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INDEX. 



Grooms never regard cutaneous sen- 

 sitiveness as a disease 285 



pretend to comprehend impossi- 

 bilities 355 



pride themselves upon being 

 "close" 355 



regard see-sawing as a fearful 

 "vice" 205 



report effects, and never hint at 

 causes 229 



ride as they please when exercis- 

 ing horses 303 



singe the hairs inside the hoi'se's 

 ears 395 



should not ride when exercising 



horses 306 



Groom's room is situated over the 



boiler-house 324 



idea of a horse's long imprison- 

 ment 211 



secret mixtures are the originals 



of patent food 196 



Ground plan of the proposed stables 321 

 Gruel is proper for an exhausted 



horse 351 



Guess only at the age after the fifth 



year 163 



H. 



Hair should never be inclosed in the 



wound after bleeding 93 



Hairs from oats are felted together 



in the stomach 183 



on the oat 182 



Half an acre of close grass should be 



attached to each loose box 309 



Hames with double eyes 506 



Handling the feet 457 



Hand-over-hand pace, the, is bad... 423 



Hard food must be a tax on the 



muscular system 467 



provender wears the teeth and 



shortens the life 165 



substances derange the horse's di- 

 gestion 186 



Hardships undergone at three years 



old 148 



Harness and food are benefited when 



separated from stables 317 



and stable sundries 494 



for the young 456 



horses are usually imperfectly 

 broken 459 



Hat, the, should be removed before 



a horse is led out of the stable.. 240 



Haunch-bone is often broken by 



striking against the door-post.. 288 



Haunches, the, will express the qual- 

 ities of the horse 419 



Hay, aftermeath 174 



clover, first crop 174 



second crop .... 175 



from legumens might cost more, 



but would be better 189 



heated 175 



loft, the, should be over the coach- 

 house 333 



lowland 173 



musty 176 



promotes fat 189 



should be sorted before it is placed 



in the rack 171 



upland 172 



weather beaten 176 



Head, carried straight out is un- 

 graceful and unsafe 390 



the, must be retracted before the 



horse can rise 260 



the, by its movements inclines the 



body in certain directions 380 



the, denotes the ti-eatment of the 



horse 393 



Health suffers from improper food .. 169 

 Heaped manger unsuited for a fam- 

 ished horse 178 



Heat and impurity naturally pro- 

 voke cuticular irritability 224 



and moisture correct the un- 



wholesomeness of food 190 



Heaving at the flanks 440 



Heavy animals were formerly used 



for gentle purposes 422 



carts having long reins are inju- 

 rious to the horse's spine 273 



Heels are left unprotected if the 



shoeing is neglected 106 



Heraldt painting — how its charges 



are regulated 478 



Herbs, when dried, retain their prop- 

 erties 171 



Herring-gutted horse, the disad- 

 vantages of 403 



High-spirited horses are the most 



troublesome when confined 215 



stubborn horn the author prefers 



in the horse's foot 414 



Hind hoofs enjoy a freedom denied 



to the forefeet 244 



legs, the, have a tendency to in- 

 crease the burden of the fore 



limbs 417 



Hinge of the spine for rearing 44 



Hobble the hind legs of a mare 441 



Hogs' skins are seldom perfect 515 



Hollow-backed horse 383 



cavity at the toe of the slipper shoe 111 

 Home, a, for a horse is not the same 



thing as a home for a man 298 



Hoofs are spoiled by roughing iur- 



ing frost 128 



