CONTENTS. V»l 



PAGI 



and Water Supply — Ventilation and Lighting— Stable Fittings — Harness 

 Room — Coach-House — Servants' Rooms — Ground Plans of Stables — 

 Necessity for Airing New Stables IBS 



CHAPTER XI. 



STABLE MANAGEMENT. 



Theory and Practice of Feeding and Watering — Dressing or Grooming — 

 Clipping, Singeing, and Trimming — Use and Application of Bandages — 

 Management of the Feet — Daily Exercise — Proper Temperature of the 

 Stable — Remedies for Stable Vices and Bad Habits — Preparation for 

 Work — Ordinary Sweating — The Turkish Bath — Physic — Final Prepara- 

 tion — Treatment after Work— Summering — Care of Saddlery and Har- 

 ness 177 



CHAPTER XIL 



RIDING. 



Mounting and Dismounting — The Seat — Management of the Reins— Modes 

 of Starting the Horse into his Various Paces — Riding to Hounds — Out- 

 door Vices and Bad Habits 230 



CHAPTER XIIL 



CLASSIFICATION OF THE VARIOUS ORGANS, AND PHYSIOLOGT OF THE SKELETOR. 



Classification of the Various Organs — Structure of Bone — Of the Skeleton 

 in General — The Artificial Skeleton — Number of Bones composing the 

 Skeleton — General Anatomy of the Spinal Column — Of the Head and 

 Face — Of the Thoracic Arch and Anterior Extremities — Of the Pelvic 

 Aroh and Hind Extremities — Of the Tail— Of the Fore and Hind Ex- 

 tremities considered as Organs of Support and Locomotion . . . 248 



CHAPTER XIV. 



THE TEETH 26? 



CHAPTER XV. 



Or THE JOISTS AND MUSCLE THE TISSUES ENTERING INTO THEIR OOHPOSITION. 



The Joints — Cartilage — Fibrous Tissue — Physiology of Muscle . . , 264 



