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INDEX. 



Horse control, theory of, 33 



control, methods ol, 104 



-tamers, 54, 57, 60, 205, 214, 



225 



taming, 34 



taming machine, 176 



to aids, suitability of, 6 



Horses, wild, 5 

 Humouring horses, 50 

 Hunters, 37, 217, 267, 325, 354 

 Hunting, 58, 59, 92, 326, 327, 328, 



355 

 Hurdle-racer, the, 271 



Ideas, 3 



Imitation, 19, 37, 48 



Indian war bridle, 139 



Initiative, depriving horse of, 81, 282 



Instinct, 4, 61 



Intelligence, 9, 25, 32, 39 



Intensity of impression, 7, 54 



Ireland, 208, 240, 282 



Irish outside car, 278 



Islington, 255 



Jambette, 310 



Jealousy, 59 



Jennings, Mr. R., 169 



Jerking the reins, 45 



Jibbing, 17, 18, 30, 37, 46, 57, 84, 



330, 336 

 Jmgle, a, 277 

 Jumper, show, 271 

 Jumping, 58, 83, 100, 254 



competitions, 255, 272 



faults, 265 



over another horse, 368 



, strain on hind legs in, 75 



Kemp, Mr., 329 



Key to horse's mouth, 328 



Kicking, 22, 75, 153, 172, 354, 362, 



369 

 Kindness, 50 

 Kirby Gate, 269 

 Kissing, 369 

 Kneeling down, 369 

 Knights of old, 85, 281 

 Knot which will not run, 132 

 Knowledge of his own strength, 52, 55 



Ladies' horses, 315 



Lamp-post, 18 



Language, horse understanding our, 



39 . 

 Lassoing horse, 179 

 Laughing, 369 

 Laziness, 31 

 Lead, difficult to, 348 



, teaching to, 141, 211 



Leading horse, 106, 215, 260 



off in canter, 243, 289 



rein, crupper, 211, 214 



with wrong leg, 343 



Leather guards, 99 



Le Bon, Dr., 7 



Leg, changing, 203, 242, 244, 291 



Leg strap, 124 



Legs as an aid, 66, 237, 240 



Leicestershire, 255, 268, 269 



Liberty work, 370 



Lie down, making horse, 161,341, 371 



Lightening forehand, 74, 75 



Light in hand, 82 



Limping, 370 



Litter, pawing back the, 360 



Long reins, 91, 183, 256 



Lunging horse, 91 



Machine, horse-taming, 176 



Magic touch, 36 



Magner, 214 



Mahomet, the talking horse, 366 



Mane of racehorses, plaiting, 12 



, scratching, 25 



Mange provoking kicking, 359 

 Mares, 20, 31, 44, 193, 2S6 

 Martingale, running, 98 



, standing, 96, 206 



Memory, 3, 6 



Mental qualities of the horse, I 



Military exigencies, 55 



riding, 74, 85 



Miller, Mr. E. D., 320 



, the, 38 



Mind, I 



Mitchell, Mr., 356 

 Monkey, 12, 16, 25 

 Moore, Mr. J. H., 208, 257 

 Morgan, Professor, 3, 15 

 Mount, difficult to, 345 

 Mountain paths, 14 



