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CHAPTER XIV. - - 153 



REARING. 



How to Cure a Horse of Rearing— What to do when the Horse 

 Rears— Results of the System. 



CHAPTER XV. - - 159 



BAD STABLE HABITS. 



Biting — How to Cure a Biter — Kicking in the Stall — How to 

 Cure a Stall kicker — The Use of a Sack Stuffed with Straw — Crib- 

 biting and Wind sucking — Sheet-tearing and How to Prevent it — 

 How to Prevent Horses Putting their Forelegs over the Collar-shanks 

 — Turning in the Stall — Swinging in the Stall — How to go up to a 

 Horse in a Stall. 



CHAPTER XVI. - - 167 



THE DIFFERENT PACES OF HORSES. 



The Combination of Paces — How to Ride a Horse at a Walk — 

 How to Ride a Horse at a Trot— How to Ride a Horse at a Canter 

 — How to Ride a Horse at a Gallop— How to Fall off a Horse without 

 getting Injured — How to Make a Colt Follow the Rider — How to 

 Make a Horse Stoop to Mount Him— How to Make a Horse Lie Down 

 — Terms of Expression to Use to a Horse. 



CHAPTER XVII. - - 179 



LADIES' HORSES. 



The Difference of Riders— The Suggested Changes of Attire and 

 Posture — The Difference of Riding Habits and Hats — The Size of 

 Ladies' Horses— How to "Mouth" a Lady's Horse — How to Train 

 Him to the Riding Habit — The Advantage of a Nose Strap— How to 

 Teach the Colt to Canter — The Colt should be Trained to Steam— 

 The Best Kind of Riding Gear. 



