INDEX. 



579 



Tartar, cream of, 513. 



Tartarian horse, description of the, 33. 



Tazsee horse, description of the, 33. 



Team, disadvantages of draught in, ex- 

 plained, 523 j their united power not 

 equal to the calculation of so many 

 horses, ib. 



Tears, the secretion and nature of the, 125 ; 

 how conveyed to the nose, ib. ; some- 

 times shed by the horse from pain and 

 grief, ib. 



Teeth, description of the, as connected 

 with age, 194 ; at birth, 194 ; 2 months, 

 195; 12 months, 195; 18 months, 

 196 ; the front sometimes pushed out, 

 that the next pair may sooner appear, 

 and the horse seem to he older than 

 he is, 197 ; 3 years, ib. ; 34 years, 198 ; 

 4 years, ib. ; 4i years, 199 ; 5 years, ib. ; 

 6 years, 199 ; 7 years, 200 ; 8 years, 200 ; 

 change of the, 197 ; enamel of the, 195 ; 

 irregular, inconvenience and danger of, 

 202 ; mark of the, 1 96 ; frauds prac- 

 tised with regard to the, 198 ; diseases 

 of the, 202. 



Temper denoted by the eye, 123 ; by the 

 ear, 121. 



Temperature, sudden change of, injurious 

 in its effect, 456. 



Temporal bones, description of the, 114. 



Tendons of the leg, 340. 



Tetanus, symptoms, causes and treatment 

 of, 147. 



Thessalian horses, account of, 9. 



Thick wind, nature and treatment of, 275, 

 278 ; often found in round-chested 

 horses, 276. 



Thigh and haunch bones, description of, 

 354 ; form of, ib. ; should be long and 

 muscular, ib. ; description of the muscles 

 of the inside of the upper bone of, 354 ; 

 do. of the outside, 355 ; mechanical cal- 

 culation of their power, 356. 



Thorough-bred horses, the quality of has 

 not degenerated, 67. 



Thorough-pin, the nature and treatment of, 

 360 ; is not unsoundness, 490. 



Thrush, nature and treatment of, 400 ; the 

 consequence, rather than the cause of 

 contraction, ib. ; its serious nature and 

 consequences not sufficiently considered, 

 ib. ; constitutes unsoundness, 491. 



Thymus gland, the, 231. 



Thyroid cartilage of the windpipe, descrip- 

 tion of the, 217. 



Tibia, account of the, 358, 360 ; fracture 

 of, 413. 



Tied in below the knee, nature and disad- 

 vantage of, 342. 



Tinctures, account of the best, 516. 



Tips, description and use of, 426. 



Tobacco, when used, 517. 



Toe, bleeding at the, described, 249. 



Tongue, anatomy of the, 203 ; diseases of, 

 204 ; bladders along the under part of, 

 205. 



"Tonics, an account of the best, 517 ; their 

 use and danger in veterinary practice, ib. 



Toorkoman horse, description of, 35. 



Torsion, the mode of castration by, 325 ; 

 forceps, description of, 325. 



Traces, the direction of them, very impor- 

 tant in draught, 531, 532 ; proper aDgle 

 of the, ib. ; the proper inclination of 

 them, depending on the kind of horse 

 and the road, 533 ; they should be in- 

 clined downward on rough roads, ib. ; 

 inclined downward, the same as throw- 

 ing a part of the weight on the Bhafts, 

 534 ; direction of them, rarely attended 

 to, ib. ; the manner of affixing them in 

 South America, 536. 



Trachea, or windpipe, description of, 218; 

 inflammation of, 253. 



Tracheotomy, 219 ; operation of, 220. 



Traction, the force of, illustrated by refer- 

 ence to the spring steelyards, 519 ; the 

 proper line of, very important in draught, 

 537. 



Trapezius muscle, description of the, 329. 



Trapezium bone, description of the, 337 . 



Travelling, different rate of, at different 

 times, 93 ; comparison of rapid and slow, 

 531. 



Tread, nature and treatment of, 392 ; often 

 producing sandcrack or quittor, ib. 



Tredgold, Mr., his comparison of moving 

 power in draught, 530. 



Tripping, an annoying and inveterate habit, 

 455. 



Trochanter of the thigh, description of the, 

 354. 



Trochlearis muscle, the, 135. 



Trotter, the performance of the hackney as 

 one, 89. 



Trotting, cruel exhibitions of, 90; action 

 of the horse during, 526 ; position of 

 the limbs in, unfaithfully represented in 

 the Elgin marbles, and the church of St. 

 Mark, 526. 



Turbinated bones, description of the, 171. 



Turkish horse, description of the, 36. 



Turner, Mr. T., on clipping, 476. 



Turnips, considered as an article of food, 

 471. 



Turpentine, the best diuretic, 312; a useful 

 ingredient in many ointments, 517. 



Tushes, description of the, 198, 199. 



Twitch, description of the, 431. 



Ulcers in the mouth, treatment of, 202, 204, 



Ulna, description of the, 333. 



Unguicnlata, a tribe of animals, 107. 



Ungulata, a tribe of animals, 107. 



Unilateral shoe, 424. 



Unsoundness, contraction does not always 

 cause it, 386 ; being discovered, the 

 animal should be tendered, 492 ; ditto, 

 but the tender or return not legally 

 necessary, ib. ; the horse may be re- 

 turned and action brought for depreciation 

 in value, but this not advisable, ib. ; 



