iV 



CONTENTS 



Of Operations and Restraints, {continued.') 



Nicking - - . . 



Cropping - . . . 



Bleeding - . - . 



PACK 



270 

 273 

 274 



Of Operations and Restraints, (continued.) 

 On Purging 



Firing - - - , 



On Blistering 



PAGE 



27.5 



282 

 28-» 



PAUT 111. 



On Trimming. 



On Trimming 



CHAPTER I. 



CHAPTER H. 



General Observations on ihe Horse, &c. 



Observations on the Horse - - . 



Turkish Humanity to Animals 



CHAPTER III. 



Early History of the English Horse, Improvements 

 of the breed, &c. 



Early Histiiry of the Horse - - - 



Carriage Stock .... 



The Cart-breed - . . . 



Thorough-bred Elorses ... 



The Bedouin Arabs of the Desert, and their 

 Horses - - . - . 



Horses in Ancient Times ... 



Wild Horses of South America 

 Wild Horses of North America 

 Capture of the Wild Horse - - - 



The Horse •" his Native State 

 French Horses . - - . 



Spanish do. .... 



German do. - - - - 



Danish do. - - - - 



Swedish do. - - - - 



Pedigree of an Arab Horsi; 



CHAPTER IV. 



Observations of tlie Horse. — Supposed Degeneracy 

 of the Racing Breed of this Country, &c. 



Observations, &c. .... 

 Leaves from the Journal of a Medern Whip - 

 Broad for Cattle and Horses - - . 



Affection of the Arab for his Horse, &c. 

 Symmetry - - . - . 



CHAPTER V. 



Early History of the English Race-course, Race 

 Horse, &c. 



Racing ..... 



The Race Horse - - - - 



The Darley Arabian ... 



The Devonshire or Flying Childers 



The Godolphin Arabian 



EkJipse .... 



287 



293 

 302 



3J4 



305 

 ib. 

 lb. 



307 

 320 

 323 



t6. 

 324 



ib. 



lb. 

 32.5 



ib. 



ib. 

 326 



ib. 



327 

 340 

 342 

 344 



ib. 



346 

 3';0 

 3.51 

 352 

 lb. 

 354 



CHAPTER VI. 



Memoir of Dennis O'Kelly, Esq. - 

 King Herod - - . . . 



Bleeding Childers - - . . 



Jupiter --.... 



Marsk ...... 



Early State of Travelling . . . 



Address of an Arab Rubber - . . 



Emulation of the Racer - - . . 



A Lady's Stud - . . . . 



Social Feeling in Horses - . . . 



Extraordinary Performances - - . 



Ponies ...... 



The Irish Horse - - . . . 



Wild Horses of South America . . . 



CHAPTER Vli. 



A match between the Tartar and Culinuck Horses, 

 and the English Racer. . . . 



The Wellesley Arabian .... 

 Matches over the Newmarket Course, &c. 

 The Toorkoman Horse .... 

 The Turkish do. - . - . 



The Persian do. . - . . 



The Desert Horse, and Swift Heiries of Africa, &c. 

 Brussels R.ices . . - - . 



Liege do. - 



Horses in India ..... 

 Curious Sporting Case - - . . 



The Late Rev. Mr. Harvey 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Duke of Grafton's Stud ... 



Winners of the Oaks .... 



Tregonwell Frampton .... 



The Horse at a Shipwreck . . . 



The Canadian Horse .... 



Instinct .-...- 

 Sagacity in a Horse ..... 



Racing. — Mounting . - . - 



Portraits of Race-horse.s .... 

 Lady Bird ..... 



Horse without Hair .... 



An Old Horse ..... 

 Sagacity in a Mare .... 



Affection and Sagacity of a Norwegi;-.': Horse to his 



Master ..---- 

 A Mare Coursing a Hare ... 



A vicious Horse - . - - . 



Horse Leap ... 



Tiottiiig Matches 



357 

 358 

 360 



ib. 

 361 

 362 

 367 

 36s 

 36.-» 



ib. 



ib. 

 370 

 373 



lb 



378 



ib. 



379 



ib. 

 380 

 3^2 



ib. 

 384 

 3S5 

 3»6 

 387 

 388 



390 



,b. 



394 



395 



396 



397 



308 



ib. 



399 



401 



402 



ib. 



403 



lb. 



404 



■;ii.i 

 ib 



