TABLE OF CONTENTS. XIII 



CHAPTER V. 



LEGS OF THE HORSE, THEIR ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES. 



PAGE 



I. Bone Spavin. — II. Bog Spavin. — III. Occult Spavin. — IV. Blood Spavin. — 



V. Thoroughpin.— VI. Curb.— VII. Ring Bone.— VIII. Splint.— IX. Sprain 



of Back Tendons of the Fore Legs. — X. Broken Down 314 



CHAPTER VI. 



LEGS OF THE HORSE, THEIR ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES, CONTINUED. 



I, Capulet or Capped Hock and Elbow.— II. Fractures.— III. Open Joint.— IV. 

 Broken Knees.— V. Knee Sprung.— VI. Cocked Ankles.— VII. Windgalls. 

 — VIII. Shoulder Lameness and Sweeny. — IX. Cramp of the Muscles of 

 the Thighs 334 



CHAPTER VII. 



LEGS OF THE HORSE, THEIR ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES, CONTINUED 



L Stifled.— II. Hip Lameness and Hipped.— III. Stocking.— IV. Elephan- 

 tiasis or Lymphangitis. — V. Scratches or Cracked Heel. — VI. Grease. — 



VII. Mud Fever. — VIII. Furunculus or Carbuncle. — IX. Dislocations. — 

 X. Wounds. — XI. Sore Shins. — ^XII. Osteophytes, Following Sore Shins. 

 —XIII. Porcelaneous Deposit— XIV. String Halt.— XV. Interfering.— 

 XVI. Overreaching.— XVII. Forging.— XVIII. Rupture of Muscles. — 

 XIX. Atrophy of the Muscles 350 



CHAPTER VIII. 



BODY OF THE HORSE, ITS EXTERNAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES. 



1. Caries. — II. Necrosis. — III. Osteo Porosis. — V. Exostosis of the Jaw. — 



VI. Broken Back.— VII. Sprain of the Back.— VIII. Broken Ribs.— IX. 

 Broken Tail.— X. Fracture of the Skull.— XI. Tumors.— XII. Goitre.— 

 XIII. Inflamed Parotid Gland.— XIV. Fistula of the Parotid Duct.— XV. 

 Fistulous Withers.— XVI. Poll Evil.— XVII. Inflamed Jugular Vein.— 



XVIII. Saddle Galls.— XIX. Sit Fasts.— XX. Surfeit— XXI. Dropsy.— 

 XXII. Chordes.— XXIII. Rupture or Hernia.— XXIV. Warts.— XXV. 

 Rat-Tail.— XXVI. Itchy Tail.— XXVII. Itchy Skin.— XXVIH. Melanosis. 



—XXIX. Hide Bound.— XXX. Eczema 371 



CHAPTER IX. 



DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 



I. Tumor in the False Nostril.— II. Polypus.— III. Catarrh.— IV. Nasal Gleet. 

 — V. Laryngitis, Roaring and Whistling. — VI. Quinsy. — VII. Bronchitis. — 



VIII. Pneumonia. — IX. Heaves. — X. Congestion of the Lungs. — XI. 

 Pleurisy. — XII. Hydrothorax. — XIII. Chronic Cough 392 



CHAPTER X. 



DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. 



I. Teeth— Ache, Decay, Filing— Wolf Teeth.— II. Tongue Laceration.— III. 

 Sore Mouth. — IV. Lampas. — V. Pharyngitis. — VI. Choking. — VII. Gas- 

 tritis. — VIII. Stomach Staggers. — IX. Dyspepsia. — ^X. Spasmodic Colic. 

 — XI. Flatulent Colic. — XII. Rupture of the Stomach, Intestines or Dia- 

 phragm. — XIII. Constipation. — XIV. Diarrhoea and S'upergation. — XV. 

 Dysentery.— XVI. Enteritis.— XVII. Peritonitis.— XVIII. Calculi.— 



XIX. Intussusception and Gut Tie 408 



