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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD
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Chap.
I. Basic Principles of Handling
and Training
II. Bringing the Wild Horse tjp
FROM PASTURE
III. The First Handling
IV. The Second Handling
V. Training to Saddle
VI. Handling in the Stable
VII. Training for Riding
VIII. Training for Riding (Gon.)
IX. Training for Riding (Gon.)
X. Training for Riding (Gon.)
XI. Training for Jumping .
XII. Training for Drivlng .
XIII. The Most Wonderful Thing
in the World
XIV. Two Mysteries
Afterword . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Eohan, aged 10 and 23 - - - - Pre-Frontispiece
Eohan, from the Water Colour Portrait by the Author Frontispiece
, , To face page
Eohan and Maepbgokby, 1916; and Eohan in 1906 - 14
Eohan in 1906; with some of his descendants in 1912;
and with one of his sons...... 15
Fathee on Fathee, and Son on Bon ; Playmates in
the Paddock........ 36
Playing at " Wild Injuns " ; Betty on Kitty VIII.,
and Ibis on Eohan....... 37
Legsteap and its Application, Figs. I. and II. - - 46
How to Handle a Foal.....52 and 53
Maezouk in 1906........ 64
Fitz, a battle-scarred hero, who served through the
Palestine and Senussi Campaigns 65
Paeis Omnibus, with team of three Peroheron stalliona;
and six Percheron stallions pulling 20 tons up a
heavy gradiënt........ 80
Heavy Dbaught Peeoheeon Stallions in Paeis - - 81
Gladys Calthbop and Skewbald Filly 92
Maeladi and Swan ; Eohan's Last Gift and the two
Eomabsandos........ 93
Mabpegobby and Musket at Play - - 104 and 105
Eo-Akbae's Antics........ 120
Eotunda I. and Eotunda II.; sisters who could not
be parted - ....... 121
Maesanda as a Chestnut Filly and a Gbey Maeb - 136
Mabsanda's Chestnut Filly Foal, and Eohan's Last
Gift, with training headstalls - - • - - 137
Jumping an Invisible Fence.....- 150
Is this a Unique Occubbence?..... 151
Teaching Eosanda II. to jump in hand - - - 152
Eosanda II. (13 h. 3 in.) jumping 6 ft. and 6 ft. 3 in. - " 153
Eotund and the Boy Scouts..... 192
The Zebea Stbiping of Foals..... 193
The Bibth of a Foal .... 200, 201 and 212
Eotund II. and Lynton, with Sam Up 213
The Watee whebe Windeemebe Died ; Mafia and her
filly foal, Mabmafia....... 238
The Black " Guabdian Angel " Pabachute - - 239
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