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INDEX. 



Narrow backs, i6i. 



,, loins, 159, 160. 

 Narrowing collars, 210. 

 Natural wear of hoof, 214. 

 Navicular bone, 215. 

 Neck, the, 22. 



,, of a collar, 205, 206. 

 ,, ,, the mule, 271. 

 ,, ,, ,, nail, 232. 

 ,, types of, 24. 

 Nerves, 6. 

 Nervous system, 6. 

 Nettle-rash, 323. 

 Nettles in hay, iii. 

 New collars, 203. 



,, hay, 114. 

 New Zealand oats, 91. 

 Night marching, 135. 



i, ,, with camels, 290. 



Nim leaves, a camel fodder, 287. 

 Nonsuch clover, 109. 

 Nose bags, 140, 150. 

 ,, band, 73. 

 „ of hay, 1 14. 

 Nostrils, 10, 19. 

 Nourishment, blood as, 7. 



,, conversion of food into, 17. 



Numnah, injury from, 184. 

 ,, in saddle fitting, 180. 

 ,, pannels, 172. 

 ,, use of, 175, 

 ,, working backwards of, '164. 

 Nurwng, 306. 



O. 



Oat hay, 115. 



,, ,, analysis of, 88. 



,, grasses, 107. 

 Oatmeal gruel, 103. 

 Oat straw bedding, yy. 



,, ,, as chaff, 121, 



,, ,, analysis of, 88. 



Oats, 89. 



analysis of, 88. 



Australian, 91. 



bleached, 93. 



Canadian, 91. 



characteristics of, 89. 



clipped, 92. 



colour of, 89. 



contract weight, 90. 



crushing of, 94, 120. 



defects in, 92. 



dirty, 93. 



dryness of, 89. 



English, 90. 



feeding on, 94. 



feel of, 89. 



for camels, 286. 



foxy, 92. 



German, 91. 



green, 116, 



Indian, 91. 



inferior, 92. 



kiln-dried, 92, 



measures of, 93. 



musty and mouldy, 93. 



new, 90. 



quantity given, 94. 



rat-tainted, 93. 



Russian, 91. 



shape of, 89. 



sprouting, 93. 



steamed, 94. 



sulphured, 93. 



taste of, 90. 



Turkish, 91. 



U.S.A., 91. 



varieties, 90, 91. 



weight of, 90. 

 Object of grooming, 57. 

 Off, term used in ageing, 38. 

 saddling hot backs, 193. 

 hay, 114. 

 Opening the heels, 227. 

 Open roofs, 48. 



