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 TEACHING HOmSES TRICKS.— To take a handkerchief from his 



side ; to kiss a boj ; to bore for oil ; to make a horse 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, ...•« 64 



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 feec ; blanketing when necessary ; proper tools for 

 the stable, % 7^ 



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, 8f 



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 quet- 



