CONTENTS. V 



action horses objectionable, as also horses "in at the elbows" — Trial 

 necessary in purchasing horses, and benefit of experience in effecting 

 a purchase — Little time required to know a good horse from a bad — 

 Points to be observed in their appearance — Length necessary, but 

 under certain restrictions — Diseases and impeifections ; such questions 

 best referred to the veterinary surgeon^ — Difference among the pro- 

 fessors of that science — Curious instance — Arguments derived from 

 sweating, and cause, symptoms, and effects of lameness in horses — 

 Danger of the lancet in inexperienced hands — -Use of fomentations — 

 Rules for bleeding — The "speedy cut" — Instance of it while at 

 Oxford — Causes of broken knees ; Dangers of the wood pavement — 

 Their treatment — Diseases of the feet — Windgalls — Cuts, and their 

 treatment — Great care requisite in the use of the irons — Causes of 

 internal unsoundness ; broken wind — Disadvantages and proper treat- 

 ment of "roarers" and "whistlers" — Use and treatment of broken- 

 winded horses — Conclusion p. 52 



CHAPTER IX. 



for hunting that have since become extinct — Fox-hunting the substi- 

 tute for that of animals of a higher class — Its antiquity — The sheep 

 dog the prototype of the canine race — -Goldsmith's theory thereupon, 

 and its probable explanation — Curious and loose definitions of Lin- 

 naeus and Dr. Johnson — Kefutation of the theory of the sheep dog's 

 claim to antiquity — General views of the species ranged under the 

 respective genera of animals — The greyhound or gaze-hound — Another 

 theory of the origin of breeds of dogs, and probable reasons for the 

 difference p. 61 



CHAPTER X. 



On the economical management of a pack of fox-hounds — The necessity 

 of early practical knowledge relative to kennel and stable exemplified 

 — Necessity of avoiding damp — Care taken of the New Forest hounds 

 — Kennels should be surrounded by a wall, if possible — Lodging 

 rooms, courts, &c. — Expense of construction p. 66 



CHAPTER XI. 



Change in the hours of meeting — Difference in the breed of foxes, and in 

 the speed of the race -horses of the old and the modern school — 

 Eclipse and Flying Childers — Number of stallions in 1777 — Faults in 

 the present system of fox-hunting — Quotations from Markham — 

 Condition of hounds in different countries — Reasons for the change in 

 foxes p. 71 



