xiv CONTENTS 



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of the Horse — Bishoping — Yorking — The Oldest Horse — 

 The Story of Hollyrood Ahce — The Way to Shoe a Horse 

 that Brushes or CUcks — The Dragsmen Unveiled — The 

 Value of a Veterinary Surgeon — The Herring Head - 115 



CHAPTER VI 



Shoeing a Vicious Horse — The Horse that "Paws" During the 

 Night — The Horse that Will Not Lie Down — The Fence- 

 jumper — When Difficult to Crupper — The Stable-kicker 

 — A Difficult Horse to Mount — The Tongue-loller — The 

 Side-puller — The Way to Groom or Dress a Vicious Horse 

 — The Tail-switcher — The Use of Gag-bits — Irish Martingale 

 — ^The Over-check — The Wind-suckei — Stabhng Colts — 

 — ^The Temperature — The Way to Drive a PuUer — ^A 

 Cruel Twitch - - - - - - I35 



CHAPTER VII 



Training a Horse to Perform — ^To Teach High-school Gaits 

 — ^To Teach a Horse to Kneel — ^To Teach a Horse to Pose 

 —The Pivot Act— To Teach a Horse to Say " Yes"— And 

 "No" — Teaching to Jump — ^To Teach a Horse to Stand 

 Erect — To Teach a Horse to Take a Handkerchief out 

 of the Coat-pocket — To Carry an Article in the Mouth 

 — Teaching to Kiss — Teaching to Mount a Pedestal — 

 Teaching to Teeter-Totter — Teaching to Subtract — The 

 Cruel Practice of Docking ----- 145 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Welsh Pony — ^The Welsh Mountain Pony — The Lowland 

 Pony — Satisfaction — Emlyn Cymro Llwyd — Trotting Comet 

 — The New Forest Pony — The Highland Pony — The Fell 

 Pony — The Exmoor Pony — The Hackney Pony — The Cape 

 Horse — The Old Road Hackney - - - - 177 



