1867.1 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
385 
HINTS TO HORSE-KEEPERS, 
A COMPLETE 
MANUAL FOR HORSEMEN. 
BY THE LATE HEXF.T TVILLIAM HERBERT. 
(FEAXK FOBESTEE.) 
Beautifully Illustrated. 
HOW TO BREED A HORSE.— 
CHOICE OF STALLION".— National Yalne of the Horse— 
The best class of Horsc3 the cheapest for all purposes— 
"What constitutes excellence — Blood: what ie sires, 
should be on the side of the Sire — Breed up. not down- 
Diseases and Defects Hereditary — General Roles. 
CHOICE OF THE MARE.— Size. Symmetry 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 
care daring gestatioa — Health, and temper. 
1TCTTAL ADAPTATION OF SIRE AN"D DAM.— First 
consideration in Improvement of "cold" Blood — Rela- 
tive size of Sire and Dam — Defects in either Parent- 
How Remedied in Progeny— Bloods "which " hit. " 
CANADIAN" BLOOD. — The Canadian orisrinally the 
French Norman — Characteristics — Hardihood — Speed — 
Mode of Improvement — Crossing with. Thorough-breds. 
NOTiMAN BLOOD.— Oririn and History of the Percheron 
Norman— A pure race— Characteristics and Points. 
MODERN" ARAB BLOOD.— En 2:1 ish and American Thor- 
ough-breds derived from Oriental Blood — are now 
BUperior to the Modern Arabs — Nolan Arab. 
POXTE3 — DIFFERENT BREEDS, 
CHARACTERISTICS AND rTILITT.— Origin— Different 
Breeds — Shetlands and Scots — Galloways and Narraffan- 
setts— Mustangs and Indians— Profit of raising Ponies. 
HOW TO BREED MULES. 
Value of Mules— Their History and Natural Historv— 
The Mule and Hinnev— Thoroush-blood wasted in the 
Dam for Mules— The Mule in the Cnited States— Large 
size not Desirable— Varieties of the Ass— The kind of 
Mares to be selected. 
HOW TO BIT A HORSE. 
Of whom to Buy it— Extraordinary Cheapness and Ex- 
traordinary Excellence not consistent with each other — 
Points to be regarded — How to Examine the Eve— Broken 
"Wind— Roaring— Whistling— Broken Knees— To examine 
the Legs— Splents — Damaged Back Sinews— Spavins— 
Ringbones— Curbs— How to tell the Age of a Horse. 
HOW TO FEED A HORSE. 
Consequences of Improper Feeding^— Different Food for 
different conditions— Food for the Brood Mare— for the 
Foal — For Working Horses — Green Food — Carrots — Corn 
— Feeding Horses in Training— While Travelling— Sarn- 
merins Horses— The Best Method— Management of Om- 
nibus Horses in New Tort. 
HOW TO STABLE ANT) GROOM A 
HORSE.— Renuisites for a good Stable— The economy of 
Proper Arrangements— Ventilation— Grooming; its ne- 
ces^itv for nil descriptions of Horses — How Performed— 
Clothing— Treatment when brought in from Work. 
HOW TO BREAK, AXD USE A 
HORSE.— "What is required in a well-broken Horse— His 
education should commence when a Colt — Bitting — Put- 
ting in Harness— How to Use a Horse— Travelling— Work- 
ing— Pleasure Horses— Punishment. 
HOW TO PHYSIC A HORSE — 
SLMPLE REMEDIES FOR SOfPLE ATLMEXTS.— Canse3 
of Ailments — Medicines to be given only by the order of 
the Master — Depletion and Purging — Spasmodic Colic — 
Inflammation of the Bowels — Inflammation of the Lungs 
— How to Bleed— Balls and Purgatives — Costiveness— 
Cough— Bronchitis— Distemper— Worms— Diseases of the 
Feet— Scratches— Thrush— Broken Knees. 
FARRIERY, ETC. 
Castration — Docking and Kicking — Blood-lettlne: — 
Treatment of Straps and Wounds — Galls of the Skin- 
Cracked Heels— Clipping and Singeing— Administering 
Medicines— Disc uses of the Feet. 
HOW TO SHOE A HORSE. 
Unskillful Shoers— Anatomy of the Food Illustrated— 
The Foot of a Colt— Preparation of the Foot— Removing 
the Old Shoe— Paring the Foot— The Shoe— Fittine the 
Shoe— Nailing— dumber of Nails— Diseases of the Foot. 
BATCHER'S METHOD OF TRAIX- 
IXG HORSES.— What Constitutes a "Well-trained Horse- 
To make him come at your call— The Philosophv of 
Training— Flexions of the -law— rlexion3 of the Neck- 
Flexions of the Croup — Backing— The Paces— Leaping. 
HOW TO RIDE A HORSE. 
The Saddle— The Girths— The Stirrnps— Saddle-Cloths— 
The Cropper— The Martingale— The Bridle— Spars- 
Mount ing and Dismounting— The Seat— The Hands— 
The Legs— The Paces— Hints for Special Cases— The Art 
of Falling— Riding with Ladies. 
LADrES' REOIXG— WRITTEN BY 
ALADT.-Learnlii?toP.Wc— The Slil c-SMldle— The Girths 
—The Stirrup— The Bridle— The Martingale— The Bit— 
The Dress— Monotint nntl Dismounting— The Position— 
The Hands— The Les; and "Whip— Accidents. 
HOW TO DRIVE A HORSE. 
The Art of Driving— Pleasure Driving— How to Hold tlio 
Reins— Driving a Pair— Four-in-hand Driving— Driving 
Working Horses— Plowing— Threc-a-breast. 
RAREY'S SYSTEM OF HORSE- 
TAMTNG.— Rarev's System a New Discoverv— Previous 
System— Principles of this Svstem — Instructions for 
practicing Harev's Method— To Stable the Horse— To 
Approach the Horse— Tving up the Leg— Laving the 
Horse Down— Finale— Vices and Bad Habits— Rearing— 
Kicking— Baulking— Pulling on the iialter— Shving. 
VETERINARY HOMOEOPATHY. 
Principles of the System— Table of Remedies — General 
Directions— Treatm'ent of a Sick Animal— Diet — Heme- 
dies for Spccliic Cases— Glossary oC Diseases. 
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