xiv ' CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



PAGE 



Condition and good looks ....... 354-361 



CHAPTER XXIII. 

 Weight-carrying and staying power 362-365 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

 Blood, symmetry and compensations 366-370 



CHAPTER XXV. 

 special points of various classes. 

 The Race-horse — The Racing Pony — The Hunter and Steeplechaser — 

 The Match Trotter and Pacer — The Heavy Cart-horse- — The 

 Harness-horse — The Hack — The Lady's Horse — The Cavalry 

 Trooper — The Officer's Charger — The Artillery Horse — The 

 Mounted Infantry Horse — The Light Vanner— The Polo Pony 371-395 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



effects of climate and soil on conformation. 

 Temperature — Atmospheric Moisture — Pasture — Retention of Water 



by Soil — Lime . . . ' 396-410 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



classification of the equid^. 

 General Classification — Differences between Asses and Horses — 

 Differences between Asses and Zebras — Classification of Asses — 

 Classification of Zebras ^ — Classification of Horses . . 411-425 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



BRITISH AND IRISH HORSES. 



The Thorough-bred— Half-bred Horses— The Shire Horse— The 

 Suffolk Horse— The Hackney— The Cleveland Bay— The York- 

 shire Coach-horse-^-The Exmoor Pony — -The Dartmoor Pony — 

 The New Forest f ony — Welsh Ponies and Horses — The Clydes- 

 dale — The Athole Garron— The Shedand Pony — Hebridean 

 Ponies — The West Highland Pony — Irish Horses and Ponies . 426-469 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



COLONIAL HORSES. 



Australasian Horses — Canadian Horses — South African Horses . 470-496 



CHAPTER XXX. 



CONTINENTAL HORSES. 



French Horses — Spanish and Portuguese Horses— German Horses 

 — Dutch and Belgian Horses — Danish Horses— Austrian Horses 



