2 GENERAL KKMARKS AND INFORMATION. 



I have treated upon feeding horses so that inex- 

 perienced people will know how to feed their animals 

 when they are either hard at work or standing still in 

 the stable. In the following chapters will be seen what 

 to feed the horse upon, and how the food should be 

 given. I have also treated upon the breaking-in of 

 young horses ho\v they can be tamed down and gently 

 brought into work with but very little trouble, as well as 

 how a restless horse can be taught to stand quiet almost 

 directly it is broken-in. I have also endeavoured to 

 point out how a horse can be driven on a long journey 

 without injuring the animal in any way. 



There is a chapter on breeding stating how many 

 valuable mares are practically lost when they get to a 

 certain age, or, in other words, how many good mares 

 are sold for a trifle, which, with very little trouble and 

 forethought, might be sent to some farmer in the 

 country and bred from. This can easily be done. In 

 some instances a colt can be reared for from ^35 

 to 40 up to when it is four years old, and if from 

 an extraordinarily good mare it sometimes turns out 

 worth from ^70 to ;ioo. 



It is needless for me to say how tricky horse- 

 dealing is in this country, as it is a known fact horse- 

 dealers are looked upon as a race of men who will 

 tell any untruth so long as they are able to strike a 

 good bargain. But even that is not the worst of it. 

 They often sell a person a horse which will either kick 

 or jib perhaps both and so endanger the lives of 



