INDEX.
Acacia, [57].
Action [of Light, theory of, [Chap. II.] and p. [160].
Afghans, [223].
Africa, [29], [31], [56], [177], [230].
Agriculture, horses in, [145].
Alaska, [21].
Alberta, [230].
Alcohol, [197].
Alexander the Great, [138], [201].
Alkali, [59].
America:
Central, [16];
North, Chps. [I.] and [II.], horsemen of, [148];
South, [20].
Ancestors of horse, [2].
Apples, [200].
Argentine, [152], [177], [223];
Remounts, [232].
Arabia, [28], [70], [139], [209].
Armenia, [137-8].
Armies, [224].
Armour, [145].
Arms, [174].
Ass, [9], [29], [30], [35], [130], [208].
Atlantic, [2]; Continent, [5].
Australia, [152], [155], [169], [177], [203], [230].
Babylonia, [135].
Backfalls, [79].
Baffin's Bay, [19].
Balance in riding, [221].
Baltic, [19], [42], [43], [111].
Bathing, [6].
Bay, [14], [31], [32], [46], [117-8], [129] et seq.
Bells, [197].
Bent leg riding, [143], [207].
Biblical record, [129].
Billets for horses, [233].
Birch, Major, "Modern Riding," [226]
Biting, [74].
Bivouac, [241].
Black horses, [47].
Bolas, [176].
Bolting. [75].
Bone, [39].
Boots, [169].
Branding, [70].
Breaking back, [58].
Breeches, [167].
Breeding horses, [137], [228].
Bridges, [62].
British Columbia, [24], [230].
British Isles, [19], [43], [107], [139], [211].
Buckskin horses, see Dun.
Bucking, [28], [61], [78], [150].
Build of horses, [10].
Bulk of horses, [10].
Bushes as reserve of food, [63].
Buying, [182].
Cactus, [57].
Camps, [196].
Canaan, [135-6].
Canter, [186].
Capture, [101] et seq.
Carbon in food, [197].
Carrots, [200].
Carson, Kit, [204].
Cart, [105].
Cart horse, [40].
Cavalry:
Assyrian, [138];
British, [211];
charges, [79], [178];
European, [178];
Greek, [117-8-9];
Hebrew, [131];
Lydian, [138];
Mexican, [178];
Moslem, [141];
Regular, [223];
Roman, [120].
Celtic pony (Ewart), [36], [39], [43], [44].
Centaur, [117].
Chapareras, [173].
Chargers:
of Angels, [83];
Black Bess, [202];
Bucephalus (Alexander's), [201];
of Charles XII., [202];
Julius Cæsar's, [8];
Odin's, [36];
Pegasus, [115-6];
Peschkov's, [202].
Chariots, [106], [110], [117], [121], [133], [139].
China, [127-8].
Choking, [91].
Cincha, see girth.
Circus, [101].
Civil War:
English, [209];
American; [242].
Clay, influence of, [39].
Cleveland Bay, [145].
Cliffs, [60-1-2].
Climbing, [60-1-2].
Clipping, [203].
Clothing, [231-2].
Cloudland, [33], [34], [51], [52], [111].
Clydesdales, [145].
Coat, thickness of, [11]; protection, [26].
Cold, [196].
Colorado, [61].
Colosseum, [101].
Colour of horses, [4], [14] et seq., [46] to [53].
Colts, [70].
Columbia Basin, [23].
Communication among horses, [89] et seq.
Compass, [190].
Constantinople, [120].
Cooling a horse, [196-7].
Copper ointments, [198].
Corduroy roads, [62].
Cornering, [77].
Corrall, [101].
Cracked heels, [199].
Cree Indians, [142].
Croll theory, [16].
Cromwell, Oliver, [209].
Crowding, [77].
Curb bitt, [160].
Damaraland, [223].
Danube, [115].
Dappled horses, [111] to [141].
Darwin, [25].
Dashboard, [106].
Defence, methods of, [28], [66], [68], [71].
Denmark, [45].
Dervishes, [208].
Deserts, [7], [8], [14], [57], [133].
Destriérs, [145].
Diamond hitch, [151].
Diluvial horse, [40].
Directions, trail, [191].
Disease, [216].
Double back, the, [118].
Dragging the forefoot, [91].
Dragons, age of, [2].
Dreams of horses, [88].
Dress of horsemen, [161].
Drinking, habits in, [65].
Dun horse, [14], [31-2], [51], [115-6], [121], [124] et seq.
Dung, special places for, [68]; indications of health, [91].
Dust bath, [201].
Ears, movements of, [89], [90], [91], [92].
Eating horse flesh, [97], [99].
Elizabeth, Queen, [210].
English methods, [151].
Equatorial regions, [18], [19].
Equites, [122].
Equipment, [152].
Erythrea, [223].
Europe, [Chap. II.]
Ewart, Prof. J. Cosser, F.R.S., [vii.-x.], [40].
Exhaustion, [197].
Eyesight, [156].
Family life of horses, [66-7].
Feeding, [199], [200]; when groomed, [73]; by breeders, [137], [215].
Fighting methods of, [68], [90].
Fires, Camp, [200].
Foals, [69].
Foot of horse, [4], [8], [87].
Forelock, [14].
Forest horses, [7], [40], [41].
Forest, Horses in, [194], [197].
Formations in defence, [28], [68].
Fox hunting, [210] et seq., [225].
France, [36], [41], [122], [178], [223].
Friends, Making, [183].
Frontiersmen's Pocket Book, [177].
Frontiersmen, Legion of, see Legion.
Gait, [186].
Gall cures, [198].
Gaul, [122].
Geldings, [68].
Genesis, [129] et seq.
Germany, [122], [211], [223], [225].
Ghosts seen by horses, [85].
Gothic horsemen, [121].
Gramma grass, [56].
Granite, Influence of, [38].
Greasewood, [57].
Greeks, [115], et seq., [138], [143].
Grimaldi grottoes, [40].
Groaning, [90].
Grooming, [73], [74], [231], [234].
Grooms, [78].
Guidance in travel, [189].
Habits, [72].
Halts, [195].
Hands, Training of, [159].
Harem, The, [66].
Harty, Constable, [180].
Hats, [165].
Haul Ecole, [178].
Headstall, [159].
Hearing, [193].
Heat, [198].
Hedges, [210].
Hellenes, [115].
Hills, [187].
Hitch, [151].
Hobbles, [197].
Holland, [45].
Horse-fights, [90].
Horse-flesh, [97].
Horse sickness, [48].
Humour in horses, [85] et seq.
Hungary, [177].
Hyksos, [134].
Hyraco therium, [5].
Icelandic horse fights, [90].
Immortality of horses, [83].
Indians, Red, [68], [107-8-9-10], [135], [142].
Intelligence, [63], [69], [87].
Ireland, [23], [39], [70], [178].
Israel, [129] et seq.
Italy, [223].
Japan current, [21].
Jaral, [101].
Jockeys, [207].
Joggling, [78].
Joseph, Chief, [110].
Jumping, [70], [209], [221], [226].
Kangaroo-jumping, [75].
Katywar, [48].
Keddah, [101].
Kentucky, [70].
Kiang (see ass), [36].
King, Dick. [202].
Knights, [122].
Kraal, [101].
Kruger, a horse comedian, [85].
Labrador, [20].
Lasso, [176].
Legion of Frontiersmen, [177], [221].
Libya (Cyrene, 117), [132], [135]
Light, Action of, [Chap. II.]; in stables, [218].
Limestone, Influence of, [39], [215].
Lincolnshire, [45].
Liniment, [198].
Llanos, [177].
Longtails, [3].
Lonsdale, Earl of, [212].
Low's Domesticated Animals, [45].
Macedonia, [138].
Malaya, [5].
Mammoth, [24].
Management, [230].
Mares, [1], [3], [14], [66], [116], [234].
Manetho, [134].
Markings, [10].
Mesopotamia, [135].
Mexico, [5], [55], [147], [153], [177], [178], [179], [223].
Migration, [49].
Milk of Mares, [102].
Missouri, [21].
Mobility, [110], [227] et seq.; Summary, [241].
Modern Riding, by Major Birch, [226].
Moisture, [11].
Mongolia, [31], [127], [177], [208].
Moqui Indians,
Morgan, Gen., [242].
Morocco, [208].
Moss holes, [63].
Mounted Police, see Police.
Music, Enjoyment of, [70], [88].
Navajo Indians, [142].
Neck, [58].
Neckcloth, [172].
Nez Percé Indians, [110].
Normans, [145].
Norsemen, [111], [115], [121].
Numbers, Sense of, [70].
Oatmeal, [198].
Oiling harness, [233]; horses, [116], [234].
Oriental riding, [208].
Outdoor management, [231].
Paces, [186].
Pachynolophus, [ix.]
Pacific Ocean, [21], [22], [24].
Pack horses, [67], [122], [127], [146], [152], [182], [196].
Pack trails, [122], [124], [127].
Pad saddle, [208].
Panic, [75].
Parker, Sergt., Adventure of, [82].
Parthians, [208].
Pasture, [6], [33], [37], [74], [196], [215].
Patagonia, [177].
Percherons, [145].
Persians, [110].
Personality in horses, [84] et seq.
Peruvians, [176].
Photographic colour, [50].
Pick, Hoof, [201].
Piebald horses, [47].
Pig, Colour of, [4].
Pig-jumping, [75].
Pit ponies, [215].
Pleasure horses, Chaps. [VII.], [VIII.]
Pointing ears, [87]; forefeet, [91].
Police, Royal N.-W. Mounted [82], [86], [180], [181], [203], [230].
Polo, [151].
Polo, Marco, [128].
Portugal, [178], [208], [222].
Posting, [128].
Pound for catching stock, [101].
Practical jokes by horses, [85], [86], [87].
Prairie, [7].
Psychology, [84] et seq.
Prejevalski horse, [9], [31], [36], [41], [51].
Propping, [77].
Protective colour, [14], [30].
Punishment of horses, [76], [185].
Quartering slopes, [62].
Queensland, [152].
Quicksands, [62].
Race-memories, [71]
Racing, [120], [225]; seat, [143].
Raids, [242].
Range, The Stock range, [54] et seq., [216], [242].
Rearing, [75].
Red Indian, see Indian.
Recado saddle, [155].
Records, [201].
Re-muda, [68].
Riding, [118], [143] et seq., [220], [226].
Riding school, see School.
Rhine, [42].
Riviera horse, [40].
Roan horses, [47].
Rocky Mountains, [16], [54], [108], [189], [204].
Rope, Use of the, [62], [176].
Rough-riding, [179], [180]; driving, [180].
Royal Artillery, [178], [226].
Russia, [31], [35], [121], [137], [140], [208], [223].
Saddle:
American, [153], [213];
Argentine, [155];
Australian, [155];
English, [146] et seq., [211] et seq., [235];
McClellan, [156].
Saddling, [184].
Saddle tree, [199].
Saddle, weight distributing, [219].
Sagebrush, [57].
S. Elias, Alps of, [16], [24].
Sagartians, [176].
Sarmatians, [176].
Savaging, [80].
Savannahs, [7].
Schleswig, [45].
School, Riding, [212], [237] to [240].
Scotland, [45].
Scouring, [200].
Scouting, [190].
Scraping, [79].
Screaming, [90].
Screens for stable walls, [217].
Scythians, [176].
Self defence, [66].
Sense of touch, [6].
Shadows, Fear of, [194].
Shaps, [173].
Shire horses, [145].
Shirts, [166].
Shoulder, Injury to, [91].
Shying, [89].
Signals made by horses, [89].
Singeing, [231].
Singing, Uses of, [75].
Siwalik horse, [41].
Size of horses, [37].
Slack rein, [62].
Sleighs, [121].
Smudge, [197].
Snaffle, [156].
Snake-killing, [72].
Soap, Soft, [199].
Solomon's Cavalry, [117]; Chariotry, [138].
Solutré horse, [41].
Soudan, [208].
South Africa, [29], [31], [56], [177], [230-1].
Speed, [28].
Spine, [14].
Spirit of the horse, [81].
Spurs, [172].
Squealing, [91].
Stadium, [101].
Stallions, [28], [66], [67], [68], [75].
Standing, Manner of, [91].
Standings for horses, [217-218]
Stockrange, see Range.
Stock whip, [177].
Stomach, [36].
Strabo, [139].
Strength, [11].
Straight leg riding, [143], [207].
Stirrup, [154].
Stony Indians, [142].
Striking a horse, [26], [27], [29].
Stumbling, [158].
Suffolk Punch, [145].
Sunfishing, [78].
Sunlight, Coloration by, [11].
Suppling a horse, [185].
Surcingle, [109].
Swamps, [63].
Sweating, [91].
Sweat-pad, [152].
Sweden, [140].
Syria, [140].
Tarpan, [9], [31], [36], [41].
Teeth, [59].
Temper, [73].
Thames, [42].
Thirst, Endurance of, [64].
Thought transference, [92].
Throwing a horse, [75].
Touch, Sense of, [6].
Tracking, [191].
Training, [70].
Travel, [181] et seq.
Tropical light, [x.]
Trousers, [168].
Tunic, [167].
Turpin, Dick, [202].
Tying a horse, [195].
Turfed pasture, [33].
Tussock grass, [26].
Unsaddling, [201].
Unsoundness of horses, [214] et seq.
Utah, [61].
Valkyrs, [115].
Vaquero, [149].
Watering, [64], [65], [72], [98], [195].
Wallets, [160].
War, viii., [70].
Warming a horse, [197].
Welsh pit pony [118].
Wesley, Richard, [158].
Whicker, [90].
Whinney, [90].
Whiskey, [197].
Wheels, [105].
White horses, [35].
Wind, Holding the, [80], [184].
Winds, [18] et seq., [25], [26], [196].
Winged horses, [115].
Woodruff, Surgeon-Gen., [x.]
Working horses, [Chap. VII.]
Yakima Indians, [142].
Zenophon, [118], [120], [144], [169].
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