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HORSE FEEDING SECRETS[7]
Secret of Hand Raising a Foal[7]
Secret of Feeding Silage to Horses[8]
Secret of Fattening Drafters[9]
Secret of Feeding Molasses[10]
SECRETS OF VARIOUS VICES[12]
Secret of Stopping Halter Pulling[12]
Secret of Preventing Mules from Kicking[13]
Secret of Tying a Mare with a Foal[13]
Secret of Handling a Balky Horse[13]
Secret of Curing a Stall Kicker[16]
SECRET TRICKS IN HORSE TRADING[18]
Secret of Shutting a Heaver[18]
Secret of Plugging a Roarer[18]
Diamond Cut Diamond[19]
Making a Horse Act Mean[20]
Blowing Air Under the Skin[20]
Stopping a Switcher[20]
Turpentine and Gasoline Tricks[21]
Gingering a Show Horse[21]
Unnerving and Cocaining[22]
Keep an Eye on the Sign Board[22]
Secret of Hiding a Spavin[23]
Artificially Induced Knee Action[23]
Artificial Tail Trick[24]
Keeping a Horse “In the Air”[24]
The Loose Shoe Trick[25]
Wire Marks Over Side-Bones[25]
Wedging a Cribber[25]
Making an Artificial Star[26]
Black Spots on a White Horse[27]
Broken Crest or Wrong Lying Mane[27]
Concealing Discharging Sinuses[27]
The Galloping Past Dodge[28]
Keeping a Horse on Edge[28]
An Eye for An Eye[28]
Examine the Ears[29]
Bishoping—An Old Trick[30]
How Bishoping is Done[30]
MISCELLANEOUS SECRETS[32]
The Widow Trick[32]
Landing a Sucker[33]
A Horse That Was Right There[34]
An Honest “Hoss” Dealer[34]
A Sharper’s Smooth Sayings[35]
The Winter Board Trick[35]
How Horses Catch Cold[36]
Tricks in Measuring Horses[36]
SECRETS ABOUT STALLION SELLING[37]
Palming Off a Grade Stallion[37]
Stud Books Approved by the Government[38]
Stud Books Not Certified by the Government[39]
Story of a Company Stallion Deal[39]
Horse Peddlers’ Confessions[41]
The Sale of Les Epinards[41]
The Sale of Transmigrator[42]
SOME VETERINARY SECRETS[44]
Secret of Preventing Navel and Joint Disease[44]
Symptoms of Bad Teeth[45]
Remedies for Tail Rubbing[45]
A Cruel Cure for Heaves[46]
An Astringent for Scours[47]
An Old Operation for Spavin[47]
Facts About Pigment Tumors[48]
SECRETS OF BUYING AND SELLING HORSES[49]
Auction Sale Rules[49]
Reputable Dealers Protect Their Patrons[50]
Two Sides to a Horse[51]
A little Ill to Distract Attention From a Big One[52]
Beware of Hoof Dressing[52]
Buying a Pair[53]
A High English Guarantee[53]
An Unsound Horse Sometimes a Good Bargain[54]
A Second-Hand Horse[54]
“Protecting” the Buyer[55]
Splitting the Profit Three Ways[55]
A Glossary of Market Terms[56]