CONTENTS. 



Editor's Preface • « . v 



Hiram "Woodruff xvli 



BiocRAPiucAi. Sketch of the Author xxib 



I. 



Reason for writing the Book. — Necessity for Practical Experience in Train- 

 ing. — The Author's Experience. — Improvement in Tracks and Vehicles. 



— Causes of Improvement in Time. — Originality of the American Sys 

 tem. — Its great Superiority to the English System. — Rules as to Break- 

 ing from the Trot 37 



II. 



Handling of the Colt. — The Trot a Natural Gait. — Great Speed the Result 

 of Long Handling. — Method for the Colt. — Moderation best in Feeding. 



— Early Maturity followed by Early Decay. — The Trotter should last 

 Many Years. — Feeding of Weanlings. — No Physic unless the Colt is 

 Sick. — Feeding of the Yearling. — The Starving System worse than 

 High Feeding 44 



III. 



Feeding of the Two- Year-Old. — Mouthing and Bitting. — Lounging. — Tem- 

 per. — Leading on the Road. — Much Walking to be avoided. — \Vlien 

 harnessed, a Wagon better than a Sulky. — Amount of Work to depend 

 on Constitution and Condition. — Remedy for Broken Gait. — Pulling to 

 be avoided. — Increase of Feed fil 



IV. 



Effects of Early Development. — Colts often overworked. — Fast Three- Year- 

 Olds and Four- Year-Olds. — Risk of hurting Stamina. — Earlier Maturity 

 of Running-Horses. — Evils of overtraining Colts 68 



Actual Training of the Three- Year-Old. — No Physic and no Sweat at fir«t. 

 — Danger of " Overmarking." — Strong Feed of Oats and Hay. — Bran- 



