INDEX. 



471 



Tractioiij the force of, illustrated hy re- 

 ference to the spring steel-yards, 405. 



. the, proper line of, very important 



in draught, 417. 



Training, principles of, 53. 



Transversalis costarura muscle, description 

 of the, 232. 



Trapezius muscle, description of the, 232. 



■ hone, description of the, 241, 245. 



Travelling, different rate of, at different 

 times, 35. 



Tread, nature and treatment of, 301. 



often prodvicing sandcrack or 



quittor, 301. 



Tredgold, Mr., his comparison of moving 



power in draught, 406. 

 Trevis, description of the, 320. 

 Triceps femoris muscle, description of the, 



261. 

 Tripping, an annoying and inveterate habit, 



344. 

 Trochanter of the thigh, description of the, 



258. 

 . importance of the, 



261. 

 Trotting, action of the horse, during, 413. 

 position of the limbs in tmfaith- 



fully represented in the Elgin marbles, 



and the church of St. Mark, 412. 

 Turbinated bones, description of the, 117. 

 Turkish horse, description of the, 19. 

 Turnips considered as an article of food, 358. 

 Turpentine, the best diuretic, 216. 



oil of, an excellent medicine in 



spasmodic colic, 206. 



a useful ingredient in many oint- 



ments, 401. 

 Tushes, description of the, 142, 145. 

 Twitch, description of the, 321. 



Ukraine, horses of the, description of, 5. 

 Ulcers in the mouth, treatment of, 151. 

 Ulna, description of the, 236. 

 Uuguicidata, a tribe of animals, 62. 

 Ungulata, a tribe of animals, 62. 

 Unsoundness, contraction does not always 



cause it, 293. 

 • being discovered, the animal should 



be tendered, 367. 

 . the tender or return not 



legally necessary, 367. 



the horse may be returned 



and action brought for depreciation in 

 value, but this not advisable, 367. 

 horse returned for. must 



be as valuable as before in every other 

 respect, 367. 



medical means may be 



adopted to cure the horse, 367. 



they are, however, 



better declined, lest in an unfortunate 

 issue of the case they should be misrepre- 

 sented, 367. 



Unsteadiness whilst mounting, remedy for, 

 337. 



Utero-gestation, the period of, 222. 



Vastus muscle, description of the, 258. 

 Vatican, the obelisk in the, curious method 



of moving it, 43 1 . 

 Vehicles of draught, comparison of the best, 



424. 

 Veins, description of the, 178. 



of the arm, description, &c. 260. 



of the neck „ 157. 



of the face „ 119. 



of the shoulder „ 260. 



inside of the thigh ,, 257. 



of the outside of the thigh 260. 



inflammation of the, treatment of, 



158. 

 Verdigris, an uncertain medicine, when 



given internally, 359. 



a mild caustic, 389. 



Vertebrated animals, what, 61. 

 Vices of horses, account of the, 330. 

 Vicious to clean, a bad habit that may be 



conquered, 338. 

 to shoe, a bad habit that may also 



be conquered, 338. 

 Vinegar, its use in veterinary practice, 402. 

 Vision, theory of, 96. 

 Vitreous humour of the eye, account of the, 



95. 

 Vitriol, blue, use of, in veterinary practice, 



389. 



green 

 white 



394. 

 402. 



Waggon horse, the, 41. 



Waggons, inferior horses may be used in 



them, compared with carts, 443. 

 horses drawing, not so fatigued as 



in carts, 443, 



require fewer drivers, and are not 



so liable to accidents, 443. 

 with inferior roads and ordinary 



horses preferable to carts, 444. 

 with large front wheels, advantage 



of, 443. 

 particidarly with two horses 



abreast, 444. 

 reason why they have more draught 



than two-wheeled carts, 445. 

 Walking, movement of the legs in, 412. 



different when drawing a load, 412. 



Wall-eyed horses, what, 93. 



whether they become blind, 93. 



War horse, description of the ancient, 24. 

 Warbles, treatment of, 169, 

 Warranted, the word extends only to sound- 

 ness, 366. 

 Warranty, the form of a, 366. 



breach of, how established, 366. 



no price will imply it, 366. 



when there is none, the action must 



be brought on ground of fraud, 368. 

 Warts, method of getting rid of, 381. 

 Washing of the heels, productive of grease, 



279. 

 Washy horses, description and treatment 



of, 210. 

 Water generally given too sparingly, 360. 

 management of on a journey, 361. 



