INDEX. 



529 



Beans, English field, unwholesome 



when new 



good and bad sample of, con- 

 trasted with each other 



should be steamed 



Beard is sometimes present on good 



oats 



Bearing-rein, the, interferes with 



the use of the head 



Beating the horse in a stable is dan- 

 gerous 



Beauty in horses generally coincides 



with excellence of spirit 



Be brief in your inquiries in the 



dealer's yard 



Bed, a, is uncomfortable when not 



horizontal 



Beer recommended for the horse 



with a sensitive skin 



Behavior of grooms requires amend- 

 ment 



to be exhibited toward dealers 



Bell, a, connected with the grooms' 

 cottages, enables assistance to 



be summoned 



Benefits derived from having a stock 



of frosted shoes 



secured by a new mode of nail- 

 ing 



Better division of work for the horse 

 have no carriage than one kept in 



a damp shed 



Bird, the, returns to its cage, and the 



horse seeks its stable 



Birthday of all horses arbitrarily 



fixed by the Jockey Club 



Bishoped teeth 



Bishoping easily detected 



described 



Bit, the Pelham, its recommenda- 

 tions 



the Hackney and birdoon 



the Hanoverian 



Bits attached to ladies' bridles 



buckled and sewn on 



Blackguards who sell horses are not 



horse dealers 



Black mail is exacted by most 



grooms 



Blacksmith's forge, a, during frost... 



Bleeding can, its form and use 



fleam, described 



horses should be blinded before... 



lancet not recommended for 



not necessary in many cases 



strange love of 



was formerly fashionable 



Blistering and firing often united... 



a stable right through 



often resorted to, to please the 

 owner 



187 



187 

 188 



180 



389 



209 



399 



374 



257 



290 



338 

 373 



325 



127 



105 

 342 



324 



251 



146 

 134 

 134 

 134 



522 

 522 

 523 

 519 

 519 



138 



329 

 127 

 88 

 89 

 91 

 89 

 87 

 86 

 85 

 78 

 80 



80 



Blistering oil should be procured of 



a chemist, and diluted 82 



oil should be quite clear 82 



ointment is made with old flies.... 82 



omnibus horses 81 



Blisters and oak bark proposed for 



rick of the back 275 



and the firing iron counteract each 



other 78 



are at present too powerful 78 



only of late years have been re- 

 duced in strength 78 



Blood horses draw weight by strain 



upon the muscles 401 



can should be pressed against the 



neck 91 



if cold, and exposed to the air, 



becomes oxygenated 24 



mare and foal 430 



stick depicted 90 



when cold, has lost its liying 



properties 245 



Bloods want an infusion of a little 



cocktail 433 



Body, horse's, beautiful when skin- 

 ned 45 



the, anatomically considered 17 



the, should be judged of as a 



whole 386 



Boiler-house between the gig-house 



and first loose box 321 



Bolting commonly ensues after a fit 



of jibbing 280 



through the stable door 239 



Bone bears the burden when the 



body descends a slope 253 



Bones, character of the animal pro- 

 nounced by 17 



of the fore extremity, how retained 



in their places 42 



of the spine described 38 



of the forelegs, their action is 



regulated by the shoulders 408 



Bones, the, of the leg do not uphold 



each other 408 



Boy picking hay 172 



Boys should not be employed to lead 



horses through stable doors 240 



the, about training stables are 



not trustworthy 470 



Bracy Clark's jointed shoe, remarks 



on 118 



Bray of the donkey and neigh of the 



horse, how produced 47 



Brain, the, becomes congested by 



moving in circles 451 



Branch drains also oppose the in- 

 gress of rats 300 



Branches of the low^er jaw contract 



with age 136 



Bran mashes, how to prepare 55 



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