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Index 



Breeds of horses — Continued: 

 Cleveland Bay, 110-118. 

 Clydesdale, 9t)-99, 203. 

 French Coach, 112-114. 

 German Coach, 114-110. 

 Hackney, 104-109, 111-113. 

 Xivernais, 73. 

 Percheron, 75-81, 201, 202. 

 Standardbred, 20-26. 

 Suffolk, 91-96. 

 Thoroughbred, 37-45. 

 Breton horses, 72. 



Brodhead, Dr. C. \V., Asses and 

 Mules, 119-128. 

 Care of Horses' Teeth, 183-1 86. 

 Horses' Feet and Their Care, 

 107-182. 

 Bronchitis, 245, 246. 

 Brood Mare, Care of, and Her Colt, 

 L. Roudebush, 148-154. 

 age to breed, 148. 

 care, 149, 151, 

 feed, 149. 



drying up, method of, 151. 

 period of gestation, 149. 

 requirements, 148. 

 suitable place for foaling, 149, 

 151. 

 Burning of hoof, 181, 182. 

 Bush-Brown, H. K., The Arab Horse, 

 27-36. 



C 

 Capped elbow, treatment for, 237, 



238. 

 Capsule, use of, in breeding, 147. 

 Care of Brood Mare and Her Colt, 

 L. Roudebush, 148-154. 

 of Horse, Feed and, F. C. Mink- 



ler, 187-192. 

 of Horses' Feet, Dr. C. W. Brod- 

 head, 167-182. 

 of Horses' Teeth, Dr. C. W. 



Brodhead, 183^186. 

 of the StaUion, J. Gelder, 141- 

 147. 

 Chronic catarrh, 243, 244. 

 Chunk, the farm, 131-140. 

 desirable size, 139, 140. 

 market for, 138, 139, 140. 



Cleveland Bay horse, 116-118. 

 characteristics, 116, 117. 

 history, 110. 

 registration, 118. 

 utility qualities, 118. 

 Clipping of shoes, inadvisability of, 



182. 

 Clul) foot, treatment, 173, 174. 

 Clydesdale horse, 90-99. 

 at State Fair, 203. 

 characteristics, 99. 

 distribution of breeding stock, 



97. 

 history, 96. 



importation to United States, OS. 

 Coach Horses, DeVoe Meade, 110- 

 118. 

 Cleveland Bay, 116-118. 

 French Coach, 112-114. 

 German Coach, 114-116. 

 Hackney, 110-112. 

 Cold in head (Coryza), treatment 



for, 242, 243. 

 Colic, and Azaturea, Dr. M. Hamil- 

 ton, 251-262. 

 causes of, 2.51-253. 

 excess of gas in digestive tract, 



253-255. 

 excess of undigested food in di- 

 gestive tract, 255-257. 

 flatulent, 253, 254. 

 prevention, 258, 259. 

 spasmodic or cramp, 257, 258. 

 Colt, breaking to halter, 151. 

 care of young, 151-154. 

 feed and care, 152, 153. 

 feeding box, 151. 

 nursing of, 151. 

 shoeing, method of, 177, 179. 

 Training the, H. E. Hopkins, 



161-166. 

 treatment of, if mother dies, 151. 

 weaning, 152. 

 Colts, Fall Versus Spring, Edward 

 van Alstyne, 155-160. 

 advantages of fall, 157-159. 

 plan for raising two per year, 



160. 

 profit in raising, 155. 



