CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



the economy of the stable. 



Introduction - - _ 



Chap. I. — On the Stable 



Chap. II. — Feeding - - _ 



Chap. III. — On the Treatment of Horses in Summer 

 Chap. TV. — Exercise, Training, &c. 



Directions for managing a Horse on a Journey 



PART II. 



THE STRUCTURE AND ECONOMY OF THE HORSE. 



Chap. V — A general View of the Structure of the Horse 



Chap. VI. — On the Skeleton 



Bones of the Head 

 Trunk 



Fore Extremity- 

 Hind Extremity 



Chap. 

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 Chap. 

 Chap. 



VII. — On the Joints 



VIII. — On the Muscular System 



IX. — On the Brain and Nerves 



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^. — On the Chest, its Contents and Connections 



The Sternum — Diaphragm — Pleura — Lungs — Wind- 

 pipe — Bronchiffi — Larynx — Nostrils 46 49 



Structure and Functions of the Heart - .49 



Chap. 



Chap. 



XI — On the Circulation of the Blood 



XII. — The Blood, its Nature and Composition 



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