INDEX. 



587 



Hopeless struggle of mankind 200 



Horn for giving drinks, common 



form of. 74 



improved form of. 74 



of the hoof described 98 



whalebone and wood are best for 



stable instruments 336 



Horse auction marts deal largely in 



unsound horses 277 



a, when sold should suit the pur- 

 chaser 3fil 



dealers 357 



dealers are alive to the value of 



their stock 379 



dealers generally occupy the same 



place at successive fairs 365 



is intended to run unshod over 



grass land 116 



is very choice when eating grass. 170 

 its disposition should be studied... 77 

 lowers the head to feed and 



drink 170 



the, cannot turn in its stall with- 

 out twisting the back 279 



the, has embraced its position 252 



the, has not changed with the mu- 

 tation of society 449 



the, squatting suddenly like a dog 



denotes a kidney dropper 267 



knowledge is not a mystery 524 



Horses when they speedy cut are 



liable to fall, as though shot.... 423 

 should be taken into use with bo- 

 dies uninjured 463 



are always blamed for human 



carelessness 234 



are by grooms credited only with 



evil qualities 216 



are furnished with the means of 



self-injury 262 



are inclined to rest at mid-day 468 



are often captives for many days 



in the stall 211 



are put to the greatest exertion at 



five years of age 153 



are seldom dressed when brought 



home late 230 



are starved when confined to small 



stables 81 



body still beautiful even when the 



skin is removed 45 



can protrude their heads through 



the half-opened doors 308 



can see in comparative darkness.. 228 



dread the forge 109 



eating from the ground, require 



no hay-rack 310 



eat various substances in diflFerent 



countries 194 



have no right to do as they like 



with their lives 207 



Horses have perished from all four 



feet being blistered 78 



have to sleep on slanting pave- 

 ment 256 



having wide hips and large thighs 



very seldom cut 122 



intended to breed should be ten- 

 derly nurtured 435 



lower the head while drinking 76 



must feel their captivity 202 



should be exercised on the prem- 

 ises 304 



slide backward on the slanting 



pavement 259 



the, painted by Stubbs, are lost to 



the present generation 407 



their rest broken by the inclina- 

 tion of their beds 257 



which kick when the foot is in the 

 stirrup are often quiet when 



mounted 272 



clothes generally miich too short.. 350 

 Horse flesh is being ruined by the 



race-course 432 



Hot-water pipes traverse the pro- 

 posed stable 322 



How grooms contrive to spend so 



much money 329 



to examine for kidney dropping... 268 



for the signs of cutting 423 



to feed a famished animal 178 



to feed a hunter .... 471 



to feed the mare and foal 443 



to make good gruel 178 



to macerate food 190 



to procure good oats' 182 



to recognize a bishoped tooth 134 



Human child not a man when the 



permanent teeth appear 152 



Humanity in purchasers would de- 

 stroy roguery in dealers 426 



Hunters, as a rule, are not kept by 



the London trade 369 



must be over four years old 146 



Hunting breast-plate 511 



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Impaling the foot on a projecting 



nail 101 



Imperfect vision renders a horse 



dangerous 293 



Importance of warmth to the horse.. 322 

 Impossible to convince most grooms. 220 

 to make the teeth declare a horse 



older than it really is 168 



Imprisonment engenders eagerness 



to breathe the fresh air 237 



Improvement has not reached the 



jail of the horse 297 



