Strangury, treatment of, 323 



Strawberry hor5e, account of the, 376 



Stringhalt, nature of, 274 



Stringlialt, is not unsoundness, 365 



Structure of tlie horse, importance of a 



knowledge of, 65 



Stylo-maxillaris muscle described, 119, 234 

 Sul)lingual gland, description of the, 149 

 Submaxillary glands, description of tlie, 14S 

 Submaxillary artery, description of the, 120 

 Subsrapulo hyoideus muscle described, 119 

 Suffolk punch, description of the, 39 



Suffolk punch, honesty and continuance 



of the old breed, 39 



Sugar of lead, use of, 394 



Sullivan, the Irish whisperer, anecdotes 



of his power over the liorse, 333 



Sullivan the younger did not inherit his 



father's power, 333 



Sulphate of copper, use of, in veterinary 



practice, 334 



Sulphate of iron, 394 j 



Sulphate of magnesia, 395' 



Sulphate of zinc, 402 



Sulphur, an excellent alterative in all j 



applications for mange, 4011 



Summering the hunter, 56| 



Surfeit, nature and treatment of, 378: 



Surfeit, importance of bleeding in, 373 



Suspensory ligament, mechanism of the, 250 

 Suspensory ligament, rupture of the, 252 

 Suspensory muscle of the eye described, 99 

 Sweating blister, composition of, 387 



Swedisli horse, description of the, 20 



Swelled legs, cause and treatment of, 276, 

 Swelled legs, most frequently connected j 



with debility, 276 



Sweet-bread, description of the, 214 



Sweet spirit of nitre, a mild stimulant j 



and diuretic, 397, 



Sybarite horses, anecdote of, 43! 



Sympathetic nerve, description of the, 76i 



Tail, anatomy of the, 32Si 



Tail, setting on of the, a character of 



breeding, 328 



Tipetum lucidum, colour and design of, 91 

 Tar, its use in veterinary practice, 401 



Tares, a nutritive and healthy food, 357 



Tartary horses, description of the, S, 18 



Tartary horses, descent of, traced, 5J 



Tarsee horse, description of the, ^ 15} 



Team, disadvantages of, in draught, 414i 

 Team, united power of, not equal to the [ 



calculation of so many horses, 414 

 Tears, secretion and nature of, 86 



Tears, how conveyed to the nose, 87 j 



Tears, sometimes shed from pain, etc., 86 

 Teeth described, as connected with age, 137 j 

 Teeth described at birth, 1371 



Teeth described at 2 months, 137 j 



Teeth described at 12 months, 133 ^ 



Teeth described at 13 months, 139 j 



Teeth described at 2 years. 140i, 



Teeth, the front, sometimes pushed out, 

 that the next may sooner appear, 

 and the horse seem older, 141 



Teeth described at 3 and 3 1-2 years, 141 

 Teeth described at 4 and 4 1-2 years, 142 

 Tectii described at 5 and 6 years, 143 



Teeth described at 7 and 8 years, 144 



Teeth, change of the, 140 



Teeth, enamel of the, 138 



Tecih, irregular, inconvenient, etc. 146 



Teeth, mark of the, 135 



Teeth, frauds practised with the, 140 



Teeth, diseases of the, 147 



Temper denoted by the eye, 84 



Temper denoted by tlie ear, 77 



Temperature, sudden change of, bad, 345 

 Temporal bones, description of the, 70 



Tendons of the leg, should be distinct, 



and far from the shank-bone, 245 



Tetanus, symptoms and treatment of, 107 

 Thick-wind, nature and treatment of, 193 

 Thick-wind, in round-chested horses, 193 

 Thigh and haunch-bones, advantage of 



oblique direction of the, 257 



Thigh, lower bone of the, described, 263 

 Thigh, lower bone of the, should be long 



and muscular, 265 



Thigh, muscles of the lower bone of the, 263 

 Thigh, upper bone of the, described, 257 

 Thigh, muscles of the inside of the up- 

 per bone of the, 259 

 Thigh, muscles of the outside, etc., 260 

 Thigh, muscles of the, mechanical cal- 

 culation of their power, 261 

 Thigh, the liorse should be wider at the, 



than at the haunch, 262 



Thirst, strange effect of, on horses, 9 



Thorough-bred horses, the quality of, has 



not degenerated, 49 



Thorough-pin, nature and treatment of, 265 

 Thorough-pin, is unsoundness, 366 



Thrush, nature and treatment of, 309 



Thrush, the consequence, rather than the 



cause of contraction, 295 



Thrush, its nature and consequences not 



sufficiently considered, 303 



Thrush, is unsoundness, 366 



Thyroid cartilage of the wind-pipe, de- 

 scription of the, 160 

 Tied in below the knee, nature and dis- 

 advantage of, 52, 245 

 Tips, description and use of, 318 

 Toe, bleeding at the, described, 181 

 Tongue, anatomy of the, W 

 Tongue, diseases of the, 147 

 Tongue, bladders on underpart of the, 147 

 Tonics, account of the best, 401 

 Tonics, their use and danger in veteri- 

 nary practice, 401 

 Toorkoman horse, description of the, 17 

 Toorky horse, description of the, 15 

 Towing, power of the horse, how dimin- 

 ished in, 414 

 Traces, direction of the, very important 



in draught, 417 



Traces, proper angle of the, 419, 424 



Traces, proper inclination of, depends on 



the kind of horse and road, ti9. 424 



