INDEX. 



401 



Horses, good ones in the ring very dif- 

 ficult to get, ii. 326. 



go safely under heavy weight, 



ii. 51. 



-, great difference in their ca- 



pacities, ii. 224. 



— , hard pullers, ii. 65. 



hanging back in the stall, ii. 



241. 



, how can a man of fortune sup- 

 ply himself with, i. 206. 



, how far instinct avails, ii. 242. 



-, if alarmed, difficult to appease. 



ii. 276. 

 — — , if blown, must stop, i. 43. 



-, ill-timed punishment of, ii. 



244. 



i. 182. 



improperly treated at the bar, 



in most cases improperly pu- 

 nished, ii. 233. 



— , Irish and English as harness 



horses, difference between, ii. 309. 



, Irish, all leapers, ii. 378. 



keeping time, how taught, ii. 



318. 



• kick from fright more frequently 



than from vice, ii. 257. 

 , their knees not battering-rams, 



ii. 41. 

 , ladies', should be strong, ii. 



138. 



to instruct, ii. 31 1. 

 , little trial of allowed in a fair, 



i. 215. 



look and go very differently in 



or out of fairs, i. 215. 



-, mode practised by carters to 



make them draw, ii. 265. 



mouths, remarks on, ii. 225. 



must be high couraged to be- 



come proficient in theatrical exhibi- 

 tions, ii. 321. 

 obstinate ones the worst to in- 



struct, ii. 31 1. 



on arriving at a dealer's stable. 



i. 212. 



over-leaping themselves, ii. 68. 



-, pink-tailed ones, an anecdote. 



-, lazy ones, watch the shadow of 

 the whip in sunshine, ii. 321. 



-, nervous fidgetty ones difficult 



i. 244. 



, propelling powers of, ii. 23). 



-, proper treatment of, when from 



dealer's stables, i. 222. 



-, reward the chief means by 



Horses should be taught by slow de- 

 grees, ii. 275. 



should be used to the feel of 



harness hanging about them, ii. 252. 

 should never be punished for 



stumbling, ii. 244. 



, strength for saddle and harness 



differently estimated in former and 

 present times, ii. 138. 



suffer more from bad coachmen 



than bad riders, ii. 143. 



suited to whippers in, ii. 71. 



taking kindly to harness, ii. 



' taught dancing, ii. 320. 



, teaching them to leap, i. 180. 



, teaching them to pick up a 



a pocket-handkerchief, ii. 321. 

 , teaching them to stand ram- 



pant, ii. 325. 



, teaching them to stretch out, 



ii. 310. 



, the bad qualities often lie dor- 

 mant, i. 194. 



, the best want assistance, ii. 71. 



their different points of excel- 

 lence in harness, ii. 147. 



their importance in England, i. 



186. 



— their paces altered by treatment, 

 i. 54. 



, their powers not to be sacrificed 



to pride or indolence, ii. 71. 



, thorough bred and cock-tails, 



different habits and attributes of, ii. 

 308. 



thorough-bred, the easiest to 



instruct, ii. 307. 

 , thorough breds as leapers, i. 



178. 



thorough breds rarely rank 



kickers, ii. 308. 



to be taught action, ii. 235. 



-, trotting, inaccurately drawn by 



former artists, ii. 289. 



turning in the ring, how taught. 



ii. 316. 



, young ones improperly esti- 

 mated, i. 241. 



whether at speed properly 



drawn, cannot be definitely ascer- 

 tained, ii. 290. 

 when enraged become ferocious, 



ii. 204. 

 , when to punish if punishment 



becomes necessary, ii. 245. 

 will l)e made to turn out bad 



which they can be taught, ii. 325. 

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uidess servants are satisfied, i. 207. 



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