INDEX. 



461 



Harnessing, the best mode as it regards 

 draught, 417. 



, method of, in the time of 



Homer. 



Haunch, description of the, 256. 



wide, advantage of, 257. 



. injuries of the, 257. 



joint, singuhir strength of the, 257. 



and thigh ])ones, advantage of the 



obUque direction of, 257. 



Haw, curious mechanism of the, 87. 



diseases of, 113. 



absurdity and cruelty of de- 

 stroying it, 88. 



Hay considered as food, 357. 



mowburnt, injurious, 357. 



old preferable to new, 357. 



Head, anatomy of the, 66. 



the numerous bones composing it, 



reason of, 67. 



cut of the bones of the, 67. 



section of the, 68. 



importance of proper setting on of 



the, 51, 155. 



its shape, indicating the breed, 67. 



beautiful provision for its support, 



Captain, his account of the South 



72. 



American horse, 5, 



Hearing of the horse very acute, 77. 



Heavy black horses, account of, 42. 



their preparation for 



their work, 40. 



Heart, description of the, 171. 



its action described, 172. 



inflammation of the, 172. 



dropsy of the, 171. 



Heber, Bishop's, account of the Arabian, 

 12. 



Heels, question of cutting the hair from 

 them, 279. 



• low, disadvantage of, 280. 



proper paring of, for shoeing, 314. 



washing of the, producing grease, 



279. 



Hellebore, white, used in inflammation of 

 the lungs and fevers, 393. 



Helmsley Arabian, account of the, 28. 



Hemlock, sometimes poisonous when eaten, 

 200. 



given in inflammation of the chest, 



393. 



Henry VIII., tyrannical regulations con- 

 cerning the horse by him, 26. 



. the breed of the horse not mate- 

 rially improved by him, 27. 



Hereditary diseases on, 35, 115, 220. 



Hernia, the nature and treatment of, 212. 



Hide-bound, the nature and treatment of, 

 371. 



High-blower, the, description of, 196. 



— — ' is unsound, 362. 



Highland poney, description of the, 59. 



Hind legs, description of the, 256. 



arteries, veins, and nerves of the, 265. 



wheels should follow the precise 



track of the fore ones, 440. 



Hip joint, the great strength of the, 257. 



Hips, ragged, what, 256. 



Hissar, the East India Company's sale of 

 horses at, 15. 



Hobbles, description of the best, 320. 



Hock, the advantage of its numerous sepa- 

 rate bones and ligaments, 270. 



capped, 255, 273. 



cow, 274. 



description of the, 256. 



enlargement of the, nature of and 



how affecting soundness, 257, 363. 



inflammation of the small bones of, 



a frequent cause of lameness, 272. 



the principal seat of lameness be- 



hind, 267. 



lameness of the, without apparent 



cause, 272. 



point of the, advantage of length in, 



272. 

 Homer, method of harnessing horses in his 



time, 421. 

 Hoof, cut of the, 283. 



description of the, 281. 



Horizontal direction of the traces when pro- 

 per, 424. 

 Horn of the crust secreted principally by 



the coronary ligament, 281. 

 once separated from the sensible 



part within, will never again unite with 



it, 304. 

 Horse, the American, description of, 21. 



Arabian, description of, 11. 



not the native of Arabia, 4. 



English, improved under Athel- 



stan, 22. 



Barb, description of, 9. 



■ Bournou, description of, 9. 



cavalry, 42. 



and chariot races formed part of 



the Olympic games, 3. 

 calculation of the annual expense 



of, 406. 



Chinese, description of, 16. 



Circassian, description of, 17. 



was trained to draught before 



he was mounted, 3. 



Coach, proper form, qualities, 



breed of, 35. 



Cossack, description of, 18. 



neglected by the Crusaders, 24. 



— Dongola, description of, 10. 



— Dutch, description of, 21. 

 early history of, 2. 



when fii-st domesticated in Egypt 



and Canaan, 3. 



not domesticated until after 



many other animals, 3. 



propagated from Egypt toother 



countries, 4. 



East Indian, description of, 15. 



the flesh of eaten, 8. 



• English, liistory of, 22. 



farmers', description of, 33. 



Finland, description of, 20. 



Flemish, description of, 21, 



— French, description of, 21, 



