548 



INDEX. 



Widest, the, of modern stable doors 



are too narrow 238 



Width of channel testifies to the 



breathing capability 399 



Wild animals are not caged like the 



horse 202 



horses nowhere exist 37 



Wind sucking caused by stables 205 



Windpipe capable of contraction 26 



Winter's frost always takes horse 



proprietors by surprise 126 



Winter shoes are best made in sum- 

 mer 126 



Wintry perspirations, probable cause 



of 343 



Wipe the oil off after blistering 83 



Wired-in hoofs are bad 415 



Wisp and brush are abused 342 



Withhold all medicine from the 



breeding mare 448 



Wolves' teeth are of no importance. 143 



Work demands more support than 



grass affords 133 



when not excessive, benefits health 435 



Worked too early 19 



Worst cheat, the, in horse flesh 357 



Wound, precautions necessary after 



bleeding 93 



Written warranties seldom required 



by the honest dealer 365 



Wrongs inflicted on horses 199 



Y. 



Yew clippings poison horses 171 



Young animals are purchased by the 



London dealers 366 



horses are put in the chains as 



teamsters 265 



horses should be from birth set 

 apart for their future uses 438 



