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INDEX. 



tion of, 529, 530, 531 ; the sacrifice of 

 the horse in endeavouring to obtain it, 

 530. 



Speedy- cut, account of, 341. 



Sphenoid bone, description of the, 117. 



Spinalis dorsi muscle, description of the, 229. 



Spine, description of the, 221 ; fracture 

 of, 408. 



Spleen, description of the, 297, 311. 



Splenius muscle, description of the, 212. 



Splint, nature and treatment of, 340, 352 ; 

 when constituting unsoundness, 490 ; 

 bones, description of the, 340. 



Sprain of the back sinews, treatment of, 

 342, 352 ; sometimes requires firing, 344 ; 

 any remaining thickening constitutes 

 unsoundness, 490 ; sprain of the shoul- 

 der, 326. 



Spring steel-yard, the force of traction illus- 

 trated by, 519. 



Springs to carriages, theory of their effect, 

 558 ; with some modifications might be 

 adapted to the heaviest waggons, 559 ; 

 greatadvantagesof, in rapid travelling,**.; 

 grasshopper, description of, ib. ; C, dis- 

 advantages of, ib. 



Spur, the ancient, 1 1. 



Stables, dark, an occasional cause of in- 

 flammation of the eye, 165 ; hot and 

 foul, a frequent one of inflammation of 

 the eye, 165; ditto, lungs, 456; ditto, 

 glanders', 1 81 , 1 82 ; should be large, com- 

 pared with the number of horses, 457 ; 

 the management of, too much neglected 

 by the owner of the horse, 457 ; the 

 ceiling of, should be plastered, if there 

 is a loft above, ib. ; should be so con- 

 trived that the urine will run off, 459 ; 

 tne stalls should not have too much de- 

 clivity, 469 ; should be sufficiently light, 

 yet without any glaring colour, 460. 



Staggers, stomach, symptoms, cause, and 

 treatment of, 138, 471 ; generally fatal, 

 139 ; producing blindness, 141 ; some- 

 times epidemic, ib., mad, symptoms and 

 treatment, 141. 



Staling, profuse, cause and treatment of, 

 313. 



Stallion, description of the proper, for 

 breeding, 317. 



Stamford, races first established at, 63. 



Starch, useful in superpurgation, 516. 



Stargazer, the, 213. 



Steam-engine, comparison of the, with the 

 exertion of animal power on railways, 

 523 ; common roads, 523 ; calculation 

 of the expense, 522 ; small, has little 

 advantage in expense over horse power, 

 524. 



Steeple-chase, description and censure of 

 it, 86. 



Sternum, or breast-bone, description of 

 the, 223, 331. 



Stifle, description of the, 358 ; accidents 

 and diseases of the, 360. 



Stirrup, the ancient, 1 1 . 



• Stomach, description of the, 285,287 ; very 

 small in the horse, 287; inflammation 

 of the, 288 ; pump recommended in 

 apoplexy, 140. 



Stone in the bladder, symptoms and treat- 

 ment of, 315 ; kidney, 314. 



Stoppings, the best composition of, and 

 their great use, 516. 



Straddlers, wheels so called, description of, 

 553 ; objection to them, ib. ; method of 

 evading the law concerning, ib. 



Strain, uniform and constant in draught, 

 bad consequences of, 533. 



Strangles, symptoms and treatment of, 

 206 ; distinguished from glanders, 179 ; 

 the importance of blistering early in, 

 208. 



Strangury, produced by blistering, 433 j 

 treatment of, ib. 



Strawberry horse, account of the, 480. 



Stringhalt, nature of, 151 ; is decidedly un- 

 soundness, 153, 490. 



Structure of the horse, importance of a 

 knowledge of, 109. 



Strychnia, account of, 516. 



Stylo-maxillaris muscle, description of the, 

 172. 



Sublingual gland, description of the, 206. 



Submaxillary glands, description of the, 

 205 ; artery, description of the, 173. 



Sub-scapulo hyoideus muscle, description 

 of the, 172. 



Suffolk punch, description of the, 98 ; ho- 

 nesty and continuanceof the old breed, 98. 



Sugar of lead, use of, 511. 



Sullivan, the Irish whisperer, anecdotes of 

 his power over the horse, 441 ; the 

 younger, did not inherit the power of 

 his father, anecdote of this, 443. 



Sulphate of copper, use of in veterinary 

 practice, 504 ; iron, 507 ; magnesia, 

 511 ; zinc, 517. 



Sulphur, an excellent alterative and ingre- 

 dient in all applications for mange, 

 516. 



Summering of the hunter, consideration 

 of, 85. 



Surfeit, description and treatment of, 481 ; 

 importance of bleeding in, ib. 



Suspensory ligament, beautiful mechanism 

 of the, 348 ; rupture of the, ib. ; sus- 

 pensory muscle of the eye, description 

 of the, 134. 



Swallowing without grinding, 449. 



Swedish horse, description of the, 51. 



Swelled legs, cause and treatment of, 367 ; 

 most frequently connected with debi- 

 lity, 368. 



Sweetbread, description of the, 297. 



Sympathetic nerves, description of the, 

 121. 



Tail, anatomy of the, 221 ; fracture of the s 



410 j docking, 437 ; nicking, 438. 

 Tar, its use in veterinary practice, 516. 

 Tares, a nutritive and healthy food, 469. 



