VI CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



VI. The Haunch and other Portio^^s of the Hind Legs . 107 



Fracture of the Tuberosities of the Haunch — Sprain of the 

 Round Bone — Sprain of the Stifle-joint — Thoroughpin — 

 Capped Hocks — Mallenders and Sallenders — Enlargement 

 of the Hock — Curb — String Halt — Bone-Spavin — Bog- 

 Spavin — Of Swelled Legs generally ; Swelling of the Cel- 

 lular Substance ; Swelling from Inactivity ; Swellings after 

 Grass — Grease. 



VII. Diseases of the Foot ...... 129 



Acute Founder — Chronic Founder — Contraction — Sand-Crack 

 — The Navicular-Joint Disease — False Quarter — Tread, or 

 Overreach — Quittor — Prick, or Wound in the Sole or Crust 

 — Corns — Canker — Thrush — Ossification of the Cartilages — 

 Weakness of the Foot. 



VIII. The Anatomical Structure of the Horse . . .161 



Different Bones of the Skeleton of the Horse — Bones of the 

 Head — Side View of the Cranium — Section exhibiting the 

 Internal Anatomy of the Head — Representation of the 

 Palate and Teeth — External Anatomy of the Horse's Head — 

 Muscles and Parts connected with the Eye — The Eye and its 

 Visual Structure — The Teeth and their Development— Dental 

 Indications of the Age of a Horse. 



IX. Principal Muscles of the Limbs, Etc. . . .202 



Muscles of the Outside of the Shoulder — Muscles on the Inside 

 of the Shoulder — Muscles of the Outside of the Thigh — 

 Chief Muscles of the Inside of the Thigh — Structure of the 

 Hock Joint — Bones of the Foot — Front View of the Pastern 

 — Nerve, Vein, and Artery of the Pastern and Foot — Illus- 

 trations of Defects of the Fore-Leg — Attachments in Front of 

 the Pastern Bones, etc. — Situation of Diseases of the Hind 

 Leg — The Pastern and Foot, with their Bones and Integu- 

 ments — External Parts of the Foot ; The Crust or Wall of 

 the Hoof — Cartilages of the Foot. 



X. Sketch of the Internal Organisation of the Horse . 230 



The Lungs— The Heart— The Pulse; Quick Pulse; Slow 

 Pulse ; Hard Pulse ; Small Pulse ; A Weak Pulse ; 

 Oppressed Pulse — The Abdomen and its Contents — The 

 Peritoneum — The Diaphragm — The Stomach — The Liver — 

 The Omentum, or Caul — The Spleen — The Pancreas — The 

 Diaphragm, or Midriff — The Kidneys — The Bladder — The 

 Intestines. 



XI. Of the Skin and its Diseases . . . .261 



The Cuticle— The Cutis— The Rete Mucosum— Pores of the 

 Skin— Of the Hair— Clipping— Singeing— Colour of the Hair 

 — H ide-bound — Surfeit — M ange — Warts. 



XII. Operations ....... 282 



Bleeding — Blistering — Firing — Neurotomy, or Cutting the 

 Nerve — Setons — Docking — Nicking. 



Xlll. Of Breeding, Feeding, and Training Horses . . 304 



Section I., Breeding. Section II., Feeding ; Of Drink. 

 Section III., Training. 



