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Hock, examination of the, for disease, ... 95 



Knees, broken, not an unsoundness, ... 79 



Knees, defects in conformation of the, ... 13 



Knees, sometimes partially stiiFened, • . . 30 



Lameness, in every case constituting unsoundness, . 101 



I^oius, disease of, how discovered, .... 103 



Lungs, how examined, . ; . . . . 104 



Mange, an unsoundness, 20 



Mark of the teeth, use of, in ascertaining the horse's age, 67 



Moon blindness, 48 



Muscles, the, the active organs of motion, . . 2 



Narrow chest, a, disadvantageous, .... 9 



Neck, the, should be light in all saddle horses, . 7 



Nerves, division of the, at fetlock joint, ... 83 



Nostrils, discharge from, 61 



Nostrils, a plug sometimes purposely placed in them, 52 



Nostrils, should be large in all horses, . . , 7 



Nostrils, tumours occasionally found in them, . . 52 



Pasterns, length of, varying in different breeds, . 13 



Puffing the glims, a trick of the dealer, ... 74 



Quarters, the, should be well furnished with muscle, 11 



Ragged hips, a defect in the loins, . . . . 11 



Ringbone, an unsoundness, ..... 85 



Roach backed, what, . . . . . . 10 



Roaring, method of discovering, .... 105 



Rupture, occasionally met with in horses, . . 95 



Saddle back, disadvantages of, . . . . 10 



Sale, laws regarding, 22 



Shillitce, v. Claridge, case of, . . . . . 33 



Shoulder, form of, 12 



