CONTENTS 



VICE IN THE HORSE, . . i 



ON THE VALUE OF BOOKS ON RIDING, . 12 



WHAT SCHOOLING WILL DO FOR A HORSE, 21 



THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE HORSE, 30 



SHOEING THE SADDLE-HORSE, . 35 



THE TEST OF HORSEMANSHIP, 40 



HOW TO BUY A HORSE, . 47 



A MODEL RIDING-SCHOOL, . 55 



THE CHANGES IN THE GALLOP, . . 60 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



ALIDOR AT FIVE YEARS OF AGE, to face page 21 



THE CHANGES IN THE GALLOP, . . . 62 



