CONTENTS.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

HORSES PAST AND PRESENT.

BEFORE THE CONQUEST.

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR (1066-1087).

WILLIAM RUFUS (1087-1100).

HENRY I. (1100-1135).

HENRY II. (1154-1189).

RICHARD I. (1189-1199).

JOHN (1199-1216).

EDWARD II. (1307-1327).

EDWARD III. (1327-1377).

RICHARD II. (1377-1399).

HENRY VII. (1485-1509).

HENRY VIII. (1509-1547).

EDWARD VI. (1547-1553) AND QUEEN MARY (1553-1558).

ELIZABETH (1558-1603).

JAMES I. (1603-1625).

CHARLES I. (1625, Behd. 1649).

THE COMMONWEALTH (1649-1659).

CHARLES II. (1660-1685).

WILLIAM III. (1689-1702).

QUEEN ANNE (1702-1714).

GEORGE I. (1714-1727).

GEORGE II. (1727-1760).

GEORGE III. (1760-1820.)

GEORGE IV. (1820-1830).

WILLIAM IV. (1830-1837).

HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. Acc. June 20, 1837.

LIGHT HORSES.

HEAVY HORSES.

VINTON'S SPORTING BOOKS.

Transcriber's Note:

Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. Some changes have been made. They are listed at the end of the text.

The illustration "On Saddle and Pillion" is the frontispiece, but the list of illustrations has it "Face p. 28".