Chapter I: Page

Mr. Rarey's pamphlet first published in Ohio.--Experience of
old system.--Compiled and invented new.--Tying up the
fore-leg known many years ago, _see_ Stamford
Almanack.--Forgotten and not valued.--Reference to Captain
Nolan's and Colonel Greenwood's works on horsemanship.--Dick
Christian missed the discovery.--Baucher's plan of laying
down a horse explained.--Mademoiselle Isabel's whip-and-spur
plan.--Account of the Irish whisperer Dan Sullivan.--Usual
modes of taming vicious horses.--Starving.--Physic.--Sleepless
nights.--Bleeding.--Biting the ear.--Story of Kentish
coachman.--The Ellis system.--Value of the Rarey system as
compared with that of ordinary horse-tamers.--Systems of
Australia and Arabia compared.--The South American plan
explained.--A French plan.--Grisoné the Neapolitan's
advice.--The discovery of Mr. Rarey by Mr. Goodenough.--Visit
to Canada.--To England.--Lord Alfred Paget.--Sir Richard
Airey.--System made known to them.--To Mr. Jos.
Anderson.--Messrs. Tattersall.--Sir Matthew Ridley's black
horse tamed.--Subscription list of 500 opened.--Stafford
tamed.--Description of.--Teaching commenced with Lords
Palmerston, Granville, &c.--Cruiser tamed.--History
of.--Enthusiastic crowd at Cruiser exhibition.--System
approved by the Earl of Jersey and Sir Tatton Sykes.--Close
of first subscription list.--Anecdote of Mr. Gurney's
colt--Personal sketch of Mr. Rarey 1

CHAPTER II.

Mr. Rarey's Introduction.--Remarks on 26

CHAPTER III.

The three fundamental principles of the Rarey Theory.--Heads
of the Rarey Lectures.--Editor's paraphrase.--That any horse
may be taught docility.--That a horse should be so handled
and tied as to feel inferior to man.--That a horse should be
allowed to see, smell, and feel all fearful objects.--Key
note of the Rarey system 32

CHAPTER IV.

How to drive a colt from pasture.--How to drive into a
stable.--The kind of halter.--Experiment with a robe or
cloak.--Horse-taming drugs.--The Editor's remarks.--Importance
of patience.--Best kind of head-stall.--Danger of approaching
some colts.--Hints from a Colonel of the Life Guards 39

CHAPTER V.

Powell's system of approaching a colt.--Rarey's remarks
on.--Lively high-spirited horses tamed easily.--Stubborn
sulky ones more difficult.--Motto, "Fear, love and
obey."--Use of a whalebone gig-whip.--How to frighten and
then approach.--Use kind words.--How to halter and lead a
colt.--By the side of a horse.--To lead into a stable.--To
tie up to a manger.--Editor's remarks.--Longeing.--Use and
abuse of.--On bitting.--Sort of bit for a colt.--Dick
Christian's bit.--The wooden gag bit 51

CHAPTER VI.

Taming a colt or horse.--Rarey's directions for strapping up
and laying down detailed.--Explanations by Editor.--To
approach a vicious horse with half door.--Cartwheel.--No. 1
strap applied.--No. 2 strap applied.--Woodcuts of.--How to
hop about.--Knot up bridle.--Struggle described.--Lord B.'s
improved No. 2 strap.--Not much danger.--How to steer a
horse.--Laid down, how to gentle.--To mount, tied up.--Place
and preparations for training described 67

CHAPTER VII.

The Drum.--The Umbrella.--Riding-habit.--How to bit a colt.--How
to saddle.--To mount.--To ride.--To break.--To harness.--To
make a horse follow and stand without holding.--Baucher's
plan.--Nolan's plan 90

CHAPTER VIII.

Value of good horsemanship to both sexes.--On teaching
children.--Anecdote.--Havelock's opinion.--Rarey's plan to
train ponies.--The use of books.--Necessity of regular
teaching for girls; boys can be self-taught.--Commence
without a bridle.--Ride with one pair of reins and two
hands.--Advantage of hunting-horn on side-saddle.--On the
best plan for mounting.--Rarey's plan.--On a man's
seat.--Nolan's opinion.--Military style.--Hunting style.--Two
examples in Lord Cardigan.--The Prussian style.--Anecdote by
Mr. Gould, Blucher, and the Prince Regent.--Hints for men
learning to ride.--How to use the reins.--Pull right for
right, and left for left.--How to collect your horse 111

CHAPTER IX.

On bits.--The snaffle.--The use of the curb.--The Pelham.--The
Hanoverian bit described.--Martingales.--The gentleman's
saddle to be large enough.--Spurs.--Not to be too sharp.--The
Somerset saddle for the timid and aged.--The Nolan saddle
without flaps.--Ladies' saddle described.--Advantages of the
hunting-horn crutch.--Ladies' stirrup.--Ladies' dress.--Hints
on.--Habit.--Boots.--Whips.--Hunting-whips.--Use of the
lash.--Gentleman's riding costume.--Hunting dress.--Poole,
the great authority.--Advantage of cap over hat in
hunting.--Boot-tops and Napoleons.--Quotation from
Warburton's ballads 135

CHAPTER X.

Advantage of hunting.--Libels on.--Great men who have
hunted.--Popular notion unlike reality.--Dick Christian and
the Marquis of Hastings.--Fallacy of "lifting" a horse
refuted.--Hints on riding at fences.--Harriers
discussed.--Stag-hunting a necessity and use where time an
object.--Hints for novices.--"Tally-ho!" expounded.--To feed
a horse after a hard ride.--Expenses of horse-keep.--Song by
Squire Warburton, "A word ere we start" 154

CHAPTER XI.

The Fitzwilliam.--Brocklesby.--A day on the Wolds.--Brighton
harriers.--Prince Albert's harriers 176

CHAPTER XII.

Hunting Terms 199

CHAPTER XIII.

The origin of Fox-hunting 210