See Stablemen.
Ground-shyness in saddle-horses, 151.
Guerinière, M., 75.
Half-halt, the, 107-108.
Halt in gallop, the, 133-134.
Hambletonian, 285.
Influence of, on trotting descendants, 286-287.
Pedigree of, 285.
Hames, the, 264.
Hamlin, C. J., 288.
Hand-gallop ("canter"), the, 91, 106, 127.
Hands, position of, in driving, 309-311, 423.
"Hands" in driving, defined, 321-323.
"Hansom's Patent Safety Cab," 192.
Harness, 259-283.
Care of, 218, 222, 276-277, 280.
Four-in-hand, 282.
Insignia on, 280-282.
Runabout, 282.
Saddle-horses should not be used in, 150.
Harnessing, four horses, 366-367.
One horse, 315-316.
Pair, 333-334.
Harness room, construction of, 218, 221.
Hay, as food, 18, 40, 232-233, 237.
Hay tea, receipt, 241.
Head, points of horse's, 196-198, 202, 204.
Hedgeford (imported), 15.
Hennessy, Tom, 417.
High jumpers, characteristics of, 11.
Highland Denmark, 50.
Highland Maid, trotting record, 290.
Highways. See Roads.
Hills, driving up and down, 308-309.
Hobson, General, 41.
Hocks, consideration of, 202, 204.
Holly for whips, 417.
Hoofs, advice on, 201.
See Feet.
Horns, coach, 378-379.
Horse-racing. See Racing.
Horses, the brain in, 161 n.
Care of, 159, 164-168, 208-210.
Defects in, 204-205.
Economic value of, 159-168.
Evolution of, 169-175.
First representation of, 65.
Importation of, to America, 162, 180-182, 191, 285.
Measurements of, 200.
Natural history of, 169-178.
Points of perfection in, 195-210.
Prehistoric, 169-175.
Proper proportions of, 203.
Selection of, 195-208.
Shoeing, 251-258.
Stomachs of, 225-226.
Value of, in figures, 167.
"Horses, Saddles, and Bridles," Carter's, 67.
Horse shows, influence of, on riding, 73, 78.
Howletts, the, 310.
Hungary, horse statistics of, 163.
Hunter, the, "an accident," 11.
Hurdle-racing, 142-143.
Hurdles for saddle-horse jumping, 138-140.
Iceland ponies, 10.
In-and-in breeding, 8.
India, horse statistics of, 163.
Indians, horsemanship of, 80.
"In hand," collection of horse, 106.
Definition of, 91-92.
Insanity, viciousness is, 20-21.
Interference, shoes in cases of, 257.
Iodoform as an antiseptic, 249.
Ireland, horses in, 163.
Irregular teeth, remedy for, 243, 272.
Italy, riders in, 75.
Roads in, 193.
Statistics of horses in, 163.
James I., Markham Arabian bought by, 184.
Jamestown, horses landed at, 181.
Japan, number of horses in, 163.
Jardin d'Acclimation, horses in, 169-170.
Jay-Eye-See, side check used on, 297.
Trotting record of, 290.
Jockey seat, the, 67-68.
John Bull, 191.
Johnster, Henri Franconi's, 100.
Jumping, height suitable for practice in, 144.
Lessons in, 138-146.
Raising the horse in, 141-142.
Justina, 284.
Kane, Delancey, coach run by, 355.
Keene, Foxhall, 78.
Kentucky, Denmark's career in, 15-16, 47.
Endurance of horses of, 18.
Riders of, 78-79.
Saddle-horses from, 15.
Saddle-horse stock farms of, 47-53.
Kicking, crupper a partial preventive of, 274, 305-306.
On the jump, 143-144.
Punishment of, in driving four, 362.
Kicking-strap, 274-275, 293, 410.
Kimball Jackson check, the, 297.
Kindness, misplaced, in treating horses, 149.
Knee, of ideal horse, 200.
Broken, 245.
La Broue, M., riding authority, 75.
Lady Suffolk, trotting record, 290.
Lake, Miss Emma, 100.
Lameness, cases of, 246-247.
From bad shoeing, 255.
Laminitis, 245-246.
La Plata, horses found by Cabot in, 180.
Laxatives for horses, 234, 240, 247.
Leather, for harness, 262-263.
Chains vs., in pole-pieces, 335-336, 358.
Legs of ideal horse, 200-201.
"Leg up," a, 61.
Lexington, Colonel Woodford's, 52.
Lexington, Ky., as a saddle-horse centre, 47-53.
Lighting of stables, 39, 211, 215-216.
Linseed, use of, in feeding, 234, 237.
Linseed oil, use of, 241, 247.
Linseed tea, 241.
Lips of perfect horse, 197.
Living-rooms of coachman and stablemen, 216, 223-224.
Llama, use of, in early Peru, 179.
"London Season, The," Barrand's, 413.
Longe, use of the, 23-27, 101.
Lope, the, 128.
Check not used on, 297.
Pedigree of, 291.
Trotting record of, 290.
McCandless, G. F., tandem of, 409-410.
Maize, nutritive value of, 237.
Mambrino, 285.
Mambrino Gift, 190.
Mambrino King, 288.
Mansfield, Burton, tandem authority, 425.
"Manual of Coaching," Rogers's, 279, 343-344.
Mares, feeding of (brood), 17-18.
Selection of, for breeding, 10-11, 190.
Martingale, the, 272.
In tandem-driving, 396.
Massachusetts, first horses in, 181.
Matilda, General Castleman's, 49.
Maud S., 290.
Messenger (imported), 190-191.
Pedigree of, 285.
"Modern Horsemanship," Anderson's, 30, 129.
Molasses, black, for horses, 233, 234.
Use of, as food, 236-237.
Morgan, General John, 41.
Morgan strain, the, 13-14.
Motto, 50.
Mounting, method of, 60-61.
Mytton, Jack, reminiscences of, 413.
Nail in foot, treatment, 245.
Nall, Colonel, 16.
Nancy Hanks, 290.
Neck, guiding saddle-horse with reins against, 122-124.
Set of head on the, 197-198.
Newcastle, Duke of, work on horsemanship by, 155, 268.
Newsome, James, 72.
New York, horses imported to, 181.
New York State, highways in, 193.
Wagon tires in, 194.
New York Tandem Club, carts used by, 404.
Nose-band, the, 267.
Oatmeal and ale, in sickness, 241.
Oats as food, 40, 233, 237, 240.
"Old Coachman's Chatter, An," Corbett's, 322.
Ontario, riding-horses from, 15.
Origins of the horse, 4-7, 169-170, 179-180.
Orloff, production of the, 9.
Overdraw checks. See Check-reins.
Overreaching, remedy for, 257-258.
Ox, brain of, 161 n.
Oxen, use of, as cavalry, 179.
Pair, harnessing a, 333-334.
Importance of coupling-reins in driving, 340-342.
Length of reins in driving, 337.
Lessons in driving, 351-352.
Starting, 338-339.
Stopping, 339.
Unharnessing, 317.
Palo Alto, 190-191.
Parthenon frieze, horses in, 7, 64.
Passing other vehicles in driving—
Four-in-hand, 376.
One horse, 331.
Tandem, 399.
Pelham, trotting record of, 290.
Percheron, production of the, 9.
Pig, brain of, 161 n.
Pigskin for whips, 276.
Pirouette, performance of, 123.
Pirouette wheel, the, 132-133.
Pisgah stud, 50-51.
Placing of feet, effect of, on action, 18-19.
Plan of stable, 219-222.
Pluvinel, Antoine de, 75, 155.
Pole, adjustment of, in harnessing pair, 334-335.
Pole-chains, appropriate use of, 335-336, 358.
Poling up, four, 366.
Pair, 334-335.
Polo ponies, measurements of, 199.
Cherokee, 86.
Iceland, 10.
Tandem, 394.
Pony tandem, 394.
Potatoes, boiled, for horses, 234.
"Private Stable, The," Garland's, 279.
Profile of ideal horse, 196.
Proportions of well-bred horse, 203-204.
Pulling, treatment of, 269-271.
Pulse in health and disease, 239.
Purchase of horses, 30-38, 176-178.
Quarters of stablemen, 223-224.
Quincy, Josiah, cited, 186, 187.
Raabe, M., 75.
Racing, evolution of, 188-191.
Railey, Charles, as rider, 79.
"Random" driving, 424-425.
Rarey system of casting, 22-23, 152.
Rarus, 290.
Rearing, 99-101.
Registry of saddle-horses, 16-17.
Regulus, 285.
Reins, adjustment of, in driving pair, 340-344.
Lengthening, in driving pair, 338, 348-351.
Method of holding, for—
Four-in-hand, 370-377.
One horse, 321-326.
Reins, question of buckling, 260-261.
Shortening, in driving, 329-331, 338, 348-351.
Size of, 266.
Tail over the, 303-304.
Ribs of ideal horse, 199.
Rice, nutritive value of, 237.
Riding astride for women, 87.
Riding-horses. See Saddle-horses.
Roads, consideration of, 192-194.
Rogers, Fairman, "Manual of Coaching" by, 279.
Quoted on adjustment of reins in driving pair, 343-344.
"Rolling up" a horse, 101.
Rome, riding-school in, 75.
Runaways, causes of, 311-312.
Russia, number of horses in, 163.
Rutherford, Captain, U.S.A., 82.
Saddle, choice of, 54-56.
Saddle-galls, cause of, 55.
Breeding of, 3-19.
Care of, 38-46.
Cost of, 37-38.
Ideal, described, 35-37.
Kentucky, 47-53.
Purchase of, 30-38.
Sale of, 46.
Size of, 152.
Training, 23-29, 90-108, 112 ff.
Saddletree, introduction of, by Romans, 65.
Saddling riding-horses, 60.
St. Julien, trotting record, 290.
Sale of horses, 46.
Sally Miller, trotting record, 290.
Saluting, four-in-hand, 353, 364-365.
School of Application, Fort Riley, 81-84.
School-gallop, the, 128.
Scouring, 247.
Scratches ("cracked heels"), 243.
Sculpture, the horse in, 6-7, 64-66.
Seat, acquirement of, in riding, 64, 68-70.
Jockey, 67-68.
Military, 67.
Seclusion, production of types and families by, 9-10.
Shoe boils, 244-245.
Shoeing of horses, 45-46, 251-258.
Change of gait by, 288.
Shoes, weight of, 254.
Shoulders of ideal horse, 198-199, 202.
Short, Captain W. C., U.S.A., 82.
Shutters of stables, 215.
Shying, 97-98.
Sickness, remedies for, 239-250.
Signals, driver's, to horse, 318-319.
Silvana, 22.
Sir Archy, 8.
Sir Harry, 191.
Size of saddle-horses, 152.
Skull of horse, 175-176.
Smedley, "Frank Fairleigh" by, 418.
Snaffle-bit, the, 56.
Snaffle-bridle, for colts, 25.
Use of, by beginners, 90.
Sollisel, M., 75.
Spain, union of horses of America with those of, 180-181.
Splints, remedy for, 244.
Sprains, treatment of, 244.
Spread Eagle, 191.
Spur, use of the, 89, 109-111, 149.
Drainage of, 39, 211, 215, 217, 220.
Management of, 226-232.
Plan of, 219-222.
Size of, 212.
Ventilation of, 39, 211, 212-213.
Stable book, the, 228-229.
Stablemen, quarters for, 223-224.
Proportion of, to number of horses, 225.
Selection of, 213-214.
Stage-coach history, 191-192.
Stall-courage, 148.
Stallions, selection of, for breeding, 10-11, 39.
Standing, training horses in, 296, 298.
Starling, 285.
Starting, in driving—
One horse, 318-320.
Pair, 338
Tandem, 421.
Stature desirable in saddle-horses, 35.
Stillman, Dr., 129.
Stimulants in sickness, 241, 247.
Stirling Chief, 52.