CONTENTS. 



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Introduction . . . . -; ^ 



CHAPTER I. 



BREEDING. 



Delight men take in Iiorses— S'tandard of the thor- 

 oughbred— Celebrities in times past— Eclipse v. 

 Victor Wild— Question of excellence— Scientific 

 ibreediiiig-—'Weeds'—Fashiion— Breeders for sale— 

 Sale-ringr . . . . . .1-8 



CHAPTER II. 



BREEDING (continued). 

 Private breeders — ^Horses of superb physique — Con- 

 formation—What is physique?— Bone and mus- 

 cle—Spinal structure— Hindquarters set some- 

 what obliquely on^Hindquarter ipropulsion — 

 Under-reach— Spinal structure the mainspring in 

 the mechanism of the race-horse — Why horses 

 tire so quickly— Nature's restorer— Horses per- 

 mitted to roll on their backs— Back of a horse 

 curves— Want of anatomical insight— Natural 

 laws wrongly put aside— TAppeal to owners to pro- 



