Vlll INDEX. 



Driving 125-136 



Driving, position of hands in ... ... ... ... ... 131 



Ears the index of temperature ... ... ... ... 90 



Evils of the hire system ... ... ... ... ... ... 132 



Feeding horses generally ... ... ... ... ... 2 



Farm horses, their treatment and feed 30-38 



Feeding of cart horses in stable 31, 32, 33 



Farm horses at work, special care and treatment of ... 37 



Feet of horses 73-83 



Foot, construction of ... ... ... ... ... 73, 74, 75 



Fever in feet .. ... ... ... ... ... 74, 141 



Fractious horses, cure of 114, 115 



Farmers' breeding ventures 99 



Feeding in small portions ... ... .. ... ... 34 



Green food, best uses of ... ... ... ... ... ... 16, 17 



Greasing horses' hoofs ... ... ... ... ... ... 77 



Greasy heels ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 81 



Gentlemen their own breeders 105 



Hay, quantity, quality, and mode of giving 32 



Headstalls and halters 45,46,47 



Hoofs, care of ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 76, 77 



Hunters' shoes 96 



Horse dealers' victims ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 



Horses made shy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 



Horses' legs shaken (Ill-m). ... ... ... ... .. 143 



Inferior food, detrimental effects of feeding upon 15, 16 



Jibbing horses, treatment of ... ... ... ... 123, 12 



