CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER I 



The Horse and His Master 



Saving human time— Horse labor and man labor— The 

 horse cheapens production — The horse as a pleasure ani- 

 mal — Number and value of horse stock in the United 

 States. 



CHAPTER II 



Judging a Horse 7 



Requirements of a good judge — Method of judging a 

 horse — The score card — Rules of scoring — Types of horses 

 — Method of scoring — Comparative judging — Examine the 

 horse in his stall and in harness. 



CHAPTER III 



Proportions and Mechanics of the Horse 26 



Dimensions of the parts — Measurements of the horse — 

 The unit of proportions — Dimensions of articular angles — 

 Mechanics of the horse. 



CHAPTER IV 



Anatomy, Unsoundness and Age of a Horse 34 



Anatomy of the horse — Common unsoundness and 

 faults — Estimating the age of a horse. 



CHAPTER V 



History of the Horse 56 



Antiquity of the horse — Distribution of prehistoric horse 

 —Evolution of the horse— Cause of the evolution— Exist- 

 ing species of horses— Ancestors of modern horse. 



