LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xix 



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Export chunk, weight 1,550 pounds 313 



Wagon horses, weight 3,400 pounds ; 315 



Coach horses of styHsh action 316 



Irish hunter 3]^g 



Percheron staUion, "Hyslope" 325 



Shire stalHon, "Dan Patch" 333 



Percheron brood mares at work. Weight 3,200 pounds 338 



Percheron stallion and mare working side by side 342 



Fattening horses for the market 347 



Bulk in grain ration 349 



Belgian stallion, "Ludia" 350 



Modern method of making hay 354 



Arabian stallion, "Nimr" 355 



Grooming tools 361 



French Coach grades, well hitched and well groomed 365 



Saddlers, well groomed and well trained , 367 



Well-fitted shoe 370 



Methods of shoeing 371 



Catching the foal 374 



Difficult to lead 376 



Bitting harness 378 



Guy line , 381 



Rarey's double safety harness and guy line 383 



Rarey's throwing harness 383 



Noose-twitch 391 



War-bridle 393 



Types of bridle-bits 396 



Types of collars 400 



Heavy work harness 403 



Light driving harness 404 



Harness repair kit 405 



Horse barn, showing paved court and teams ready for work 408 



Cross section through horse barn 411 



Trotting-horse barn with track in foreground 414 



Litter carrier in use 417 



Hackney brood mares 420 



Shire mare, "Wyderlands Sunshine" 423 



Natural presentation of young 428 



Belgian stallion, "Frank Briser" 432 



Arabian stallion, "Khaled" 437 



