["Horses no longer have wings". The chapter on the anatomy of a horse from a hippology manuscript by Nakula].
The first part of this paper gives a short historical survey of veterinary medicine in India starting from vedic times. The knowledge about hippiatry was highly valued since horses played an important role in warfare. The review of authors and publications on Indian hippiatry and hippology is followed by a synopsis on these traditions in Europe. The second part of this article includes further references and research on the Aśvaśăstra of Nakula and a translation of chapter 4 describing the anatomy of the horse.
Maurer
Petra
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Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaftern, München.
D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007194:India; D008373:Manuscripts as Topic / Q000266:history*; D018609:Tibet; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000266:history*