CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



THE HORSE AND His MASTER 1-20 



CHAPTER II 



BRIEF HISTORY OP THE DOMESTICATED HORSE 21-32 



Introduction of Improved Horses into England .... 26 

 The Horse in France 31 



CHAPTER III 

 HORSES OF AMERICA 33-48 



CHAPTER IV 



BREEDS, SUBBREEDS, FAMILIES, VARIETIES, CROSS 



BREEDS AND GRADES . . . 49-60 



CHAPTER V 



THE THOROUGHBRED; THE TROTTER; THE PACER 61-85 



The Trotting Horse 70 



The Pacing Horse 78 



CHAPTER VI 

 THE AMERICAN SADDLER 86-94 



CHAPTER VII 



THE COACH-HORSE 95-109 



The Trotter as a Sire of Coachers . . 103 



The French Coach 105 



CHAPTER VIII 

 THE HACKNEY , 110-114 



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