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We do not think that horse-owners in general are likely to find a more reliable and useful book for guidance in an emergency.”—The Field. RIDING: on the Flat and Across Country. A Guide to Practical Horsemanship. Illustrated by Sturgess. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Imperial 16mo. 10s. 6d. [In the press. “The book is one that no man who has ever sat in a saddle can fail to read with interest.”—Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. “A master of his subject.”—Standard. “An excellent book on riding.”—Truth. “It has, however, been reserved for Captain Hayes to write what in our opinion will be generally accepted as the most comprehensive, enlightened, and ‘all round’ work on riding; bringing to bear, as he does, not only his own great experience, but the advice and practice of many of the best recognized horsemen of the period.”—The Sporting Life. “An eminently practical teacher, whose theories are the outcome of experience, learned not in the study, but on the road, in the hunting-field, and on the racecourse.”—Baily’s Magazine. Cap. Hayes’ Books on Horses. HORSE TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT IN INDIA. Fourth Edition, Revised. 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Imperial 16mo. 8s. 6d. “All sportsmen who can appreciate a book on racing, written in a chatty style and full of anecdote, will like Captain Hayes’ latest work. In this book, as in his others, Captain Hayes shows himself a thorough master of his subject, and has so skilfully interwoven technicalities, history, and anecdote, that the last page comes all too soon.”—The Field. “No racing reminiscences have ever been recorded so graphically, with such a loving lingering over the days that were, and with such a wide personal acquaintance with the horses, the men, and the times, as Captain Hayes has done in his new book.”—The Indian Planter’s Gazette. A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL TACTICS. Crown 8vo. 6s. “Captain Hayes’ book deals exclusively with tactics, and is a well-considered treatise on that branch of the art of war, giving not merely rules, but also principles and reasons. We would particularly draw attention to the chapter on the defensive, which subject is treated with more fulness than is usually found in English books.... A valuable chapter on machine-guns winds up the work.”—The Times. IN PREPARATION. THE HORSEWOMAN. A Practical Guide for Ladies in the Art of Riding. Illustrated. By M. H. and A. M. Hayes. Imperial 16mo. THE POINTS OF THE HORSE. A Familiar Treatise on Equine Conformation. Describing the Points in which the perfection of each class of Horses consists. Illustrated by numerous Drawings from Photographs and exact measurements of Living Typical Animals. Illustrated by J. H. Oswald Brown. Oblong 4to. Thacker, Spink and Co., January, 1889. THACKER, SPINK & CO., CALCUTTA. In Imperial 16mo. Uniform with Hayes’ “Riding: on the Flat and Across Country,” “Hindu Mythology,” &c. Handsomely bound. Rs. 10. (12s. 6d.) RIDING FOR LADIES. With Hints on the Stable. By MRS. POWER O’DONOGHUE. AUTHOR OF “LADIES ON HORSEBACK,” “A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK,” &c. 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“When there may arise differences of opinion as to some of the suggestions contained in this volume, the reader, especially if a woman, may feel assured she will not go far astray in accepting what is said by one of her own sex, who has the distinction of three times beating the Empress of Austria in the hunting field, from whom she ‘took the brush.’ ‘Riding for Ladies’ is certain to become a classic.” —New York Sportsman. W. THACKER & CO., LONDON. RIDING FOR LADIES. By MRS. POWER O’DONOGHUE. NINETY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. CHANTREY CORBOULD. Handsomely Bound. Rs. 10. Cash Rs. 9. (12s. 6d.) “Mrs. Power O’Donoghue (more power to her—not that she wants it) shows no sign of ‘falling off.’ Indeed, she shows her readers how to become riders, and to stick on gracefully. She sketches her pupils ‘in their habits as they ride,’ and gives them a bit of her mind about bits, and tells them about spurs on the spur of a moment.”—Punch. “Mrs. O’Donoghue is great on the subject of a lady’s riding-dress, and lays down some useful information which should not be forgotten.... From first to last she never errs on the side of anything approaching to bad taste, which is more than can be said for some equestriennes.”—Field. “It is a characteristic of her book, as of all books of any value, that it has a distinctive character. Sound common sense, and a thoroughly practical way of communicating instruction, are its leading traits.”—Daily News. “We venture to think that any clever girl reading what Mrs. O’Donoghue has to say on the subject will learn more than a dozen riding lessons can teach her. —Illustrated London News. THACKER, SPINK & CO., CALCUTTA. New Work by the Author of “The Tribes on my Frontier.” Behind the Bungalow By EHA. With Very Many Clever Sketches By the Illustrator of “The Tribes.” CHAPTERS
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Is in all respects satisfactory.” Scotsman.—“A thoroughly practical treatise.” Graphic.—“Is as practical as Captain Horace Hayes’ ‘Veterinary Notes’ and ‘Guide to Horse Management in India.’ Greater praise than this it is impossible to give.” Vanity Fair.—“Three-fourths of those who indulge in what they call riding in Hyde Park would do well to learn this book by heart. THACKER, SPINK & CO., CALCUTTA. IN THE PRESS. Third Edition, thoroughly revised and with many new Illustrations. VETERINARY NOTES A Handbook of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, written in Popular Language. By CAPT. M. HORACE HAYES. REVIEWS OF FORMER EDITIONS. Saturday Review.—“The work is written in a clear and practical way.” The Field.—“Of the many popular veterinary books which have come under our notice, this is certainly one of the most scientific and reliable. 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He is well known as an authority on everything connected with the horse and horse-racing.”—Bell’s Life. “In this book, as in his others, Captain Hayes shows himself a thorough master of his subject, and has so skilfully interwoven technicalities, history, and anecdote, that the last page comes all too soon. All sportsmen who can appreciate a book on racing, written in a chatty style and full of anecdote, will like Captain Hayes’ latest work.”—Field. Fourth Edition. Revised. Crown 8vo. Rs. 6. (8s. 6d.) TRAINING & HORSE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA. By CAPTAIN M. HORACE HAYES. “No better guide could be placed in the hands of either amateur horseman or veterinary surgeon.”—The Veterinary Journal. “A useful guide in regard to horses anywhere.... Concise, practical, and portable.”—Saturday Review. THACKER, SPINK & CO., CALCUTTA. The Second Edition, Revised, and with additional Illustrations by the Author. Post 8vo. Rs. 6. (8s. 6d.) S E O N E E : OR, CAMP LIFE ON THE SATPURA RANGE. 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The edition before us is enlarged, and contains illustrations by the author, in addition to which it is beautifully printed and handsomely got up, all which recommendations are sure to make the name of Aliph Cheem more popular in India than ever.”—Liverpool Mercury. W. THACKER & CO., LONDON. Reviews of “Lays of Ind.” “The ‘Lays’ are not only Anglo-Indian in origin, but out-and-out Anglo-Indian in subject and colour. To one who knows something of life at an Indian ‘station’ they will be especially amusing. Their exuberant fun at the same time may well attract the attention of the ill-defined individual known as ‘the general reader.’”—Scotsman. “To many Anglo-Indians the lively verses of ‘Aliph Cheem’ must be very well known, while to those who have not yet become acquainted with them we can only say read them on the first opportunity. 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