The Training and Breaking of Horses 



By MERRITT W. HARPER 



Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry in the New York State College of 

 Agriculture at Cornell University. Author of " Manual of Farm Animals," etc. 



Illustrated, decorated cloth, i2mo, $1.75 '^^' 



(Rural Science Series Edited by L. H. Bailey) 



" Since the effectiveness of the horse and the safety of the master and his 

 family depend so largely upon the understanding between men and horses," 

 says Professor Harper, in his preface, " it seems worth while to give the methods 

 of establishing agreeable relationships careful consideration. It is to promote 

 this that the present volume is written. This is done with the thought that the 

 usefulness of the horse depends on his being readily subservient to his master's 

 will, and the author here sets forth the methods that are most likely to bring 

 this about. Beginning with the foal, each class of horse is considered, and a 

 separate chapter is devoted to the education of the more common classes — the 

 work horse, the trotting horse, the coacher, the roadster, and the saddle horse. 



" Special attention is also given to the training and subduing of wild horses 

 as well as to overcoming outdoor and stable vices and whims. The book is 

 written from a practical point of view and will be of great service to all those 

 who have anything to do with man's principal beast of burden." 



Animal Husbandry for Schools 



By MERRITT W. HARPER 



Cloth, i2ino, illustrated, 40c) pp., $1.40 net 

 With the increasing study of agricultural subjects in the schools has come 

 a demand for a book on Animal Husbandry suitable for use by students of high 

 school age. It is to meet such a need that this book has been written, and in 

 content, style, and arrangement it is admirably adapted to the purpose. It 

 belongs to the Rural Textbook Series prepared under the editorial supervision 

 of Professor L. H. Bailey of Cornell University. 



In the five parts into which the book is divided the author treats horses, 

 cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry, and each is discussed with reference to breeds, 

 judging the animal, feeding, and care and management. There is also a chap- 

 ter on the general principles of feeding. Practical questions and numerous 

 laboratory exercises supplement the tex-t and compel the student to think through 

 each subject as he proceeds. The book is extensively illustrated. Designed 

 for use as a textbook, it is also well suited for use as a reference book in schools 

 in which time limitations make it impossible to use it as a text. 



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