X. CONTENTS. 



58. Exercise of Horses, 58. Hours of Feeding, 58. Clothing Horses in the 

 Stable when wet. 58 — 60. Bandages and how to Bandage a Limb, 60 

 and 61. Racking Horses up, Folly of, 62. "Washing Legs, 62. 



SECTION ly. 



On the Management op the Hunter. — Hunting Condition, defini- 

 tion of, 64. — Management of the Htmter, to obtain Condition of, 65 — 68. 

 Paddocks for Hunters, 65, Tips to the Feet of, 66. Pm-ging Medicine to 

 Hunters, 66. Exercise of, 67. Treatment of the Himter after the Chase, 

 68 and 69. Rationale of such Treatment, 70 — 73. Delicate Feeders, 73. 

 Sudden attacks of Disease to which Hunters are liable, 74 and 75. Injuries 

 to their Limbs, 75. Tinctvire for, 75. Preparation of the Hunter for Physic, 

 75 — 77. Sore Backs and their prevention, 78. 



SECTION V. 



On the Shoeing of Horses and on the General Treatment of 

 THE Foot. — Prelimmary Remarks on the Foot of the Horse, 79 and 80. 

 The organization of the Foot, 81 — 85. Rate of growth of the Foot, 86. 

 Reasons why horses are lamed in Shoeing, 87. Paring and Rasping the 

 feet, the bad efiects of, 88. Form of Fore Foot Shoe, foot siu-face of 

 shoe concave, roimded at the toe, 92 and 93. Bearing of the Shoe to be 

 uniform, 93 and 94. DegTee of Cover necessary to fore feet, 94. Fit of 

 Shoe, 94 to 96. Number of Nails necessary to secm-e Shoe to Foot, 96 

 and 97. Leather and Gutta Percha Soles to Feet, 98 and 99. Shoeing the 

 Hind Feet, 99. Rides in Shoeing hind feet, 99 and 100. Cutting, Preven- 

 tion of, 101 — 103. Form of Shoe to prevent cutting, 193. Forging and its 

 prevention, 103 — 105. Leather Soles to hind feet, necessity of, 105 and 

 106. Rules to be observed in Shoeing the Horse, 106 and 107- 



SECTION VI. 



On the Hygienic Treatment of the Sick Horse. — Preliminary 

 Remarks, 108 and 109. Articles of Diet, proper for a sick horse, 110. 

 Water, 111. Barley Water, 111. Rice Water, 112. Rice, 112 and 115. 

 Oatmeal and Linseed Gruel, 112. Sago Gruel, 113. Hay Tea, 113. 

 Milk, Milk and Water, 113 and 114. Bran, 114. Hay, 115. Speared 

 Com, 116. Malt, 116. Green Food, 116 and 117. Housing the Sick 

 Horse, 117. Loose Boxes and temperature of, 117 and 118. Clothing the 

 Patient, 118 and 119. 



