TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION, 5 



HISTORY OF THE HORSE, 9 



INTELLIGENCE OF THE HORSE, 15 



EDUCATING THE HORSE.— New method of haltering a wild or vicious 

 colt. — To educate the horse to the words " come here " ; how to get a 

 horse up that throws himself; to educate a colt to drive before being 

 harnessed ; to educate a colt to move his body when he moves his 

 head; instructions to ride the colt; to prevent a horse from kicking 

 and pawing in the stall ; to educate a horse not to get cast in the stall ; 

 to catch a horse easily; to prevent rearing under saddle or before 

 a carriage ; to prevent cribbing ; to prevent kicking when the lines get 

 under the horse's tail ; bits used in educating bad horses ; to educate a 

 horse not to be afraid of objects when driving; first lesson with the 

 umbrella ; horses bad to bridle ; to make a " single foot " horse trot 

 " square " ; to educate a pacer to trot ; to educate a horse to trot ; to 

 educate a horse not to kick in the shafts; to infuse life into a lazy 

 horse ; to start a balky horse, 24 



