INDEX 



295 



Thorns, to be carefully looked for, 



147 ; lameness from, 147 

 Tiles, glazed, ill effect of, 17 

 Trial, necessity for personal, 37 

 Tricks, learnt easily in stalls, 5 

 Turn at fences, 216 



Ventilation of stables, 18 ; Ad- 

 miral Rous on, 19 



Veterinary science, growth of, 

 139 ; amateur dabbling in, 140 ; 

 a result of, 141 



Vicar, story of Yorkshire, 39 



Vices, stable, easily taught, 122 ; 

 often caused by grooms, 122 ; 

 idleness causes, 125 ; refusing 



admittance to stall, 125 ; 

 hanging back, 126 ; halter 

 breaking, 127 ; kicking, 127 ; 

 not lying down, 128 ; capped 

 elbow, 128 ; difficulty in door- 

 ways, 129; crib -biting, 129, 

 130, 131; wind-sucking, 132; 

 weaving, 133 

 Voltaire, epigram by, 234 



Water, how supplied, 20 ; neces- 

 sity for large supply, 41 - 42 ; 

 quality of, 46 

 Worms, treatment for, 155 

 Wounds, treatment of, 143 ; air 

 must be excluded from, 145 



