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HOW TO BREED A HORSE.— 
CHOICE OF STALLION.—National Value of the Horse— 
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What constitutes c.xcellence—Blood; what it gives; 
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CANADIAN BLOOD. —The Canadian originally the 
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PONIES — DIFFERENT BREEDS, 
CHARACTERISTICS AND UTILITY.-Origin—Difl'ercnt 
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Value of JIuIes—Their History and Natural Ilistorv— 
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Of whom to Buy it—Extraordinary Clieanness and Ex¬ 
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Points to lie regarded—How to Examine tlie Eye—Broken 
AVind—Roaring—Wliistling—liroken Knees—To examine 
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Ringbones—Curbs—How to tell the Age of a Horse.' 
HOW TO FEED A HORSE. 
Consequences of Improper Feediiig-Dift'crent Food for 
dill'erent conditions—Food for tlie Brood Marc—for the 
Foal-For AA'orkiug Horses—Cireen Food—Carrots—Corn 
—Feeding Horses iu Training—AVIiile Travelling—Sum¬ 
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HORSE.-Requisites for a good Stable—Tlie economy of 
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FARRIERY, ETC. 
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BAUCHER’S METHOD OF TRAIN¬ 
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