CONTENTS 



PART I. The Care of Animals and Equipment. 



General ■^ 



Common Horse Sense ^ 



Types of Artillery Horses 6 



Soundness \ 9 



Grooming 20 



Age of Horses as Indicated by Teeth . . ., 29 



Dentition of the Horse 30 



Shoeing 32 



Care of the Feet ■. 39 



Exercise and Conditioning 41 



Care, Conditioning and Training of Horses 43 



Stable Vices and Their Prevention 46 



Stables and Stable Management 48 



Stable Hygiene 49 



Feeds and Feeding 52 



Feeding Maxims 56 



Watering Maxims 56 



Hints on Stable Management 57 



Indications of Health and Disease 59 



Causes and Prevention of Disease 60 



Disinfection and Disinfectants 62 



Common Diseases, Wounds and Lameness 64 



Common Medicines, Action, Uses and Methods of Administration . . 72 



A Few "Casualty" Hints and Things Worth Knowing 78 



Miscellaneous Suggestions 79 



Care of Saddlery 81 



The Care and Preservation of Leather 81 



Extracts from Information Bulletin No. 23, A. E. F 85 



PART 11. Riding. 



Saddles and Saddle Fitting 91 



Fitting the Saddle 93 



Bits and Bitting 94 



Notes for Instructors 95 



To Fold the Saddle Blanket 99 



To Put On the Blanket 99 



To Put On and Take Off the Watering Bridle 100 



To Saddle 100 



To Unsaddle 101 



To Put On and Take Off the Bit and Curb Bridle 102 



To Mount Without Saddle 107 



To Dismount Without Saddle 107 



Position of the Rider, or Attention (Mounted) 108 



By Threes— By the Right (Left) Flank , 117 



Gaits 119 



Increasing and Decreasing the Pace 120 



The Walk 121 



The Trot 121 



The Gallop 121 



The False Gallop 122 



Work on Varied Ground ■ • • • 122 



Posting • . . . . 124 



Changing the Diagonal in Posting . . i.. . 125 



Jumping Obstacles 126 



