CONTENTS. Xm 



How to manage a Horse that gets the studs, 

 or that stops and will not advance a step, 

 when you put him to the plough or cart, 

 &c. / 74 



How to teach a Horse to lie down at the 

 word of command. 75 



To teach a horse to count any number. 77 



Easy Method of Fattening a Horse in a short 

 time 77 



A remedy for a horse that will not fatten 

 though well fed. 79 



To Prevent a Horse's back from getting sore 

 even on a long journey. 80 



How to treat a horse that gets foundered upon 

 the road, when on a journey. 81 



How to treat a horse upon a journey. 82 



A Horse that it apt to Stumble through care- 

 lessness, and not on account of the Bad 

 Construction of his Shoulders. 83 



How to break a Mule by the secret, and the 

 difference there is to be observed between 

 a horse and a mule. 84 



How Thales corrected a Mule from the vi- 

 cious habit of lying down with its load of 

 salt, every time it crossed a certain river. 86 



How to make a dull horse appear mettlesome 

 and full of fire for a short time. 88 



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