CONTENTS. 



Chapter 



I. — Theory of horse-breaking 

 11. — Principles of mouthing 

 III.— Horse-control 

 IV. — Rendering horses docile 

 V. — Giving horses good mouths 

 VI.— Teaching horses to jump 

 \'ll. — Mounting horses for the first time 

 VIII. — Breaking horses for ladies' riding , 

 IX. — Breaking horses to harness 

 X. — Faults of mouth ..... 



XI. — Nervousness and impatience of control 

 XII. — Jibbing in saddle ..... 



XIII. — Jumping faults ..... 



XIV. — Vices in harness ..... 



XV. — Aggressiveness ..... 



XVI. — Riding and driving the newly-broken horse 

 XVII. — Stable vices ....... 



XVIII.— Teaching the horse tricks. 



XIX. — Testing a horse's manners, mouth, and temper 



XX. — On improvised gear 



Pace 

 I 



41 



166 

 icSS 



197 



209 



212 

 2l6 

 222 

 227 



230 





242 

 247 



251 



^59 



271 



Appendix 



274 



