A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.14

v3.c47.14

The subjects of the aśvayukti are: the origin of horses and the various breeds, the measures of the various parts of their body, their colours, the determination of their age, various auspicious characteristics, the whirls of hair, major defects, signs foreboding death, rules for training and riding, the speed of horses, bloodletting, the regimen during the seasons, and various types of horses.