x Contents. 



CHAPTER V. 



STABLE SERVANTS AND STABLE MANAGEMENT. 



PAGE 



Stable servants — Groom — Stable management of the Horse — 

 Feeding in the stable and out — Water — Summering the 

 Hunter — Exercise and work — Clipping and singeing — 

 Degree of warmth required for stabled Horse— Manage- 

 ment of the feet 55 



CHAPTER VI. 



STABLE VICES. 



Getting loose — Hanging back in the collar — Leaping into the 

 manger — Turning round in the stall — Lying under the 

 manger — Halter casting — Casting in the stall — Kicking the 

 stall-post — Weaving — Pawing— Eating the litter — Kicking 

 — Biting — Crib-biting — Wind-sucking — Tricks and vices out 

 of the stable — Rearing — Kicking — Running away — Buck- 

 ing or plunging — Jibbing — Shying — Harness for Saddle 

 Horses — Harnessing and putting-to — Cleaning harness, &c. 77 



CHAPTER VII. 



BREEDING. 



Most profitable kind — Selection of Brood Mare — Choice of 

 Stallion — Best age to breed from — Best fime for breeding 

 — Treatment of the Mare — Management of the Foal — 

 Directions for rearing — The Foals of Farm Horses . . 00 



CHAPTER VIII. 



BREAKING. 



Paddock — Leading tackle — Shoeing — Tying-up in the stable — 

 Breaking — Mouthing-bit — Breaking to harness — Breaking 

 and teaching a Hunter — Breaking the Lady's Horse . . 107 



CHAPTER IX. 



FARM HORSES. 



Different breeds — Fairs for purchasing them — Farm stable — 

 Portable stables — Stable management — Dietaries and cost 

 of keeping in spring, summer, autumn, and winter — Useful 

 rules— Soiling Horses — Pulped food . , . .123 



