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HINTS TO HOIISE-KEEPERS, 
A CO.MPLr;TE 
MANUAL FOR HORSEMEN, 
BY THE LATE IIKNKY WILLIAM HERBERT 
fFiuNK roi:EsTEn.) 
BeaiitifiilJy Illustrated. 
HOW TO BREED A HORSE.— 
CHOICE OF STALLloy.-Xatlonal Value of the Horbe- 
The best class t,i' ilursr.-; the cheancc;t for all purposes— 
What constitutes e\eelleu<'e— Blood: what it gives; 
should be on tin- side ot the Sire— Breed up, not down- 
Diseases aud Defects Hereditary— General Rules. 
CHOICE OF THE MARE.— Size. Svmmctry and Sound- 
ness more important than Blood— Points of the Brood 
Mare— Diseases Hereditary— Condition of the Mare — 
Should have moderate work when with Foal- Food and 
MUTUAL ADAPTATION" OF SIRE ANd' DAM.-Firtt 
consideration in Improvement of " cold" Blood— Rela- 
tive size of Sire and Dam— Defects iu either Parent- 
How Remedied iu Progieny- Bloods which "hit." 
CANADIAN BLOOD. — The Canadian originally the 
French Norman— Characteristics— Hardihood— Speed- 
Mode of Improvement— Crossing with Thorough-brcds. 
NORMAN BLOOD.— Origin and History of the Percheron 
Norman— A pure race— Characteristics aud Points. 
MODERN ARAB BLOOD.-Encrli.sh aud American Thor- 
ongh-breds derived from Oriental Blood — are uow 
superior to the Modern Arabs— Nolan Arab. 
PONIES — DIFFERENT BREEDS, 
CHARACTERISTICS AND UTILITY.-Origin-Ditterent 
Breeds— Shetlauds and Scots— Gallowavs and Narragan- 
setts- Mustangs and Indians— ProOt of "raising Ponies. 
HOW TO BREED MULES. 
Value of Mules- Their History and Natural History— 
The Mule and Hinnev— Thorough-blood wasted in the 
Dam for Mules— The ilnle iu tlTe United States— Large 
size not Desirable— Varieties of the Ass— The kind of 
Mares to be selected. 
HOW TO BUY A HOKSE. 
Of whom to Buy it— Extraordinary Cheapness aud Ex- 
traordinary Excellence not consistent with each other — 
Points to be regarded— How to Examine the Eye— Broken 
Wind— Roaring— Whistling— Broken Knees— To examine 
the Legs — Splents— Damaged Back Sine wb— Spavins- 
Ringbones— Curbs— How to tell the Age of a Horse, 
HOW TO FEED A HORSE. 
Consequences of Improper Feeding- Different Food for 
dlfterent conditions— Food for the J?rood Mare— for the 
Foal— For Working Horses— Green Food— Carrote—Corn 
—Feeding Horses in Training— Wliile Travelling— Sum- 
meriua: Horses— The Best Method— Management of Om- 
' nibus Horses in New York. 
HOW TO STABLE AND GROOM A 
HORSE.-Requisites for a good Stable-The economy of 
Proper Arrangements— Ventilation-Grooming ; its ne- 
cessity for all descriptions of Horses— How Performed— 
Clotlung— Treatment when brought iu from Work. 
HOW TO BREAK, AND USE A 
HORSE.— What is required In a well-broken Horse — His 
education should commence when a Colt— Biting— Put- 
ting in Harness— Howto Use a Horse— Travelling— AVork- 
ing— Pleasure Horses- Punishment. 
HOW TO PHYSIC A HORSE — 
SIMPLE REMEDIES FOR SIMPLE AILMENTS.-Causcs 
of Ailments- Medicines to be given only by the order of 
the Master— Depletion and Purging— Spasmodic Colic— 
Intlammation of the Bowels— Inllammation of the Luugs 
— How to Bleed— Balls and Purgatives— COstl veuess— 
Congh— Bronchitis— Distemper— Worms— Diseases of the 
Feet— Scratches— Thrush— Broken Knees. 
FARRIERY, ETC. 
Castration — Docking and Nicking — Blood-letting — 
Treatment of Strains and Wounds— Galls of the Skiu— 
Cracked Heels— Clipping and Singeing— Administering 
Medicines— Diseases of the Feet. 
HOW TO SHOE A HORSE. 
Unskillful Shoers— Anatomy of the Food Illuatrated- 
The Foot of a Colt— Preparation of the Foot— Kemo\ lug 
the Old Shoe— Paring the Foot— The Shoe— Fitting the 
Shoe— Nailing— Numncr of Nails— Diseases of the Foot. 
BAUCHER'S METHOD OF TRAIN- 
ING HORSES.— What Constitutes a Well-trained Horse- 
To make him come at your call— The Philosophy of 
Training— Flexions of the Jaw— Flexions of the Neck- 
Flexions of the Croup— Backing— The Paces— Leaping. 
HOW TO RIDE A HORSE. 
The Saddle— The Girths— The Stirrups-Saddle-CIoths- 
The Crupper — The Martingale — Tiie Bridle— Spur.s— 
Mounting and Dismounting— The Seat— The Hands— 
The Legs- The Paces— Hints for Special Cases— The Art 
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LADIES' RIDING— WRITTEN BY 
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Approach the Horse— Tying up the Leg— Laying the 
Horse Down— Finale— Vices and Bad Habits— Rearing— 
Kicking— Baulking— Pulliug on th(x Halter- Shying, 
VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 
Principles of the S^-stcm— Table of Kemedies— General 
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