The horse / by William Youatt ; with a treatise on draught by I.K. Brunel ; and an appendix intended to advance the work to the present state of veterinary science by W.C. Spooner.

  • Youatt, William, 1776-1847.
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[1831]
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    4(i4 Mahomet, two horses only in his whole army, 4. Malcolm, Sir John, his anecdotes ot the Arabian horse, 14. Malignant epidemic, the nature and treat- ment of, 191. i r OTQ Mallenders, nature and treatment ol, i.1 i- Mammalia, the, an important class of ani- mals, 62. Mane, description and use of ♦he, Mange, description and treatment ot, 61V,. ■ causes of, 379. ointment, recipes for, 379. hiirhly infectious, 379. method of purifying the stable after, 380. c r>M Manger-feeding, the advan age of, Marble, the immense block of, at bt. re- tersburgh, how moved on rollers, 4.2y. Mare, time of being at hea.t, 222 , . going with toal. III. . best time for covering, 222. . management of, when with toal, ll~ after foaling, 22-2. Moulting, no stimulant or spices should be given, 374. - mode of treatment under, 374. Mounting the colt, 226. Mouth of the horse, descnption of the boues of, 133. — Ulcers in, treatment of, 161. _ • should be always feH lightly in riding, 31. ■ importance of its sensibility more concerned than the horse in breeding, 34. Mares preferable to geldings for the farmer, 34. . ^ .ft prejudice against ruling oJ, a. never ridden by the Africans, 10. alone ridden by the Arabs, 10. used for food, 8. selection of, for breeding, 34. Mark of the teeth, what, 138. Markham's Arabian, an account ol, Z». Mashes, importance of their use, 395. . best method of making, 394. Masseter muscle, description of the, 119, 136 Maxillary bones, anatomy of the, 133. Mediastinum, description of the, 17 1. Medicines, a history of the most useful, 381. Medullary substance of the brain, nature and function of the, 75. Megrims caused by an undue quantity ot blood pressing on the brain, 101. symptoms of, 102. . treatment of, 102. . apt to return, 102. Melt, description of the, 214. Memory of the horse, iustances ol, 61. _ Mercurial ointment, the use of, in veteri- Mer^[il,CSofmanyoftheWeshpo- nies, 68. „„„ Mesentery, description of the 2U3 Metacarpals, description ot the ally used, 396. contraction, Moisture, want of, a cause ot couit 294. Moon-l:bu;lness, nature of. l].^. Moiocco barb, the, account d, LV,. !^^o;i:.=r>-^SatthetimeoC 374. 132. when the horse may be said to have a perfect one, 143. Moving power, animal, theory of, 405. . mechanical, theory of, 405. Mowburnt hay injurious, 357. Muscles of the back, description of the, 167. breast, „ 170. ' 98. face, „ J>^- neck, „ ribs, „ 170. shoulder-blade, „ 233. lower bone of the shoulder, •• 232. advantageous direction of, more important than their bulk, 275. Muscular action, the principle of, 238. Muzzle, the organ by which the horse com- monly examines bodies, 370. Myrrh, the use of, for canker and wounds, 396. Narrow and broad wheels, comparison be- tween, 437. . Nasalis labii superioris muscle, descripbon of the, 119. ^ . r Naves, cast iron, to wheels, advantage ol, 442. . . r » » ^ . descnption ot the best construction of, 442. Navicular bone, description of the, iJ4S, .ieo, 298 action and use of the, 288, 298. —■ aciHui oiivA no*., J - / joint disease, nature and treatment of, 298. , , , how far connected with contraction, 298. the cure very uncertain, 299. . . r»u 01 Neapolitan horse, description ot i. Neck, anatomy and diseases of '^f^ description of the arteries of the, 1 .>7. description of the veins of the, lo7. bones of the, 152. proper conformation of the, l.o4. comparison between long and short, 155. loose, what, 155. . loose, wiiiii, wi. . Neptune, the horse first appeared at the stroke of his tridents, 4. Nerves, the, construction and theory ot, 7t) spinal, compound nature of, 76. of respiration, origin and futictioi. of, 76. of the face. 119.