Horse Secrets
WRITTEN, COMPILED AND NOW DISCLOSED
BY A. S. ALEXANDER Professor of Veterinary Science, and in charge of the Department of Horse Breeding, College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin.
ALAS! HE CANNOT TALK!
“I don’ see much use in de scientis’ folks studying monkey talk, but a study of hoss talk dat ’ud let de animal tell all about hisse’f befo’ a trade comes off ’ud save a heap o’ hard feelings.”
“Uncle Ezra,” in Washington Star.
PHILADELPHIA—1909 WILMER ATKINSON COMPANY Price, 25 Cents
Copyright, 1909 Wilmer Atkinson Co.
Dr. A. S. Alexander, the writer and compiler of “Horse Secrets,” has had upward of 25 years’ experience in matters pertaining to agriculture, horse breeding, veterinary science, press writing and teaching. He was the author of the first stallion service legislation and inspection regulation in America, the first law of the kind having been written by him and enacted by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1905. Similar legislation now is in force in some 16 other states, and it is accomplishing much for the improvement of horse breeding.
Horse trading offers unusual opportunities and temptations for sharp practises. Both buyer and seller equally need to be horse-wise and alert. Dishonesty is discountenanced in the great horse markets, but it is common among scalpers, “gyps” and small traders outside of the recognized markets and is likely to be practised by either the buyer or the seller.
A. S. Alexander
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INTRODUCTION
Contents.
Horse Feeding Secrets.
Secret of Hand Raising a Foal.
Secret of Feeding Silage to Horses.
Secret of Fattening Drafters.
Secret of Feeding Molasses.
Secrets of Various Vices.
Secret of Stopping Halter Pulling.
Secret of Preventing Mules from Kicking.
Tying a Mare With a Foal.
Secret of Handling a Balky Horse.
Secret of Curing a Stall Kicker.
Secret Tricks in Horse Trading.
Secret of Shutting a Heaver.
Secret of Plugging a Roarer.
Diamond Cut Diamond.
Making a Horse Act Mean.
Blowing Air Under the Skin.
Stopping a Switcher.
The Turpentine and Gasoline Tricks.
Gingering a Show Horse.
Unnerving and Cocaining.
Keep an Eye on the Sign-Board.
Secret of Hiding a Spavin.
Artificially Induced Knee Action.
The Artificial Tail Trick.
Keeping a Horse “In the Air.”
The Loose Shoe Trick.
Wire Marks Over Side-Bones.
Wedging a Cribber.
Making an Artificial Star.
Black Spots on a White Horse.
Broken Crest or Wrong Lying Mane.
Concealing Discharging Sinuses.
The Galloping Past Dodge.
Keeping a Horse on Edge.
“An Eye for An Eye.”
Examine the Ears.
Bishoping, an Old Trick.
How Bishoping is Done.
Miscellaneous Secrets.
The Widow Trick.
Landing a Sucker.
A Horse That Was Right There.
An Honest “Hoss” Dealer.
A Sharper’s Smooth Sayings.
The Winter Board Trick.
How Horses Catch Cold.
Tricks in Measuring Horses.
Secrets About Stallion Selling.
Palming Off a Grade Stallion on a Company.
Stud Books Approved by the Government.
Stud Books Not Certified by the Government.
Story of a Company Stallion Deal.
Horse Peddlers’ Confessions.
The Sale of Les Epinards.
The Sale of Transmigrator.
Some Veterinary Secrets.
Secret of Preventing Navel and Joint Disease.
Symptoms of Bad Teeth.
Remedies for Tail Rubbing.
A Cruel Cure for Heaves.
An Astringent for Scours.
An Old Operation for Spavin.
Facts About Pigment Tumors.
Secrets of Buying and Selling Horses.
Reputable Dealers Protect Their Patrons.
Two Sides to a Horse.
A Little Ill to Distract Attention from a Big One.
Beware of Hoof Dressing.
Buying a Pair.
A “High English” Guaranty.
An Unsound Horse Sometimes a Good Bargain.
A Second-Hand Horse.
“Protecting” the Buyer.
Splitting the Profit Three Ways.
A Glossary of Market Terms.
