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canine teeth? If so, where? Do you know how to tell a horse's age by 

 its teeth? (See Elements of Agriculture, Warren, page 304, and The 

 Horse, Roberts, page 246.) Can a horse graze the grass more closely 

 than a cow? Why? When it chews does it move the jaws sidewise like 

 the cow? Why? Why did the wild horses not need to develop a cud- 

 chewing habit? 



7. What is the nature of the horse's coat in summer? If the horse 

 runs in the pasture all winter, how does its coat change? When does the 

 horse shed its coat? What is the use of the horse's mane, forelock and 

 tail? Do you think it is treating the horse well to dock its tail? 



8. Why do colts need to be so long-legged? How does a colt have 

 to place its front legs in order to reach down and eat the grass? Does the 

 colt need to take its food from the mother often? How does it differ 

 from the calf in this respect? How has this difference of habit resulted 

 in a difference of form in the calf and colt? 



9. When the horse lies down which part goes down first? When 

 getting up which rises first? How does this differ from the method of the 

 cow? When the horse lies down to sleep does it have its legs partially 

 under it like the cow? 



10. In walking which leg moves first? Second? Third? Fourth? 

 How many gaits has the horse? Describe as well as you can all of these 

 gaits. (See pictures illustrating the word "movement" in the Standard 

 Dictionary.) 



11. Make a sketch of a horse showing the parts. (See Webster's 

 Unabridged). When we say a horse is fourteen hands high what do we 

 mean? 



12. In fighting, what weapons does the horse use and how? 



13. In training a horse, should the voice or the whip be used the 

 most? What qualities should a man have to be a good horse trainer? 

 Why is shying a good quality in wild horses ? How should it be dealt with 

 in the domestic horse? 



14. What sort of feed is best for the horse? How and when should 

 the horse be watered? Should the water be warmed in cold weather? 

 Why? Should the bit be warmed in winter before putting it in a horse's 

 mouth? Why? Should a tight over check-rein be used when driving? 

 Why? When the horse has been driven until it is sweating what are the 

 rules for blanketing it when hitched out of doors and when hitched in the 

 barn ? What is your opinion of a man who lets his horse stand waiting in 

 the cold, unblanketed in the village street. If horses were kept out of 

 doors all the time would this treatment be so cruel and dangerous ? Why ? 

 Why should dusty hay be dampened before it is fed to a horse? Why 

 should a horse be groomed? Which should receive the most attention, 

 the legs or the body? 



15. How many breeds of horses do you know? What is the use of 

 each? Describe as well as you can the characteristics of the following 

 breeds: The thoroughbred, the hackney, and other coach-horses; the 

 American trotter, the Percheron, the Clydesdale. 



1 6. Write English themes on the following subjects: "The Pre- 

 historic Horses of America," ; 'The Arabian Horse and Its Life With Its 

 Master," "The Bronchos and Mustangs of the West," "The Wild Horses 

 of Tartary," "The Zebras of Africa," "The Shetland Ponies and the 

 Islands on Which They Run Wild." 



