xii THE HORSE IN HISTORY 



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Chapter IV — continued 



practices — The story of Eclipse — Some horses of 

 romance — Copenhagen and Marengo . . .261 



CHAPTER V 



A retrospective summary — The beginning of the end — 

 Superstition of the horseshoe — The Bedouins and 

 their horses — Some classic thoroughbreds of modern 

 times — Horses hypnotised — The Derby and the Oaks 

 — Horse racing in Mongolia — Conclusion . .281 



Index ........ 295 



