CONTEXTS 



Fa3B 



FOREWORD ix 



PREFACE xi 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . - - xvj 



CIL\PTER I 



The S'.ab'.e — Foreword to Colt-triir.ir.g — How to Break a Colt 

 — Cor-.ide-ce in Man — Mou:hL-.g and Dri^■ing in Long 

 Reins— rne Firs: Drive in Harness— Shoeing the Colt - 21 



CH.\PTER II 

 Breaking the Colt to Saddle — How to Teach the Colt to Jump - ^s 



CH.\PTER III 



" Gee-olog\' " or Phrenology- in Horses — The Strait Jacket — 

 The Master Hand— The Pulling Rope— The Master Rein— 

 The Way to Throw a Horse - - - - 65 



CHAPTER IV 



The Kicldng Horse — The Nappy Horse, or Jibber — ^Breaking a 

 Runaway Horse — Biting and Snapping — The Rearing Horse 

 — The Ner\'ous Horse — Shying - - - - Si 



CIL\PTER V 



Dealf^rs' Tricks and How to Avoid Them — TN-pe — Conformation 

 — Sound Legs — Broken Wind — The Roarer — Unnerving — 

 The Use of Drugs — Advertising Unsoimd Horses — The Age 



