CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Scientific Breeding — Special Breeding for Uniformity of Conforma- 

 tion — Laws Controlling Service Stallions — Nature's Law, "Like 

 Produces Like," the True Principle — Horse Breeding and Defi- 

 nite Object — An Ideal Product Should be Desired — Mental and 

 Physical Characteristics — Defects are Transmitted — Adherance to 

 Type I 



CHAPTER n. 



Conformation of Legs — Deformities of Front and Hind Legs — The 

 Feet and Legs — Legs of Horses, Right and Wrong — Rear View 

 of Feet and Legs — Side View of Hind Quarters and Legs 5 



CHAPTER in. 



Types or Horses — A Typical Arabian — English Thoroughbred — War 

 Horses and Famous Chargers — The Morgan Horse — Potency in 

 Morgan Blood — Green Mountain Morgan 2nd — Ideal Light Har- 

 ness Horse — Security — Conquer Star — American Saddle Horse — 

 Saddle Horse and Change of Gait — Black Squirrel 2nd — General 

 Purpose Horse — All Purpose Stallion — All Purpose Brood Mare 

 — Rose Chief — American Carriage Stallion — The Carriage Brood 

 Mare — Comparison of Blocd Lines — Coach Horse Types — 

 French Coach Horse — American Bred Light Road Team — Pilot 

 Boy and Amelia — American Bred Heavy Carriage Horses — 

 American Coach or Carriage Team — The Draft Horse — Clydesdale 

 Stallion — Crossing of Breeds— Clydesdale Brood Mare — Percher- 

 on Stallion — Gilbert the Winner — Percheron Brood Mare and 



Colt 10 



CHAPTER IV. 



Judging Horses 32 



CHAPTER V. 



Examining Horses — Sound Horses — Temporary Unsoundness — At 

 Rest and in Motion— Watch For Habits — The Horse's Head — 

 Discerning Defects — To Examine the Horse's Body 36 



CHAPTER VI. 



Examination Fcr Lameness— Find Cause — Where it .A.fifects 39 



