INDEX. 



261 



Insects in Forage, 73 

 Intermittent Lameness, 232 

 Irish Horses, Bits for, 110 

 Irish Hunters, 22 



, Points of, 23 



Irregular Teeth, 246 

 Irregularity of Gait, 227 



Kerry Ponies, 142 

 Kicking Straps, 129 



Ladies Hacks, 4 



, Style of, 10 



, Price of, 10 



Lameness, Causes of, 33 



, Detection of, 227 232 



, Peculiarity of Action Simu- 

 lating, 232233 

 Laminitis, 26 



, Treatment of, 211, 214 



" Leading " Horses, 169 

 Leaping, Care in, 180 

 Leather Saddle-cloths, 112 

 Light Draught Horses, 13 

 Linseed, Use of, 81 

 Liverpool Bit, 130 

 Litter, 99 102 



Economy in, 101 



Peat as, 102 



Saw-dust as, 101 



Sea-sand as, 102 

 . Wheat Straw as, 100 

 Lofts in Stahles, Disadvantages of, 



44 

 Loose Boxes, 53 



, Detached, 58 



" Longeing" Young Horses, 169 



"Made Hunters" in the Field, 



2, 4 



Maize as Food, 85 

 Mange, 252 

 Mangers, 57 



Managing Young Horses, 166 

 Mangolds as Winter Food, 82 

 Mares in Foal, 152154 

 Martingales, 112 



Match Horses, 22 



Medicines, and How to Administer 



them, 223226 

 Megrims, 248 



Mexican Mules, How Bred, 189 

 Mildew, 72 

 Mixture of Food, 85 

 Mouldy Forage, 73 

 Mowburnt Hay, 78 

 Mud Fever, 255 

 Mules and their Uses, 187 188 



Colours of, 193 



Food of, 196 



Gait of, 196 



Grooming of, 196 



How Bred, 191 



Harness for, 195 



in Hnrness, 190 



Load for, 196 



Longevity of, 188193 



Pace of, 191 



as Pack Animals, 191 



Points of, 193, 194 



Shoeing of, 197 



Size of, 193 



Training and Breaking, 194 



Varieties of, 189 



Voice of, 192 



Musty Hay, 78 



Nails for Shoes, 202204 

 Navicular Disease, 25 



, Treatment of, 215216 



New Hay, 76 

 Newmarket Snaffle, 109 

 Nursing in Sickness or Injury, 

 219 



Oats as Food, 79 



, Damp, 80 



, Foxy, 80 



, Kiln-dried, 80 



-, Sprouted, 80 

 Old Hay, Value of, 76 

 Omnibus Horses, Food of, 88 

 Ordinary Cobs, 10 

 Overloading and its Dangers, 104 

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