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INDEX. 



Sedatives^ a list of; and their mode of 

 action, 399. 



Semiramis, nunaber of horsemen and cha- 

 riots possessed by, 2. 



Seri-atus magnus muscle, description of 

 the, 228. 



-Sesostris, number of chariots possessed 

 by, 2. 



Sessamoid bones, admirable use of in ob- 

 viating concussion, 250. 



Setons, mode of introducing, 326. 



cases in which they are indicated, 



326. 



■ comparison between them and 

 rowels and blisters, 326. 



Setting on of the head, the proper, 155. 



Shalokh-horse, description of the, 17. 



Shank-bone, the, 243. 



Shetland poney, description of the, 59. 



Ship, the metlaod of dragging it up a slip, 

 430. 



Shoe, the concave seated, cut of, 312. 



■ described and re- 

 commended, 311. 



■ the manner in which the old one 



should be taken off, 313. 



the putting on of the, 31 5. 



the, should be fitted to the foot, and 



not the foot to the shoe, 315. 



description of the hinder, 317. 



the bar, 318. 



the tip, 318. 



the hunting, 318. 



— the jointed, or expansion, 



319. 



Shoeing, not necessarily productive of con- 

 traction, 293. 



preparation of the foot for, 313, 314. 



■ the principles of^ 311. 



singular, 21. 



Shoes, wearing too long, a cause of contrac- 

 tion, 294. 



Short-bodied horses, when valuable, 53, 



Shotdder, anatomical description of the, 

 228. 



slanting direction of the, advan- 

 tageous, 229,231, 237. 



. when it should be oblique, and 



when upright, 232, 233. 



sprain of the, 223. 



lameness, method of ascertaining, 



229. 



Shoulder-blade, muscles of the, 233. 



why united to the chest by 



muscle alone, 228. 



lower bone of the, description of, 



232, 235. 



muscles of the, 235. 



Shying, probable cause of, 98, 342. 



treatment of, 343. 



■ on coming out of the stable, de- 

 scription of, 344. 



Side4ine, description of the, 320. 



Silver, the nitrate of, an excellent caustic, 

 400. 



Sinuses in the foot, necessity of following 

 them as fai- as they reach, 304. 



Sitfasts, treatm.ent of, 1G9. 



Skeleton of the horse, description of the, 



63. 

 Skin, anatomical description of the, 369. 



function and uses of it, 370. 



pores of the, 373. 



when the animal is in health, is 



soft and elastic, 371. 

 Skull, anatomical description of the, 66. 



arched form of the roof, 74. 



fracture of the, 100. 



Smithfield-market, early account of, 24, 

 Sledges, calculation of the draught of, 425. 

 description of the mechanism and 



use of, 426. 

 where more 



advantageous than 

 wheels, 426. 



where very disadvantageous, 426. 



^ calculation of the power of, 427. 



their advantage in travelling over 



ice and snow, 427. 



Esquimaux, an account of the, 427. 



Slipping the collar, remedy for, 344. 

 Smell, the sense and seat of, 118, 



very acute in the horse, 118. 



Soap, its use in veterinary practice, 400. 

 Soda, the cliloride of, its use in ulcers, 400. 

 Sole, the horny, description of, 285. 



descent of, 285. 



proper form of, 285. 



— management of, in shoeing. 



286. 



the sensible, 287. 



Soles, felt or leather, their use, 319. 



Solomon imported horses from Egypt, 4. 



Sound, theory of, 78, 81. 



Soundness, consists in there being no dis- 

 ease nor alteration of structure that does 

 or is likely to impair the usefulness of 

 the horse, 361. 



considered with reference to the 



principal causes of unsoinidness. 



South American horse, description of the, 

 5,8. 



management of the, 6. 



■ method of harnessing it, 422. 



Spanish horse, description of the, 20. 



when introduced into England, 25. 



Spasmodic colic, nature and treatment of, 

 206, 



Spavin, blood, nature and treatment of, 

 179, 268. 



is imsoundness, 365. 



• ■ — bog, cause, nature and treatment 



of, 179, 268. 

 bone. 



269. 



why not always accompanied 



by lameness, 270, 



is unsoundness, 365. 



Spavined horses, the kind of work they are 

 capable of, 271. 



Speed of the hsore producing rapid diminu- 

 tion of power, 417. 



Speed, and time of labour the most advan- 

 tageous proportion of, 424. 



sacrifice of the horse in endeavouring 



to obtain, 425. 



