CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION, Page 439- 



CHAPTER I. 



THE HORSE HISTORY. 



The Fossil Horse. Written History. The Lesson of History. The Hebrew 

 Horse. The Greek Horse. Improvement of Horses came from Egypt. Horse- 

 races Instituted. Endurance and Docility. Olympian Races. Southern European 

 Horses. Roman. Arab. Barb. Degraded with Man. Influence of Barb on Arab 

 and English Horses. Breeds of Arabian Horses. The Thorough-bred. Ele- 

 ments. The Horse in Agriculture. English Horses. The Flanders Element. 

 Pedigree of Race-horse. The Stud-book. Climatic Influence. Speed. Draft- 

 horses. Norman. French. War Demands. Percheron. In America. Can- 

 adian. English Draft-horses. Cleveland Bays. The Farmer's Horse. The Sad- 

 dle-horse. The Trotting Horse. Various Trotters. Ponies. Shetland Ponies. 

 Mustang and Indian Ponies, 449-532 



CHAPTER II. 



THE HORSE BREEDING. 



Jacob a Color-specialist. Bakewell, of England. Heredity and Atavism. 

 Value of Pedigree. Earliest Records. High Breeding more than Appearance. 

 Breeding for Special Ends. American and English Farmers. Vices propagated. 

 Docility and Endurance Increased. In-and-in Breeding. General Principles of 

 Breeding. Cross Breeding. Soundness of Parents. Best age to Breed. Color and 

 size of Brood-mare. Choosing the Stallion. Farm Horses. How size may be in- 

 creased. Influence of Sire and Dam. Soundness, Quietness, and Temperament. 

 Condition at Breeding Time. Working the Mare and Stallion. French and Amer- 

 ican Methods. Care of Breeding Mares. Period of Gestation. How to know 

 Foaling Time. Treatment of Mare at and after Foaling. Care of Colts. Abor- 

 tion. Sex : Can it be Controlled ? Importance of First Impregnation. Valuable 

 Hints, 533-593 



CHAPTER III. 



THE HORSE BUYING AND SELLING. 



Why Difficult What is unsoundness ? Warranty. Vices and Disabilities. 

 The Eyes. The Feet. The Limbs. The Back and Body. General Hints to Pur- 

 chasers. Points of the Horse, 594-610 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE HORSE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 



A System of Organisms. Frame-work. Muscular Development. Physiology 

 of Muscle. The Blood. Respiration. Digestion. Secretion and Excretion. 

 The Nervous System. The Foot. Mouth and Teeth. Appearances of Teeth at 

 different ages. Diseases of Teeth, 611-634 



