Index. 



99 



Ripping by pig's tusk, 55. 

 Rowel explained, 79. 

 Running away, prevention of, 



Rupture, 51. 



S. 



Saddle should not be moved 



soon, 75. 



galls, 51. 



prevention of, 52. 



Saddlery, how to clean, 75. 

 Sallenders and mallenders, 



24. 

 Salt, daily quantity, 70, 76. 



water mixture, 71. 



Sandal in place of spare shoe, 



9. 

 Sandcrack, 28. 

 Scalds and burns, 49. 

 Scars, how to conceal, 71. 

 Scorpion bite, 48. 

 Scrotal hernia, 51. 

 Scrotum defined, 79. 

 Sedatives, 71. 

 Seedy toe, 28. 

 Self-abuse, or masturbation, 



59. 

 Selling a horse, hints on, 5. 

 Seton explained, 79. 

 Sheath defined, 79. 



excoriated, 30. 



Shivering fits, 32, 

 Shoe, Charlier, 53, 76. 

 Shoeing, pricks in, 51. 



rules about, 76. 



Shoulder lameness, treatment, 



14. 



sprain, 22. 



Shying, treatment of, 59. 

 Sinus, treatment for, 51. 

 Sitfasts, 52. 

 Skin diseases, 19. 



how to harden, 52. 



Sloughing foot, 28. 



sore, 20. 



Snake-bite, 48. 



Snip, meaning of, 79. 



Sore back, immediate treat- 

 ment of shght, 52. 



treatment of bad, 



52. 



prevention of, 52. 



Sore eyes, 46. 



lotion, 69. 



mouth, 53. 



Sores, ulcerous, 20, 30. 



from external causes, 46. 



water- dressing for sim- 

 ple, 72. 



lotions for, 69, 



ointment for, 68, 69. 



caustic for, 66. 



Sorethroat, 44. 



Spare shoe, 9. 



Spasmodic cohc, 36. 



Spavins, 15, 24. 



Spear wounds, 54. 



Speedy cut, 53. 



Spirits as restoratives, 70. 



for colic, 37. 



Splints, 15, 22. 



Sprains. Sec Strains. 



Stables, construction of, 73. 



rules for ventilating, 



&c., 73. 



Staggers, 44. 



Stale, term for urinating, 80. 



Stallions, 51, 60. 



Star, meaning of. See Blaze. 



Steaming head, 63. 



Steel chains, use of, 9 



Stifle defined. 79. 



Stings of hornet, wasp, &c., 

 48. 



» prevention of insect, 



48. 

 Stomach and bowel diseases, 



36. 

 Stone in foot, 53, 

 Stopping for feet, 71. 

 Strains in general, 16, 

 of back and body, 



20, ^ 

 of back sinews, 22. 



