CONTENTS. Vll 



CHAPTER IX. 



PAGH 



Indigestion. Eclipse and Henry. The epicure. Speckled troui. The mode 



of cooking them in the woods. A straight bit in a horse's mouth compels 

 him to masticale his food better. Kepler's story. Breeding farm resumed. 

 Field for the yearlings. Short herbage the best. Feeding during the sum- 

 mer. Salting. Haltering. Examination of the feet. The horn to be kepf. 

 in a proper shape. Corn as food for colts. A variety of grain recommended. 

 High feeding, prejudices against it. Instances of longevity in thorough- 

 breds that have been well nurtured. American Eclipse. His great age. 

 Training two-year-olds. Capacity of the well-bred one to stand work. The 

 fastest Cesarawitch. the winner. Mr. Sykes, a half-bred. Letter from an 

 American breeder in England. His astonishment at the size of the colts. 

 Age of imported horses. Instance of great speed in a trotter for a quarter of 

 a mile. His inability to " stay." Reasons for the withdrawal of horses from 

 the turf when young. Betsey. Malone. Charmer. Training stable on the 

 breeding farm. The location, and ground plan, showing the arrangement of 

 the stalls, walk, and alley. Description of the arrangements, and method of 

 taking care of the provender and grain. Capacity in cubic feet of the upper 

 story. Foreman's room. Books, pictures. Material for building. Cost. 

 Guards against dampness, &c 119 



CHAPTER X. 



The evening -walk. The benefit Clipper's legs would have derived from blister- 

 ing. Iodine recommended to be given him. Bandaging and wet sponges 

 Remedies for swollen legs. Remarks on walking. Necessity for discrimina- 

 tion. Time required to get a horse in condition. The three stages of pre- 

 paration. The amount the horses eat in the first stage to be increased as they 

 progress. Routine of feeding, work, and duties during the first stage, with 

 the time they are to be fed, watered, and exercised. Where to commence the 

 walk. Its effects on the muscles Working with colts. The fight at the quar- 

 ter race. Shakespeare's description of the horse of Adonis. "Speed gives 

 bottom." Symmetry of form a quality of the blood horse. Colt stakes. 

 Danger of working them on a hard track Colts playing in a pasture-field 

 taking more exercise than would be required to prepare them for a 3 in 5 race. 

 Colt races more interesting than those of hackneyed performers. Starring. 

 Hippodroming. Mercury 136 



CHAPTER XI. 



The importance of good weather for horses to acquire condition. Their work 

 should be given if the weather is unfavorable. Horses cannot be conditioned 

 without work. Directions for working in the rnud. Effects of moisture on the 

 feet. Injury done with the knife and rasp. Governmental aid solicited to 

 further the improvements of horses. Argument in favor of a donation by 

 Congress. The necessity for better horses for military purposes. General 

 Grant at the Illinois State Fair. Naming a colt. Quotation from the "English 

 at ZTome." Female loveliness, and race horses. The horse and civilization. 

 Stable tricks. Crib-biting. Weaving. Pawing. Dislike to go through n, 

 doorway. Kicking the sides of the stall. A stall that cured a kicker 148 



