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Index 



Examine the horse, 49. 



Excelsior bridle, 193. 



Exercise, and development, 350 ; 



improves action, 147 ; irregular, 



147 ; value of, 350. 

 Eyes, 49. 



Familiarize with vehicle, 77. 



"Family broke," 90. 



"Family horse," 90. 



Fast walking, advantages, 92 ; train 

 to, 91. 



Fatigue, 116, 122 ; impairs memory, 

 6. 



Faulty action, 143. 



Fear, 85 ; and sight, 9. 



Feed for one day, 354. 



Feeding, colt, 353 ; and develop- 

 ment, 352 ; night ration, 355 ; 

 order of, 355 ; requires training, 

 7 ; the trotter, 125 ; to improve 

 action, 143. 



Feeling and fright, 8. 



Feeling vs. smelling, 8. 



Feet, 49, 101 ; advantages of han- 

 dling, 106 ; care, 127, 363 ; gen- 

 tling, 101, 301, 304. 



Fence jumping, 277 ; overcome, 277. 



Fetlock bruised, 368. 



First lessons short, 33. 



Fitting, collar, 334 ; halter on foal, 

 36. 



Five-gaited horse, 167. 



"Fixed" reins, 62. 



Fly-blankets, 347. 



Fly-killer, 347. 



Fly-net, 347. 



Foal, training, 26. 



Following when loose, 54. 



Foot, accidents, 369 ; gentling, 301, 

 304 ; gentling a front foot, 102 ; 

 a hind foot, 104 ; handling, 101 ; 

 holding a hind foot, 105 ; how to 

 pick up, 103; injuring, 313; 

 trimming, 140 ; shoeing to im- 

 prove action, 140. 



Forging, 143. 



Fox trot, 165 ; training, 173. 

 Frightened horse, never whip, 89. 

 Frog, puncture, 369. 



Gag, wooden, 200. 



Gait, diagonal, 100. 



Gaited horse, 167. 



Gaits, 158 ; training to, 168. 



Gallop, 160; hand, 161. 



Galls, harness, 373. 



Galvayne's appliance in use, 221 ; 

 method, 12 ; training harness, 

 219; tail rope, 219. 



"Gee," teaching a horse, 97; 

 what it stands for, 100. 



Gentling, a front foot, 301 ; a hind 

 foot, 304 ; a wild horse, 226, 

 229. 



"Get up," teaching foal, 42 ; teach- 

 ing horse, 67 ; what it stands for, 

 100. 



Girth, saddle, 153. 



Gnashing teeth, 280. 



Gorging grain, 315. 



Grain, gorging, 315. 



Grasping bit, 279 ; causes, 279 ; 

 overcome, 279. 



Groom, 357; difficult to, 288; diffi- 

 cult to, overcome, 288. 



Grooming, advantage, 360 ; tools, 

 359 ; and development, 357. 



Guiding by legs, 158. 



Gun-fire, training, 177. 



Guy rope, 201. 



Habits, bad, 4 ; easily formed, 4 ; 



good, 4 ; transmitted, 4. 

 Hackamore bridle, 196. 

 Hackney coach horse, 4. 

 Halter, cavesson, 196 ; fitting on 



foal, 36; leather for the horse, 



51 ; for colt, 35 ; web, 35. 

 Haltering a loose horse, 227. 

 Halter-pulling, 269 ; causes, 267 ; 



confirmed, 271 ; overcome, 270. 

 Halter, rope, 189. 

 Halter-twitch, 198. 



