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            TABLE OF CONTENTS.




THE HORSE, HIS HISTORY, BREEDS, CHARACTERIS.
                   TICS AND MANAGEMENT.



                               CHAPTER 1.
               HIS HISTORY AS A COMPANION AND SERVANT OF MAN.
Connected with Man from a Very Early Age.-His Importance as a Helper in the
  Work of the World.-His Superiority Over the Other Animals-The Morse and
  Hi-s Rider become in Some Measure one Creature-Hlis Nativity: Doubt Con-
  cfvrning it.-His Existence upon Earth Probably Contemporaneous with that of
  blan.-The Most Ancient Authors Allude to Him.-He Passes into Different
  Parts of the Globe.-WVild Herds in the Eastern Contiuent.-Origin of the Wild
  Herds in America.-Found as a Domestic among Nearly all People-Greater
  Liability to Disease in a Domestic than in a Wild State.-Subject to Deterioration
  under Ignorant Management.-Tlhe Wisdom     of the Arabs as Breeders and
  Keepers.-Difference of Opinion among Alen as to Systems of Breeding; Attention
  Called to its Treatment in this Work.-Knowledge and Skill necessary to His
  Proper  Care.............................................................. ................................

                               CHAPTER II.
                          ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION.
Necessity for a Comprehensive Idea of the Construction of the Horse, and the Rela-
  tions of His Parts.-Scientific Terms Used, but Explained.-Subsequttnt Portions of
  the Work More Readily Understood by Reference to this Chapter.-Knowledge of
  Structure Indispeiisable to Surgery-Skeletons; Sectional View of Thorax, Abdo-
  men, and Pelvis; Vertical Section of Head; Section of Foot; Front and Back
  View of Foot; and External. Parts.................................................................

                               CHAPTER HII.
                         noW TO TELL A TORSE'S AOL
A Knowledge of Changes in the Teeth the Only Means.-This Chapter to be Studied
  in Connection with the Chart which follows.-Buyers likely, without this Knowl-
  edge, to be Deceived.-Incisors Chiefly to be Relied on.-Condition of a Foal's
  Mouth.-The Clhanges that Follow.-How Foal Teeth are to be Distinguished from
  Horse Teeth.-Wearing away of the Grinder or Enameled Portion.-Number of
  Teeth in a Full Grown Animal.-Difference between Horses and Mares M to Num-
  bcr.-lncisors, Hooks, and " Wolf's Teeth."-How to Determine Age till Foal 1
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  Two Years Old.-How from Two to Old Age.-The Horse of Medium Size to be
  Taken as a Standard.-Shooting up and Grinding off.-Irregular Teeth; How to
  Judge.-Peculiar Hardness of Bones and Slowless of Change in Certain Breeds.-
  The Mule; Age Hard to Find out with Exactness.-Deceptions: How to Detect.
  -Crib Biters: How to Examine.-Terms defined............................ ................ 47

                              CHAPTER IV.
                DIFFERENT BREEDS AND THEIR CHAEACTERISTI8C.
1. The Inferior Varieties: Many found in Both Hemispheres, Some Good, but Little
  Known of Them.-HI. Some considered as to Work rather than Breed; the Farm
  Horse; the Hunter; the Hackney; Horses for Heavy Draft.-IlI. The Arabian.
  -IV. The English Thoroughbred.-V. The Barb.-VI. The Persian-ViI. The
  Turk.-VIlI.The Turkoman.-IX. The Egyptian.-X. The Dongola.-XI. The Wild
  Horse of America.-XII. The Norman Percheron.-XIII. The Clydesdale Horse.
  -XIV. The Thoroughbred in America.-XV. The Morgan.-XVI. The Narragan-
  sett Pacer.-XVII.-The Vermont Draft Horse.-XVIII. The Canadian.-XIX.
  The Connestoga.-XX. Ponies ....................................................................... 63

                               CHAPTER V.
                           BREEDING AND RAISING.
1. importance of the Subject.-II. The Best Stock the Cheapest.-III. Hereditary Ten-
  dencies and Immaturity to be Guarded Against-IV. Principles of Transmission.-
  V. The two Methods, " in-and-in" and "cross" Breeding Considered.-VI. Treat-
  ment of the Mare after leing Served, During Pregnancy, etc.-VII. How to Know
  whether a Mare is in Foal.-VIII. How to Know Time of Foaling.-IX. Abor-
  tion, or Slinking the Foal.-X. How to Raise Colts.-XI. Mules .......................... 94

                              CHAPTER VI.
                      HOW TO BREAK AND TRAIN A HORSE.
F. Amerian vs. English Foals.-II. At Weaning Time.-Ill. The First Lesson.-IV.
  Tr.ining.-V. Training to Work.-VI. Training to Back.-VII. Training to Saddle
  and Ifarness.-VIII. To Handle a Horse.-IX. How to Handle a Vicious Colt.-
  X. Saddling and Harnessing.-XI. How to Subdue a Vicious Horse.-XII. How to
  train to the Saddle.-XIII. Training to Trot in Harness.-XIV. How to Train to
  Trot in Light Harness.-XV. How to Train for the Plow.-XVI. Training to the
  Wagon.-XVII. How to Train a Racer.-XVIII. Training a Stallion .................. 111

                              CHAPTER VII.
                              HOW TO SHELTER.
1. Comfortable Shelter Economical.-Il. Consideration in Constructing Stables.-r.
  Mangers and Racks.-IV. How to Insure a Good Temperature-V. Cleaning the
  Stables.-VI. The Lft.-ViI. The lHarness Room.-VIII. The Out-shed.-IX.
  The Surroundings.-X. Water ....................................................................... 130

                              CHAPTER VIII.
                       HOW TO FEED, WATER AND GROOX.
1. Laying the Fonndation.-II. What to Feed.-III. When to Feed.-IV. Watering.
  -V. Kinds and Quantities of Food to be Given.-VI. How to Prepare the Food.-



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  VIL How to Make Mashes, Gruaels and lay-tea.-VIII. The Value of Hay and
  Straw-tX. Feeding Grain-X. Stable Care and Groomi,,g.-XI. The Time to
  Clean.-XII. Care of the Feet.-XIII. Blanketing, when Necessary.-XIV. Proper
  Tools for the Stable ....................................................................  135
                              CHAPTER IX.
                 BENEFITS OF KIND AND CAREFUL TREATMENT.
L Abusing a Faithful Servant.-II. What are Barbarities.-III. A Picture from Life.
  -IV. The Other Side.-V. A Good Farmers Surroundings.-VI. Farmer Un-
  thrift's Farm.-VII. His Home.-VIII. The Careful Man's Theory.-IX. Using
  the Means We Have.-X. An Infallible Rule ................................................... 14a

                               CHAPTER X.
                               HOW TO BUY.
L How to Get Correct Information.-If. The Buyer Must Know What He Wants.-
  Il. Proportions of the Horse.-IV. The Cleveland Bay for Profit.-V. 'Ihe Light
  Harness Horse.-VI. Saddle lhorses of all Gaits.-VIl. The 1high-Bred Hunting
  Horse.-Vll. Racing Horses.-IX. What the Racer Should he.-X. To Avoid
  Vices and Defects; How to Detect.-Xl. Other Faults and imperfections ............ 155

                              CHAPTER XI.
                          HOW TO BUY, CONTINUED.
I. Buying Cheap Horses.-IF. Color, in relation to Value.-lll. Action.-IV. Fast
  walking Horses.-V. What a Horse Should be.-Vt. What Constitutes Unsound-
  ness.-VII. Definition of Unsoundness.-VIII. Illustration of Form and Sy_."
  metry.-IX. The Body ard Linmbs.-X. The Body as Standing Facing Yo)u].-
  XI. Front View of Fore-quarters.-Showing Differentt Bad Conf1rmations.-Xll. The
  Hind-quarters.-XIII. The View from Behind.-XlV. What Not to Bui_.-XV.
  Buying for Blood ....................................................................  17S
                             CHAPTER XII.
                          RACING, OR TURF HORSES.
I. Early History of the English Blood Horse.-If. How  He was Imnproved.-I [.
  The American Blod Horse.-tV. Celebrated Amnerican Horses.-V. Istory of
  Their Performances.-VI. Training to Trotting ................................................ 199

DISEASES OF THE HORSE. THEIR CAUSES; HOW TO
        KNOW THEM, AND HOW TO CURE THEM.

                               CHAPTER 1.
I. Introduction.-Il. External Manifestation of Disease ........................................ 26

                              CHAPTER    II.
              DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND) SUBU-CLTANFO'S TIWItrR
I. Scratches.-If. Grease.-III. Thrush -IV. Swelled Ankles.-V. Swelled Liga.
  -VI. Surfeit.-VIf. Mange-VIfi. Ring-worm.-IX. Hide-bound--X. Saddle
  Galls, or Sitfast.-XI. Fungous Collar Turmor.-XII. Wart".-Xll. Vermin.-
  XIV. Larva in the Skin.-XV. Tetter.--XVI. Rat-tails.-XVIi. M1allenders and
  Sallenders.-XVIII. Poll-evil.-XIX. Fistula ...................................-.--.......... 259



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                               CHAPTER III.
               DISEASEs OF THE GLANI)S AND NASAL MEMBRAHU.
L Glandesu.-L. Farcy.-Il. Distemper.-IV. N5sal (;leet.-V. Nasal Polypmu... 296

                               CHAPTER IV.
                            DROPSICAL AFFECTIONS.
L Dropay of the Heart.-If. Dropsy of tbe Brain.-Ill. Dropsy of the Chest.-IV.
  Dropsy of the Skin of the Chest.-V. Dropsy of the Scrotum.-VI. Dropsy of the
  Abdomen. ...................................................           312

                                 CHAPTER V.
                  DISEASES OF THE THROAT, CHEST, AND LVNGS.
L. Chest Founder.-II. Bronchitis-IlI. l'nelumoni., or Inlinmmation of the Lungs.
  -IV. Consumption.-V. Pleurisy.-VI. Colds.-VI[. Enlarged 01a.ds.-VIII.
  Swelled Throat.-I,. Chronic ('oiigh.-X. Malignant Epidemic.-Xl. l)ifficulty
  of Breathing.-XIl. Broken Wind, Bellows, Heaves.-XIII. Influenza.-XIV.
  Pink Eye.-XV. Bleeding frnI the Nose.-X'I. Stranglee.-X'VI. Spasmodic
  Action of the Glottis and Epiglottis ...................................................   320

                               CHAPTER VI.
                    DISEASES OF THE STOMACH AND BOWEI.
L Sour Stomach.-II. Colic.-lIl. The Bot.-IV. Inflammation and Rupture of the
  Colon.-V. Inflammatio- and PBleeling of the Re trn. -VI. Spontaneous Saliva-
  tion.-VIl. Inllanuuuutiolu of the Stomach.-VIlIl. Soreness and Itching of the
  Anus.-IX. Chronic Gastritis.-X. Spasm of the Dispulragm.-XI. Rupture of
  the Stomach-XII. Gorged Stomacl.-XIII. Inflammation of Peritonem.-
  XIV. Strangulation of the Intestines.-XV. Functional Diseases of the Liver.-
  XVI. Parasites which Affect the Intestines.-XVII. Diarrhika ........................... 344

                               CHAPTER VII.
                  DISEASE'. (.- THE LIVER, URINARY ORGANS, ETC.
I. Jaundice-11. Enlargemecnt ,f the Spleen.-Ill. I.,flammation of the Kidneys.-
   IV. Profuse Staling, -r Diabetes.-V. Bloody Urine, or HMmaturia.-VI. Thick
   and Albuminous ltrine.-VI I. White or Lime Urine.-VIII. Gravel, or Stone in
   the Bladder.-tX. Su.ppression of the Urine.-X. Inflammation of the Bladder.
   -XI. Foul Sheath.-XII. Rupture of the Bladder.-XIII. Spasm of the Urethra.
   -XIV. Inflammation of the organs of Generation ......................................... - 365

                               CHAPTER VIII.
                      DISEASES OF THF TEETH AND MOUTH.
I. Teething, or Dentition.-I. Shedding Teeth.-lll. Blind Teeth.-IV. Decay of
   the Teeth-V. Scurvy.-VI. Stump-wcking. r C'rib-biting.-VII. Lampas.-
   VIII. Infla.mmation, in aid XroInil tho Teeth.---X. Slavcring.-X. Inflammation
   oftheTongue.-XI. Sluar nand ProjectingTct h.-_xrr. S,-altd Mnorth.-X1I. Aph-
   tha.-XIV. Inflammation of the Parotid Gmlnd.-XV. Fistula of the Parotid
   Duct..             .                           , ,                    . 373



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                              CHAPTER IX.
                     DISEASES OF THE HEAIRT, BLOOD, ETC
L Thumps.-II. Scrofula.-IlI. Fever, or General Inflammation.-IV. Enlargement
  of the Heart.-V. Fatty Degeneration of the Heart.-VI. Enlargement of the Ar-
  teries.-VII. Inflammation of Jugular Vein.-VIII. Inflammation of the Absorb-
  ents.-IX. Scarlatina ...................................................................  388

                               CHAPTER X.
                 DISEASES OF TItE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM.
I. Hydrophobia, or Babies.-II. Mad Staggers, or Phrenitis.-III. Blind Staggers,
  Megrims, or Vertigo.-IV. Apoplexy, or Sleepy Staggers.-V. Abscess within the
  Brain......................................................................................................... 399

                              CHAPTER XI.
                   DISEASES OF THE MIUSCLES AND TENDONS.
I. Blood Spavin.-lI. Bog Spavin.-III. Curb.-IV. Thorough-pin.-V. Tetanus, or
  Lockjaw.-VI. Cramps.-VIL Rheumatismr-VIII. String-halt ........................ 416

                              CHAPTER XII.
                           DISEASES OF THE EYE.
I. Naturally Weak Eyes.-If. Sore Eye-lids-ill. Moon Eyes.-IV. Cataract.-V.
  Hooks, or Inflammation of the Haw.-VI. Dimness of Vision.-VIi. Worms in
  the Eye.-VIII. Purulent Ophthalmia.-IX. Fungoid Tumors in the Substance of
  the Eye.-X. Impediment in the Lachrymal Duct.-XI. Gutta Serena ................. 25

                             CHAPTER XIII.
                           DISEASES OF THE BONES.
1. Big Head and Big Jaw.-If. Sweeny of the Shoulder.-Ill. Sweeny of the Hip.-
  IV. Bone Spavin.-V. Enlarged Hock.-VI. Ring-bone.-VII. Stifle.-VIII.
  Splint.-IX. Sore Shins, Inflammation of the Metacarpal Bones.-X. Rotten Bones.-
  XI. Inflammation of the Knee Bonte.-XII. Caries of the Lower Jaw ....... ........... 434

                              CHAPTER XIV.
                           DISEASES OF TIHE FEET.
I. Ulceration of the Foot (navicilar disease).-II. Cracked Hoof-II. Hoof Rot.-
  IV. Corns.-V. Contraction of the Hoof (narrow heel).-VI. Injuries of the Frog.-
  VIL. Founder.-VIII. Nail Pricking.-IX. Canker.--X. Sand Crack.-XI. False
  Quarter.-XII. Quittor.-XIII. Toe Crack.-XIV. Ptumice Foot.-XV. Seedy
  Toe.-XVI. Ossified Cartilages.-XVII. Side Bones.-XVIII. Incised Wounds of
  the Sole ....   .    .................................................................................. 451
                              CHAPTER XV.
                  WOUNDS AND INJURIES AND THEIR RESULTS.
I. Strains and Sprains -11. Overreach.-III. Brushing, or Speely Cut.-TV. Broken
  Knees.-V. Capped Elbow.-VI. Frost-bite.-ViI. Barns and Scalds.-V 111. Rup..
  tire.-IX. Choking.-X. Wounds Penetrating the Abdominal Cavity.-XI. Con-
  tused Wounds.-XII. Lacerated Wounds.- XIII. Puinctured Wournds.-XIV.
  Broken Hlock.-XV. Dislocations.-XVI. Various Fractures.-XVII. Various
  Distortions-XVIII. Diseases of the Ear ........................................................ 468



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                              CHAPTER XVI.

                                 PoIsoNs.
L Intael Poe   .-Il. Poisoning from Stings.-IlJ. Poisoned Skin ....................... 453

                             CHAPTER XVIT.

                           VL'rERLNARY SURGERY.
L Cstrating.-Il. Bleeding.-III. Tracheotomy.-IV. Periosteotomy-V. Neur-
  otomy.-VI. Division of the Tendons, &c., &c., &c ........................................... 4890

                            CHAPTER XVIII.
                       MfrCELLANEOtU MISOR DISEACES.
L Melanosis, or Black Pigment Tumors.-It. Epithelial (Cancer.-III. Dropsy of the
  Lungs.-IV. Stings and Bites-V. Falling off' of the Ilair.-VL. Acute Irritation
  of the Skin.-VII. Hardening cf the Skill-VIII. Exotosis of the Lower Jaw.-
  IX. Swelling, by Pressure of the Bridle.-X. Sore Nose.-XI. Roaring, or High
  Blowing-XII. Wind Galls.-XIII. Rupture of the Hamstring.-XIV. Broken
  Wind.-XV. Internal Hemorrhage.-XVI. Partial Paralysis ............................. 490

                             CHAPTER XIX.
Medicines: What to Keep; How to Obtain; How to Prepare; and How to Give Them, 500

                              CHAPTER XX.
Implements: What to Keep; How to Use ................... ....................................... 515

 






                             ILLUSTRATIONS.



                                                                                  FLOE
Horse, skeletonof                               ...............................................39
   " longitudinal section of ...............................................  4-2
Horse's head, vertical section of      ........................................ 43
Horse, bones of the foot ................................................     44
           , 'sectional view of ...............................................   44
   " foot and lower leg, vertical section of   .         ................. .............. 45
      external parts of ................................................      46
A good horse for light driving       .......................................... 56
A good horse for all work ................................................    56
Light hunting horse ...............................................           5.
Heavy        "................................................ 59
English roadster...............................................                    60
   " coach horse................................................ 61
lien. Grant's Arabi:,n .Stallions ...............................................6 f5
English race hors, " Eclipse" ............................................... 69
Norman Percheron stallion ...............................................     7.5
    " .           ' mare................................................,     7
Clysdale stallion, " Young Wellington ...............................................  81
"Satellite." the Hanmldetonian trotting stallion . .............................................. 9 4
Shetland ponies .        ..............................................  .91
Shales................................................ .                                   99
Dervish ................................................1.00
Golddust ................................................ 101
Poitou ass.           .................................,.,.,,..... 109
Horse's heal with bearing-rein               .        .        ............................ 124
      "     without     ",   ................................. 1 4
Team of the cruel and improvident master .................................   146
      ',   kind and careful master ................................. 147
Barn of the pro -vident master .................................             149
Farmer Unthrift's barn .................................. 150
   " "           home ........................................                    150
The barn of the crulel master ..................................1.51
Model halter on model colt.................................                        151
Team of the kind master.................................                           152
  " ' cruel master.................................                          i52
Shiftless man's door-yard gate .................................. - - - .-. 152
              field g:'te ..................................-.-.--.--.----... 152
High-bred roadster.................................                               156
Finely bred road.ter ................................. 157
Good family h     .r e.15..................8..                -   ...........---  158
Proportions of the horse.  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             7,D
Cleveland Bay ..................1.............................................. .16l
Goldsmith Maid ............................................................................................ 250
Movement in trotting ..............................................         246
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Fine trotter in light harnessa.. ........... .............................................. --.......  164
Good  form   for saddle  horseo................................................................... .................. 1665
Horse of good action...................t     i        on....      .    ..        166
Model form for speed in running................                      -.     -    168
Progression of blind horse......  ...............             -- -            ---- 171
Movement in walking...................................................................................7......6.... 1
Bide and front view of heads, good ................   ................................. 182
            1         1  ' bad....................................... -.-          183
Side view of fore-quarters, showing good shoulder................................. .................... 14
                 d         11 "  bad conformation......................................... 1
Front view, showing breast and limbs, good .....................................-.   --............. -- 187
           of fore-quarters, showing bad conformations..................................... 191
Good hind-quarters............................................................................................,.,.192
Side view of hind-quarters......................................................................................... 194
Back view of hind-quarters ...................................................................................... 19.5
                 " "     bad...................................,.,,, ,         . 196
External manifestations of disease............................................................................. 256
First stage of confirmed grease exudation................................................................. 263
Second                                     ." "263
Horse affected  with  surfeit....................................................................................... 71
One of the causes of bide-bound in horses.................................................................. a 7
Poll-evil during  first stage ............................................................................. ..'. .
               second stage.................................................................................... N9
Slight enlargement, which may end in fistulous withers....................................... '9. '
Fistulous withers, worst stage............................................I ...................................  '
A fit subject for founder or bronchitis.                        ..   ...
A horse dressed for bronchitis..................................................................................  :'
A cough of incurable bronchitis..............................................................................I. 324
Cas.e of congestion..        .          .           .            .
Position assumed by horse with an attack of pneumonia............................................
Horse's head with cold...      .         .          .
   "1         "     lymphatic gland swollen.............................................................. 1
Nose-bag for steaming hour.s with cold.                                         81
   "    I    '   the throat blistered....................................................................... 333
Seton in the throat of a horse ...............................................  _       a
A horse quidding ............................-.-.--.. ..34
The act of coughing............................                                      334
Bit bearing upon jaw             ..                                             338
Confirmed influenza             ..'339
Opening the abscess of strangles................................................................................ 343
The first stage of spasmodic colic.............................................................................. 346
The second stage of                                             ..                               346
The third stage of                                              .. .                                      347
The first stage of flatulent         .             .........................................348
Horse dying of flatulent colic...........................................................................I1........134
Aestrus hemorrhoids.......                                                              3
   " eggs, larve and fly             .             .3.50
Nose strained  upward...............................................................................................3, 
Application of an ammoniacal blister........................................................................ 153
Horse suffering from acute gastritis........................................................................... :,.,
Unnatural attitude indicative of abdominal injury................................................. 8
Position assumed by horse suffering from abdominal injury.                       35
Test for hemorrhage of the live..                                                3S
Colt picking hair from its leg, giving proof of worms....................................... . 361
Symptoms attending disease of urinary organs........................................................ 367
Test for Inlammation of the kidneys......................   .    .                36

 



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Horse suffering frombloody  urine....-.-......----.--.-.....--.....--               .. 7:
Position assumed by horse having albuminous urine .................................................. 371
Horse suffering       with    tooth-ache............................................................................... . 3,-f)
Burning for lampas ...................................................................................... l........... Us  
Effects of cruel use of bit..................................................       :; i
Aptha...................................................................................................................... :z"t
Countenance of a horse with rabies ........................................................ .................. 416
Destructive impulse of hydrophobia..............................--.--           .-.--.-.-4'il
Horse during the mad stage of staggers ..................................................................... 44fi
Expression characteristic of megrims........................................................................             .
A horse dying with abscess within thebrain........................ ......          414
A  horse mad from         inflammation of the brain.............................................................. 414
Test for tetanus........................................................................................................ 419
Slings for tetanus or fractured limb..................................................4'
Mode of feeding horse with chronic tetanus............................................................... 421
Showing how        far a horse with       tetanus is capable of motion ....................................... 4 '1
Horse having string-halt..................................................         421
Mode of blinding a horse and applying lotion to the eye ............................................. 4:)
Extirpation of the eye..................................................           4::'2
Obstruction of the lachrymal gland ........................................................... .... .......... 4:33
Eye eflected by gutta serena ........................................................................... .......... 4.1
Foot, incapable of being raised fromground by reason of spavin.............................4:M
Natural position of toot when raised fromthe ground during an easytrot......... ......... 4a;
Closing crack in hoof..............................................................4:,:3
Acute fever in the feet.........................         .        .               .
The    low   choke .............................................................................................. .......... 4, i
Manner of using seton needle......................................................................... o.......... 4et
A  horse suffering from         drastic poison ............................................................. .......... lit W
'Tumor caused by curb chain...................................................................................... 4! '
flow   to hear the sound made in a horse's windpipe.................................................... 491
Internal hemorrhage................................................................................................ 49J7
Horse suffering from         partial paralysis of the hind legs .............................................         4'

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                THE HORSE.



                            CHAPTER I.

     RIS HISTORY AS A COMPANION AI4D SERVANT OF KAM.



CONECTED WITH MAN FROM A VERY EARLY AGE.-HIS IMPORTANCE AS A HELPER IN THN
   WORK OF THE WORLD.-HIS SUPERIORITY OVER THE OTHER ANIMALS.-TIIE HORSE
   AND HIS RIDER BECOME I- SOME MEASURE ONE CREATURE.-HIS NATIVITY: DOUBT
   CONCERNING IT.-HIS EXISTENCE UPON EARTH PROBABLY CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH
   THAT OF SIAN. -THE MOST ANCIENT AUTHORS ALLUDE TO HIM.-HU PASSES INTO DIF.
   FERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE.-WILD HERDS IN THE EASTERN CONTINENT.-ORIGIN
   OF THE WILD IERDS IN AMERICA.-FOUND AS A DOMESTIC AMONG NEARLY ALL PEO-
   PLE.-GREATER LIABILITY TO DISEASE IN A DOMESTIC THAN IN A WILD STATE.-
   SUBJECT TO DETERIORATION UNDER IGNORANT MANAGEMENT.-THE WISDOM OP THE
   ARABS AS BREEDERS AND EEEPERS.-DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AMONG MEN AS TO SYS-
   TEMS OF BREEDING: ATTENTION CALLED TO ITS TREATMENT IN THIS WORE.-KJ'OWL
   EDGE AND SKILL NECESSARY TO HIS PROPER CARE.

   "d And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle aftei
their kind, anld everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind:
and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in
our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of
the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all
the earth. "
  Although the precise period at which the horse was subjected to the
use of man is unknown, it is not unreasonable to conjecture that it was
at a time long anterior to his mention in historv; and it is probable that
since the day when man was made master of all other created things,
no animal has been more constantly his companion and friend; and that
no other has contributed so much aIssistance in subduing wild nature and
making everything subservient to his will and promotive of his happiness.
Other animals, particularly sheep and cattle, have shared with the horse
this usefulness to mankind, it is true; and io our present civilized state,
when mechanical ingenuity is making such rapid strides in dispensing with
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animal labor, it may be, as is sometimes claimed, that the wool-bearing
and milk-giving animals-especially considering that these same ani-ials
furnish also a large proportion of our flesh food-are to be held as taking
the precedence; but as to adaptability, becoming, as it were, a creature of
all work; as to comeliness and quickness of motion; as to a certain sym-
pathy with his master that makes him at times so to partake of his spirit
and motions as to seem one with him; as to a readiness of submissio