OONTENTS. 13 



CHAPTER XL 



HOW TO STABLE AND 6B00M A HOBSB. 



fteqiilmtefl for a good Stable — ^The economy of Proper Arrangements— Venti- 

 lation — Grooming; its necessity for all descriptions of Horses— How 

 Performed— Clothing— Treatment of the Horse when brought in from 

 Work 139 



CHAPTER XH. 



HOW TO BREAK, AKD CSS A HOBSB. 



Wliat is required in a well-broken Horse — His education should oommeno* 

 when a Colt — Biting— Putting in Harness— How to Use a Horse— 

 Travellin^f-Working— Pleasure Horses— Punishment • - 161 



CHAPTER Xm. 



HOW TO PHTSIO A HOBSB — SIHPLB BEHEDIES FOB SDIPLB AIL1IZNT8L 



Gauses of Ailments — Medicines to be given only by the order of the Master 

 — Depletion and Purging — Spasmodic Colic— Inflammation of thi 

 Bowels— Inflammation of the Lungs — How to Bleed — Balls and Purga 

 tives— Costiveness — Cough — Bronchitis — Distemper— Worms— Dis- 

 eases of the Feet— Scratches— Thrush— Broken Knees - - 168 



CHAPTER XIV. 



r ABBIEBT, Bra 

 Castration— Docking and Nicking— Blood-letting— Treatment of Strains aoM 

 Wounds— Galls of the Skin— Cracked Heels— Clipping and Singeing^ 

 Administering Medicines— Diseases of the Feet • • • • 18t 



CHAPTER XV. 



BOW TO SHOB A HOBSB. 



IfBikflfiil 8hoer»— Anatomy of the Foot Illustrated— The Foot of a Coli- 

 Preparation of the Foot— Bemoving the Old Shoe— Paring the Foot^ 

 The Shoo— Fitting the Shoe— Nailing— Number of Nails— Diseases of 

 the Foot Sll 



CHAPTER XVL 



BAUCHEB'S method of TRAmiNO HOBSBSL 



What Constitutes a Well-trained Horse— To make him come at your caQ* 

 The Philosophy of Training— Flexions of the Jaw— Flexions of thi 

 Neok- Flexions of the Croup — Backing — The Paces — T^ftnptng %a 



