PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

LIST OF PLATES.

PART I.

PART II.

FOOTNOTES

INDEX.

THE
HANDY HORSE-BOOK

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

“Most certainly the above title is no misnomer, for the ‘Handy Horse-Book’ is a manual of driving, riding, and the general care and management of horses, evidently the work of no unskilled hand.”—Bell’s Life.

“As cavalry officer, hunting horseman, coach proprietor, whip, and steeplechase rider, the author has had long and various experience in the management of horses, and he now gives us the cream of his information in a little volume, which will be to horse-keepers and horse-buyers all that the ‘Handy Book on Property Law,’ by Lord St Leonards, has for years past been to men of business. It does not profess to teach the horse-keeper everything that concerns the beast that is one of the most delicate as well as the noblest of animals; but it supplies him with a number of valuable facts, and puts him in possession of leading principles.”—AthenÆum.

“The writer shows a thorough knowledge of his subject, and he fully carries out the object for which he professes to have undertaken his task—namely, to render horse-proprietors independent of the dictations of ignorant farriers and grooms.”—Observer.

“We need only say that the work is essentially a multum in parvo, and that a book more practically useful, or that was more required, could not have possibly been written.”—Irish Times.

“He propounds no theories, but embodies in simple and untechnical language what he has learned practically; and a perusal of the volume will at once testify that he is fully qualified for the task; and so skilfully is the matter condensed that there is scarcely a single sentence which does not convey sound and valuable information.”—Sporting Gazette.

“We can cordially recommend it as a book especially suited to the general public, and not beneath the attention of ‘practical men.’”—The Globe.

“Contains a very great modicum of information in an exceedingly small space.... There can be little doubt that it will, when generally known, become the established vade mecum of the fox-hunter, the country squire, and the trainer.”—Army and Navy Gazette.

“A useful little work.... In the first part he gives just the amount of information that will enable a man to work his horse comfortably, check his groom, and generally know what he is about when riding, driving, or choosing gear.”—Spectator.

“This is a book to be read and re-read by all who take an interest in the noble animal, as it contains a most comprehensive view of everything appertaining to horse-flesh; and is, moreover, as fit for the library and drawing-room as it is for the mess-table or the harness-room.”—Sporting Magazine.

“By all means buy the book; it will repay the outlay.”—Land and Water.