Chapter XVIII: Part V: Hunting in America (4)

CONTENTS:--The body of the horse anatomically considered. _Physic._ --The mode of administering it, and minor operations. _Shoeing._-- Its origin, its uses, and its varieties. _The Teeth._--Their natural growth, and the abuses to which they are liable. _Food._--The fittest time for feeding, and the kind of food which the horse naturally consumes. The evils which are occasioned by modern stables. The faults inseparable from stables. The so-called "incapacitating vices," which are the results of injury or of disease. Stables as they should be. _Grooms._--Their prejudices, their injuries, and their duties. _Points._--Their relative importance, and where to look for their development. _Breeding._--Its inconsistencies and its disappointments. _Breaking and Training._--Their errors and their results.

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