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fort and safety to the horse. It also gives receipts for foot oint- 

 ments, and how cutting, brushing, grogiry feet, lameness, and other 

 diseases of the feetmiy be avoided, and cured when contracted. — 

 How to shoe a lame horse. 



CAUSE OF DISEASE, AND ITS PREVENTION. 



The prevalent errors and overlooked circumstances. Those at 

 prejudice upon the horse are pointed out, and right methods 

 indicated. 



BREAKING AND TRAINING OF HORSES. 



This includes the best known meth >ds of subduing and breaking 

 unruly animals, and the whole art of teaching horses to perform 

 tricks — a very useful imd interesting chapter. 



PHTSIOIiGY OF THE HORSE. 



General structu-e of the hor>e-Points every horse ought to possess 

 —The chest— B ;ck — Shoulder— Arm— K-;e3—Lps— Teeth— Their 

 changes — How they indic;ite the ase of the hor^e — Tricks used to 

 change thfir appearance — The foot — Errors in shoeing — Age the 

 horse will live to— Senses of the horse. Much important knowledge 

 that every horse owner should know, 



BREEDING. * 



Wliich parent has the most influence on the colt — How determined 

 — Care necessar)^ at the time of first impregnation — An inferior 

 horse will aftect future progeny— Season of " lieat " in the mare- 

 Uncertainties attending breeding— How accounted for — Hereditarv 

 defects— Period of pregnancy—Care of a brood mare— Treatment 

 of the foal, 



CURE OF SUCKING COLTS. 

 Effects of bad treatment— Heated milk of the mare— Method to 

 pursue — Weaning — Winter Management — Handling and Breaking. — 

 Harsh usage. 



THE 3IARE FOR A FARITIER. 

 Breed — Size — Weight — Build — Character — Constitution. 



DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



This chapter treats of a!l the diseases the hor.se is liable to, giving 

 the symptoms and the most improved method of treatment — For- 

 mula" of Remedies, &c. A very valuable chapter. 



This work gives just the information wanted, regarding buying, 

 selling, bleeding, working and doctoring the horse. It gives the 

 best sy.stem of training ever known, the secrets of which are 

 frequently t^oM for much more thau we ask for the whole book. If 

 this book was in t':e hands cf every horse owner throu-jhout the 

 country an incalculable amount of money would be saved yearly, 

 as well'as much suffering spared this usefnl animal. 



This bonk is very handsomely printed on gO'>d paper, and is illus- 

 trated with three very fine double-page engravings on tmted paper, 

 representing the points of a horse, the disenses ot tlie horse, and 

 the muscular system of the horse — Price 50 Cents. 



