CONTENTS 



PAGK 



INTRODUCTION XV 



CHAPTER T 



EAPvLY HISTORY OF THE HORSE 



The horse of Scripture — The Greek horse — That of the Romans — The Arab of 

 antiquity — Egjptian, Libyan, Numidian, and Moorish hoi'sns — The original 

 British horse — Ancient nietliods of using tlie horse ...... 1 



CHAPTER II 



NATURAL HISTORY AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Synonyms and classification in tlie scale of creation — Habits — External form as 

 indicated b}' points— Proportions — Period of maturity — Average age — Periodical 

 moulting — Mental development — Small stomach 7 



CHAPTER III 



THE HORSES OF THE EAST 



The Barb — The Egj'ptian horse — The Dongola horse — The Burma and Manipur 

 ponies — Sumatra and Java ponies — Chinese and Corean ponies — Japanese horses 

 — The modern Arab — The Persian hoi-se — The Turkish horse — Other Asiatic 

 horses — East Indian horses — The Australian horse — South African horses . . 19 



CHAPTER IV 



THE HORSES OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 



The South American horse — The Mustang — The Morgan horse — The Indian pony — 

 The Canadian horse— The American trotter— The American thoroughbred — The 

 Vermont cart-horse — The Conestoga draught-horse 38 



CHAPTER V 



EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL HORSES 



Spanish and Portuguese horses — The Italian horse — The German horse — The French 

 horse — The Flemish horse— The Hanoverian horse — The Russian horse — Nor- 

 wegian and Swedish horses ........... 56 



CHAPTER VI 



THE ENGLISH THOROUGHBRED HORSE 



General history — The English thoroughbred horse of 1750 — His origin — The modern 

 thoroughbred — Increase of size and symmetry — Comparative stoutness — Early 

 maturity — Object of encouraging the breed — Essentials in the thoroughbred — 

 Purity of blood — External formation— Height — Colour — Coat, mane, and tail — 

 The thoroughbred hunter and steeplechaser 67 



