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TEACHING HORSES THICKS.— To take a handkerchief from his 

 side; to kiss a boy; to bore for oil; to make a iiorse walk up; 

 to sit down; to drive a boy off a pedestal ; to shake hands; to make a 

 bow ; to walk on his knees ; to be vicious ; to laugh ; to push a vehicle; 

 to ''go lame"; to walk on his hind feet; to say "no"; to mount a 

 pedestal; to waltz, ^ 46 



HOW TO BUY. — Get correct information ; the buyer ; proportions of 

 the horse; the Cleveland bay for profit; the light harness horse; 

 saddle horses of all gaits; the high-bred hunting horse; racing horses; 

 what the racer should be ; how to detect vices and defects ; other faults 

 and imperfections; buying cheap horses; color in relation to value; 

 action; fast walking horses; what a horse should be; form for pur- 

 chasing, 54 



HOW TO FEED, WATER, AND GROOM.— Laying the foundation; 

 what to feed ; when to feed ; watering ; kinds and quantities of food ; 

 how to prepare the food ; mashes, gruel, and hay tea ; the value of 

 hay and straw; feeding grain; stable care and training; the time to 

 clean ; care of the feet ; blanketing when necessary ; proper tools for 

 the stable, 75 



BREEDING AND RAISING HORSES.— Importance of the subject; 

 the best stock the cheapest ; hereditary tendencies and immaturity ; 

 principles of transmission ; " in and in " and " cross breeding " ; treat- 

 ment of mare ; how^ to know a mare is in foal ; how to know time of 

 foaling ; " slinking " or abortion ; how to raise colts ; mules, 85 



BREAKING AND TAMING WILD AND VICIOUS HORSES.— 

 Nature of the horse ; names and situations of external parts ; questions 

 and answers; handling and driving a colt; the working of the new 

 Gleason bit; the stable; circulation of air; hay tea; how to make the 

 Gleason surcingle ; to accustom horses to objects when driving ; you 

 must educate your horse; bad biters; how to drive a horse up to an 

 object that he is afraid of; all grades of balky horses; cleaning collars; 

 harness and saddles ; the celebrated " Gleason bridle " ; answering ques- 



