INDEX. 



A. 



Abdomen. Situation, limits, anatomical 

 base, beauties, defects, volume, 149 ; form, 

 150; diseases and blemishes, 151; grey- 

 hound-like, dropping, pendulous, cow's, 151 ; 

 horse which has too much air passing under- 

 neath the, 151. 



Age. The parts to be examined for the de- 

 termination of, 645 ; characters of the age 

 furnished by the teeth, 648 ; rising, having, 

 past such age, 649 ; marking no more, 656. 



Albugo, 56. 



All-flower, 781. 



Amaurosis, 56. 



Amble, 505; definition, 505; characters, 

 606 ; notation, trail, displacements of the 

 centre of gravity, length of the step, 607, 

 508 ; speed, disadvantages, conformation, 

 508, 509 ; broken amble, 509. 



Anorchid, 179. 



Anterior quarters, 22. 



Anus. Situation, limits, anatomical base, 

 174; form, diseases, blemishes, 174. 



Aqueous humor, 60. 



Arborizations, 779. 



Arm. Situation, limits, anatomical base, 

 form, movements, 214; length, 216; direc- 

 tion, 216; muscularity, diseases, and blem- 

 ishes, 219 ; point of the arm, 201. 



Arthrogoniometer, 376. 



Articular angles (angles formed by the 

 union of the locomotory segments). Orien- 

 tation, 190 ; extent of the space or field of 

 oscillation of their segments, 191 ; limit of 

 extension and flexion, 191 ; measurement, 

 375 ; value, 377 ; photography applied to 

 the measurement, 377 ; influence of the in- 

 clination of the bones upon speed, 382. 

 Articular movements, limits, 190. 

 Artificial eye, 51. 



Attitudes, 38. 

 Avalure, 339. 



Aversion to special objects, 877. 

 Axes. Regular, irregular, line of axis of a 



member, 442 ; of the anterior members, 443 ; 



of the posterior, 456. 

 Axilla. Situation, limits, anatomical base, 



147 ; diseases, 147 ; fraying, 147. 

 Axis. Of figure of a bone, 365 ; of movement 



of a bone, 365 ; of rotation of the bones, 



371 ; direct axis of a member, 193. 



B. 



Back. Situation, limits, anatomical base, 

 116; direction, 117; form, 119; length, 120; 

 width, 121 ; diseases and blemishes, 122 ; 

 straight, convex, concave, roach, sway, hol- 

 low-backed, 1 17 ; dipped, double, 119 ; sharp, 

 long, 120 ; short, 121. 



Backing, 641 ; vicious habit, 874. 



Balky horses, 869. 



Bar (part of the hoof), 317. 



Bar (region of the mouth). Situation, limits, 

 anatomical base, form, beauties, diseases, 

 blemishes, 74. 



Barb (barbillon), 75. 



Base, of support, 10 ; form, 439. 



Bay (coat), 776. 



Bean, 770. 



Beat, 474. 



Beating of the parotid glands, 84 ; of the 

 lips (vicious habit), 72, 619. 



Beauties. Definition, 31; divisions, 31; 

 absolute and relative, 31. 



Begu, 729; false, 733. 



Beguit^, 729; false, 733. 



Bidets, 630. 



Billarder, 586. 



Bishoping, 767. 



Bistournage, 178, 814. 



Bistourne, 178. 



Bit. Description, use, 80 ; action, 82. 



Biters, 872. 



Bitting, 82. 



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