CONTENTS 



SECTION FIRST. 



PAGE 



INTRODUCTION 13 



CHAPTER I 



THE BRITISH HORSE— PONIES — THE DRAUGHT HORSE 



— ^THE COACH HORSE — THE HACKNEY - - 16 



CHAPTER II 



BUYING A HORSE — EXAMINATION FOR PURCHASE - 29 



CHAPTER III 



BUIJING A HORSE—TRIAL AFTER EXAMINATION - 40 



CHAPTER IV 



THE AGE OF THE HORSE FROM HIS MOUTH - - 60 



CHAPTER V 



THE STABLE 73 



CHAPTER VI 



STABLE MANAGEMENT — FEEDING — EXERCISE — CONDI- 

 TIONING 86 



CHAPTER VII 



THE VICES QF HORSES, AND THEIR REMEDIES - - 104 



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