Index 



Abscess, 171 

 Action, 24, 26 

 Age for work, 27 

 Age, how told, 31 

 Ailments, common, 170 

 Appearance, 26 

 Arabian horses, 13 1 

 Artificial food, 113 

 Assistant, when needed, 



161 

 Assistant undesirable, 155 



Bandaging legs, 120 



Beans, food value, 107 



Bedding, 79, 112, 119, 125 



Blanketing, 122 



Blemishes, 27 



Blinkers, 161 



Blister, 68 



Body, 15 



Bone, 23 



Bone spavin, nature of, 69, 



Brakes, use of, 168 



Bran, 112, 113 



Bran, hay, oats, 147 



Breaking and driving, 150 



Brushes and combs, 115 



Calf knees, 21 

 Capped hocks, 77, 78 

 Care of the feet, 140 

 Carriage, cost of, 149 

 Cart, use of, 161 



Catarrh, 17 1 



Catching a colt, 153 



Cavalry food allowance, 129, 



Chest, 14 

 Clipping, 123-125 

 Clover, 1 1 1 



Coach-house accessories, 1 16 

 155, Cold water, 138 



Colic, or gripes, 138, 173 

 Collar, kind of, 163 

 Common ailments, 170 

 Corn, 106, 130 

 Corns, 141, 173 

 Cost of keeping a horse, 144 

 Cow hocks, 20 

 Cracked heels, 120, 172 

 Curb, 29, 30, 60, 62 

 Curb, history of, 65, 67 

 Currycomb, 116 



70 Diet, 152 



Diseases, 170 



Dishing, 25 



Divisions of stall, 91, 98, lOI 



Doors, 102 



Drainage, 93, 98 



Driving, 165 



Driving and breaking, 1 50 



Dust of hay, ii i 



Ears, movement of, li 

 Eye, indications, lo, II 



181 



