INDEX. 



543 



Proper treatment would be far the 



cheapest in the long run 222 



Properties of the horn forming the 



wall of the hoof. 98 



Proposed stables are not to be 



measured by existing buildings. 297 



Prolonged action is better than ex- 

 cessive labor 468 



Protect the points of flexion before 



blistering 83 



Proved, that the horse cannot be 



vicious 264 



Provision against the ravenous feed- 

 ing horse 312 



Prudence is banished by joy when 

 . the horse is leaving the stables.. 237 



Puller, a, is always a dangerous ser- 

 vant '. 398 



Pumping action necessary for the 



circulation of the foot 246 



Punish the smith who injures the 



hoof to fix on to it a small shoe. 131 



Pupil of the horse's eye not circular 31 



Purchases necessai'y when the horse 



is started 497 



Pure breeds often have bulging, 



frontal sinuses 394 



Purpose of the pastern joints 411 



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Qualifications of the author to des- 

 cant on breeding 427 



Quarrels are provoked by narrow 



doorways 236 



between horse and driver gen- 

 erally end fatally 264 



Quarters, hind, the seat of propul- 

 sion 45 



Quarters of the hoof are left free by 



nailing the new shoe to the toe. 114 



Quiet method of giving a drink 77 



mode of giving a ball 67 



Quietude and darkness do not dis- 

 pose the horse to sleep 311 



Eacers, when training, undergo ex- 

 cessive labor 466 



generally are old before their 



stock becomes famous 431 



inhale more air during rapid mo- 

 tion 403 



Racing men and bumpkins, their 



conduct contrasted 144 



Racing plates 115 



are dangerous shoes during the 

 struggle 472 



Eailroads not opposed to the breed 



of horses 18 



Rats enter stables through ordinary 



gutters 300 



Rat tails are said to denote good 



horses 387 



Rayment's, (Mr. C.,) his oatmeal 



recommended 178 



Rebound or spring of the racer im- 

 proved by the present mode of 



shoeing 115 



Recapitulation of certain points in 



the horse 416 



Receiving the first lesson 458 



Reflection needed to comprehend the 



requirements of the horse 200 



Regular horse dealers avoid flats.... 363 

 Regulations to be observed at feed- 

 ing time 191 



Reins, the necessity of good leather 



for 517 



for foals should be partly of India- 



I'ubber 459 



Remedies for a scurfy skin 290 



for clicking 126 



for cutting 122 



for wounds and abrasions 231 



Repeated blows on one spot, evil of, 



when bleeding 91 



Requisites for the groom's use 500 



indications of a well-built car- 

 riage 485 



Respect is felt toward a person who 



can state his wants to a dealer. 374 



Rest depends upon digestion 311 



generally good for pedal annoy- 

 ances 126 



is imperfect when taken standing. 260 



Restless eye, a, denotes timidity 396 



Restlessness induces the collar-rope 



to be bitten 215 



Results of deranged digestion 196 



Retention of the placenta 442 



Rick of the back 264 



disables a horse as a wheeler or 



to endure excessive strain 275 



is severe in heavy horses 273 



often leads to fracture of the spine 276 

 or chink of the back is common, 



but little understood 266 



Ride, to, is not necessary in a good 



groom 333 



Rider, the, and the head destroy the 



equality of weight on the limbs. 417 

 should understand the appear- 

 ances of the healthy eye 290 



swings on elastic life when seated 



on the back 41 



Ridiculous to talk of a horse being 



"vicious" 263 



Rising to the leap 461 



