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regarding horses had been cut from newspapers and magazines and neatly 

 pasted in them. The following is a list of topics taken from the note- 

 books. It will be suggestive to schools that undertake a notebook this 

 year. 



Origin and development of the horse 



Early history of the horse 



Countries from which the first horses came 



Horses in history 



The Arabs and their horses 



Types of horses 



Breeds of horses : their place of development and a description of each 



Parts of a horse 



Measuring a horse 



A well-proportioned horse 



Description of a United States cavalry horse 



Ponies 



How to buy a horse 



How to tell the age of horses 



Care of horses: kindness; feeding; bedding; shoeing; care of the feet; 

 fitting a new collar; clipping; driving; backing; docked tails; over- 

 drawn checkrein; dusty hay; a heavy load; how long a horse 

 should work; some stable rules 



Parts of the harness 



Care and purpose of the harness 



How to harness a horse 



Description of the horseshoe 



Diseases of horses 



Common defects in horses 



Cause of shying and how to stop it 



How to cure pawing 



Horse training 



Breaking horses 



Horses for profit 



A survey of horses 



Horses in New York 



Horses in the local district 



Talk on horses by a horseman in the district 



A history of the finest horses in the district 



My mule colt 



Pet horse in the neighborhood 



Stories about horses 



Poems about horses 



