FAST 



TEACHING HOmSES TRICKS.— To take a handkerchief from his 

 Bide; to kiss a hoy; to bore for oil; to make a horse walk up; 

 to sit down ; to drive a boy off a pedestal ; to shake hands ; to make a 

 bow ; to walk on his knees; to be Ticious ; to laugh ; to push a vehicle; 

 to "go lame"; to walk on his hind feet; to say ''no"; to mount a 

 pedestal; to waltz, 48 



HOW TO BUY.— Get correct information; the buyer; proportions of 

 the horse; the Cleveland bay for profit; the light harness horse; 

 saddle horses of all gaits ; the high-bred hunting horse ; racing horses ; 

 what the racer should be ; how to detect vices and defects ; other faults 

 and imperfections; buying cheap horses; color in relation to value; 

 action; fast walking horses; what a horse should be; form for pur- 

 chasing, 64 



HOW TO FEED, WATER, AND GROOM.— Laying the foundation; 

 what to feed; when to feed; watering; kinds and quantities of food; 

 how to prepare the food; mashes, gruel, and hay tea; the value of 

 hay and straw ; feeding grain ; stable care and training ; the time to 

 clean; care of the feet; blanketing when necessary; proper tools for 

 the stable, > 7A 



BREEDING AND RAISING HORSES— Importance of the subject; 

 the best stock the cheapest; hereditary tendencies and immaturity; 

 principles of transmission ; "in and in" and "cross breeding"; treat- 

 ment of mare ; how to know a. mare is in foal ; how to know time of 

 foaling; " slinking '' or abortion ; how to raise colts; mules, 8t 



BREAKING AND TAMING WILD AND VICIOUS HORSES.— 

 Nature of the horse ; names and situations of external parts ; questions 

 and answers ; handling and driving a colt ; the working of the new 

 Gleason bit ; the stable ; circulation of air ; hay tea ; how to make the 

 Gleason surcingle; to accustom horses to objects when driving; you 

 must educate your horse ; bad biters ; how to drive a horse up to an 

 object that he is afraid of; all grades of balky horses ; cleaning collars; 

 humesB and saddles ; the celebrated " Gleason bridle " ; answering ques- 



