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INDEX. 



Raking, the operation of, 465. 



Reaving", a dangorous and inveterate 

 habit. 375. 



Recruit, beat the best Arabian in India. 

 18. 



Recti muscles, of the neck, description 

 of, 138 ; of the thigh, 273. 



Rectum, description of the, 211, 212. 



Reins, description of the proper, 118. 



I esin, its use in veterinary practice, 

 464. 



Respiratory nerves, the, 57. 



Restiveness, a bad habit, and never 

 cured, 370. 



Retina, description of the, 66. 



Retractor muscle of the eye, description 

 of it, 67. 



Rheumatism, 85. 



Ribbed-home, advantage of being, 148. 



Ribs, anatomy of the, 146. 



Ring-bone, the nature and treatment of, 

 268, 269 ; constitutes unsoundness, 

 428. 



Roach-backed, what, 150. 



Roan horses, account of, 412. 



Roaring, the nature of, 172, 198; curi- 

 ous history of, 173 ; constitutes un- 

 soundness, 423; from tight reining, 

 173 ; from buckling in crib-biting, id. ; 

 treatment of, 174. 



Rolh'ng, danger of, and remedy for, 381. 



Roman nose in the horse, vt^hat, 99. 



Round-bone, the, can scarcely be dislo- 

 cated, 275. 



iElowels, manner of inserting, and their 

 operation, 464 ; comparison between 

 them, blisters, and setons. 366. 



Running away, method, of restraining, 

 375. 



Ru pture, treatment of, 227 ; of the sus- 

 pensory ligament, 265. 



Rye-grass, considered as an article of 

 food, 400. 



Saddles, the proper constraction of, 

 151 ; points of, ib. 



Saddle-backed, what, 150 ; galls, treat- 

 ment of, 152. 



Saddling of the colt, 243. 



Sainibiu used as an article of food, 400. 



Sal ammoniac, the medical use of, 441. 



Saliva, its nature and use, 132. 



Salivary glands, description of the, 

 132. 



Sallenders, nature and treatment of, 

 286. 



Salt, use of in veterinary practice. 465 ; 

 value of, mingled in the food oif ani- 

 mals, 399. 



Sampson, 18. 



fiandal, Mr. Percivall's, 356. 



Bandcrack, the situation of, 270 ; the na- 

 ture and treatment of, 317, 318; most 

 dangerous when proceeding from 

 £read, 318; liable to return, unless 



the brittleness of the hoof is remedied, 

 ib. ; constitutes unsoundness, 428. 



Sartorius muscle, description of the, 273 



Scapula, description of the, 246. 



Sclerotica, description of the, 62. 



Scouring, general treatment of, 218, 219 



Secale cornutum, the effect of, 465. 



Sedatives, a list of them, and their mode 

 of action, 465. 



Serratus major- muscle, description of 

 the, 250. 



Sessamoid bones, admirable use of in 

 obviating concussion, 366 ; fracture of, 

 264, 340. 



Setons, mode of introducing, 366 ; casea 

 in wliicb tbey are indicated, zb. ; com- 

 parison between them and rowels and 

 blisters, ib. 



Shank-bone, the, 256. 



Shoe, the concave-seated, cut of, 34* 

 described and recommended, ib. ; the 

 manner in which the old one should 

 be taken off, 343 ; the putting on of 

 the shoe. 345 ; it should be fitted to 

 the foot, and not the foot to the. shoe, 

 ib. ; description of the hinder, 347 ; 

 the unilateral, or one side nailed shoe, 

 350 ; the bar shoe, 352 ; the tip, ib ; 

 the hunting, 351 ; the jointed, or ex- 

 pansion, 353. . 



Shoeing not necessarily productive of 

 contraction, 309 ; preparation of the 

 foot for, 343 ; the principles of, 344. 



Shoulder, anatomical description of the, 

 246 ; slanting direction of the, advan- 

 tageous, 247, 248 ; when it should be 

 oblique, and when upright, 249 ; 

 sprain of the, 246 ; lameness, method 

 of ascertaining, ib. ; fracture of the, 

 338. 



Shoulder-blade, muscles of the, 246 ; 

 lower bone of the, description of, 

 252 ; muscles of the, 252, 253. 



Shying, the probable cause of, 66, 381; 

 treatment of, 382 ; on coming out of 

 the stable, description of, 383. 



Side-line, description of the, 359. 



Sight, the acute sense of, in the horse, 

 59. 



Silver, the nitrate of, an excellent caus- 

 tic, 442. 



Singeing, recommendation of, 407. 



Sinuses in the foot, necessity of follow- 

 ing them as far as they reach, 328 

 frontal, of the head, 49. 



Sitfasts, treatment of, 151. 



Skeleton of the horse, description of the, 

 45. 



Skin, anatomical description of the^ 

 405 ; functions and uses of it, 405. 

 406 ; pores of it, 409 ; when the an- 

 imal is in health, is soft and elastic, 405 



Skull, anatomical description of the, 47 

 arched form of the roof, 55 ; fracture 

 of the, 63, 335. 



