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9. Horses which strip their Halters 862 



10. Horses which roll as soon as they are harnessed or when they return to 



the Stable after working g63 



11. Horses which trot in the Stable 863 



12. Horses which paw in the Stable 864 



13. Horses which weave in the Stable 864 



14. Horses -which eat Earth ; 864 



15. Horses which have the Vice of " Wind-Sucking," or swallowing Air , 866 



CHAPTEK II. 



Vices properly so called 869 



§ 1. External Manifestations Proper to each Vice 869 



1. Balky Horses 869 



2. Horses difficult to Approach or to Groom 870 



3. Horses difficult to Harness or to Mount 871 



4. Horses difficult to Shoe 871 



5. Biters 872 



6. Horses which rear and strike with the Fore-Feet 873 



7. Horses which back 874 



8. Kickers 874 



9. Timid Horses, Shyers 876 



10. Aversion to Special Objects 877 



11. Runaway Horses 879 



§ 2. General Causes of Vices 882 



CHAPTER III. 



Choice of the Horse 886 



1. The Seller 887 



2. The Purchaser 892 



3. Examination of the Horse 894 



4. Horses mated or paired 901 



5. Horses which may be mounted or driven at will 903 



