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INDEX. 



Many things must change before 



present customs alter 331 



Mare, a, generally hardly treated ... 445 

 Marks of the teeth are unworthy of 



dependence 137 



Macerating box for food 190 



Mastication a compound process 155 



Master and groom like a quiet stable 203 



May bird 364 



Medicine, the less the better during 



training 469 



Melton girth and martingale 509 



Men desire only to know the physi- 

 cal necessities and capabilities 



of the horse 199 



who know nothing of such mat- 

 ters, order the building of sta- 

 bles 234 



Meshwork of veins, a, lies under 

 the secreting membrane of the 



hoof 245 



Method of treating the newly-born 



foal 443 



Midst noise and bustle the horse 



dealer must be calm 361 



Might not Egyptian beans be grown 



in England? 188 



Miles's works on the horse's feet 



recommended 415 



Miniature dewlap a good point 400 



Minor operations 53 



Mistake, the, of a summer's rest 464 



Mode of dressing a wet horse 349 



of distributing food to restless 



horse 312 



of fastening the Arabian shoe 100 



of sitting the horse in the olden 



time 450 



Model foot, the, is not good in the 



author's opinion 414 



Modern Arabian shoe 95 



carriages are fraught with danger' 



to the upper classes 323 



mode of nailing 97 



stables as they may be adapted.... 332 



stables invite accidents 262 



Molars are not level in aged horses. 154 

 Molar teeth are not all of one size 



or the like form 155 



tooth of an aged horse 159 



Money does not constitute the entire 



price of a good horse 375 



is saved by encouraging habits of 



regularity 318 



paid to the job-master 369 



sunk in stables is most remunera- 

 tive 298 



More bonds do not destroy the desire 



to be free 220 



important portion of the groom's 

 duties 343 



Morning exercise should begin the 



day's work 340 



exercise, the, is essential to the 



master's safety 334 



Most corn-chandlers do not keep the 



heavier oats 182 



horsemen do not comprehend the 



utility of the neck 389 



masters only know their horses 



through the groom's report 222 



people who buy and sell horses 



are cheats 357 



well-bred horses have stubborn 



necks 390 



Mother's milk, allowed to the young, 



best secures development 446 



Motion and sensation of the hind 



limbs depend on the spinal cord 270 

 of the quarters aids the pedal cir- 

 culation 114 



Mounting a horse is a good test for 



its excellence .417 



Mouths, large, small, and dejected.. 397 



Movable and fixed ring 507 



manger 191 



Movement of the feet is regulated by 



the condition of the body 126 



Mr. Lupton's recommendation of 



White's method of roughing 129 



Mr. Percival rode an animal shod 



with tips on the London stones. 116 

 Mucous membrane, when inflamed, 



greatly weakens 465 



Much would be gained if the reader 

 only acknowledged the writer 



right in theory 463 



is learned by watching the groom 



lead a horse out of the stable... 278 

 the same now as in the seven- 

 teenth century 449 



Muscles exist in pairs 253 



how these operate upon the eye... 83 

 the, of mastication force the ven- 

 ous blood to the heart 23 



Musty hay 176 



Mysterious conduct of grooms 335 



Nags are now more ridden by others 



than by their masters 334 



Nails, reasons for driving into the too 113 



Natural process of drinking de 



scribed 70 



diagram, of 71 



Nature does not obey the laws of th<« 



Jockey Club 146 



has allowed vacant spaces to exist, 

 so as to preserve the beauty of 

 the head 27 



