CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



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Old Days abroad Leicestershire Farmers Polish Jews Hunting People 

 Captain Williams Lord Lonsdale Colonel Forester No Bread 

 Riding to Hounds Mr. Sam Hames Mr. Harry Goodall Veterinary 

 Surgeons Writing Books Mr. Frank Ward .... 1-24 



CHAPTER I 



FIRST TRIP TO RUSSIA 



M. Sorel The Chevaliers Gardes Krasnoe Selo Breaking a Trooper 

 Breaking for the Grand Duke Nicholas Russian Officers Russian 

 Soldiers Doctors and Veterinary Surgeons in Russia . . . 25-43 



CHAPTER II 

 SECOND TRIP TO RUSSIA 



Hunters Quiet to Ride Horses on board Ship Slings A Deal St. 

 Petersburg Polo The Hermitage An Indian Raja Ciniselli's 

 Circus High School Riding Baucher James Fillis General Avs- 

 charof Colonel Ismailof General Derfelden A Trip to the Interior 

 American Trainers Doubrovka . . . . 44-65 



CHAPTER III 



ORLOF TROTTERS 



Count Alexis Orlof-Tchestmensky Origin of the Orlof Trotter Arabs- 

 Count Orlof's System of Training Count Rostopchin Manage- 

 ment of Young Stock Tuberculosis ..... 66-78 



