INDEX. 



A 



Action of the Race-horse, 52-54 ; of the Hunter, 98, 99 ; of the 

 Hackney, 118-124 ; of the Charger, 135 ; of the Gig-horse, 150, 



Age of Hounds, 353, 354'. 



Arabia, the Horse not indigenous to, 5, 6 ; climate of, highly 

 favourable to the rearing of Horses, 11. 



Arabian Horse, character of the, 15-18; comparative speed of 

 the Arabian and English Horses, 22-24. 



Arts, (Fixe) the Horse a favourite subject in the, 4. 



Ass, (The) preferred to the Horse in the early ages, 1, 2. 



Athenians, (The) their love of hunting, 370. 



Augustus, his use of Horses for posting, 152. 



B 



Baroda, races at, 20. 



Beagle, (The) described, 361, 362. 



Beckford's (Mr.) description of a perfect Hound, 330-333; 

 character of his Book on Hunting, 388, 389 ; his picture of a 

 huntsman, 458, 459 ; remarks on the whipper-in, 473, 474. 



Bengal, races at, 19. 



Blood in the Race-horse, meaning of the term, 11-15. 



Blood-Hound, (The English) its distinguisliing featvu-es and pro- 

 perties, 322-324. 



Bombay, races at, 19. 



Breeding the Race-horse, 24 ; crossing blood, 27-29 ; the Hun- 

 ter, 72-77 ; breeding Hounds, 328, 329, 334-338. 



Bridle, varieties of, in general use, 282, 283. 



Broken-wind in Horses, 500. 



Brook-jumping, 101, 102, 268-272. 



Buck*Hounds, Mr. Davis's account of the Royal, 425-431. 



