f CONTENTS. XV 



A remedy for the gripes or colic in horses. 1 06 



Oi-^ the Botts. 107 



Of the Blind staggers. * 107 



Rarey's Method. — The three fundamental 



principles of Rarey's Theory. 109 



How to succeed in getting the Colt from pas- 

 ture. 114 



How to stable a Colt without trouble. 115 



Time to reflect. 117 



The kind of halter. 117 



Remarks on the horse. 118 



Experiment with the robe. 119 



Suggestions on the habit of smelling. 121 



PREyAiLiNG opinion of horsemen. 122 



Remarks on Powel's treatment. 124 



How to govern horses of any kind. 124 



How to proceed if your horse be of a stubborn 



disposition 128 



How to halter and lead a colt. 130 



How to lead a colt by the side of a broken 



horse. 133 



