INDEX. 519 



Horse, (The) his early history, 1, 2; the Ass preferred to him 

 in the early ages, 2, 3 ; difficulty of fixing his native country, 

 5 ; first used by the Egyptians, 6 ; different breeds, 7 ; the 

 * Racer,' 8 ; progressive improvement of the Race-horse, 9-1 1 ,- 

 meaning of the term ' Blood' in the Racer, 11-14 ; superiority 

 of the English over the Arabian, 23 ; over Cossack, 25 ; choice 

 of Stalhons and Mares for racing stock, 29-31 ; Stallions sub- 

 jected to legal restrictions abroad, 34 ; hereditary diseases in 

 the, 35 ; physiological remarks on the, 36 ; risk in rearing 

 young stock, and advice regarding the training of racing colts, 

 36-38 ; remarks on their diet and other treatment, 39-41 ; ob- 

 servations on the form, action, wind, temper, and speed of the 

 Racer, 43-62 ; the ' Cock-tail' described, 66-68 ; the « Hunter,' 

 his general usefulness, 70; the 'Hackney,' 111 ; the * Cover 

 Hack,' 112, 113; the ' Park Hack,' 113; 'the ' Lady's Horse,' 

 114; causes of stumbling, and method of detecting it, 120, 121 ; 

 tricks in, 124 ; the ' Pack Horse' extinct, 127 ; the ' Cob,' 127 ; 

 breeding of him hazardous, 128; the 'Galloway,' 128; the 

 ' Pony,' remarkable for hardiness, 129, 130; the ' Charger ;' 

 the Duke of Wellington's Charger, 1 36 ; the ' Troop-Horse,' 

 137 ; the gentleman's ' Coach-Horse,' his form and colour, 138- 

 140 ; the ' Stage-Coach Horse,' improvement in his condition, 

 142 ; diseases peculiar to, and their cure, 147 ; the ' Gig-Horse,' 

 150, 151 ; Mares objectionable for gigs, 151 ; the ' Post-Horse,' 

 its character and form, 152-154; the 'Cart-Horse,' 155-157 ; 

 the ' Irish Hackney,' 1 58 ; the ' Irish Hunter,' 159, 160 ; ' Irish 

 Racer,' 161 ; Scotch Cart-Horses, 162, 163 ; remarks on the 

 treatment of the, 164-213; the Horse used m tournaments, 

 218, 219 ; early traffic in horses, 476 ; Warranty, 478-514. See 

 Mace-Horse, Hunter, Hack, Horsemanship, Horse-dealing, &c. 



Horse-dealing, antiquity of, 476 ; laws relating to it, and the 

 difficulty of their application, 478 ; Horses warranted ' free 

 from vice,' often spoiled by harsh treatment, 479 ; advice to 

 inexperienced purchasers, 481 ; law of warranty, 482-487 ; 

 sound and unsound Horses, 489-494 ; remarks relating to 

 fraud and warmnty, 497 ; Sunday bargains, 500 ; selling by 

 servants, 501 ; tricks of dealers, 504 ; apology for them, 506 ; 

 dealers rarely judges, 511 ; the Author's personal experience, 

 511,512. 



Horsemanship, ancient history of, 214-219 ; its advantages as an 

 accomplishment, 221, 222 ; different styles of, 223 ; directions 

 for Road Riding, 237-243 ; for riding in the Hunting Field,. 



