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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



' CHAPTER I. 



BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HORSE.— General Principles kept in 

 viFW IN THIS Work — Kbmarks on Crossing, etc.-— iM^ORtANT Facts to 



BB REMEMBBRBD IN T^ATING DISEASES OP THE llollSa....< 11 



CHAPTER II. 



OUTLINE OF TH^ STRUCTURE OF THE HORSt:.— Muscles, Ten- 

 dons, AND Membb:anes — The Skin — The HAift-^Tnii Feet- The Blood- 

 vessels — The H^art — The Pores — The Brai* ai^d Nervous System — 

 Respiratory Organs — The Stomach and IiIte^tinal ' Organs — The 

 Liver — The Pancreas — The Spleen — The X7 Binary Organs 23 



/ CHAPTER III. 



DISEASES OF^THE BONES.— Big Head and Big Jaw, or Exostosis op 

 THE Bones — S>nNNY, or Inflammation ot t4e Shoulder — Big Shoul- 

 der — Inflammation or Swinny of the IIiJ»— Slipped or Broken Hip — 

 Bone Spavin — Illustrative Cases — CAUtioNS — Enlarged Hock — 

 Broken Hook — Ring-bone — Stifle — Si^LiNt — Broken Knees — Stum- 

 bling SWAY-BAC^ » 69 



CHAPTElt IV. 



DISEASES OF THE FEET.— Ulceration op the Foot, or Navicular 

 Disease — Cracked Hoofs — Hoof-rot— -Corns — Contraction of the Hoop, 

 or Narrow Heel — Injuries to the Frog — Inflammation of the Feet, 

 or Founder. 100 



CHAPTER V. 



DISEASES OP Tnfe GLANDS AND NASAL MEMBRANES.— Blind 

 Staggers — Glanders — Farcy — Distemper — Nasal Gleet 118 



CHAPTER VI. 



DISEASES OF THE EYE.— Naturally Weak Eyes— Sore Eyelids- 

 Moon Eyes — Cataract — Glass Eyes — Inflammation of the Haw, or 



Hooks — Dimness op Vision— ^How to detect a bad Eyb 164 



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