li/TAN'S Jr lends ami helpers In the aiilmal kingdom are many 

 and varied. They afford hhn food, elotJung, and proteefloji ; 

 companionship and entertainment ; and perform for him a multitude 

 of laborious tasks. Among them there Is none that, on the whole, Is 

 of so much service to him as the horse. Since a date earlier than 

 the earliest recorded history It has been his pet, Jus comrade, his 

 se?'vant. In war It Is filled with the frenzy of the fray, and fights 

 luell-nlgh as fiercely as Its rider. In peace Its strength makes l^ so 

 efficient a toller that Its ?iame has been lent to the tinlversal unit of 

 Industrial energy. And at all times Its vitelllgence, docility, and 

 devotion mark It as, with scarcely a single rival, the nearest and 

 dearest animal friend of 7nan. To Ill-use such a creature Is nothing 

 short of Inhumanity. To treat It luell, to study Its nature, and to 

 cultivate Its powers are tasks well worthy of our high attention. And 

 In the follozvlng pages It will be a matter of no mean Interest to trace 

 the story of a man whose life has been chiefly given to those tasks. 



