CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



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DOMESTICATION OK THE HORSE HORSE FURNITURE VA- 

 RIOUS BREHDS BLOOD HORSES PONIES 1 



CHAPTER II. 



PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE HORSE SAGACITY FIDELITY SO- 

 CIABILITY, &c. ANECDOTES INSANITY . . . 22 



CHAPTER III. 

 VICES, AND DISAGREEABLE OR DANGEROUS HABITS . . 47 



CHAPTER IV. 



SPEED AND ENDURANCE CARNIVOROUS HORSES HORSE- 

 FLESH AS FOOD HORSEBAITING. . . . .62 



CHAPTER V. 

 PRIMITIVE STATE OF WILD HORSES THE STEPPES . . 81 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE CENTAUR THE MONGOLS AND CALMUCKS A RUS- 

 SIAN TABOON 94 



