vi CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER VI. 
THE ENGLISH THOROUGHBRED HORSE. 
TAGE 
General History—The English Thoroughbred Horse of 1750—His Origin— 
The Modern Thoroughbred—Increase of Size and Symmetry—Comparative 
Stoutness—LHarly Maturity—Object of Encouraging the Breed—Essentials 
in the Thoroughbred—Purity of Blood—External Formation—Height— 
Se ee Mane, and ee Tho Hunter and es 
chaser 
CHAPTER VIL. 
HALF-BREDS, COBS, AND PONIES. 
The Half-bred Hunter—The Irish Hunter—The Charger—The Covert, Road, 
and Park Hack—The Ladies’ Horse—Cobs, Galloways, and Ponies—The 
Carriage, Brougham, or Cabriolet Horse—The seamed eet Pee 
ton Horse—The Gigster, or Fast Trotter 
CHAPTER VIII. 
AGRICULTURAL AND DRAY HORSES. 
The Old English Black Cart-horse—The Suffolk Cart-horse—The improved 
Lincolnshire Dray-horse—The Clydesdale Horse—Other mixed Breeds. . 1 
CHAPTER IX. 
ON THE LOCOMOTIVE ACTION IN THE VARIOUS PACES. 
Natural and Acquired Paces—Distribution of Weight—Attitude assumed in 
standing—Mode of Progression—The Walk—Trot—Canter—Hand-gallop 
— Extended Gallop—The Tables Heeenis, pee and Running—The 
Paces of the Manege—Leaping . . -1 
CHAPTER X. 
THE PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING-APPLICABLE TO THE HORSE. 
Lheory of Generation—In-and-in Breeding—Crossing : Advantages and Dis- 
advantages attending on each Plan—Causes of a ‘“‘ Hit”—Importance of 
Health or Soundness in both Sire and Dam—Best Age to Breed from— 
Time of Year best suited to each Variety of the Horse—Influence of Sire 
and Dam respectively—Choice of Sire and Dam—Selection of Blood in,each 
Class—The kind of Horse most likely to thes Profitable to the Brodie 
Concluding Remarks on breeding . . we : 
CHAPTER XI. 
THE BROOD MARE AND HER FOAL. 
The Hovel and Paddock—General Management of the Brood Mare—Treat- 
ment when in Foal—After Beeline Management of the Foal— 
Weaning—Oastration . ee : 
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