CONTENTS 



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Introduction 9 



Evolution and History of the Horse, M. W. Harper 11 



Principles of Horse Breeding, M. W. Harper 14 



The Standardbred Horse, Carl W. Gay 20 



The Arab Horse, H. K. Bush-Brown 27 



The Thoroughbred, Lieut. X. C. Shiverick 37 



The American Saddle Horse, Elise Castleman Railey 47 



The Hunter, Frank S. Peer 57 



The Shetland Pony, Julia M. Wade 67 



The Welsh Pony, Julia ]il. Wade 68 



The Draft Breeds of France, E. S. Akin 71 



The Belgian, E. S. Akin 82 



The Draft Breeds of Great Britain, E. S. Akin 91 



Hackney Breeding in America, Reginald C. ^'anderbilt 104 



Coach Horses, DeVoe Meade 110 



Asses and Mules, Dr. C. W. Brodhead 119 



The Horse on New York State Farms, Dr. ]\I. Hamilton 129 



The Best Horse for the Farmer to Breed, J. H. S. Johnstone 134 



Care of the Stallion, J. Gelder 141 



Care of the Brood ilare and Her Colt, Lowell Roudebush 148 



Fall Versus Spring Colts, Edward van Alstyne 155 



Training the Colt, H. E. Hopkins 161 



The Horses' Feet and Their Care, Dr. C. W. Brodhead 167 



Care of Horses' Teeth, Dr. C. W. Brodhead 183 



Feed and Care of the Horse, F. C. Minkler 187 



Horses at the New York State Fair, Dr. H. S. Wende 193 



The Need of a Stallion Law, Dr. W. G. Hollingworth 207 



Effects of the Wisconsin Stallion Law, Dr. A. S. Alexander 213 



Stallion Enrollment Law, E. S. Akin 215 



Community Effort in Draft Horse Breeding, J. L. Edmonds 216 



Horse Breeding in the West and East, Forest Henry 221 



Glanders or Farcy, Dr. Charles Linch 225 



Diseases of the Limbs and Bony Structure, Dr. J. F. DeVine 234 



Distemper and Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, Dr. E. L. Volgenau.. 241 



Colic and Azaturea, Dr. M. Hamilton 251 



Horse Companionship. Frank S. Peer 263 



New York State Draft Horse Breeders Club 268 



Statistics 269 



Index 271 



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