CONTENTS 



I'AGE 



VICE IN THE HORSE, i 



ON THE VALUE OF BOOKS ON RIDINCi, ... 12 



WHAT SCHOOLING WILL DO FOR A HORSE, . 21 



THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE HORSE, ... 30 



SHOEING THE SADDLE-HORSE, • • ■ • 35 



THE TEST OF HORSEMANSHIP, .... 40 



HOW TO BUY A HORSE, 47 



A MODEL RIDING-SCHOOL, • • • ■ . 55 

 THE CHANGES IN THE GALLOP, . .60 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



ALIDOR AT FIVE YEARS OF AGE, . . to face page 21 



THE CHANGES IN THE GALLOP, . . . .62 



