Vlll CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



XIII. OPERATION OF DOCKING, 65 



XIV. THE MEXICAN BIT AND CURB, 70 



XV. THE BEARING-REIN, 75 



XVI. BALKING OR JIBBING 79 



XVII. BLINKERS AND BLINDNESS, 83 



XVIII. TEETH AND TOOTHACHE, 87 



XIX. LOCKJAW, 89 



XX. ARAB HORSES IN SOUTH AMERICA, .... 94 



XXI. ARAB HORSES IN NORTH AMERICA, .... 98 



XXII. SECRETARY SEWARD'S ARABS, .... IO4 



XXIII. selim, 106 



XXIV. ABDALLAH, IO9 



XXV. THE AMERICAN HORSE, 112 



XXVI. STANDARD-BRED HORSES, II7 



XXVII. GENERAL GRANT's HORSES, I20 



XXVIII. MORE ABOUT THE ARAB HORSE, .... I28 



XXIX. AMERICANS AND THEIR HORSES, .... 132 



