INDEX. 



581 



Whistler, description of the, 279 ; is un- 

 sound, 487. 

 White Turk, account of the, 64. 



White lead, use of, 511 ; vitriol, its use in 

 veterinary practice, 517. 



Wild horse, description of the, 34, 37. 



William the Conqueror, improvement ef- 

 fected in the English horse by him, 55. 



Wind, broken, nature and treatment of, 

 276 ; galls, description and treatment of, 

 344, 352; ditto, unsoundness when they 

 cause lameness, or are likely to do so, 491 ; 

 thick, nature and treatment of, 275. 



Windpipe, description of the, 218 ; should 

 be prominent and loose, 219. 



Wind-sucking, nature of, and remedy for, 

 451. 



Withers, description of the, 211, 228; 

 high, advantage of, 228 ; fistulous, treat- 

 ment of, 229. 



Work of the horse, should not exceed six 



hours per diem, 529, 530. 

 Worms, different kinds, and treatment of, 



307. 

 Wounds in the feet, treatment of, 396. 



Xenophon, his account of the horse, 14. 



Yellows, symptoms and treatment of the. 



310. 

 Yew, the leaves of, poisonous, 291. 



Zinc, its use in medicine, 517. 

 Zoological classification of the horse 



106. 

 Zygomatic arch, reason of the strong con 



struction of the, 114. 

 Zygomaticus muscle, description of the 



172. 



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