INTRODUCTION. 



THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 



OF 



THE HORSE. 



To preserve a uniformity between the present work 

 and that on " Cattle," this book will commence with a 

 short sketch of the structure and proper form of the 

 Horse, which adapt that animal to the various pur- 

 poses to which his strength and speed are devoted : 

 but, to avoid all tedious repetition, the introduction 

 to the former work will be referred to for a descrip- 

 tion of general anatomy, or the structure and uses 

 of bone, muscle, membrane, &c; also for the func- 

 tions of the different organs, as the heart, the stomach, 

 and the lungs; including a history of the processes 

 of circulation, respiration, digestion, &c. 



A naturalist would say that the proper characteristics 

 of the Horse are 3 three cutting or fore teeth in the upper 

 and three in the under jaw ; two tushes in the upper 

 and two in the under jaw; a space between the tushes 

 and the molar teeth or grinders; and six grinders upon 

 each side of either jaw having several ridges of enamel 

 running down the bodies of the teeth. The eyes are 

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