TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Chaptke. Page. 



I. — General Discussion, ..... 1 



II. — Age, as Determined by the Teeth, . . 21 



III. — Inflammation, . . . . . .41 



IV.— The Head and Neck, 48 



V. — Bits: Their Action, Influence, and Proper Use, 60 



VI.— The Front Leg, 81 



VII.— The Position of the Saddle, ... 97 



VIIL— The Trunk, 106 



IX.— The Hind Leg, . . . .. . .111 



X.— The Horse's Foot, . . ' . . .122 



XL— Diseases of the Foot, 129 



XII. — -The Principles of Horseshoeing for Horses with 



Ordinary Feet, . . . . .141 



XIII. — The Heart, Lungs, and Air Passages, . . 155 



XIV. — The Digestive Apparatus, . . . .164 



XV. — Stable Management, 171 



XVI. — Endurance of Horses. — Vices. — Punishment, . 181 

 XVIL— The Care of Sick Horses, . . . .196 



XVIIL— Preventable Diseases, 201 



XIX. — Irregularities of Action, .... 206 

 XX.— Judging Horses and the Examination for Sound- 

 ness, . . ^ 212 



