iTABLE OF CONTENTS. ]X 



CHAPTER IX. 



BENEFITS OF KIND AND CAREFUL TREATMENT. 

 L Abusing a Faithful Servant. — II. What are Barbarities.— III. A Picture from Life. — TV. Tk* 

 Other Side. — V. A Good Farmer's Surroundings. — VI. Farmer Unthrift's Farm. — VII. Hit 

 Home.— VIII. The Careful Man's Theory.— IX. Using the Means We Have.— X. An Infalli 

 We Rule 141 



CHAPTER X. 



HOW TO BUY. 

 I. How to Get Correct Information. — II. The Buyer Must Know What He Wants. — III. Propor» 

 tions of the Horse.— IV. The Cleveland Bay for Profit.— V. The Light Harness Horse.— VI. 

 Saddle Horses of all Gaits.— VII. The High-Bred Hunting Horse.- VIII. Racing Horses.— 

 IX. What the Racer Should be.— X. To Avoid Vices and Defects ; How to Detect.— XI. 

 Other Faults and Imperfections -.. . 166 



CHAPTER XI. 



HOW TO BUY, CONTINUED. 

 L Buying Cheap Horses.— II. Color, in relation to Value.— III. Action.— IV. Fast walking 

 Horses.- V. What a Horse should be.— VI. What Constitutes Unsoundness.— VII. Defini- 

 tiou of Unsoundness.- VIII. Illustration of Form and Symmetry.— IX. The Body and 

 Limbs. — X. The Body as Standing Facing You. — XI. Front View of Fore-quarters. — Show- 

 ing Different Bad Conformations.— XII. The Hind-quarters.— XIII. The View from 

 Behind.— XIV. What Not to Buy.— XV. Buying for Blood ITS 



CHAPTER XII. 



RACING, OR TURF HORSES. 

 L Early History of the English Blood Horse.— II. How He was Improved.— III. The Amerimn 

 Blood Horse.- IV. Celebrated American Horses.— V. History of Their Performances.— VI. 

 Training to Trotting — 19» 



DISEASES OF THE HORSE. THEIR CAUSES ; HOW TO KNOW 

 THEM, AND HOW TO CURE THEM. 



CHAPTER I. 



I. Introduction.'II. External Manifestation of Disease 3M 



CHAPTER II. 



DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND SUB-CUTANEOUS TISSUES. 



l- Scratches.— n. Grease.— m. Thrush.— IV. Swelled Ankles.— V. Swelled Legs.— VI. Snrfttt. 

 VU. Mange.— VIU. Ring-worm.— IX. Hide-bound. —X. Saddle Galls, or Sitfasts.- XI. Fun- 

 jouBCoUar Ttunor.— XJI. Warts.- XIII. Vermin. -~XIV. Larva in the Skin.— XV. Tetter. « 

 XVI. Rat-tailB.— XVn. Mallenders andSallenders.-XVIH. PoU-evil.— XIX. Fistula Mf 



CHAPTER III. 



DISEASES OF THE GLANDS AND NASAL MEMBRANES. 

 I OUnders.—II. Farcy —HI. Diatemper.— IV. Nasal Gleet.— V. Na«a? Polypas 46i6 



