409 



Traces, should be inclined downward on 



rough roads, 420 



Traces, inclined downward, throws part 



of the weig-ht on the shafts, 420 



Traces, direction of, rarely attended to, 221 

 Traces, manner of fixing the, in South 



America, 422 



Track, importance of both wheels run- .' 



ning in the same, 441 j 



Traction, the force of, explained, 404 



Traction, the force of, illustrated by the 



spring steel-yards, 405 



Traction, proper line of, very important 



in draught, 417 



Training, principles of, 53 



Traiisversaliscostarum muscle described, 232 

 Trapezius muscle, description of the, 232 

 Trapezius bone, description of the, 241, 245 

 Travelling, different rate at diff 'nt times, 35 

 Tread, nature and treatment of, 301 



Tread, often causes sandcrack or quittor, 301 

 Tredgold's comparison of moving power 



in draught, 406 



Trevis, description of the, 320 



Triceps femoris muscle described, 261 



Tripping- an inveterate habit, 344 



Trochanter of the thigh described, 258 



Trochanter of the thigh, importance of, 261 

 Trotting, action of the horse during, 413 

 Trotting, the limbs in, unfaithfully rep- 

 resented in the Elgin marbles and 

 the church of St. Mark, 412 



Turbinated bones, description of the, 117 

 Turkish horse, description of the, 19 



Turnips, as an article of food, 358 



Turpentine, the best diuretic, 216 



Turpentine, oil of, an excellent medicine 



in spasmodic colic, 206 



Turpentine, useful in many ointments, 401 

 Tushes, description of the, 142, 145 



Twitch, description of the, 321 



U 

 Ukraine, description of the horses of the, 5 

 Ulcers in the mouth, treatment of, 151 



Ulna, description of the, 236 



Unguiculata, a tribe of animals, 62 



Ungulata, a tribe of animals, 62 



Unsoundness, contraction does not al- 

 ways cause, 293 

 Unsounehiess being discovered, the ani- 

 mal should be tendered, 367 

 Unsoundness being discovered, the ten- 

 der not legally necessary, 367 

 Unsoundness, liorse may be returned for, 

 and action brought for deprecia- 

 tion in value, but not advisable, 367 

 Unsoundness, horse returned for, must 

 be as valuable as before in every 

 other respect, 

 Unsoundness, medical means may be 

 adopted to cure the horse of, yet 

 they had better be declined, 307 

 Unsteadiness while mounting, ?3' 

 Utero-gcstation, tlie period of, 22' 



Vastus muscle, description of the. 



Vatican, curious method of moving the 



obelisk in the, 431 



Vehicles of draught, the best, compared, 424 

 Veins, description of the, 178 



Veins of the arm, 260 



Veins of the neck, 157 



Veins of tiie face, 119 



Veins of the shoulder, 260 



Veins inside of the thigh, 257 



Veins outside of the thigh, 260 



Veins, treatment of inflamed, 153 



Verdigris, an uncertain medicine, when 



given internally, 389 



Verdigris, a mild caustic, 3S9 



Vertebratcd animals, what, 61 



Vices of horses, account of the, 330 



Vicious to clean, a bad habit that may 



be conquered, 333 



Vicious to slioe, may also be conquered, 333 

 Vinegar, its use in veterinary practice, 402 

 Vision, tlicory of, 96 



Vitreous humour of the eye, 95 



Vitriol, blue, in veterinary practice, 389 



Vitriol, green, " " 394 



Vitriol, white, " " 40i 



W 



Waggon-horse, the, 41 



Waggons, inferior horses may be used 



in, compared with carts, 443 



Waggons, horses drawing, not so fa- 

 tigued as in carts, 443 

 Waggons require fewer drivers, and are 



not so liable to accidents, 443 



Waggons, with inferior roads and ordi- 

 nary horses, preferable to carts, 444 

 Waggons with large front wlieels, ad- 

 vantage of, particularly with two 

 horses abreast, 444 



Waggons, why they have more draught 



than two-wlieeled carts, 445 



Walking, movement of the legs in, 412 



Walking, different when drawing a load, 412 

 Wall-eyed horses, what, 93 



Wall-eyed horses, whether become blind, 93 

 War-horse, description of the ancient, 24 

 Warbles, treatment of, 169 



Warranted, the word extends only to 



soundness, 366 



Warranty, the form of a, 366 



Warranty, breach of, how established, 366 

 Warranty, no price will imply a, 306 



Warranty, when there is no, action must 



be brought on ground of fraud, 368 

 Warts, method of getting rid of, 381 



Washing the heels, produces grease, 279 

 Washy horses, described and treated, 210 

 Water generally given too sparingly, 360 

 Water, management of, on a journey, 361 

 Water, hard and soft, different effect of, 359 

 Water, spring, its coldness injurious, 360 

 Water in the ear, use of, 82 



Water in the stomach, 204 



Water-farcy, nature and treatment of, 131 

 Water conveyance, singular smallness 



of power required in, 424 



Water conveyance, resistance increases 



v.iih the square of the velocity, 425 



