CONTENTS. 



(Jeneral Remarks and Information 



The writer's ol)ject^How liorses are spoiled — The 

 liorse dealer— beware !— The folly of using harsh 

 measures, and injurious after-effects resulting there- 

 from — Sliying and making shy. 



Chapter I. Feeding Hor.ses 



(General Feeding — Nag horses — Horses on a Farm — 

 Waggon and Carmen's horses — Judgment : when 

 and how to use it, according to circumstances- 

 Various systems of Feeding — Green Stuff— Dry 

 Fodder— Preparation of Food. 



Chapter II. Watering Horses 



Experiences — Bad watering and its results — Methods 

 of giving water — Let the horses drink as they like. 



Chapter III. Tying Horses up in the Stable ... 



Horses should be tied up — How to fasten them 

 properly — Tricks and misdoings of horses if let loose. 



Chapter IV. Bedding down in the Stable 



There are various ways of bedding down horses in 

 the stable : some are better than others. 



Chapter V. Cleaning Horses 



How Horses are sometimes cleaned — How they 

 should be cleaned— Attention in wet weatlier. 



Chapter VI. Clipping and Singeing 



Reasons why horses should l)e clipped— How, when, 

 and where tliey should be clipped— (.'lipping not 

 always to be followed by singeing. 



Pages. 

 1—12 



13—38 



39—44 



45—48 



49— 6() 



61-65 



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