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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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" Khated," an Anglo-Arabian ... ... Fro7itispiece 



The Points of a Horse ... ... ... ... 13 



"Speed of Thought," a High-Caste Arabian... ... 22 



Mounting — Four Positions ... ... 37, 39, 40j 4^ 



The Hand and the Reins ... ... ... 385 63 



Mounting without Stirrups — 



Three Positions ... ... ... 44, 45, 46 



The Trot ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 



How Not to Canter ... ... ... ... ... 73 



The Right Sort ... ... ... ... ... 85 



A Workman ... ... ... ... ... ... 94 



Instructed and Uninstructed Method ... ... 102 



Saddles ... ... ... ... 107, 154, 155, 156 



With and without Attachment ... ... 165, 166 



Rearing ... ... ... ... ... 117, 119 



Kicking ... ... ... ... ... ... 121, 123 



The Last Resource ... ... ... ... ... 132 



Bits ... ... ... ... 139, 141, 147, 151, 152 



Bolted ... ... ... ... ... ... 167 



