xii THE HORSE IN HISTORY 



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Chapter IV continued 



practices The story of Eclipse Some horses of 

 romance Copenhagen and Marengo . . . 261 



CHAPTER V 



A retrospective summary The beginning of the end 

 Superstition of the horseshoe The Bedouins and 

 their horses Some classic thoroughbreds of modern 

 times Horses hypnotised The Derby and the Oaks 

 Horse racing in Mongolia Conclusion . /r '; 281 



INDEX ....... . 295 



