INDEX. 



457 



Contraction of the' foot, the cause" rather 



than the consequence of thrush, 295. 

 best mode oftreathig. 



297. 



cured, 297. 



rarely permanently 



does not necessarily 

 imply unsoundness, 293. 



although not neces- 



sarily unsoundness, should have a spe- 

 cial warranty against it, 362. 



— blood horses very sub- 



ject to, 296. 



Convexity of the eye, the proper, not suf- 

 ficiently attended to, 98. 



Copper, the combinations of, used in vete- 

 rinary practice, 389. 



Corded veins, what, 129. 



Cordials, the use and abuse of in the horse, 

 389. 



Cornea, description of the, 90. 



mode of examining the, 91. 



its prominence or flatness, 90. 



should be perfectly transparent, 90. 



Corns, the nature and treatment of, 305. 



produced by cutting away the bars, 



305. 



not paring out the foot 



between the crust and bars, 306. 

 pressure, 305. 



very difficult to cure, 306. 

 constitute unsoundness, 363. 



Coronary ligament, description of the, 281. 

 the crust principally pro- 

 duced from, 281. 



ring, description of the, 281, 282. 



Coronet, description of the, 281. 



Corrosive sublimate, treatment imder poison 

 by, 200. 



the best tonic for farcy, 130, 139. 



Cossack horse, description of the, 18. 



beaten in a race by Eng- 

 lish blood horses, 18. 



Cough, natvire and treatment of, 188. 



. constitutes unsoundness, 362. 



chronic, nature and treatment of, 



192. 



Cow hocks, description of, 274, 



Cozakee horse, description of the, 15. 



Cracks in the heels, treatment of, 277. 



Cradle, a safe restraint upon the horse when 

 blistered, 323. 



Cream-coloured horses, account of, 376. 



pecuharity in their 



eyes, 92. 



■ of tartar, a mild diuretic, 390. 



Crib-biting, the sucking in of air, 339. 



causes and cure, 340. 



injurious to the horse, 340. 



constitutes unsoundness, 362. 



Cricoid cartilage of the windpipe, the, 160. 

 Cromwell, Oliver, his stud of race horses, 



28. 

 Cropping, absurdity of, 17 . 

 Croton, the farina of, used as physic, 211. 

 Crusaders, the improvement of the horse 



neglected by them, 24, 



Crust of the foot, description of the, 280. 



composition of the, 282. 



— — consisting within of nu« 



merous horny plates, 283. 



proper degree of its slant- 



ing, 280. 



280. 



282. 



proper thickness of the, 

 brittleness of, remedy for. 



the cause of 



sandcrack, 299. 



Crystalline lens, description of the, 94. 



Cviboid bones, description of the, 266. 



Cuneiform bones, description of the, 265, 

 272. 



Curbs, nature and treatment of, 267. 



hereditary, 35. 



the slightest vestige of, constituting 



luisoundness, 268. 



Cuticle, the, description of, 369. 



Cutis, or true skin, the, account of, 370 



Cutting, cause and cure of, 252, 341, 



constitutes unsoundness, 363. 



— ' away the foot, unfounded prejudice 



against, 294, 



Cylindrical wheels, description and advan- 

 tage of, 440. 



DandrifF, the, nature of, 369, 370, 

 Darley Arabian, account of the, 29, 45. 

 Dartmoor ponies, description and anecdote 



of, 59. 

 Denham, Major, interesting account of the 



loss of his horse, 14. 

 Depressor iabii inferioris muscle, descrip- 

 tion of the, 120. 

 Devonshire pack-horse, description of the, 



59, 

 Diabetes, nature and treatment of, 217. 

 Diameter of wheels, the effect of, increas- 

 ing the, 431, 

 Diaphoretics, their nature and effects, 390. 

 Diaphragm, description of the, 171, 197. 

 Digestion, process of it described, 198, 203. 

 Digestives, their nature and use, 390. 

 Digitalis, highly recommended in colds 



and all inflammatory complaints, 391, 

 Dilator magnus lateralis muscle, description 



of the, 1 1 9. 

 naris lateralis muscle, description 



of the, 119. 

 Dishing of wheels described, and effect of, 



437. 

 both inward and outward effect of, 



441, 

 Distemper, nature and treatment of, 189. 

 Distressed horse, treatment of the, 55, 

 Diuretic medicines, use and abuse of, 215, 



276, 391. 

 Docking, method of performing, 327, 

 Dogs, danger of encouraging them about 



the stable, 109. 

 Dongola horse, description of the, 10, 

 Draught, theory of, 37, 403, 

 • has not been sufficiently 



explained, 403. 



