292 THE COMPLETE HORSEMAN 



Diseases, minor, list of, 152 



Ditch, the dry, 245 



Dixon, Mr. Watson, his mare 



Maria, 123 ; buys recipes from 



grooms, 135 ; his hking for 



Pelham bits, 169 

 Doorways, importance of roomy, 



22 

 Ducrow, Charles, 269 



Enteritis, symptoms and treat- 

 ment of, 156 



Exercise, 43, 44 



Exhibitors, bad manners of 

 some, 82 ; prejudices of, 82 ; 

 should not volunteer informa- 

 tion, 263 ; should not " squeeze 

 in " in front, 264 



Falls, many, caused by careless- 

 ness, 203 ; an instance, 204 



Farmers, hunting men and, 225 ; 

 tact and courtesy, advantages 

 of, 227 



Farmers, old-fashioned, 138-139 



Feeder, management of delicate, 

 92, 93 



Feeding, hours of, 40 ; economy 

 in, 50 ; correct principles of, 



51 



Fomentation, bucket for, 107 

 Food, quality of, 46 ; chop, 48 ; 

 bran mashes, 48 ; beans, 49 ; 

 peas, 49 ; green food, 49 ; 

 celery, 49 ; cabbage and cauh- 

 flower, leaves of, 49 ; carrots, 

 49 ; swede turnips, 49 ; clover, 

 56 



General purpose horse, not easily 

 found, 73 ; best size for, 74 ; 

 dog-cart to be preferred for, 

 75 ; should be ridden when pos- 

 sible, 76 ; how ponies make so 

 good, 76 



Grooming, benefits of good, 45- 

 46 



Grooms, should not buy horses, 

 34 ; and commission, 34-33 ; 

 number of horses to be looked 

 after by, 114; to be kept to 

 their own work, 115 ; not to 

 exercise without saddle, 117 ; 

 their astounding recipes, 135 ; 

 inexpert horsemen, 161 ; to 



exercise in knee-caps, 161 ; 

 their qualifications as horse- 

 men, 183 ; should not be put 

 to teach children, 184 ; profit 

 by example, 279 

 Gruel, how made, 46, 47 



Hack, of olden times, 62 ; a good, 

 62 ; scarcity of, 63 ; covert and 

 park, 64 ; a good type, 64 ; 

 description of, 64 ; must walk 

 well, 65 



Hackney breeding, boom in, 62 



" Hailing a cab," 200 ; habit not 

 easily cured, 201 



Hands, importance of, 170 



Harness, simpUcity of, desirable, 

 177 



Harness horse, type of, 67 ; 

 matching, 67 



Hayes, Capt. Horace M., on May- 

 hew, 12 ; on cubic space of 

 stables, 15 ; on ventilation, 18 ; 

 on quantity of water for horses, 

 43 ; on effect of water, 46 



Horseman, should inspect tackle 

 before mounting, 193 



Horsemanship, art of, 179 ; learnt 

 perfunctorily, 179 ; admoni- 

 tions on, 181 ; Duke of New- 

 castle on, 181 ; nerve necessary, 



182 ; scorn of the manege, 



183 ; an advantage of School 

 riding, 187 ; a good way of 

 learning, 187 ; absence of 

 hurry in good, 216 ; experi- 

 ence necessary for, 217 



Horses, pleasure of " making," 33 ; 

 riding into money, 34. ; grooms 

 should not buy, 34 ; with defects 

 to be firmly refused, 36 ; hints 

 for buying, 36 ; importance of 

 standing correctly, 36 ; vaga- 

 ries of, in show ring, 83-84 ; 

 not to be always led on same 

 side, 118 ; the dressing of, 

 119 ; legs not to be washed 

 after hunting, 121 ; on mount- 

 ing, 191 ; kicking, not to be 

 ridden into crowd, 219 ; setting 

 up, 260 ; attention must not 

 wander when showing, 261 ; 

 should have correct numbers on 

 at shows, 262 ; running in hand, 

 264 ; cost of keeping, 278 



