INDEX. 



365 



Shoes, calkins of, 230. 

 Charlier, 243. 

 clips for, 231. 

 concave, 230. 



effect of wear on pattern, 231. 

 faults in fitting of, 237. 

 feather-edged, 230. 

 finishing of, 239. 

 fitting of, 236. 

 for carriage horses, 243. 

 ,, draught „ 243. 

 ,, hacks, 242, 

 ,, hunters, 242. 

 ,, racehorses, 242. 

 forging of, 235. 

 fullered, 228. 

 knocked up, 230. 

 making of, 233. 

 nailing on of. 238. 

 nails for, 232. 

 parts of, 227. 

 patterns of, 242. 

 plain, 230, 

 Rodway, 227. 

 roughing of, 240. 

 seated, 227, 228. 

 stumbling, 244. 

 tips, 243. 



toe-pieces for, 243. 

 too long, 237. 

 ,, short, 238. 

 ,, wide, 237. 

 wear of, 135, 223, 241. 

 weight of, 241, 242. 

 winter, 240. 

 Shoosh, a camel fodder, 286. 

 Short backs, 160. 



,, pastern bont, 214. 

 ,, shoes, 238. 

 Shortening collars, 209. 

 Shoulder, the, 20, 26, 



,, ,, blade, movement of, 158, 201. 

 ,, ,, saddle, pressure on, 164, 

 168, 176. 



Shoulder, the, action of, im lessening con- 

 cussion, 223. 

 Sick horses on board ship, 265. 

 Sickle hocks, 29. 

 Side bars, 167. 

 ,, ,, adjustable, 167, 180. 

 ,, ,, alterations to, 167, 188. 



,, bearing of, 177. 

 ,, ,, burr of, 168. 

 ,, ,, distance between, 170. 

 ,, ,, examinati'jn of, for injurien, 189. 

 ,, ,, fans of, 169. 

 ,, ,, imprint of, on blanket, 179. 

 ,, ,, injury due to, 186, 187, 195. 

 „ „ length of, 177. 

 ,, ,, materials for, 167. 

 ,, ,, to ship stalls, 251. 

 ,, ,, uses of, 167. 

 Side bones. 338. 

 Side stick, for biters, 81. 

 Silver weed, 11 1. 

 Singeing, 68. 

 Single heel ropes, 144. 

 Site of stables, 46. 

 Size of collars, 205. 

 ,, ,, ship stalls, 252. 

 ,, ,, stables, 49. 

 Skewbald, colours of, 31. 

 "Skin, 16, 325. 



,, effect of climate on, 193. 

 ,, ,, ,, pressure ,, 162. 

 ,, muscles of, 17. 

 ,, of back, 159, 162. 

 ,, ,, camel, 282. 

 Slack loins, 25. 

 Slate roofs, 47. 

 Sledge hammer, 234. 

 Slender foxtail, 108. 

 Slice, farriers', 234. 

 Slinging horses on board ship, 258. 

 ,, camels ,, ,, ,, 264. 

 Slings, use of, ,, ,, ,, 264. 

 Small bowel, 14. 

 Smoking in stables, 84. 



