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Horse's teeth: showing development from six years old to extreme old age: ten views with five detailed images of youthful teeth. Coloured engraving attributed to T. Cowan after a drawing attributed to B. Herring, ca. 1860.

Abdominal anatomy of the horse shown with examples of gadflies: six figures showing the kidneys, bladder and large intestines of the horse and examples of a mature gadfly, with its larvae and ova. dissections of the heart, lungs, thoracic viscera, pulmonary artery and veins. Engraving by T. Cowan after B. Herring, ca. 1860.

Horse foetuses: five figures showing the foetus of a horse during the gestation period, with dissections of its abdomen and stomach demonstrating the foetal circulation system. Engraving by T. Cowan after B. Herring, ca. 1860.

Internal organs and arteries of the horse: five figures showing dissections of the heart, lungs, thoracic viscera, pulmonary artery and veins. Engraving by T. Cowan after B. Herring, ca. 1860.

Anatomy of the horse's foot and neurotomy: six figures including the feet and hooves of a foal, an unshod horse, and the changes in form brought about by shoeing. Coloured engraving attributed to T. Cowan after a drawing attributed to B. Herring, ca. 1860.

Anatomy of the horse's foot: seven figures showing the bones, blood vessels, ligaments and arteries of the hoof and pastern. Coloured engraving attributed to T. Cowan after a drawing attributed to B. Herring, ca. 1860.

Horse's head: five anatomical views showing bones and internal organs. Engraving after B. Herring, ca. 1860.

Modern practical farriery : a complete system of the veterinary art as at present practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London / by W.J. Miles ; including practical treatises on cattle, their management in dairy, field, and stall / by John Walker ; pasture grasses and forage plants / by Samuel P. Preston ; the practice of sheep farming / by Charles Scott ; and the diseases of cattle, sheep, and pigs / by J.I. Lupton.

The horse's foot, and how to keep it sound / by William Miles.

A horse's skeleton: side view, facing right. Engraving attributed to T. Cowan, after a drawing attributed to B. Herring, ca. 1860.

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Horse foetuses: five figures showing the foetus of a horse during the gestation period, with dissections of its abdomen and stomach demonstrating the foetal circulation system. Engraving by T. Cowan after B. Herring, ca. 1860.

The horse's foot, and how to keep it sound / by William Miles.

Anatomy of the horse's foot and neurotomy: six figures including the feet and hooves of a foal, an unshod horse, and the changes in form brought about by shoeing. Coloured engraving attributed to T. Cowan after a drawing attributed to B. Herring, ca. 1860.

A horse's skeleton: side view, facing right. Engraving attributed to T. Cowan, after a drawing attributed to B. Herring, ca. 1860.