CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



HISTOBY, BREEDS AND VARIETIES OF HOBSES IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Origin and valuo of the horse — The Arabian horse — The Murgan horse — The raoe 

 horse — The Canadian horse — The Norman horse — The Cleveland bay — Th» 

 American trotting horse — Dray or draft horse Page 13-2S. 



CHAPTER II. 



BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF COLTS. 



Laws of breeding — like begets like — exceptions — illustrations — object of breed- 

 ing — breeding—Temperament — Errors in breeding — Size — Condition— Exam 

 pie— Selections of mares — Stallion— Disposition — After management of mares 

 — Breeding fancy colors — Rearing and management of colts — Breaking — Cas- 

 tration — How to tame wild horses 28-43. 



CHAPTER III. 



Three fundamental principles — How to succeed in getting the colt from pasture. 

 How to stable a colt without trouble— The kind of halter— Remarks on the 

 horse— Experiment with the robe— Sense of smelling — Powel's system— To 

 govern horses of any kind— If of a stubborn disposition — How to halter and 

 lead— Side of a broke horse— Hitch without having him pull on the halter — 

 Kind of bit, how to accustom a horse to it — To stable a colt — To mount the 

 colt— To ride a colt — To drive a horse that is very wild and has any vicious 

 habits — On balk'ing — To break a horse to harness — How to hitch a horse in a 

 6ulky— To make a horse lie down— To make a horse follow you— To make a 

 horse stand without holding 48-90. 



