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INDEX. 



PAGE 



CORN, Indian 358 



CORONARY ligaments, enlargement of, taken 



for ringbone 228 



COUNTRY Lite 207 



CUTTING, A heavier shoe may remedy it 204 



Between the hoof and pastern of 



hindfoot 78 



Do., do., roll to prevent 203 



Dangers of, on a half mile track.. 205 

 How to determine, by painting 



the foot 204 



How to dress the wound. .... .... 880 



The quarters i 95, 97, 98 



The quarters from bad shoeing. . 379 



DECAKBONIZATION of the blood 286 



DECORATION of horses 116 



DENTITION 173 



DEXTER 447 



Comparison, measurements, etc. 448 



Description 449-458 



DIFFERENCE between trotting and running.. 184 

 DIRECTION for work in the Preceptor's ab- 

 sence 1 74 



DISTRESS, internal, how to relieve it 278 



DRAWBACKS to training in early days 30 



" DRAWING FINE " 268 



DRIVER, Qualifications for a 423 



DRIVERS, Peculiarities of 231 



DRIVING, Bad driving the reason for a horse 



grabbing 98 



How to handle the reins 24 



Necessity- of "light hands" 25 



On the road 187 



Skill in 413 



ELBOW, How to prevent injury to 814 



ENGLISH Colts, Their appearance when year- 

 lings 128 



EXERCISE, Necessity for it at all times 148 



EXPERIMENTS to show the effects of a high 

 check 178 



FALCON, The, His form, description and ped- 

 igree 31-35 



His first trial 425 



History of 35-il 



History of work, condition, etc 384 



Instruction for driving 402 



Preceptor drives him on the road 194 



Preparation for a ten mile race 289 



Preponderance of Messenger blood in 306 



Weisht of his shoe 98 



FARM, Breeding 52-55 



FAT, Diminution of it essential 185 



Effect of inside fat on the heart and 



lungs 260 



How it is deposited and absorbed 262 



Necessity for. when commencing train- 

 ing .... 185 



Necessity for removal 263 



Outside 265 



"Taking on" 268 



FEED, How to prepare 251 



Mixture, hominy, oats, bran, etc 252 



The effects of. in different horses 224 



FEEDING, " Poor Feeder," causes when 



young 27 



The number of feeds, time of giv- 

 ing, quantity, etc 137 



FEED-BOOM should be locked, and why 253 



1AGB 



FKET, Care of, picking, washing, etc ........ 376 



Effect of muddy roads on ............ 149 



Position of the feet in trotting and run- 

 ning, illustrated with a diagram ..... 409 



PENCE for track ............................ 1 64 



FIRING, Percival's opinion of ............... 419 



FOOD, Hay, cornblades, straw, etc .......... 34!) 



Table of comparative values .......... 356 



FORM .................................... 32-35 



The best form for a trotter, and the rea- 

 sons why such a configuration is the 



best 



3SS-392 



GEN. GRANT naming a colt at the Illinois 

 fair. .................................... 153 



GOVERMENTAL aid ......................... 149 



GRASS, Benefits of, why better than bran 

 mashes .................................. 201 



GRAZING and sngo gruel, comparison, etc ... 3fiO 



GROOMING and rubbing sometimes overdone loT 



Crueltyin ...................... 109 



Currycomb and brush, how to be 

 nsed ........................... 106 



Rubbing cloths, wisp, how to use 

 them ........................ .. Ill 



The reasons for, and effects of. .... 107 



HALF-BRED, The English definition of ....... 127 



HAIR Mittens, Benefits of, for a thin-skinned 

 horse .................................... 110 



HARNESS, how to adjust .................... 280 



HARNESSING, Necessity of, care in .......... 2'29 



HAY, Best quality, how to determine it... 349 

 Different kinds .......... ............. 352 



Prairie hay, medicinal effects of ...... 354 



Time for feeding, when training ...... 356 



" HIPPODROMING" .......................... 145 



HlPPOPATIIOLOGY ......................... 225 



HlPPOPIIYSIOLOGY .......................... 259 



HIRONDELLE, Pedigree and characteristics. . . 78 

 Over trotting herself ........... 78 



HIRONDELLE'S Manner of trotting .......... 205 



HOMINY .................................... 252 



ICE, A race on the ice in Chicago ........... 237 



Benefits of driving on the ice ........... 285 



INJURY from lying on the shoe .............. 313 



IOWA, Advantages of, for breeding horses, . . 74 



JANE, Description and pedigree of .......... 22 



Commencement of her trotting educa- 

 tion ............................... 23 



Further instructions for driving ..... 4(!4 



How she should be shod ............. 99 



How to drive her .................... 233 



KEMBLK JACKSON check ................... 179 



KICKING straps. . , .......................... 251 



KINDNKSS must be enforced ............... 108 



KING, His history, etc., extreme wildness.. . 85 

 KNEE boots ............................... 26 



Hitting it, caused by wrong set of the 

 elbows ............................ 25 



Instrument to cure hitting .......... 26 



Treatment for enlargement of, old 

 standing ......................... 99 



Do., do., recent injury .............. 99 



LESSONS in breaking ....................... 375 



LEXINGTON and Sallie Waters ........... .... 81 



At the St. Louis Fair .......... 82 



