Contents. 



Page. 



CHAPTER I. - - 1 



INTRODUCTION. 



The Power of Reason over Instinct — Incident of an Officer's 

 Horse — The Circus Performing Horse — Another Test of Reason — 

 Intelligence of the Horse — Kindness versus Cruelty — The Basis of 

 Management. 



CHAPTER 11. - - 10 



VARIATIONS OF TEMPERAMENT IN 

 MEN AND HORSES. 



Sympathy between Horse and Man — How the Horse knew the 

 Rider — How the Rider knew the Horse — Four Elements Necessary 

 in a Good Uorseman — Degrees of Temperament in Horses— Indica- 

 tions of Temperament — Horses are not Born Vicious. 



CHAPTER III. - - 19 



BREEDING AND REARING. 



Shires and Clydesdales — The Heavy Horse Market — Mules — 

 Army Transport Purposes — Breeding of Mules — Selection of Sires 

 and Dams — Breeding from Old Stock — Telegony — Safety in working 

 Brood Mares— Condition of Brood Mares — Management of Stallions 

 — Harness Horses, Hacks, and Hunters — Hackneys — Best Place for 

 a Mare to Foal — Indications of Foaling — How to Manage the Foal 



— Jealousy in Mares — The Treatment of Mares — The Advantage of 

 Early Foals— How to Procure Early Foals — Early Ailments of Foals 



— Weaning Foals — Advantages of a Rough Hill — How to Winter 

 Colts — Separating Yearlings from Older Colts — Management of 

 their Feet— The Docking of Colts. 



