INDEX. 



James I,, established the first regulations 

 tor racing, 63 ; introduction of the Ara- 

 bian blood by him, 63. 



James's powder, 499. 



Jaundice, symptoms and treatment of, 311. 



Jaw, the lower, admirable mechanism of, 

 192 j upper, description of, 191. 



Jejunum, description of the, 295. 



John, the breed of horses improved by, 57. 



Jointed shoe, the description and use of 426. 



Jugular vein, anatomy of the, 249. 



Jumper, the horse-breaker, anecdotes of 

 his power over animals, 441. 



Juniper, oil of, use of, 510. 



Juno, her chariot described, 546. 



Kadischi, an Arabian breed of horses, 22. 



Kicking, a bad and inveterate habit, 446. 



Kidneys, description of the, 311 ; inflam- 

 mation of, symptoms and treatment of. 

 312. 



King Pippin, anecdotes of him as illus- 

 trating the inveterateness of vicious 

 habits, 441. 



Knee, an anatomical description of the, 

 336 ; tied in below, 342 ; broken, treat- 

 ment of, 337, 486. 



Kochlani, an Arabian breed of horses, 22. 



Knowledge of the horse, how acquired, 109. 



Labyrinth of the ear, description and use 

 of the, 122. 



Lachrymal duct, description of the, 125 ; 

 gland, description and use of the, ib. 



Lamellae or laminae, horny, account of the, 

 375 ; fleshy, account of the, ib. ; weight 

 of the horse, supported by the, ib. 



Lameness, shoulder, method of ascertain- 

 ing, 326 ; from whatever cause, un- 

 soundness, 488. 



Lampas, nature and treatment of, 192 ; 

 cruelty of burning the bars for, ib. 



Laminse of the foot. See Lamellae. 



Lancet and fleam , comparison between them, 

 248. 



Lapland horse, account of the, 50. 



Laryngitis, chronic and acute, 252. 



Larynx, description of the, 217; inflamma- 

 tion of the, 252. 



Lasso, description of the, 38. 



Laudanum, the use of in veterinary practice, 

 512. 



Lead, the compounds of, used in veterinary 

 practice, 511; extract of, its power much 

 overvalued, ib. ; sugar of, use of, 511 ; 

 white, use of, ib. 



Leather soles, description and use of, 427. 



Leg, cut of the, 158; description of the, 

 339 ; fracture of the, 416. 



Legs, fore, the situation of, 325 ; hind, ana- 

 tomical description of the, ib. ; of the 

 hackney, should not be lifted too high, 

 87 ; swelled, 367. 



Levator humeri muscle, description of the, 

 213, 330. 



Lever, muscular action explained on the 

 principle of it, 328. 



573 



Ligament of the neck, description and elas- 

 ticity of the, 116. 



Light, the degree of, in the stable, 460. 



Lightness in hand, of essential consequenco 

 in a hunter, 81. 



Limbs, fracture of the, 411. 



Lime, the chloride of, exceedingly useful 

 for bad smelling wounds, &c. 511 ; the 

 chloride of, valuable in cleansing stablos 

 from infection, 511. 



Lincolnshire, the largest heavy black horses 

 bred in, 101. 



Liniments, the composition and use of , 5 1 1 . 



Linseed, an infusion of, used in catarrh, 

 468,511; meal forms the best poultice, 

 511, 514. 



Lips, anatomy and uses of the, 188 ; lipe 

 the hands of the horse, 188. 



Litter, the, cannot be too frequently re- 

 moved, 459 ; proper substances for, 460; 

 contraction not so much produced by it 

 as some imagine, 386. 



Liver, the anatomy and use of it, 296 ; dis- 

 eases of the, 309. 



Liverpool, account of the course at, 75. 



Locked jaw, symptoms, cause, and treat- 

 ment of, 147. 



Loins, description of the, 223. 



Lombardy horse, the, when introduced into 

 England, 58. 



Longissimus dorsi muscle, description of 

 the, 229. 



Lucern, considered as an article of food, 

 470. 



Lumbricus teres, the, 307. 



Lunar caustic, a very excellent application, 

 499. 



Lungs, description of the, 238 ; symptoms 

 of inflammation of the, 268 ; causes 

 of, ib. ; how distinguished from ca- 

 tarrh and distemper, 269, 270; treat- 

 ment of, 270, 272 ; importance of early 

 bleeding in, 272 ; blisters preferable to 

 rowels or setons in, 273 ; consequences 

 of, 273, 275, 279. 



Madness, the symptoms and treatment 

 of, 143. 



Magnesia, the sulphate of, 511. 



Mahratta horse, account of the, 31. 



Mallenders, the situation of, 352 ; the 

 nature and treatment of, 367. 



Mammalia, the, an important class of ani- 

 mals, 106. 



Manchester, account of the course at, 75. 



Mane, description and use of the, 2, 214. 



Mange, description and treatment of, 482; 

 causes of, 483 ; ointment, recipes for, ib. ; 

 highly infectious, 484 ; method of puri- 

 fying the stable after, ib. 



Manger-feeding, the advantage of, 464. 



Mare, put to the horse too early, 317, 319 ; 

 deterioration in, 318 ; her proper form, 

 ib. ; breeding in-and-in, 319 ; time of 

 being at heat, 320 ; time of going with 

 foal, ib. j best time for covering, ib.; ma- 

 nagement of, when with foal, 319; ma- 



