12 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



HOW TO BREED A HORSE— NORMAN BLOOD. 



Origin and History of the Percheron Norman — A pure race— Characteristics 

 and Points — Importation into this country - - - - 51 



CHAPTER VI. 



HOW TO BREED A HORSE— MODERN ARAB BLOOD. 



Enghsh and American Thorough-breds derived from Oriental Blood — are 

 now superior to the Modern Arabs— Nolan Arab - - - 58 



CHAPTER YII. 



PONIES— THEIR DIFFERENT BREEDS, CHARACTERISTICS AND UTILITY. 



Unknown to the Ancients— Origin — Different Breeds— Shetlands and Scots 

 — Galloways and Narragansetts — Mustangs and Indians — Profit of rais- 

 ing Ponies .63 



CHAPTER VIII. 



HOW TO BREED MULES. 



Yalue of Mules— Their History and Natural History — The Mule and Hinney 

 — Thorough -blood wasted in the Dam for Mules— The Mule in the 

 United States — Large Size not Desirable — Varieties of fhe Ass — The 

 kind of Mares to be selected 81 



CHAPTER IX. 



HOW TO BUY A HORSE. 



Of whom to Buy it — Extraordinary Cheapness and Extraordinary Excel- 

 lence not consistent with each other — Points to be Regarded— How to 

 examine the Eye— Broken "Wind— Roaring — Whistling — Broken Knees 

 — ^^To examine the Legs— Splents— Damaged Back Sinews— Spavins — 

 Ringbones — Curbs —Thorough-pin — How to tell the Age of a Horse 94 



CHAPTER X. 



HOW TO FEED A HORSE. 



Consequences of Improper Feeding — Different Food for different conditions 

 — Food for the Brood Mare— for the Foal— For Working Horses — 

 Green Food — Carrots — Corn— Feeding Horses in Training — While 

 Travelling— Summering Horses — The Best Method — Management of 

 Omnibus Horsos iu New York 121 



