CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. 



MENTAL QUALITIES OF THE HORSE. 



Mind Consciousness, ideas, memory, habit, and instinct Intelligence 



and reason Special instincts and senses Vice ... . . I 



CHAPTER II. 



THEORY OF HORSE-CONTROL. 



Objects and scope of horse-breaking Requirements in the breaker Desira- 

 bility of early training Gaining the horse's attention Accustoming 

 a horse to his surroundings Making a horse understand our orders 

 Punishment and reward Effect of the voice Emulation and imitation 

 Fatigue Necessity for exacting implicit obedience from the horse 

 Safety in breaking Rapid methods of breaking On the possibility 

 of overcoming any form of vice Personal influence in breaking 

 Advisability of possessing various methods of breaking Selection of 

 breaking methods Permanency in the effect of breaking Summary 

 of the principle of making horses docile 29 



CHAPTER III. 



THEORY OF MOUTHING. 



" Mouth " and " aids'' Respective action of the aids Suitability of the 

 horse to the application of the aids Making a horse obey the aids 

 Combined action of fore and hind legs, and distribution of weight on 

 them Carriage and action of the head and neck of the horse when he 

 is in motion " Collecting " the horse Requirements of a good mouth 

 Combined action of the aids in forming the mouth Respective 

 action of the snaffle and curb Direction of the pull of the reins 

 Turning, circling and lunging the horse Reining back The standing 

 martingale Bearing reins, running reins, side reins, and nosebands 

 " Tying horses up," "reining," dumb jockeys, and the pillars . . 58 



