THE ORANGE COUNTY STUD BOOK, 



GIVING A HISTORY OF AUU 



NOTED STALLIONS BRED AND RAISED IN ORANGE COUNTY. 



BY J. H. REEVES, V. S. 



TO WHICH IS ADDED A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE HORSE, 

 IN ALL COUNTRIES, IN HEALTH AND IN SICKNESS, WITH A THOROUGH TREATISE ON Wt 



Breeding, Breaking, Shoeing, and Curing. 



ADDED TO WHICH IS GIVEN 



A LIST OF THE BEST TROTTING HORSES AND FAMOUS RACERS IN THE 

 UNITED STATES. 



This Book gives the History of All Stallions of Note Bred and Raised in 

 Orange County for the Past Thirty Years. 



It gives the system of breeding and raising colts by the best breeders in Orange 

 County. The only history of the celebrated stallion H A MBLETONI AN. now 25 

 years old, and still serving mares at the rate of $500 each. It gives the number of 

 mares served, the number of colts got each year, together with the price of service, 

 provin<* him to be not only the sire of more colts, out the most profitable stallion 

 in the world. It gives the history of the celebrated AMERICAN STAR from 

 birth to his deat'a, in February, 1861, together with the number of mares served, 

 the number of colts got each year, and the price got for service. The cross between 

 HAMBLETONIAN and STAR has produced the fastest and best trotters in the 

 world. This book commands the attention of all breeders, as Orange County is the 

 true Nursery of fast horses. It gives the practice of treating sick or lame horsas 

 in Orange County, with a large collection of recipes of great oenefit to all owners. 

 The record of all horses that trotted in 2:30 and under : also the late law introduced 

 by the Hon.E. M. Madden, regulating the breed of stallions in this State. 



This work was written by the Doctor who has had over twenty years' experi- 

 ence in sick and lame horses. It gives his great secret of locating disease or lame- 

 ness with as much certainty as if the horse could speak. This secret has never 

 been published, and is worth f 100. His recipe for curing crib and wind suckers ; 

 his celebrated spavin and ring bone cure ; his cure for quarter cracks and hoof- 

 bound horses ; how to make an old horse appear and feel young ; how to give a 

 sleek and glossy appearance ; how to put a star on a horse's forehead, or to spot 

 him like circus horses ; how to break a horse from rubbing his tail ; his unrivalled 

 cure for poll-evil or fistula sores in this work ; to properly shoe a horse ; to cure 

 founder, wind galls or splints ; a remedy for contracted noofs ; certain cure for 

 scratches, and to rid a horse of worms. It contains everything of interest pertain- 

 ing to the horse ; how to cure broken knees, blind-staggers, colic, distemper, and 

 free discharge of urine, fresh wounds, fever, falling of the hair, hoof-evil or thrush, 

 heaves inflamed eyes, jaundice, lung fever, mange. How to make a horse feed well 

 that has lost appetite. How to cure stiff shoulders, spring-halt, and tell a horse's 

 age. 



A wise man will look after the health and proper care of his horse. How many 

 valuable horse would be saved annually if this work was in the hands of every 

 horseman. If a horseman, your attention is earnestly called to this work. This 

 book, written by a native breeder, and endorsed by all horsemen in Orange County, 

 will be sent, postage paid, on receipt of the price, $1 ; 3 for $2.50. 



" This book is written in a plain unpretentious, but clear and interesting style- 

 not always rhetorical, but generally logical. The book is worthy of a large sale 

 Middletoum (N. Y.) Press. 



TO AGENTS. 



10 copies $7.00 | 25 copies $16.25 | 50 copies $25.00 



Address 



JASON H. TUTTLE, Publisher, 



78 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK CITY. N. Y. 



