X CONTENTS. 



PART III. DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



The Horse. 



History Value to mankind Qualities desirable in a horse The farm horse The carriage and saddle 

 horse Points by which a good horse may be known The eye The ear The head The neck 

 The chest The bones The shoulder The pastern The foot The back The hind quarter The 

 rump The thigh bone The hock Varieties The Clydesdale Percheron-Norman English draft 

 Boulounaise draft Conestoga Cleveland Bay Hambletonian Messenger Morgan Orloff 

 The trotting horse of America Noted trotting horses, their description, record, etc. Progenitors of 

 trotting families of horses Breeding Disqualifications for breeding Influence of the sire 

 Influence of the dam Breeding for beauty, style, speed, docility, strength, endurance What 

 horses to breed Only thoroughbred or high-grade stallions to be used Care of breeding mares 

 Care of young colts Castration Breaking or training colts The old-lime method of managing 

 colts The present system of colt management How to break or teach a colt Uniform kindness 

 to be the rule in colt training Valuable colts often ruined by the ignorance and brutality of the so- 

 called professional &quot;colt breaker&quot; The training to begin early Halter breaking Driving the 

 colt Teaching a colt to back The bitting process Value of good training Age for working 

 General management of horses Use of check-rein Blinders The stable Impaired eyesight from 

 improper amount of light in stables Horse stables Proper ventilation of stables Warmth Food 

 Water Horse shoeing Importance of having horses properly shod Different systems of shoe 

 ing Shoe tips Barefoot Diseases of horses Their treatment Good care will usually prevent 

 disease Treatment of old horses Kind treatment at all times conducive to the best results. 677 



The Ass. 



Native of Asia Usefulness Great endurance Varieties and characteristics Breeding in the United 

 States The progenitor of the mule. 



The Mule. 



Economy of mule labor Hardiness and other valuable qualities Mule and horse labor compared 

 Too often overworked and otherwise abused Benefits of kind treatment Rearing, breaking, and 

 general management Quality and kind of food Shoeing Diseases and their treatment. 829 



