The Horse and His Rider
by Rollo Springfield
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About this eBook
- Author
- Springfield, Rollo
- Title
- The Horse and His Rider Or, Sketches and Anecdotes of the Noble Quadruped, and of Equestrian Nations
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, Christine Fowler, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- SF: Agriculture: Animal culture
- Subject
- Horses -- Anecdotes
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 59124
- Release Date
- March 25, 2019
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER:
- 2.CONTENTS.
- 3.CHAPTER I DOMESTICATION OF THE HORSE—HORSE FURNITURE—VARIOUS BREEDS—BLOOD HORSES—PONIES.
- 4.CHAPTER II PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE HORSE—SAGACITY, FIDELITY, SOCIABILITY, &c.; ANECDOTES—INSANITY.
- 5.CHAPTER III VICES, AND DISAGREEABLE OR DANGEROUS HABITS.
- 6.CHAPTER IV SPEED AND ENDURANCE—CARNIVOROUS HORSES—HORSE FLESH AS FOOD—HORSE BAITING.
- 7.CHAPTER V PRIMITIVE STOCK OF WILD HOUSES—THE STEPPES.
- 8.CHAPTER VI THE CENTAUR—THE MONGOLS AND CALMUCKS—A RUSSIAN TABOON.
- 9.CHAPTER VII THE COSSACKS—THE CIRCASSIANS—THE MAMELUKES.
- 10.CHAPTER VIII BELA—A STORY OF THE CAUCASUS. — THE CAPTAIN’S STORY.
- 11.CHAPTER IX RUNJEET SINGH’S FAMOUS HORSE LYLEE—ANECDOTES—PERSIAN HORSES.
- 12.CHAPTER X ARABIAN HORSES.
- 13.CHAPTER XI FERAL HORSES OF AMERICA—INDIANS AND GAUCHOS.
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