TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



INTEODUCriON, 4 



HISTORY OF THE HOESE, d 



INTELLIGENCE OF THE HOESE, 15 



EDUCATING THE HOESE.— New method of haltering a wild or vicious 

 €!olt. — Tc educate the horse to the words " come here " ; how to get a 

 horse up that throws himself; to educate a colt to drive before being 

 harnessed; to educate a colt to move his body when he moves his 

 head; instructions to ride the colt; to prevent a horse from kicking 

 and pawing in the stall ; to educate a horse not to get cast in the stall ; 

 to catch a horse easily; to prevent rearing under saddle or before 

 a carriage ; to prevent cribbing ; to prevent kicking when the lines get 

 under the horse's tail ; bits used in educating bad horses ; to educate a 

 horse not to be afraid of objects when driving ; first lesson with the 

 umbrella; horses bad to bridle; to make a "single foot" horse trot 

 "square"; to educate a pacer to trot; to educate a horse to trot; to 

 educate a horse not to kick in the shafts; to infuse life into a lazy 

 iiOTse ; to start a balky horse, 24 



