Illustrated
H o r s e B r e a k i n g.

BY
Capt. M. Horace Hayes,
LATE OF ‘THE BUFFS.’
AUTHOR OF “RIDING: ON THE FLAT AND ACROSS COUNTRY;”
“VETERINARY NOTES FOR HORSE OWNERS;”
“RACING REMINISCENCES IN INDIA;”
“TRAINING AND HORSE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA,” ETC.
Fifty-two Illustrations by
J. H. OSWALD BROWN.
LONDON:
º
CALCUTTA: THACKER, SPINK & CO.
BOMBAY: THACKER & CO. LIMITED
1889.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, Limited,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS.

Chapter Page
[I.][—Theory of horse-breaking]1
[II.][—Principles of mouthing][41]
[III.][—Horse-control][77]
[IV.][—Rendering horses docile][147]
[V.][—Giving horses good mouths][166]
[VI.][—Teaching horses to jump][188]
[VII.][—Mounting horses for the first time][197]
[VIII.][—Breaking horses for ladies’ riding][209]
[IX.][—Breaking horses to harness][212]
[X.][—Faults of mouth][216]
[XI.][—Nervousness and impatience of control][222]
[XII.][—Jibbing in saddle][227]
[XIII.][—Jumping faults][230]
[XIV.][—Vices in harness][233]
[XV.][—Aggressiveness][242]
[XVI.][—Riding and driving the newly-broken horse][247]
[XVII.][—Stable vices][251]
[XVIII.][—Teaching the horse tricks][259]
[XIX.][—Testing a horse’s manners, mouth, and temper][271]
[XX.][—On improvised gear][272]
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[Appendix][274]