Vlll CONTENTS. 



CHAP TEE lY. 



DIETETICS, HYGIENE, AND REGIMEN— Coufniuerf. 



Barley — Rye — Carrots and Turnips — Grass — Pasture and 

 Soiling — Timothy and Clover Hay — Bran — Cooking of 

 Food for Horses — Prindle's Steamer — Weight of Stable 

 Feed Page 87 



CHAPTEE V. 



STABLE WORK. 



Cleansing and Airing the Stable — Straightening the Blankets 

 — Waterbrushing the Quarters — Feeding and "Watering — 

 Dressing or Grooming — Shaking down the Beds and Tidy- 

 ing the Stable — Exercise — Blanketing — Bandages — Tying 

 — Care of the Feet — Treatment after Work — Bedding — 

 Rye Straw — Sawdust — Forest Leaves — Oat Straw — Salt, 

 Marsh, and Meadow or Natural Hay — Tan-bark — Stable 

 Vices — Kicking — Biting — Shying — Rolling — Cribbing — 

 Breaking Loose — Tearing the Blankets — Vicious to clean 108 



CHAPTEE YI. 



CARRIAGES, HARNESS, &c. 



Carriages — Their beauty — Lightness, strength, and weak- 

 ness — Axles — Collings' Patent — Patent Mail and Half- 

 mail — Common Springs — The Elliptic and Shackle — Their 

 safety and strength — Care of Carriages, and how to wash 



