ii CONTENTS. 



Rarey's and Rockwell's Methods, etc., Continued, 



THE Horse to Harness — Harnessing the Horse — 

 Hitching up the Colt — Teaching the Colt to back — 

 Refusing to pull — To drive wild Horses, or such of 

 vicious habits — To teach the Horse to lie down — 

 Throwing the Horse — To teach the Horse to follow 

 his master —To cause the Horse to follow you — To 

 teach the Horse to stand still without tying— Bad to 

 bridle — Hard to back— Hard pullers — Shoeing the 

 Colt — Striking and kicking while shoeing. 



Bits and Bitting 131 



Three dimensions of the Horse's mouth. (1) The 

 transversal width of the mouth. (2) The width 

 of the tongue-channel. (3) The height of the bars. 

 The width of the Port— Length of upper and 

 lower branch of the bit — The bit stands stiff, or falls 

 through— Structure and size of the Horse's bars and 

 tongue— Movable mouthpieces— Tongue over the 

 bit— Grabbing at and holding the bit— Combination 

 bit. 



Saddles and Saddling 158 



The AVooden-tree Saddle— The Elastic Leather-tree 

 Saddle — Ladies' Saddles — Saddle Cloths— Girths — 

 Stirrups— How to saddle Horses properly — Construc- 

 tion of the Horse's shoulder, and its influence on 

 saddling — Where to place the Girths— Stirrups. 



Stable Drainage 159 



Driving 161 



Driving one Horse or a pair — Guiding hand — 

 Assisting hand — Hints — Punishment (where to hit) 

 — Position of the coachman on the box — Starting — 

 Stopping — Backing — Turning. 



Driving four in hand — How to arrange the reins 

 — To start correctly— Stopping— Backing— Turning 

 — Going down-liill — Going up-hill — Another way to 

 arrange the reins. 



Tandem driving. 



