LIST OF PLATES 



' Galunule ".........,. Frontispiece 



PLATE PAGE 



1. Landseer's " Favourites " : " Les deux 

 amis," " The Mourners " . . .4 



2. The Arab in Art: "A Battle on the 

 Desert," "A Halt in the Oasis" . 5 



3. Napoleon and "Washington on their Chargers 8 



4. The Arab : " Horses Frightened by Light- 

 ning," " Somo Sierra, 30th November, 

 1808" 9 



5. Meissonier's " 1814 " . . . .12 



6. Hunter, " Walnut." Coaching Stallion, 



" Beaston Prince " . . . .13 



7. English Thoroughbreds : " Diamond Jubi- 

 lee," " Cyllene " 16 



8. Thoroughbred, " Sysonby." " An Ara- 

 bian Outpost" 17 



9. " Dan Patch," World's Record Pacer. 

 "Lou Dillon," Trotter at Speed . . 20 



10. Jackson and Lee on their Chargers. 



" An Arab," by Schreyer ... 21 



11. The Horse in Art: "The Meet," "The 



Imperial Courier " .... 24 



12. Hunter, " Partridge H." " Pretty Polly " 25 



13. " Gallinule " and " Admiration," " Pretty 

 Polly's " Parents 28 



14. The Duke of Connaught in Sleigh. Stand- 

 ard-bred Stallion, " Stephen L." Thor- 

 oughbred, " Taslett " . . . .29 



15. English Thoroughbreds : " Bend Or," 



" Spearmint " 32 



16. Thoroughbred Horses : " Berrill," " Right- 

 ful " 33 



17. Hunter Sire, " Spook." Hunter Mare, 



" Gold Leaf " 36 



18. Standard-bred Stallion, " Bird Peter." 

 Arab Stallion, " Shahwan " . . .37 



19. Standard-breds : " CecUian Jay," " Lord 

 Bryson," " Joe Patchen," " Majestic." 

 Thoroughbreds : " Joan of Arc," " Per- 

 simmon " . . . . . .40 



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20. Thoroughbred Stallion, "Veronese." 



Standard-bred StalUon, "The Moking" . 41 



21. Polo Ponies : " Grey Light," " White 

 Wings " 44 



22. Thigh-straps for Blanket ; Keeping Mane 

 Dressed ; Methods of Brushing the Mane 

 and Tail ; Putting on Hayes' Bandages ; 

 Yorkshire Boot ..... 45 



23. The King at Marlborough House. Types 



of Loincloths, Blankets and Sheets . 48 



24. Curry Combs. Loincloth and Robe. 

 Bandaging Tail 49 



25. Thoroughbred, " Cicero." Trotting Mare, 



" Bergamot." Patent Fy-net Attachment 52 



26. Types of Tail-plaiting : Light Horses . 53 



27. Types of Tail-plaiting : Heavy Horses and 

 Hunters ...... 56 



28. Types of Banged Tails : Duke of Con- 



naught's Carriage and Four ... 57 



29. Types of Banged Tails (i.e. Undocked) . 60 



30. Types of Tail-plaiting : Heavy Horses . 61 



31. Diagrams of Shoulder (Anatomy) ; Collars ; 

 Halters ; Picketing .... 64 



32. Diagrams of the Theory of Draught. . 64 



33. Driving Bits. Methods of Holding Reins 



for Single, Pair, Tandem or Four-in-hand 64 



34. Types of Modern Tandem and Four-in- 

 hand 64 



35. Draught and Harness Illustrations . 66 



36. Driving and Harnessing to the Vehicle . 67 



37. A Modern Carriage and Pair . . 68 



38. Types of Harness. Six-in-hand Driving. 

 Pacing Mare, " Ruby R." ... 68 



39. Types of Canadian Vehicles ... 68 



40. U.S. President's Four-in-hand. World's 



Ice Record Holder, " The Eel " . .68 



41. American Trotters : " Peter the Great," 



" Ed. Winter " 70 



42. Types of Harness, with Names of Parts . 71 



