CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
EARLY HISTORY OF THE HORSE, 
‘The Horse of Scripture—The Greek Horse—That of the Romans—The Arab 
of Antiquity—Egyptian, Libyan, Numidian, and Moorish Horses—The 
Original British Horse—Ancient Methods of Using the Horse. . . . . 
CHAPTER IIL 
NATURAL HISTORY AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. 
*ynonyms and Classification in the Scale of Creation—Habits—External 
Form, as indicated by Points—Proportions— Period of Maturity— Average 
Age—Periodical Moulting—Mental Development—Small Stomach . 
CHAPTER III. 
THE HORSES OF THE EAST. ] 
The Barb—the Egyptian Horse—The Horses of Dongola and Abyssinia— 
Other Atrican Horses—The Modern Arab—The Persian Horse—The Turk- 
ish Horse—Other Asiatic Horses—The Australian Horse . .... . 
CHAPTER IV. 
THE HORSES OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, 
The South American Horse—The Mustang—The Indian Pony—The Cana- 
dian Horse—The Morgan Horse-—-The Amercian Trotter—The Narraganset 
Pacer—The American Thoroughbred—'The Vermont Cart-horse—The Co- 
nestoga Draught-horse . . . - «+ + © © + + « : : 
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—The Norwegian and Swedish Horses . - - - + « © 
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