VI CONTENTS. 



Chapter VII. Horses' Feet 7.3—85 



The foot — What causes lameness in the stable ? — 

 Observation and explanation — Corns and mud fever 

 — Goose grease and water for horses' feet — Thrush 

 and its treatment — Cracked heels. 



Chapter VIII. Bandaging and Managing Horses 



IN THE Stable 85—91 



Bandaging when on a journey — Preparation for 

 binding and application — General directions for 

 cleaning and drying — Ventilation. 



Chapter IX. Colds, Diseases, and Shoeing ... 98—98 



Colds — Care in shoeing— Watch the Farrier — Shape 

 of ordinary shoe — Patent shoes. 



Chapter X. Breeding 99—106 



The increase in number of horse-breeders — Why 

 farmers should breed horses — Mares rejected for 

 work, but valuable for breeding— Treatment of 

 breeding mares — Selection and pairing — Horse- 

 dealers and .their tricks. 



Chapter XI. Rearing Young Colts 107—111 



Treatment of Mares when suckling Colts— The Colts 

 and their treatment. 



Chapter XII. Breaking In 113—124 



How colts are spoiled — Conquer the horse or the 

 horse will conquer you- -Training to harness and in 

 the stable — Treatment of jibbing horses. 



Chapter XIII. Driving 125—186 



Some people's ideas about driving — The result of 

 ignorance about driving — How fast to drive — Kindness 

 and common sense and the result of using them. 



Chapter XIV. What is the Best Material for 



THE Stable Floor? ... 187—189 



The difference in Litter— Paving : Bricks, Tiles, or 

 Cement — Moss Peat Litter — Straw, &c. 



Chapter XV. Fever in Horses' Feet, and Weak 



Joints 141—146 



Fever in horse's feet— The hunter : shaken— The 

 cold water cure — Turn horses out— The beneficial 

 action of dew — The horse dealer " in clover " — 

 " Prevention is better than cure." 



