INDEX. 



447 



consequence, rather than the cause of con- 

 traction, 319 ; its serious nature and conse- 

 quences not sufficiently considered, ib,; 

 constitutes unsoundness, 395. 



Thymus gland, the, 175. 



Thyroid cartilage of the windpipe, description 

 of the, 163. 



Tibia, account of the, 283, 285 ; fracture of, 

 329. 



Tied in below the knee, nature and disadvan- 

 tage of, 269. 



Timoleon, race won by, 36. 



Tinctures, account of the best, 417. 



Tips, deseription and use of, 341. 



Tobacco, when used, 417. 



Toe, bleeding at the, described, 190. 



Tom Thumb, his performances, 58, 59. 



Tongue, anatomy of the, 152 ; diseases of, ib. ; 

 bladders along the under part of, 153. 



Tonics, an account of the best, 417 ; their use 

 and danger in veterinary practice, ib. 



Topgallant, performance of, 57, 58; height 

 of, 65. 



Top Sawyer, performance of^ 58. 



Torsion, the mode of castration by, 254 ; for- 

 ceps, description of, ib. 



Trachea, or windpipe, description of, 164; 

 inflammation of, 194. 



Tracheotomy, 165 ; operation of, ib. 



Trapezius muscle, description of the, 258. 



Trapezium bone, description of the, 265. 



Tread, nature and treatment of, 312 ; often 

 producing sandcrack or quittor, ib. 



Treasurer, races won by, 37, 38. 



Trenton, race won by, 37. 



Tripping, an annoying and inveterate habit, 

 366. 



Trochanter of the thigh, description of the, 

 280. 



Trochlearis muscle, the, 93. 



Trotter, American, 49. 



Trotters, American, 49 ; superiority over Eng- 

 lish, 49, 51 ; speed of, 50, 51 ; speed of 

 American attributed to management rather 

 than to breed, 51 ; should not be put in 

 training too young, 52. 



Trotting, American horses excel English, 49; 

 great number of clubs in America, 50 , ex- 

 traordinary match, 60; height of horses, 

 64,65. 



Trotting on the Beacon course, 63; tables, 

 57 ; horses should do nothing but trot, 54. 



Turbinated bones, description of the, 124. 



Turner, Mr. T., on clipping, 383. 



Turnips, considered as an article of food, 379. 



Turpentine, the best diuretic, 243 ; a useful 

 ingredient in many ointments, 417. 



Tushes, description of the, 198, 199. 



Twitch, description of the, 345. 



Ulcers in the mouth, treatment of, 151, 152. 

 Ulna, description of the, 261. 

 Unguiculata, a tribe of animals, 67 

 Ungulata, a tribe of animals, 68. << 

 Unilateral -shoe, 339. 

 Unsoundness, contraction does not always 



cause it, 307 ; being discovered, the animal 

 should be tendered, 397 ; ditto, but the ten- 

 der or return not legally necessary, ib. ; the 

 horse may be returned and action brought 

 for depreciation in value, but this not ad- 

 visable, ib. ; medical means may be adopted 

 to cure the horse, they are, however, bettet 

 declined, lest in an unfortunate issue of the 

 case they should be misrepresented, 396. 



Unsteadiness whilst mounting, remedy for, 

 359. 



Urine, albuminous, 245 ; bloody, ib. 



Vastus muscle, description of the, 280. 



Veins, description of the, 188 ; of the arm, 

 description, &.C., 285; of the neck, ditto, 

 161 ; of the face, ditto, 125 ; of the shoulder, 

 ditto, 252 ; inflammation of the, treatment 

 of, 161. 



Velocity, race won by, 37. 



Vena portarum, the, 231. 



Verdigris, an uncertain medicine, when given 

 internally, 406 ; a mild caustic, ib. 



Vermin, account oi, 390. 



Vertebrae, the dorsal and lumbar, 167. 



Vertebrated animals, what, 67. 



Vices of horses, account of the, 353. 



Vicious to clean, a bad habit that should l)e 

 conquered, 359 ; to shoe, a bad habit that 

 may also be conquered, 360. 



Vinegar, its use in veterinary practice, 398. 



Vines, Mr., his use of the Spanish fly in glan- 

 ders, 404. 



Viper, account of the bite of, 225. 



Vision, theory of, 88. 



Vitreous humour of the eye, account of the, 

 91. 



Vitriol, blue, use of, in veterinary practice, 

 406. 



Volcano, performance of^ 58. 



Wagner, races won by, 39. 



Wall-eyed horses, what, 89 ; whether they 

 become blind, ib. 



Warbles, treatment of, 174. 



Warranty, the form of a, 395 ; breach of, how 

 established, t6. ; no price will imply it, 396 ; 

 when there is none, the action must be 

 brought on the ground of fraud, ib. 



Warts, method of getting rid of, 390. 



Washington, match won by, 57 ; height of, 

 65. 



Washing of the heels, productive of grease, 

 295. 



Washy horses, description and treatment of, 

 236. 



Wasps, treatment of the sting of, 225. 



Water-dropwort, poisonous, 226; hemlock, 

 poisonous, ib. ; parsley, poisonous, ib. 



Water, generally given too sparingly, 379 , 

 management of on a journey, 380 ; the dif- 

 ference in effect, between hard and soft, 

 379 ; spring, principally injurious on ac- 

 count of its coldness, ib. ; stomach of the 

 horse, the, 230. 



Water farcy, nature and treatment of, 138. 



