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INDEX. 



Ajiecdole concerning swerving in 



the horse 291 



illustrative of the evils generated 

 by the present mode of exercise 303 



of a jibbing horse 284 



of the author and Van Amburg... 434 



to illustrate kicking 272 



Anger excited by the colt's restless- 

 ness 209 



Angular prominences are upon the 

 grinding surface of the new mo- 

 lar tooth 156 



Animal, an, at five years old, pro- 

 nounced to be in its prime 153 



not fitted for the saddle, is said to 



be suitable for harness 421 



Animals roll when their hair is un- 

 comfortable 230 



after being conditioned are often 



passed by hacks 464 



are beaten when master complains 



of waste 213 



are guided by their experiences... 264 

 are incapable of conjecturing con- 

 sequences 264 



are said to eat their own heads oflf 367 

 brought to market at three years 



old 146 



drink less, having water at com- 

 mand 814 



having ewe necks are generally 



weak 391 



knowing no future, act on their 



experiences 218 



love most those who instruct them 283 

 may be deeply diseased, and there- 

 fore called "vicious" 271 



the, are secondary to household 



duties in genteel families 327 



when procured, become members 



of the purchaser's family 379 



Apparatus for steaming the horse's 



food 186 



Appearance, the, of horses is the 

 strongest evidence against mod- 

 ern stables 231 



Appliances needed to cleanse a car- 

 riage 488 



Arab horse, the, conforms to no ar- 

 bitrary mould 395 



Arabian mode of fastening the 



horse's shoe 100 



Arab tail is well set on, active, and 



powerful 387 



Arnica lotion used for rick of the 



back 275 



Arrangement in the components of 



the teeth 157 



of the gutters within stables 298 



Art cannot amend a natural devel- 

 opment 450 



Ascertain, to, if the horse has been 



properly groomed 840 



Aspect of the mouth materially 



changes after the first year 138 



At grass, horses enjoy free commu- 

 nication 307 



Attempted cures of jibbing are un- 

 certain and expensive 288 



Attends at fairs and on market days 431 



Attend to the heels on the following 



morning ...\ 352 



Author's plan of nailing 105 



suggestions should be tried for 

 their own sakes .. 297 



B. 



Back-bone of the horse 382 



Backing on to the gangway 278 



the horse out of the stall, supposes 



the spine to be injured 278 



Back of the stables 317 



the, as seen from above 381 



the, is often injured 276 



the, is supported by eighteen ribs 



on either side 40 



Bad hay and corn commonly given 



to horses 179 



Bad hay often cut into chaff 177 



Bad qualities of the cow-bellied 



horse 404 



Balling, blistering, firing, and bleed- 

 ing in veterinary practice 85 



Balling irons, common form of. 62 



improved form of 62 



only of use to timidity or inex- 



perince 60 



Professor Varnell's newly invented 62 



Balls, arguments in favor of 73 



caustics often employed in large 



doses with 58 



commonly intrusted to grooms 54 



horse, how made 64 



how prepared 67 



how moulded before delivery 58 



how to administer 63 



quiet mode of giving 67 



the form of 58 



the swallowing of, should be 



watched for 68 



Barouche and landau 482 



Bars or open trevises admit of equine 



familiarities 307 



Battering and fixedness aggravate 



the weakness of the fore limbs. 417 



Beans, bad sample of. 188 



Egyptian 188 



Egyptian, free from objection 188 



English, are too astringent 188 



