CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Mr. Rarey's pamphlet first published in Ohio. — Experience of old 

 system. — Compiled and invented new. — Tying up the fore-leg 

 known many years ago, see Stamford Almanack. — Forgotten 

 and not valued. — Reference to Captain Nolan's and Colonel 

 Greenwood's works on horsemanship. — Dick Christian missed 

 the discovery. — Bancher's plan of laying down a horse ex- 

 plained. — Mademoiselle Isabel's whip-and-spur plan. — Account 

 of the Irish whisperer Dan Sullivan. — Usual modes of taming 

 \dcious horses. ■ — Starving. — Physic. — Sleepless nights. — Bleed- 

 ing. — Biting the ear. — Story of Kentish coachman. — The Ellis - 

 system. — Value of the Rarey system as compared with that of 

 ordinary horse-tamers. — Systems of Australia and Arabia com- 

 pared. — The South American plan explained. — A French plan. 

 — Grisone the Neapolitan's advice. — The discovery of Mr. Rarey 

 by Mr. Goodenough. — Visit to Canada. — To England. — Lord 

 Alfred Paget. — Sir Richard Airey. — System made known to 

 them. — To M}'. Jo^. Andersgn. — Messr^. Tattersi^U. — Sir 

 Matthew Ridley's black horse tamed. — Subscription list of 600 

 opened. — Stafibrd tamed. — Description of. — Teaching com- 

 menced with Lords Palmerston, Granville, &c. — Cruiser tamed. 

 — History of. — Enthusiastic crowd at Cruiser exhibition. — 

 System approved by the Earl of Jersey and Sir Tatton Sykes. — 

 Close of first subscription list. — Anecdote of Mr. Gui-ney's 

 colt. — Personal sketch of Mr. Rarey 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Mr. Rarey's, Introduction — Remarks on . . . , , 26 



