TABLE OF CONTENTS, 



THE HORSE. 



Management in Sickness and Health. 



Diseases and How to Cure Them. 



CHAPTER I. 



MANAGEMENT AND CARE. 



Page. 

 Intelligence Required. Our Domestic Animals. First Requisites. Box- 

 Stall. Good Bed. Clothing. Remove Shoes. Food. Bran Mash, 

 lyinseed Mash. Bread Mash. Fresh Water Important. Hand Rub- 

 bing. Cold Water Bathing of the IvCgs. Steaming. How to Make 

 Poultices. Blisters. Antiseptics. Deodorizers. Hot Water Bathing. 

 Slings. Bandages. Rarey's System of Throwing or Casting. How 

 to Give Medicine. Electuaries. Injections. Giving a Ball. Making 

 a Ball. Giving Eiquids. General Advice 23 



CHAPTER II. 



FEEDING AND CARE. 



General Requisites. Watering Horses When Warm. The Quantity of 

 Water Required. Kinds of Food. Digestion of Two Kinds. Feed 

 Oats After Hay. Common Error. Horse Has a Small Stomach. 

 Ten Pounds of Hay a Day. Description of the Value of the Various 

 Grains, Roots, and Dried and Green Grasses 36 



