INDEX. 



547 



Undulating pavement affords every 



kind of standing ground 299 



Unfitness of horses for captivity... . 203 

 Uninitiated, tlie, greedy for bar- 

 gains 277 



Unnecessary, bleeding is 93 



Upland hay 172 



the only good hay 176 



Upright pasterns denote hard work 



has strained the flexor muscles. 411 

 Urine, on exposure yields ammo- 

 nia. 249 



stagnates in the gutters 249 



Use of the mane and tail 380 



Uses of the different components of 



the teeth 158 



of the false nostril 25 



of the harness-room 317 



of the sheltered space 320 



to vsrhich stable doors are sub- 

 ject 236 



Usual applications, the, check the 



hoofs perspiratory functions ... 353 

 explanation, accounting for the 



weakness of the fore limbs 416 



length of horse cloths 350 



method of cleansing the heels 346 



Titter darkness excites timidity 226 



V. 



Valves aid the circulation when op- 

 posed to gravity 245 



in the veins of the leg 244 



of jugular veins only act when 

 the head is depressed 22 



Various people buy and sell horses. 357 

 substances are interposed between 

 the ends of bone 42 



Veins so arranged as to prevent 

 congestion if feeding off the 

 ground 21 



Ventilation secured by having the 



doors in parts 308 



Ventilator roofed with stout glass... 315 



Vertebr93, the, are the base of the 



skeleton 380 



Vetches, on which agricultural teams 



live, indicate no danger in beans 468 



Veterinary examiners too often neg- 

 lect the spine 277 



profession composed of imper- 

 fectly educated men 73 



Vicious horses are mostly weakly 



creatures 418 



View extended by mounting on to 



the manger.....' 210 



Voice, the, is suflScient goad for a 



willing animal 460 



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4 



Walking a horse is more than simply 



moving 124 



through the stables and phj sick- 

 ing the stock 377 



essential to the horse's foot 246 



Wall of the hoof 98 



the, is struck during darkness 258 



Warranties are of no value 370 



Waste of present feeding 193 



Wasting the hay 212 



Watch the action while the horse is 



being run along the ride 423 



Water, its importance in the stable.. 486 



should be freely employed 338 



should only be applied to the heels 



after special permission 352 



troughs described 313 



Weakly or healthy foals now suck 



only the same time 446 



Weakness is not the accompaniment 



of the racer's elastic pastern.... 411 



Wariness cannot promote thrift 249 



induces the horse to play with its 



needless corn 213 



Weaving is an effort to promote the 



circulation of the foot 250 



or see-sawing in horses 205 



Web slants in the seated shoe 117 



none to the slipper shoe Ill 



the, of the shoe serves to retain 



stones 108 



Wedged-heeled shoe, danger of 119 



Weeds of the blood stock 422 



Weight should not be put on horses 



during training 468 



the, of the head is not felt during 



health 388 



Well-bred, the, and coarse-bred 



heads contrasted 393 



Wetting the heels most injurious.... 346 

 What occasions horses to kick by 



night? 228 



Wheels, how long these should 



last 488 



how to use and understand 491 



When a part of the frame moves, all 



parts are agitated 150 



buying, procure a horse rather too 



strong than strong enough 374 



gentlemen meddle, the dealer ex- 

 ults 372 



the foal quits its dam, breaking 



should commence 458 



Where the fore limb quits the trunk, 



muscle should abound 409 



White horses are generally old 136 



Why a carriage should be cleansed 



from mud 487 



breeding does not pay 428 



