Part 3

REARING AND BREAKING-IN 75

Early training.—Elementary exercises.—Names.

Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader 107

Names of the Prophet's horses.

DIET 112

Camel's and ewe's milk.—Dates.—Green food.

Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader 118

Repose and fat injurious to a horse.

GROOMING, HYGIENE, PROPORTIONS 121

Selection of food and water.—How to foretell the size and character of a horse.

Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader 127

Ingenious measurements.

COATS 130

Variety of colours.—Anecdote.—White spots.—Anecdote.—Tufts.

Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader 136

Favourite coats.—Objectionable coats.

ON CHOOSING AND PURCHASING HORSES 139

Serious objections.—Mode of sale.—The Arab horse-dealer.

Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader 148

Genealogical tables.—Poetic and anecdotic illustrations.

SHOEING 150

Farriers, their privileges and tools.—Cold shoeing.

THE HARNESS 159

The Arab saddle.—Advantages of the Arab system.

MAXIMS OF THE ARAB CAVALIER 166

Temperance.—Endurance.—Making the horse a study.

Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader 171

Horse-racing among the Arabs.