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INDEX. 



Mahomet, two horses only in his v/hole 

 army, 4. 



Malcolm, Sir John, his anecdotes of the 

 Arabian horse, 14. 



Malignant epidemic, the nature and treat- 

 ment of, 191. 



Mallenders, nature and treatment of, 273. 



Mammaha, the, an important class of ani- 

 mals, 62, 



Mane, description and use of the, 157. 



Mange, description and treatment of, 378. 



. causes of, 379. 



ointment, recipes for, 379. 



Inghly infectious, 379. 



method of purifying the stable 



after, 380. 



Manger-feeding, the advantage of, 352. • 



Marble, the immense block of, at St. Pe- 

 tersburgh, how moved on rollers, 429. 



Mare, time of being at heat, 222. 



going with foal, 222. I 



■ best time for covering, 222. 



management of, when with foal, 222. 



— after foaling, 222. 



more concerned than the horse in 



breeding, 34. 



Mares preferable to geldings for the 

 farmer, 34. 



' prejudice against riding of, 5. 



never ridden by the Africans, 10. 



alone ridden by the Arabs, 1 0. 



.. used for food, 8. 



selection of, for breeding, 34. 



Mark of the teeth, what, 138. 



Markham's Arabian, an account of, 28. 



Mashes, importance of their use, 395. 



best method of making, 394. 



Masseter muscle, description of the, 119, 

 136. 



Maxillary bones, anatomy of the, 133. 



Mediastinum, description of the, 171. 



Medicines, a history of the most useful, 381. 



Medullary substance of the brain, nature 

 and fimction of the, 75. 



Megrims caused by an undue quantity of 

 blood pressing on the brain, 101. 



■ symptoms of, 102. 



. treatment of, 102. 



apt to return, 102. 



Melt, description of the, 214. 



Memory of the horse, instances of, 32. 



Mercurial ointment, the use of, in veteri- 

 nary practice, 396. 



Merlin, the sire of many of the Wesh po- 

 nies, C8. 



Mesentery, description of the, 203. 



Metacarpals, description of the, 243. 



Midritf, description of the, 171, 197. 



Mint, an infusion of, or the oil of, occasion- 

 ally used, 396. 



Moistm-e, want of, a cause of contraction, 

 294. 



Moon-blindness, nature of, 113. 



Morocco barb, the, account of, 28. , 



Moulting, the process of, 373. 



■ horse usually languid at the time of, 



374. 



Moulting, no stimulant or spices should be 



given, 374. 



mode of treatment under, 374. 



Mounting the colt, 226. 



Mouth of the horse, description of the bones 



of, 133. 

 idcers in, treatment of, 



161. 

 ■ — should be always felt 



lightly in riding, 31. 



— importance of its sensibility. 



132. 

 when the horse may be said to have 



a perfect one, 143. 

 Moving power, animal, theory of, 405. 



mechanical, theory of, 405. 



Mowburnt hay injurious, 357. 



Muscles of the back, description of the, 167. 



shoulder, 



breast, 

 eye, „ 



face, „ 



neck, „ 



ribs, ,, 



shoulder-blade, , 

 lower bone of the 



170. 

 98. 

 119. 

 154. 

 170. 

 233. 



232. 



advantageous direction of, more 

 important than their bulk, 275. 



Muscular action, the principle of, 238. 



Muzzle, the organ by which the horse com- 

 monly examines bodies, 370. 



Myrrh, the use of, for canker and wounds, 

 396. 



Narrow and broad wheels, comparison be- 

 tween, 437. 



Nasalis labii superioris muscle, description 

 of the, 119. 



Naves, cast iron, to ■wheels, advantage of, 

 442. 



description of the best 



construction of, 442, 



Navicular bone, description of the, 248, 288, 

 293. 



action and use of the, 288, 298. 



joint disease, nature and treatment 



of, 298. 

 how far connected 



■with contraction, 298. 



the cure very uncertain, 



299. 



Neapolitan horse, description of the, 21. 

 Neck, anatomy and diseases of the, 152. 

 description of the arteries of the, 157. 



description of the veins of the, 157. 



bones of the, 152. 



proper conformation of the, 154. 



comparison between long and short. 



155. 



loose, what, 155. 



Neptune, the horse first appeared at the 



stroke of his tridents, 4. 

 Nerves, the, construction and theory of, 76, 



spinal, compound nature of, 76. 



of respiration, origin and function 



of, 76. 

 of the face, 119. 



