VI CONTENTS. 



SECTION IV. p. 21. 



The countries best adapted to breeding the horse. Conveniencies 

 necessary in a regular breeding establishment. The royal breed- 

 ing studs of the ancients — of the moderns in South America. 

 Breed of the United States North America. The English stud. 

 Soils proper for breeding the heavy draught horse. The Phra- 

 seology of the stud, with the late dandy additions. Chief preli- 

 minaries in breeding. Form of the mare to be considered. In 

 regular studs corn allowed to the brood mares and foals. Use of 

 carrots. Markets for brood mares. Particular incidents of the 

 breeding system. Accidents to the brood mare. Weaning the 

 foal. Castration. Ancient practice of docking the foal at a 

 month old, successfully revived by the author, p. 21 — 27. 



SECTION V. p. 28. 



The Stallion. Racing stallions formerly used in the stud, whilst in 

 training. Brood mares. Ancient dangerous practice of turning 

 the stallion loose among the mares. Modern extreme of an 

 opposite nature. Treatment of the Stallion. Cleanliness. Case 

 of an accidental wound. Death of a famous racing stallion 

 (King Herod) from uncleanness and neglect. Neglect of Eclipse's 

 feet. External and visible defects in a horse and mare, that may 

 be propagated, also good or evil qualities. Blindness from Saltram 

 and Whiskey. Broken winded mares generally barren. Age no 

 bar in a healthy mare. Welsh mare produced four colt foals 

 at a birth, all black, p. 28—31. 



SECTION VI. p. 31. 



Colt breaking, of racers at a year old. Barbarous mode in Devon- 

 shire twenty years since, reported by the author to the late Sir 

 Lawrence Palk. Colt tackle. Character of the true domitor 

 equorum, or colt breaker — method. Unsafe to leave colts tied up 

 by night. Loss of Sir Charles Bunbury's full brother to Smo- 

 lensko. Method of treating stubborn or restiff colts. Importance 

 of giving them a good mouth. The paces. First shoeing. 

 Analogy of temperament and disposition between the horse and 

 the human animal. The naturally vicious colt. Nature of shy- 

 ing in the horse, and its proper treatment. Affected shyers. 

 Three cases of the author. Mode with a careless and blundering 

 goer. Incorrigible biters, p. 31 — 36. 



SECTION VII. p. 36. 



Castration — the rationale of the practice. Nicking and Crop- 

 ping — barbarous and useless. Trimming, the modern method. 

 The mane and tail. The hogged mane. Breaking and training 

 the slow draught horse — should be taught to back at command. 

 The plug tails of former days advantageously superseded by the 



